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CONTENTS.
Piece Goods.—Muslins—continued. Page
2. Dooreea, or striped, white.
{Table) ------..77
3. Charkana, or chequered, white ----- 78
{Table).78
4. Jamdanee, or figured ------ 79
The chef d’ceuvre of the Indian weaver 79
Instances of costly productions of this class ... - 79
The manufacture formerly a monopoly of the Government - 79
Description of the process of weaving 79
{Table).79
5. Woven with coloured thread.
Striped -~]
Checked - l (In Table) ----- 80
Figured - I
6. Printed in colours.
{Table) - - - - -.-81
7. Printed in gold and silver.
Reference to description of process - - - - 81
Use of the brush in applying colour to fabrics - - 81
{Table) -------- 81
CALICOES.
Important position of Cotton Goods in former trade of India - 82
Relative aspect of present imports and exports 82
Increase in exports of manufactured Cottons during last 15 years 82
Fluctuation and general decrease in value of calicoes and yarns
exported to Great Britain ----- 82
Increased exports to other countries 82
Table, showing value of Cotton Goods exported from Indian ports
to all parts of the world, from 1850-51 to 1864-5 - - 82-3
Bleached and Unbleached.
Large and general consumption in India of common unbleached
fabrics --------
Names by which known in various localities - - -
Manufacture of commoner class of calicoes, not likely to be affected
by European competition -----
Excellence of exanqile from Rajahmundry, Madras
Attempt to determine lengths of filament - - - -
Punjurn Cloths and Salempores
Isree, Gurrah, Guzzee Cloths, &c.
{Table) -
" j (In Table) j '
83
83
83
84
note, 84
84
84
84
CANVAS.—COTTON.
Employed for Tents -------- 85
Extensive use of Tents in India ------ 85
Employed for sailcloth ------- 35
Superior qualities of India hand-made cotton sailcloth - - - 85
Large consumption of cotton in the manufacture of this class of goods - 85
{Table) --------- 85
Piece Goods.—Muslins—continued. Page
2. Dooreea, or striped, white.
{Table) ------..77
3. Charkana, or chequered, white ----- 78
{Table).78
4. Jamdanee, or figured ------ 79
The chef d’ceuvre of the Indian weaver 79
Instances of costly productions of this class ... - 79
The manufacture formerly a monopoly of the Government - 79
Description of the process of weaving 79
{Table).79
5. Woven with coloured thread.
Striped -~]
Checked - l (In Table) ----- 80
Figured - I
6. Printed in colours.
{Table) - - - - -.-81
7. Printed in gold and silver.
Reference to description of process - - - - 81
Use of the brush in applying colour to fabrics - - 81
{Table) -------- 81
CALICOES.
Important position of Cotton Goods in former trade of India - 82
Relative aspect of present imports and exports 82
Increase in exports of manufactured Cottons during last 15 years 82
Fluctuation and general decrease in value of calicoes and yarns
exported to Great Britain ----- 82
Increased exports to other countries 82
Table, showing value of Cotton Goods exported from Indian ports
to all parts of the world, from 1850-51 to 1864-5 - - 82-3
Bleached and Unbleached.
Large and general consumption in India of common unbleached
fabrics --------
Names by which known in various localities - - -
Manufacture of commoner class of calicoes, not likely to be affected
by European competition -----
Excellence of exanqile from Rajahmundry, Madras
Attempt to determine lengths of filament - - - -
Punjurn Cloths and Salempores
Isree, Gurrah, Guzzee Cloths, &c.
{Table) -
" j (In Table) j '
83
83
83
84
note, 84
84
84
84
CANVAS.—COTTON.
Employed for Tents -------- 85
Extensive use of Tents in India ------ 85
Employed for sailcloth ------- 35
Superior qualities of India hand-made cotton sailcloth - - - 85
Large consumption of cotton in the manufacture of this class of goods - 85
{Table) --------- 85