SWITZERLAND.
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136 Schmid, Henry, Gatticlcon, Canton ofZurich —Manufacturer.
Cotton yarn <{ cliain ” (warp) and woof.
138 Springer, J. Schaffhausen —Importer.
Hand-spun yarn.
139 Sturzenegger-Nee, L., St. Gall — Manu-
. facturer.
Printed cravats on jaconets ; jaconets, Bteam-dyed, &c.
140 VONWILLER, UlRIC DE GaSTARD, St, Grail —Importers.
Plain white tarlatan and plain while muslins, manu-factured by Ramsauer Aebli, and Messrs. Xribelliorn andMaicr.
Fancy muslin dresses ; figured muslins ; figured andspotted muslins ; spotted jaconets ; white figured dresses,made by loom; white tambour embroidered muslins,figures and spots ; and in colours, all cotton, Persian andLevantine style, of designs and colours, made by hand.
Insertions (cotton) by loom; embroidered insertions, byhand; embroidered bands.
Collars, all cotton—pocket handkerchiefs, all cotton,manufactured by M. J. Qiist and Sons. Pocket hand-kerchiefs of real batiste linen, made by hand.
Embroidered collars and veils for mourning, silk oncrape ground, made by hand, manufactured by M. J. II.Wieser.
141 Walty Brothers, Schoftland , Canton ofArgome —Manufacturers.
Silk handkerchiefs, cravats, cords, &c.
143 Zaehner & ScrtlESS, Herisau., Canton ofAppenzell —Manufacturers.
Tarlatan, croched; muslin curtains; muslin nets; batistehandkerchiefs, embroidered.
144 Zeller, Henry, Zurich —Dyer.
Spun cotton, solid Turkey-red dyed.
145 Zellweg-er, Salomon, Trogen , Canton ofAppenzell —Importer.
Jaconets, woven from Swiss -twist, stiffened by Mayerand Fruh Ilerisau.
146 Ziegler, T., & Co., Winterthur ■ Manu-
facturers.
Merinos, prints, cotton, and yarns red dyed.
147 Billeter, Zhppinger, Herzogemiuelle ,
Zurich —Manufacturer.
Specimens ot cotton yarn.
148 Custer & Sckachtler, Altstadten , Canton o;
St. GaZZ—Manufacturers and Importers.Orleans quadrille; fa^onne, and broche; haltbroche.
149 Ernst, Ferdinand, Winterthur, Canton ofZurich —Manufacturer.
Mixed coloured cassinets, for gentlemen’s sndrosses.
150 Kelly, J. J., of Mettendorf near St. Gall —Manufacturer.
Turkey-red cloth.
Turkey-red prints, four colours; one and two colours;and various colours; for clothing or furniture.
151 Mueller, Pluess, & Co., Zofingen, Canton ofArgome —Manufacturers.
Merinos of fine and common wool. Tartans, half wool.Milaine uni. Poil de clievre, half wool.
Sicilienne, half wool; striped silk, half wool.
Ecossaise, one-tliird wool . Berlines, half wool.
Cassinets, half wool. Stokinets, half wool.
Damier, half wool; pointille, half wool. Etoiles, allcotton.
[The Swiss possess about 500,000 sheep, of which thewool is considered to be of medium quality. She pur-chases more wool than she exports; Hungary, Bavaria ,Wurtemburg, and the Grand Duchy of Baden , supply-ing annually about 12,000 quintals of raw wool.
The cloth trade was formerly of considerable import-ance in Switzerland , but at present she consumes morethan she produces. The Zollverein States import annuallywoollen cloths to the value of 20,000,000 francs, France 10,000,000 francs, and -Austria 1,500,000 francs. Theymanufacture the coarser and stronger cloths in consider-able quantities, and a material called half cloth, composedpartly of wool and cotton. The principal cantons of thismanufacture are Zurich, Berne, Lucerne , Uri, Schwitz,Unterwald, Bale, Grisons, Tessin , Yaud, Valois, andNeufchatel.—D. C.]
Twenty-one glass cases, containing 2,814 specimens ofribbons, from the following Manufacturers:—
Koechlin & Sons, Bdle;
H. A. Senn & Suter, Zofm-gud;
Jean Francois Savasin, Bale-,B. di B, Staehelin, Bdle ;Sulger & Stueckelberger,Bdle ;
Buxtorf & Bischoff, Bdle ;Freres Bischoff, Bdle ;
T. F. & T. Frey, Arau;Charles Ryhiner, Bdle ;
Lui. Preiswerck, Bdle;Siber Bischoff, Bale ;Richter Linder, Bdle:
T. De Bary & Bischoff, Bdle;
F. Feer & Co., Arau ;AValdner & Staehelin, Bale;Dietrich Burckliardt, Bdle;Goetz & Bcklin, Bdle;
T. T. Bakofen & Sons, Bale;Freyvogel & Heussler,R«te;Emanuel Hoffman, Bale;M. Oswald & Co., Bdle;Frey Thurneisen & Christ,Bale;
T. B. Burckliard & Sons,Bdle ;
D. Preiswerck, & Co., Bale;Soller & Co., Bale ;
Sarasin & Co., Bdle.
[The manufacture of silk in Switzerland is extremelyancient, and dates many centuries back. It received agreat stimulus at the period of the Repeal of the Edict ofNantes, when the cruel persecutions of the Protestants compelled a great number of French merchants to emi-grate to Switzerland . From this epoch dates the pros-perity of tliis branch of commerce, and at the presentperiod forms one of the greatest sources of the affluenceof the country. It is a remarkable fact that, notwith-standing the absence of protective duties, and even cir-cumscribed by many of the neighbouring States by highprotective customs, the silk manufacturers have succeededby energy and industry in overcoming every obstacle.
Many of the cantons, especially the Tessin , the Gi-isons,and Geneva, are giving much attention to the productionof raw silk, which is yearly pursued with greater success •the raw material, however, at present principally comesfrom the Austrian States, Piedmont, and Italy ; the me-dium importation is about 30,000 quintals annually.
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[Official Illustkated Catalogue.]