The three major problems faced by Indian cotton Weavers in the 19th century are:

• The prices of raw materials increased.
• Weavers have to compete with the foreign imported machines.
• Foreign cotton products were cheaper and export rates were decreased.

In Detail:

• The increased prices of raw cotton: The high price of raw materials hits the cost of manufacturing which results in the high cost of finished products.
• Competition with the cheaper foreign cotton products and imported machines: The machines were the key issues for the cotton weavers as machines replaced the costly handmade goods with cheaper ones.
• Exports rate decreased: People replaced them with cheaper machine-made goods because of the increased cost of handmade cotton products and thus their exports decreased.
• The local market also shrunk.