HC Deb 11 May 1904 vol 134 cc1027-8
MR. FIELD

I beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he is aware that the United States Government is co-operating with the Cotton Exchanges in America with the object of making corners in cotton almost impossible, with a view to safeguard the American cotton spinners and manufacturers from the evil effects of gambling in futures; and, if so, whether His Majesty's Government will also propose similar steps to the Cotton Exchange in Liverpool with the same object, for the benefit of the cotton industry and those dependent upon its working.

THE PRIME MINISTER AND FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.

No information has reached us indicating that the United States Government had taken the steps mentioned in the Question with the view of dealing with this particular form of gambling.