Note 2 — PART I.
Reading edition
The “Dictionnaire Universel du Commerce,” &c., published in 1861, contains an exhaustive article on the commerce in indigo, by M. S. Beekrode. From the statements of this writer, it appears that the consumption of indigo was estimated, in 1835, as follows:—
Great Britain 1,214,380 kilograms (2,683,779) lbs.
France 912,915 „ (2,017,542) „
United States 130,000 „ (277,300) „
Other countries 2,435,473 „ (5,382,395) „
Total 4,692,768 kilograms (10,362,016) lbs.
The approximate consumption in 1859 is stated as follows:—
Great Britain 800,000 kilograms (1,768,000) lbs.
France 800,000 „ (1,768,000) „
United States 400,000 „ (884,000) „
Russia 860,000 „ (1,900,600) „
The Zollverein 1,250,000 „ (2,762,500) „
Switzerland 150,000 „ (331,500) „
Austria 400,000 „ (884,000) „
Other countries 300,000 „ (663,000) „
Total 4,960,000 kilograms (10,961,600) lbs.
The average production in 1859 is estimated as follows:—
Bengal, Madras, &c. 3,500,000 kilograms (7,735,000) lbs.
Java 550,000 „ (1,215,500) „
Central America 300,000 „ (884,000) „
Other sources 100,000 „ (221,000) „
Total 4,450,000 kilograms (9,834,500) lbs.
As the maximum annual consumption in 1859 is set down at 5,000,000 kilograms, the author concludes that the average production at that time did not surpass the requirements of the dyers of the whole world.