§ 26. Mr. WADDINGTONasked the President of the Board of Trade the quantities in bales of cotton exported from America from 1st August to 31st January in the years 1913–14, 1919–20, and 1925–26, to Great Britain, the Continent, and the Far East, respectively?
| EXPORTS OF RAW COTTON FROM THE UNITED STATES DURING THE PERIODS SPECIFIED. | ||||||
| Destination. | From 1st August, 1913, to 31st January, 1914. | From 1st August, 1919, to 31st January, 1920. | From 1st August, 1925, to 31st January, 1926. | |||
| Bales. | Bales. | Bales. | ||||
| United Kingdom | … | … | … | 2,409,000 | 1,955,000 | 1,579,000 |
| Continent of Europe | … | … | 3,688,000 | 1,353,000 | 2,924,300 | |
| China and Japan | … | … | … | 274,000 | 383,000 | 740,000 |