lbs.
1830          22,063
1835         535,753
1839         595,818
1841         913,693
1843       1,890,429
1851         769,580
1852         838,288

The produce in 1848 was 1,151,368 lbs.

         &nb
sp;                                                  1840. 1841. 
  Residencies in which this culture is introduced 9 10
  Number of factories 728 728
  Families occupied with this culture 197,085 192,159
  Extent of fields where the cutting has been made
     in bahas of 71 decametres 40,844 38,829
  Quantity of bahus planted before the gathering 317 538
  Quantity of indigo crop in pounds 2,032,097 1,663,427
  " average pounds per bahu 493/4 43

The extent of fields destined for the crop of 1842 was 37,970 bahus, and the amount of the crop was calculated by approximation at 1,862,000.

The gradual increase of the export in the eighteen years ending 1842, is shown as follows:—­

Maunds.
1825          76
1826         126
1827         109
1828         310
1829         600
1830         480
1831         563
1832       2,213
1833       2,861
1834       3,310
1835       7,023
1836       5,365
1837      10,822
1838       9,788
1839      15,680
1840      27,946
1841      24,044
1842      28,000

Total imports of indigo into the United Kingdom, and quantity retained for home consumption:—­

Imports.    Home consumption.
cwts.          cwts.
1848          59,127           9,032
1849          81,449          12,270
1850          70,482          16,374
1851          89,994          27,947
1852          83,565          16,381

IMPORTS OF INDIGO. 
Mexico and the ports
East Indies.     of South America.
lbs.             lbs.
1831          6,996,062           ------
1832          6,196,080           66,363
1833          6,315,529          125,264
1834          3,595,697           64,638
1835          3,861,853           88,306
1836          7,218,991          198,003
1837          5,706,896          365,091
1838          6,578,352          142,739
1839          4,651,542          363,148
1840          6,940,192          124,766
1841          7,451,653          247,031
1842          8,931,112          155,003
1843          6,319,294          130,836

    Entered for home consumption about two millions and a half pounds
    annually. (” Parl.  Returns No. 656, September 1843, and 426,
    September 1844.”)

The consumption of indigo in Europe and North America in round numbers, estimated from authentic sources, is thus set down by Mr. Macculloch in 1849:—­