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There were distinct differences between the nature of growth of Bombay and
Calcutta as centers of major modern industrial cities in India during
nineteenth century.
Industrial Products: Demand for hemp, traditionally used for rope and
sacking increased greatly due to the Industrial Revolution as Jute was
increasingly used as a packaging material. From then till 1870, Dundee, in
Scotland had an almost complete monopoly over Jute cloth trade, based on
cheap Indian raw material. Due to cheap labour and high shipping volume of
jute raw material the British setup jute mills in Calcutta.At this time, Calcutta
became the center of tea & jute-production whereas Bombay became center
of cotton-production. Bengal was the only jute-producing area and Cotton was
found in the Bombay region Maharashtra, Nagpur, etc.