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Manchester
Total
Export.
£ £
1993 275,277 2G1.0G8
1904 ... 307,770 277,108
1995 ... 301,141 257,132
190G-O7 I 3G4.939 270,452
1907-08 529,352 441,902
Wei gilts for the last three years have been :—
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From United From Total
Year.
Kingdom. ; Indio. Imports.
Cuts. Cwts. Cuts.
1905 40,486 I 3,552 53,197
1900-07 ... 33,090 j 9,923 44,241
1907-08 ... 51,330 11,023 63,262

It is almost impossible to state exactly the relative proportions
of the various Idmls of piece-goods now in demand, as detailed
statistics are not available; from details collected from various
quarters, however, out of a total of some 600,000 pieces (which
represents the greatest part of the total import) the percentages
work out approximately as follows :—
White and grey goods— Per Cent.
Mexicans...................................... ........................... 6
Grey shirtings 7
White shirtings............................................................... 8
mulls ... ... ... ... ... ... 5
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Nainsooks ............................................................... 11
Cambrics and drills ... 1
Coloured goods—
Prints (fast red. Turkey-red, lamsA, discharge, asteri,
fancy and some twills) and dubahis (red, purple and
chocolate) ............................................................... 37*
Black twills ... ... ... ... ... ... 4
Red and purple twills................................................... 8
„ mulls ... ... ... ... ... ... 2
Black and dyed Italians ....................................... 1
Muslins, lenos, &c. ................................................... 7
White gauze 2
Crimps ... I
• Of which quite 17 per cent, represent dubahra.

A comparison with the figures of past years is not possible,
but there would appear to be a gradual decline in the market for
the heavier cotton goods—especially Mexicans 96 yards—and a
greater liking for fancy coloured goods. This is marked in the
increase of the use of light cotton and wool trouserings and suitings
(called Fastuni) by those classes thrown most in touch with
Europeans. The values of the imports of such tissues of cotton
mixed with wool have been for :—