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The export of cottons to the Islands of the SOUTH SEAS, commenced in 1826, and have continued a regular market, viz. :

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* Sandwich Islands included in, and after this year, under South Seas and Pacific Ocean.

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In the report of 1841, these two are united-45,373 dollars' worth of coloured, and 60,128 dollars' worth of white goods.

AUSTRALIA, in 1838, received 910 dollars' worth of cotton goods; in 1840, 3590 dollars ; in 1841, none; in 42, none; and in 1843, 160 dollars white,

MANILLA and PHILIPPINE ISLANDS have been regular customers since 1828; taking altogether of white goods, excepting 362 dollars' worth of coloured in 1829.

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ASIA generally.-Besides the preceding, there have been regular exports to other parts of Asia, under this general head.

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DUTCH EAST INDIES.-The export commenced in 1828. From that year to 1833, none but white goods; for five subsequent years, a portion of coloured; since then, all white.

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DUTCH WEST INDIES, have likewise been small customers for several years, viz. :

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HOLLAND, in 1832, received 900 dollars, in 1837, 5027 dollars' worth of white goods, and in 1843 252 dollars' worth of white goods.

HANSE TOWNS, in 1826, took 315 dollars' worth of white goods; in 1832, seventy-two dollars; in 1834, 820 dollars; in 1839, twenty dollars; in 1840, 2150 dollars; in 1841, 1412 dollars; and in 1837, 288 dollars' worth of coloured goods; in 1842, fifty dollars of white; and in 1843, 885 dollars' worth of white goods.

BELGIUM, in 1840, received 341 dollars, in 1841, 10,894 dollars' worth of cotton goods, but in 1842 and 1843 none.

FRENCH WEST INDIES have constantly received a small amount, chiefly white goods.

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and in 1826, twenty dollars' worth of coloured goods; 1827, forty-seven dollars; 1833, 472 dollars; 1834, 144 dollars; 1840, 158 dollars; 1841, sixty-eight dollars; 1842, coloured, 123 dollars; white, 7454 dollars; and in 1843, 479 dollars coloured, and 2243 dollars white goods.

FRANCE, on the ATLANTIC, received, in 1832, 100 dollars' worth, and in 1838, 310 dollars' worth of white goods. Her African settlements took, in 1830, 266 dollars' worth; and her ports on the Mediterranean, in 1830, received 1292 dollars' worth; in 1833, 450 dollars' worth; in 1835, 931 dollars' worth; in 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, and 1841, none; in 1842, 2398 dollars' worth; and in 1843, none.

RUSSIA received, in 1830, fifty-two dollars' worth, and in 1839, 12,131 dollars' worth of white goods.

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ENGLAND, and the dependencies of Great Britain.-To England, the amount is very small, and probably was only designed to exhibit samples of different American manufactures. 1826, only 664 dollars' worth; in 1829, 450 dollars' worth of white goods. In 1828, the first coloured goods were sent, amounting only to 273 dollars; in 1830, 1852 dollars; in 1832, 2289 dollars; in 1833, 1861 dollars; in 1834, 4566 dollars, all white goods. In 1835, 573 dollars' worth of coloured goods; in 1836, 2233 dollars' worth of white, and 8580 dollars' worth of coloured goods; and in 1837, 11,899 dollars' worth of coloured goods, which appears to be the last export up to 1841. Several of her colonies have been regular customers, to some extent.

BRITISH EAST INDIES.-In 1827, the export commenced, and has been continued ever since, increasing, till, instead of deriving, as formerly, from this quarter, our principal supply of white goods, we received not a piece from thence in 1840 and 1841; but in each of those years furnished them with over 150,000 dollars' worth of our own manufacture.

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In 1832, eighty-seven dollars' worth of coloured goods were exported to the East Indies; in 1838, 5914 dollars' worth; in 1839, 442 dollars' worth; in 1842, 9905 dollars' worth; and in 1843, 708 dollars' worth.

ST. HELENA. In 1833, 2426 dollars' worth of coloured, and 1846 dollars' worth of white goods, were exported to this island; and in 1884, 1407 dollars' worth of coloured, and 7108 dollars' worth of white goods; none since.

