Total.. 34.7 35.4 Sept. 15-Gold.... 34.6 35.3 Silver...

125.0 129.6 43.0 42.6 47.7 50.6 16.2 19.6 11.1 74.9 80.3 27.9 27.7 35.2 38.1 10.6 9.0 4.3 49.6 48.5 14.4 14.3 12.6 12.5 5.5 10.6 6.8 Total.. 34.6 35.3 124.5 Sept. 22-Gold.... 33.8 34.6 74.8 Silver... 49.8

128.8 42.3 42.0 47.8 50.6 16.1
80.1 28.3 27.8 35.3 38.1 10.7 9.0 4.3
48.5 14.1 14.3 12.6 12.5 5.4 10.9 6.8

19.6 11.1

....

Total.. 31.6 31.9 122.8 126.7 37.6 40.2 47.9 50.4 16.4 19.7
Nov. 3-Gold.... 31.9 31.5 73.3 78.3 24.0 26.4 35.4 38.0 11.1 9.2
Silver...
48.9 48.3 12.4 13.6 12.5 12.4 5.4

10.7

Total.. 31.3 32.1 121.6 126.9 38.9 43.5 47.9 50.4 17.6 20.3
Dec. 15-Gold.... 31.0 31.7 73.1 78.5 26.7 29.3 35.3 37.7 11.1 9.3
Silver...
48.4 48.4 13.8 15.1 12.5 12.4 6.8 11.0 6.7

11.0

4.3

INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT (CO-OPERATIVE) SOCIETIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

The statement below exhibits the statistics of the Industrial and Provident (Co-operative) Societies in the United Kingdom, registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Acts, making returns to the Registrars of Friendly Societies:

No. of societies making returns...

1,152

1,250

No. of members....

Share capital....
Loan....

654,338
£

848,390
£

1,280 833,534

1,356 1,417 1,683 1,677
942,336 1,054,229 1,221,703 1,284,662
£
£
£
£
£
7,288,487 8,195,697 9,282,399 10,367,429 12,055,987 14,102,530 15,082,352
1,447,893 1,695,142 1,969,503 2,237,167 2,733,539 3,371,477 3,495,672

1,695 1,349,420 £

16,122,710

3,914,264

Total capital... 3,736,380

9,890,839 11,251,902 12,604,596 14,789,526 17,474,007 18,579,024

20,036,974

Cash received for
goods sold.
Trade charges.......

26,598,088 29,295,219 31,226,963 36,005,235 41,497,029 49,596,540 49,132,206
626,928 1,844,004 1,713,545 1,943,743 2,234,101 2,739,788 3,006,651

52,096,664 3,214,078

BRITISH JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES.

1884 TO 1897.

The following statement shows the total number and paid-up capital (including amounts considered as paid on venders' shares) of all registered companies having a share capital and believed to be carrying on business at the undermentioned dates:

THE COTTON INDUSTRY.

General Summary.

The following table shows the growth of the cotton industry, as returned by the several

NOTE. In addition to the figures contained in the above table, there were 249 mills classed as "special mills," engaged in manufacturing products which are not sold as specific manufactures of cotton. These establishments reported $11,224,448 capital, 12,928 employés, $3,573,909 wages, $2,338,385 cost of cotton consumed, $18,860,273 value of products, and should be considered in making compari

sous.

Spindles and Looms.

The following table shows the number of spindles and looms, the cotton consumed and its value:

The number of spindles in the North and South for the years 1890-91 to 1896-97 are shown below

The Cotton Movement.

ESTIMATED SPINDLES IN EUROPE, THE UNITED STATES, AND INDIA, 1883-1898.

-Europe Ending United Total. Sept. 30. Kingdom. Continent. 42,000,000 22,450,000 64,450,000 42,750,000 22,650,000 65,400,000 43,000,000 22,750,000

1888.

43.000,000

24,385,000 67,385,000

12,300,000

1,250,000

13,550,000

80,935,000

2,489,000

1889.

43,500,000

24,885,000 68,335,000 12,700,000 43,750,000 25,480,000 69,210,000 12,800,000 1,605,000 44,750,000 26,035,000 70,785,000 12,900,000 1,740,000 45,350,000 26,405,000 71,755,000 13,250,000 1,950,000 15,200,000 45,270,000 26,850,000 72,120,000 13,450,000 2,100,000 15,550,000 72,620,000 13,500,000 2,200,000 15,700,000 88,320,000 3,650,000 73,650,000 13,700,000 2.433,248 16,133,000 89.783,000 3,810,000 74,250,000 13,800,000 3,011,196 16.811.196 94.900.000 3.933,000 75,220,000 13,900,000 3,456,537 17,356,537 92,576,537 4,000,000 76,250,000 13,900,000 3,670,290 17,570,290 93,820,290 4,066,000

*Includes 2,115 officers and clerks whose salaries were not reported.
+ This item was not fully reported in the census of 1850.

CONSUMPTION OF COTTON, NORTH AND SOUTH.

The following table shows the takings and consumption of cotton by the Northern and Southern mills for a series of years.

1883-87.
1887-88... 1,787,121
1888-89... 1,780,486
1889-90... 1,792,850
1890-91.
1891 2..

1,679,658 397,929

2,077,587

135,000

2.212,587 1.749,250

397.929

2,147,179

65,408

443,373

2,23 1,494

486,603

2,267,089

549,478

2,342,328

2,081,625

6 5,916

2,637,541

2,212,032

681,471

2,295,902 1,779,500 443,373
2,340,118
1,829,000
2,366,843 1,800,000 549,478
17,365 2,654,906 1,925,090 605,916
2,893,503 123,900 3,017,403 2,025,000 681,471
1,747,314 733,707 2,481,015 310,932 2,791,947 1,950,000
1,613,971 723,329 2,337,300 108,246 2,445,546 1,675,000
2,154,170 $53,352
3,007,522 47,217 3,054,739 2,040,000
1,670,744 915,810
161,387 2,747,941 1,780,000 915,810
1,862,565 1,024,482
52,131 2,939,178 1,835,000 1,024,482
3,504,018 79,696 3,583,714 1,856,000 1,227,939

65,408

CONSUMPTION, UNITED STATES, EUROPE, THE WORLD.

The consumption in bales of 500 pounds each, and not 400 pounds as heretofore, in the United States, Europe, the world, and India, is given below, the total not including India.

(From the "Financial Chronicle" and Ellison & Co.'s "Annual Review.")

Ave. 6 years.. 2,986,000 3,002,000 5,988,000 3,384,000 3,631,000 7,015,000 1,810,000 2,367,000 9,382,000 3,181,000 3,619,000 6,800,000 1,944,000 2,576,000 9,376,000 2,866,000 3,661,000 6,527,000 1,872,000 679,000 2,551,000 9,078,000 918,000 3,233,000 3,827,000 7,060,000 1,593,000 2,264,000 9,324.000 958,000 3,250,000 4,030,000 7,280,000 1,940,000 2.743,000 10,023,000 1,074,000 3,276,000 4,160,000 7,441,000 1,711,000 2,572,000 10,013,000 1,105,000 982,000

1,564,000

377,000

1,941,000 7,929,000

608,000

557,000
632,000

924,000

914,000

671,000

803,000
861,000

700,000

2,512,000 9,532,000