l ; 
Mi iis|Spindles S art ne Cotton used. | 
emp ove , 
i 
No.| No. Dollars. | Pounds. | Value. 
ne ae 
LS10.] 
nualiy, for exportation to foreign coun- 
tries, 230,000 pounds of candles, and 
44,000 gallons of oil, The whole quan- 
uty annually manufactured amounted to 
about 300,000 dollars. But the exclu- 
sion from foreign markets has lately 
affected the manusacture, 
Refined Sugar.— Che annual importa- 
tions of f: reign refined sugar, amount, for 
the years 1803 to 1307, to 47,0001bs. 
The annual exportations of American 
refined sugar, aimouni, for the same years, 
to 150,000lbs. 
The then existing duty was, in the year 
i601, collected on $,827,000 p: Ns 
aud, as the manufacture has kept pace 
with the increase of popalation, the 
quantity now annually made may be 
estimated at five millions of pounds, 
worth one million of dollars. The capi- 
tal employed is stated at three millions 
and a half of dollars: and, as the esta- 
blishments .have increased in number, 
some of them have declined in business. 
Tt is believed that if a drawback, equi- 
valent to the duty paid on the importa- 
tion of the brown sugar used in the re- 
fined suyar exported, was again allowed, 
the foreivn demand, particularly of Rus. 
Sia, theo Ae give a great extension to this 
branch. A special report has been made 
on that subiect to the Co: muittee of 
Commerce and Manulactures, 
COTTON, WOOL AND FLAX. 
I. Spinning "Mulls, and Manufacturing 
Estublishments.—The first cotton null 
was erected In the state of Rhode Island, 
in the year 1791; another in the saine 
state, in the year 1795: and two more in 
the state of Massachusetts, in the yeais 
4803 and 1804, During the three suc- 
ceeding years ten more were erected or 
87 |80,000 }4,800,000!3,600,000 
The increase of carding and spinning 
of cotton by machinery, in- establishs 
ments for that purpose, and exclusively 
of that done in private families, has there- 
fore been fourtold during the two last 
years, and will have been tenfold in three 
years. The ereater number is in the 
vicinity of Pr ovidence, in Rhode Island ; 
they are scattered, and extending tiweug i 
ONt all the states, 
_a-poand, are on an 
i 
Pounds. Value. 
| 
720,006] 2,880,000 
Alarming Report on American ALanufactures, 209 
commenced in Rhode Island, and one in 
Connecticut; making altogether fifteen 
mills erected before the year 1803, work~ 
ing at that time about eight thousand 
spindies, and producing about three hun- 
dred Thee d pounds of yarn a-year. 
Returns have been received of eighty 
seven mijis which were erected at the end 
of the year 1809; sixty-two of which (48 
water and 14 horse mills,) were in opera- 
tion, and worked at ee time thirty-one 
thousand spindles. Vhe other twenty- 
five will all be in operation in the course 
of this year, and together with the former 
ones (almost ail of which are increasing 
their. machinery,) will, by the estimate 
received, work more than eihty thou- 
a spiniiles at the ‘commencement of 
@ year 1811. \ 
ne ee required to carry on the 
manufacture on the best terms, 18 esti- 
mated at the rate of one ha: died dollars 
for each spindle; includisg both the 
fixed capital applied ta the purchase of 
the mill-seats, and to the construction of 
the mills and machinery, and that em- 
ployed in waves, repairs, raw materials, 
goods on hand, and contingencies. But 
it 13 believed that no more than at t He 
rate of sixty dollars for each spindle } 
generally actually employed. Pie aee 
pounds of cotton, worth about 20 “cents 
average annus uly 
used for each spindle; and these Ha 
about thirty- =S1X pounds of yarn of dint 
rent qualities, worth om an ave! rage one 
dollar and 12% cents a pound. Right 
hundred spindles employ forty persons, 
viz. five men, and He five women and 
children, On those. data, the yveneral 
results for the year i821, are estimuied 
in the following table: ; 
en a 
Yarn Spun. Persons employed. 
en 
“A Women and 
n. 
5 Childien. 
: Total: 
Ss 
5,248,000 500 5,390 4 ,000 
| 
The seventeen mills in the state of 
Rhode Isiand, worked 14,290 spindles in 
the year 1809, are also stated to have 
used, during that year, GAG, 000 EG 
of cotton, | which produced 516,000 
pounds ot yarn ; of which, 124, 000 pounds 
were sold for ehread 2 vita knitting ; 200,000 
penote were vsed in awurccares ate 
tached to, of in the vicinity of, the mills; 
@ud the residue was either sold for wick, 
