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GENERAL REPORT OF THE JUDGES OF GROUP IX. ij CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. The third great source in the Southern Hemisphere of fine wools of commerce is the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. The statis tics, as furnished by Mr. Coates, the Commissioner of the colony, are as follows: Number of wooled sheep in 1875 ...... 10,064,289 Other sheep 944>°5° Angora goats ....•••••• 97 2 >733 Export of wool in 1874 43,000,000 pounds. From H. Schwartze & Co.’s report, January 18, 1877, the following statistics in relation to the Cape of Good Hope are obtained. Imports. 1876. 1875. 1876. 1875. England bales, 169,908 174,598 lbs., 42,054,712 44,170,950 Continent . 1.033 997 America 7.529 14,001 Total . 178,470 189,596 50,600,000 The imports into England are chiefly washed. They estimate the number of sheep at 16,000,000. CHILI. No facts as to the wool-production of Chili could be obtained at the Exhibition. Statistical reports give its exports of wool for 1872 as 5,773,821 pounds, for 1873 as 4,102,078 pounds, and estimate the whole clip of the country at 3,000,000 kil., or 6,600,000 pounds. URAGUAY. An official report of the exports of Montevideo (Uraguay) makes the whole Exports of wool 51,953,854 lbs. Imports from the Argentine Republic to be deducted . 7,188,425 44,768,829 Another statement gives the export as 57,042 bales; which, at 900 pounds per bale, the usual size for that country, would be equal to 51,637,800 pounds, from which are to be deducted 7>^88,425 pounds imported from the Argentine Republic. PERU AND BOLIVIA. There are no sufficient data in relation to these countries. The best estimates give the amount of 6,000,000 pounds for both.