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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