ble, and from the diagram that illustrates
them:--

TEXTILES.

YARNS. Ten Years' Exports. In Millions of Lbs.

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| 1886| 1887| 1888| 1889| 1890| 1891| 1892| 1893| 1894| 1895
-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----
Cotton | 254 | 251 | 256 | 252 | 258 | 245 | 233 | 207 | 236 | 252
Jute | 31 | 24 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 35
Linen | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17
Silk | .6 | .6 | .6 | .8 | .8 | 1.0 | .7 | .8 | .8 | .7
Woollen | 46 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 41 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 61
-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----

PIECE GOODS, ETC. Ten Years' Exports. In Millions of Yards.

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| 1886| 1887| 1888| 1889| 1890| 1891| 1892| 1893| 1894| 1895
-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----
Cotton |4,850|4,904|5,038|5,001|5,125|4,912|4,873|4,652|5,312|5,033
Jute | 216| 244| 232| 265| 274| 284| 266| 265| 233| 255
Linen | 164| 164| 177| 181| 184| 159| 171| 158| 156| 204
Silk | 7| 7| 8| 10| 10| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7
Woollen[2] | 273| 281| 264| 268| 253| 223| 213| 194| 168| 242
-----------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----

[Footnote 2: Includes "Woollen Tissues," "Worsted Coatings and
Stuffs," "Damasks, Tapestry, and Mohair Plushes," "Flannels,"
and "Carpets and Druggets."]

The figures for cotton piece goods may be illustrated as follows:--

[Illustration]

LINEN, SILK, AND WOOLLENS.

So much for cotton! With regard to linen, it is unnecessary to follow in
detail what Mr. Williams says, for he himself admits that the decline
which has taken place since the 'sixties is largely due to a change in
fashion, jute and cotton goods taking the place of linen. In the last
decade, however, as will be seen from the above table, the linen
industry has held its own. With regard to silk, the figures show that
there is no cause for serious alarm. In woollens, on the other hand,
there is apparently better ground for Mr. Williams's mourning. The table
on the preceding page points to a distinct downward tendency in our
export of woollen manufactures, a tendency which has been only partly
check