What were the economical differences between the north and the south?

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The economical differences between the North and South in 1860 were:

RAILWAYS USA CSA Border States

Length of the net (in Km) 34,022 14,141 3,020

Invested capital (US $) 857,861,336 237,138,482 83,000,000

INDUSTRY

Number of factories 95,875 16,896 10,257

Workers employed 801,548 88,390 67,496

Invested capital ($) 444,630,137 55,293,695 35,321,519

Value of the products ($) 860,869,145 79,161,859 79,078,612

AGRICULTURE

Wheat (in hectoliters) 42,000,000 12,000,000 9,000,000

Corn (in hl) 150,000,000 100,000,000 55,000,000

Rise (in quintals) zero, 849,616, zero

Cotton (in Kilos) zero, 41,929,974, zero

Slaughter cattle (heads) 5,400,000 7,000,000 1,200,000

Dairy cows (heads) 5,200,000 2,800,000 730,000

Horses (heads) 4,100,000 2,300,000 900,000

Donkeys & mules (heads) 140,000 900,000 300,000

Sheep (heads) 15,000,000 5,500,000 2,500,000

Swine (heads) 13,300,000 19,500,000 6,000,000

TRADE (transit and valuable metals excluded)

Export power ($) 87,211,397 229,031,423 missing

Of which cotton($) zero, 191,806,555, missing

FINANCE

Bank deposits ($) 189,000,000 47,000,000 18,000,000

Metallic reserves 45,000,000 27,000,000 11,000,000

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