§ MR. STAVELEY-HILL (Staffordshire, Kingswinford)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will
| Years. | Estimated Consumption of Raw Cotton. | ||
| In the United Kingdom.* | In the United States† (Years ended 30th June.) | In Germany.‡ | |
| Million lbs. | Million lbs. | Million lbs. | |
| 1883 | 1,487.1 | 1,117.8 | 416.8 |
| 1884 | 1,497.5 | 900.6 | 391.4 |
| 1885 | 1,219.5 | 854.8 | 386.1 |
| 1886 | 1,517.2 | 1,128.1 | 400.5 |
| 1887 | 1,498.8 | 991.1 | 494.3 |
| Average, 1883–7 | 1,444.0 | 998.5 | 417.8 |
| 1903 | 1,488.4 | 1,980.0 | 951.9 |
| 1904 | 1,701.2 | 2,066.7 | 995.2 |
| 1905 | 1,920.4 | 2,749.3 | 1,009.5 |
| 1906 | 1,761.9 | 2,230.5 | 930.5 |
| 1907 | 2,056.5 | 2,534.2 | 1,110.4 |
| Average, 1903–7 | 1,785.7 | 2,312.1 | 999.5 |
| * Net imports, i.e., total imports less re-exports. | |||
| † Total estimated consumption of cotton of domestic and foreign origin according to United States official returns. | |||
| ‡ Imports for home consumption according to German official returns. |