,271 |
|Yarn produced:-- | | |
| Counts (1 to 20 thousand lb.) | 400,384 | 474,509 |
| Counts (above " " ") | 62,212 | 104,250 |
| +------------+------------+
| Total lb. | 462,596 | 578,759 |
| +------------+------------+
|Yarn produced:-- | | |
| Bombay (thousand lb.) | 324,649 | 414,932 |
| Bengal " " | 44,807 | 46,487 |
| Madras " " | 32,516 | 28,714 |
| United Provinces (including | | |
| Ajmere-Merwara)(thousand lb.) | 26,747 | 29,930 |
| Central Provinces (thousand lb.) | 18,334 | 24,549 |
| Punjab " " " | 6,607 | 11,578 |
| Elsewhere " " " | 8,936 | 22,569 |
| +------------+------------+
| Total lb. | 462,596 | 578,759 |
| +------------+------------+
|Woven Goods:-- | | |
| Grey (thousand lb.) | 83,136 | 111,494 |
| Others " " | 8,152 | 26,550 |
| +------------+------------+
| Total lb. | 91,288 | 138,044 |
+-----------------------------------+------------+------------+

_China_.--In China spinning has not met with the same success as
India, and power-manufacturing has not yet obtained a sure footing.
The ingrained conservatism of the Chinese temperament is no doubt a
leading cause. Of the spindles in China--about 600,000 in all--from a
half to three-fifths are in Shanghai. The following details relating
to the inception of the power-industry are quoted from a Diplomatic
and Consular Report of 1905:--

"The initial experiment on modern lines was made in 1891, when a
semi-official Chinese syndicate started at Shanghai--the Chinese
Cotton Cloth Mill and the Chinese Cotton Spinning Company. Its
originators claimed for themselves a quasi-monopoly, and prohibited
outsiders who were not prepared to pay a fixed royalty for the
privilege from engaging in si