FRANCE. No. 62.-Quantities and Values of Wool and Manufactures of Wool Imported into and Exported from France, 1861-1889. [One kilogram equals 2.20462 pounds. One franc equals 19.3 cents. .000 omitted.] The No. 63.-Sheep Census of France. De Foville's "La France Economique," 1889. 20,000,000 1862. 27,000,000 1866 29,000,000 1872. 32,000,000 1882. 33,000,000 1887 29,500,000 30,400,000 24,600,000 23,800,000 22,900,000 average value per head of sheep was placed in 1882 at 27 francs. No. 64. The Wool Clip of France. The French clip was estimated by Chaptel in 1812 at 380,000 quintals [220 pounds], and valued at 80,000,000 francs. In 1860 the official estimate was 600,000 quintals, valued at 200,000,000 francs. The official statistics of the wool productions are as follows for later years : No.65.-Progress of the Wool Industry of France. [From the "Annuaire de Statistique de la France," 1872-1888.] No.66.-Quantities and Values of Wool and Manufactures of Wool Imported into Germany, 1875-1889. [One kilogram equals 2.20462 pounds. One mark equals 23.8 cents. |