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Cotton is king, and pro-slavery arguments

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COTTON IMPORTED INTO GREAT BRITAIN FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES, QUANTITY RE-EXPORTED, AND STOCK ON HAND DECEMBER 31, FOR A SERIES OF YEARS, IN POUNDS. BY DEDUCTING THE EXPORTS AND THE STOCK ON HAND AT THE END OF EACH YEAR FROM THE WHOLE IMPORTS, THE REMAINDER IS THE QUANTITY TAKEN FOR CONSUMPTION.

Years.From United States.From Brazil.From Mediterranean.From East Indies.West Indies and Guiana.Other Countries.Total Imported.Amount Exported.Stocks, December 31.

1840.487,856,50414,779,1718,324,93777,011,839866,1573,649,402592,488,01038,673,229233,600,000

1841.358,240,96416,671,3489,097,18097,388,1531,533,1975,061,513487,992,35537,673,586247,760,000

1842.414,030,77915,222,8284,489,01792,972,609593,6034,441,250531,750,08645,251,248269,760,000

1843.574,738,52018,675,1239,674,07665,709,7291,260,4443,135,224673,193,11639,620,000368,280,000

1844.517,218,66221,084,74412,406,32788,639,7761,707,1945,054,641646,111,30447,222,560414,760,000

1845.626,650,41220,157,63314,614,69958,437,4261,394,447725,336721,979,95342,916,384478,160,000

1846.401,949,39314,746,32114,278,44734,540,1431,201,8571,140,113467,856,27465,930,704263,520,000

1847.364,599,29119,966,9224,814,26883,934,614793,933598,587474,707,61574,954,320204,760,000

1848.600,247,48819,971,3787,231,86184,101,961640,437827,036713,020,16174,019,792239,440,000

1849.634,504,05030,738,13317,369,84370,838,515944,3071,074,164755,469,01298,893,536263,760,000

1850.493,153,11230,299,98218,931,414118,872,742228,9132,090,698663,576,861102,469,696248,960,000

1851.596,638,96219,339,10416,950,525122,626,976446,5291,377,653757,379,749111,980,400237,600,000

1852.765,630,54426,506,14448,058,64084,922,432703,6963,960,992929,782,448111,894,303322,960,000

1853.658,451,79624,190,62828,353,575181,848,160350,4282,084,162895,278,749148,596,680327,000,000

1854.722,151,34619,703,60023,503,003119,836,009409,1101,730,081887,333,149123,326,112282,520,000

1855.681,629,42424,577,95232,904,153145,179,216468,4526,992,755891,751,952124,368,100226,600,000

1856.780,040,01621,830,70434,616,848180,496,624462,7846,439,3281,023,886,304146,660,864197,080,000

1857.654,758,04829,910,83224,882,144250,338,1441,443,5687,986,160969,318,896131,928,720217,040,000

1858.732,403,84016,466,80034,867,840138,253,3609,862,272931,847,056153,035,680184,782,000

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