Some idea of the increase of American manufacture may be found in the example of two items—Paper and Carpets.
| Value of paper imported into the United States— | ||||
| In | 1870 | = | £145,000 | |
| 1876 | = | 4,000 | ||
| Value of exports of paper— | ||||
| 1869 | = | 750 | ||
| 1876 | = | 162,000 | ||
| Tapestry carpet imported into the United States— | ||||
| 1872 | = | 2,754,000 | yards. | |
| 1879 | = | 23,900 | ” | |
FOOTNOTES:
[25] ‘Political Economy,’ by Mill, Bk. I. Chap. V.
[26] ‘Statesman’s Yearbook,’ 1883, p. 257.
[27] ‘Whitaker’s Almanack,’ 1883, p. 254.
[28] ‘Statesman’s Yearbook,’ 1883. p. 257.
[29] Albert Leffingwell.