The CAPE OF GOOD HOPE received from us, in 1826, 584 dollars' worth of white goods; in

1833, 865 dollars' worth; in 1835, 2,015 dollars' worth; in 1836, 1,023 dollars' worth; and in 1838, 552 dollars' worth. Here the exportation ceased.

GIBRALTAR.-There have annually, since 1826, been clearances of our manufactures for this port, chiefly white goods.

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In 1828, 446 dollars' worth of coloured goods were exported; in 1830, 280 dollars' worth; in 1834, 2,153 dollars' worth; and in 1839, 933 dollars' worth.

MALTA. Prior to 1834, Italy was included with Malta. In that year Italy received from the United States 2,041 dollars' worth of white goods; in 1835, 10,475 dollars' worth; in 1837, 11,695 dollars' worth; in 1838, 5120 dollars' worth; in 1839, 13,407 dollars' worth; and in the same year, 383 dollars' worth of coloured goods. Since then no exports of cotton goods have been made to Malta.

BRITISH WEST INDIES.-In 1826, eleven dollars' worth of coloured, and 1122 dollars' worth of white goods, were exported to the British West Indies from the United States. From that year, to 1831, there was no further export. Since then, it has amounted annually to more or less.

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THE BRITISH AMERICAN COLONIES have been regular customers for American cottons to a small amount, viz. ::

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BRITISH GUIANA received, from the United States in 1833, 337 dollars' worth of coloured goods; in 1838, 4,121 dollars' worth; and in 1841, 9,533 dollars' worth; since 1841 none have been received.

SPAIN, on the Mediterranean, received, in 1840, from the United States, 7,013 dollars' worth of white goods; and

THE SPANISH WEST INDIES imported cottons from the United States, viz. :—

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ITALY and MALTA received from the United States, cotton goods, viz. :

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In 1838, Italy alone received from the United States only forty-four dollars' worth of white

goods; in 1840, 1,342 dollars' worth; in 1841, 10,274 dollars' worth ; in 1842, 1,648 dollars' worth; and in 1843, 1,440 dollars' worth.

TO GREECE, in 1838, 1,579 dollars' worth of white goods.
To Trieste, and other Ports on the Adriatic-

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all white goods. In 1837, 289 dollars' worth of coloured goods; and in 1839, 138 dollars' worth.

SICILY in 1841, received from the United States 500 dollars' worth of white goods; and in 1842, 905 dollars' worth of coloured goods.

AFRICA (generally) has afforded, since 1826, a considerable market; which, as the American settlements there increase, will continue to extend the consumption of our manufactures.

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PORTUGAL has received from the United States a small quantity, viz ;-in 1826, 833 dollars' worth of white goods; in 1837, 2,244 dollars' worth; in 1838, 740 dollars' worth; and in 1835, 548 dollars' worth of coloured; since 1838 no exports to Portugal.

The AZORES, in 1826, received 2,636 dollars' worth of coloured, and 200 dollars' worth of white; and since 1831 have continued to take a small amount.

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MADEIRA has also afforded a regular but small market for American cottons, from 1826 to 1838, since then none have been received.

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TENERIFFE, in 1826, received 502 dollars' worth of white American goods; in 1827, 500 dollars' worth; in 1829, 5,650 dollars' worth; in 1830, 1,107 dollars' worth; in 1831, 1959 dollars' worth; in 1832, 516 dollars' worth and in 1827, twenty-one dollars' worth of coloured goods; in 1831, 480 dollars' worth.

The CAPE DE VERD ISLANDS have imported American cottons, viz.:

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HAYTI has imported cotton goods regularly from the United States during the following years,

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CUBA. Both coloured and white American goods have found a tolerable market in Cuba, from the first export in 1826.

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DANISH WEST INDIES have been regular customers for American cottons, viz. :—

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The WEST INDIES generally, not before mentioned, have imported small quantities The preceding statements, prepared with care from the treasury documents, will be found useful, as pointing out the various markets to which American cotton goods have been exported. VALUE of Imports of certain Cotton Manufactures into the United States from England, from 1821 to 1844.

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