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Journal of the House of Lords
… at that Period. I suppose that there is a good deal of Cotton Twist used by the Native Weavers in making up the Cotton Cloth which the Natives wear, but that has only come …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Barley, various kinds of Grain, Maize, Pulse, Sugar Cane, Cotton, Rice and other kinds of Grain. Was any Silk … in that Part of the Country? Not to my Knowledge. Is the Cotton of a good Description? I do not know myself; I have … Have you ever resided in any Part of India where the Cotton Manufacture is established? I do not recollect any. …
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… the Cardamums. Other Spots cultivated with Dry Grains and Cotton are assessed to the Revenue; all other Hill Products … and Cultivation I introduced; such as Indigo and Bourbon Cotton; also in weaving Cotton, Woollen and Hemp by means of English Looms, &c. &c. …
Journal of the House of Lords
… them. What was your Investment from India to China? Cotton chiefly. Have you ever gone direct to China? No, I have not, as a Commander. Was the Cotton from India to China a profitable Investment? One … very profitable; the last Voyage it was profitable; the Cotton bore a good Price in the China Market. What are your …
Journal of the House of Lords
… as far as it has hitherto gone, both for Silk and for Cotton, and other Things, all the Attempts hitherto made for … with the single Exception of the Cultivation of Bourbon Cotton in the Province of Tinnivelly. In that Province, owing … Territory, Attempts have been made to cultivate Silk, Cotton, Cochineal and other Articles, during the Time I was …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Cottons? Generally there are a considerable Proportion of Cotton Manufactures, in the different Investments. The … Woollens less this Year than in previous Years? More; the Cotton Goods were rather omitted this Year. What has been the Value of the Cotton Manufactures exported in each Year? I am not able to …
Journal of the House of Lords
… 98,250 1829 Cottons 34,600 Woollens 97,720 East India Cotton, Raw 6,060 Iron 5,920 Lead 2,670 Steel 500 147,470 … Quantity of Ells were sent in 1829 and 1830. The Export of Cotton appears to have largely increased? Yes. Many of your … a certain Time. It appears that, with the Exception of Cotton, the Articles were smaller in Amount than in the Year …
Journal of the House of Lords
… in the Cultivation of Indigo, in the Cultivation of Cotton, Tobacco, and other Articles of their own Growth. Were … of observing any other Species of Cultivation, such as Cotton, Sugar and Silk, in the course of your Residence? I am … essential? To Indigo it must be very essential; and to Cotton, Silk, Tobacco and various other Articles. Are you …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Martii 1830. [155] The Lord President in the Chair. John Cotton Esquire is called in, and examined as follows: What … but not to any great Extent, both of Silk and Cotton; but they are chiefly for the Consumption of the District. Had the Importation of Cotton Manufactures of England had any Operation upon that …
Journal of the House of Lords
… Can you account for that? Only in this Way; that the Raw Cotton produced in India affords a better Chance of Profit … considerable Extent; Drugs are also produced in China; Cotton manufactured into Nankeen would also be an Article of … Manufacture which you yourself imported into China? Mostly Cotton was the principal Article of Produce which used to be …