§ Mr. SANDERSONasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the estimated value of the exports in cotton piece goods, yarns, and other cotton manufactures, of the following countries for the following years, for the United Kingdom, Germany, France, United States, Holland, Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Japan, Austria-Hungary, Straits Settlements, and India, for the years 1895, 1906, 1907, 1908; and what is the estimated consumption in these same goods in these same countries?
Mr. BUXTONThe following Statements show the value of cotton yarns, cotton piece goods, and other cotton manufactures exported from each of the undermentioned countries to all destinations in the years 1895, 1906, 1907 and 1908 respectively, so far as the information is available. As there is some difference of practice with regard to the classification of sewing thread in different countries, sepa-166W rate particulars with regard to the exports have been given below where possible:—
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UNITED STATES. Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ 1895. ‡ 2,104,000* ‡ 815,000 1906. 82,000 6,726,000* ‡ 1,705,000 1907. 61,000 3,104,000† ‡ 1,781,000 1908. 110,000 3,522,000† ‡ 1,433,000 NOTE.—In converting United States currency into £'s sterling, the dollar has been taken as equivalent to 4s. 2d. * Described as "Cotton cloths, uncoloured and coloured.' †Described as "Cotton cloths, unbleached, bleached, dyed, coloured or printed." ‡Cannot be given.
UNITED KINGDOM. Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 9,291,000 46,759,000 3,161,000 4,535,000* 1906. 11,836,000 75,372,000 4,026,000 8,345,000* 1907. 15,417,000 81,049,000 4,944,000 9,026,000* 1908. 12,845,000 70,231,000 4,342,000 7,637,000* * Includes "waste from worked cotton of every description." The value of this item in 1908 (the first year for which these particulars became available) was £861,000.
GERMANY. Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 524,000 3,522,000 312,000* 5,510,000 1906. 1,076,000 8,421,000 501,000* 9,354,000 1907. 1,189,000 8,304,000 668,000* 12,725,000 1908. 1,149,000 6.468,000 646,000* 10,575,000 NOTE.—In converting the German currency into £'s sterling, the "Mark" has been taken as equivalent to 11.8d. * Described as "Cotton Twist put up for retail sale oil wooden bobbins, on spools, or in balls, skeins, etc.," and probably includes some yarns intended for other than sewing purposes. 168W
FRANCE. Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ 1895. 103,000 2,682,000 * 2,048,000 1906. 753,000 5,331,000 * 5,632,000 1907. 755,000 8,501,000 * 5,568,000 1908. 388,000 6,844,000 * 4,382,000 NOTE.—In converting French currency into £'s sterling, the franc has been taken as equivalent to 9.6d. * Exports of cotton thread for sewing, if any, are not separately distinguished in the French Official Trade Accounts.
SWITZERLAND. Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 713,000 1,465,000 14,000* 2,951,000 1906. 654,000 1,654,000 25,000* 5,997,000 1907. 644,000 1,558 000 28,000* 7,402,000 1908. 480,000 1,426,000 34,000* 6,035,000 NOTE.—In converting the Swiss currency into £'s sterling, the franc has been taken as equivalent to 9.61. *Described as "yarns put tip for retail sale."
BRITISH INDIA. Years beginning 1st April. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) by land and sea to all Destinations. Twist and Yarn. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 4,539,000 1,284,000 4,000 72,000 1906. 7,140,000 1,454,000 8,000 70,000 1907. 6,209,000 1,443,000 8,000 96,000 1908. 6,663,000 1,460,000 8,000 94,000 NOTE.—Conversions into £'s sterling have been made at the rate of 1s. 4d. per rupee in all years. 169W
JAPAN (EXCLUDING FORMOSA). Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 108,000 412,000† * ‡ 1906. 3,604,000 1,302,000 * 610,000 1907. 3,126,000 1,481,000 13,000 854,000 1908. 2,133,000 1,335,000 10,000 656,000 NOTE.—In converting the Japanese currency into £'s sterling the average value of the yen in 1895 has been taken as 2s. 1[...]d., and in 1906–7–8 at 2s.0½d. (the par value). * Exports of Cotton Thread for sewing, if any, were not separately distinguished in the Japanese Official Trade Accounts in these years. † Cotton tissues of all kinds. ‡ Cannot be separately stated; included with "Piece Goods."
ITALY. Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 86,000 678,000 3,000* 137,000 1906. 962,000 3,983,000 24,000* 321,000 1907. 891,000 4,313,000 19,000* 326,000 1908. 623,000 3,397,000 19,000* 262,000 NOTE.—In converting the Italian currency into £'s sterling, the lira has been taken as equivalent to 9.6d. * Described as sewing thread put up for retail sale.
RUSSIA (EXCLUDING FINLAND). Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ 1895. 1,000 906 000 * * 1906. 20,000 2,620,000 * * 1907. 17,000 2,267,000 * * 1908. † 2,162,000 * * NOTE.—In converting the Russian currency into £'s sterling, the "credit rouble" has been taken as equivalent to 2s. in 1895, and the "rouble" (one-fifteenth of Imperial) in 1906–7–8 as equivalent to 2s. 1½d. * Exports of Cotton thread for sewing, etc., if any, are not separately distinguished in the Russian Official Trade Accounts. † No information. 170W
SPAIN. Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ 1895. 130,000 1,505,000 * 230,000 1906. 67,000 1,204,000 * 479,000 1907. 58,000 1,441,000 * 785,000 1908. 54,000 1,637,000 * 501,000 NOTE.—In converting the Spanish Currency into £'s sterling, the peseta has been taken as equivalent to 9.6d. * Exports of Cotton Thread for sewing, if any, are not separately distinguished in the Spanish Official Trade Accounts.
BELGIUM. Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 133,000 1,008,000 2,000* 94,000 1906. 267,000 489,000 25,000* 1,737,000 1907. 376,000 560,000 30,000* 1,823,000 1908. 336,000 579,000 16,000* 1,626,000 NOTE.—In converting the Belgian currency into £'s sterling, the franc has been taken as equivalent to 9.6d. * Described as "Cotton yarns—measuring 65,000 metres per ½ kilog.—put up for retail sale."
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY (EXCLUDING BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA). (Separate particulars for Austria alone cannot be given). Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 71,000 449,000 22,000* 47,000 1906. 383,000 2,097,000 119,000* 210,000 1907. 542,000 2,461,000 122,000* 271,000 1908. 380,000 1,438,000 76,000* 206,000 NOTE.—In converting the Austro-Hungarian currency into £'s sterling the value of the "florin" in 1895 has been taken as 1s 8d., and the value of the "crown" in 1906–7–8 as 10d. * Described as "yarns put up for retail sale." 171W
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Calendar Years. Value of the Total Exports of Cotton Goods to all Destinations(exclusive of inter-settlement trade). Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts. £ £ £ £ 1895. 174,000 762,000 16,000 127,000 1906. 274.000 1,258,000 17,000 392,000 1907. 226,000 1,294,000 17,000 352,000 1908. 196,000 1,020,000 17,000 322,000 NOTE.—Conversions into £'s sterling have been made at the rate of 2s 1½d. per dollar in 1895, and 2s. 4d. per dollar in 1906, 1907, and 1908.
NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND). Calendar Years. Value of the Exports of Cotton Goods (Domestic Produce) to all Destinations. Yarns. Piece Goods. Other Manufactures. Thread for Sewing. Other Sorts‡ £ £ £ 1895. 1,247,000† 2,239,000† * 700† 1906. 431,000† 4,348,000† * 300† 1907. 919,000† 4,384,000† * 1,000† 1908. 714,000† 4,448,000† * 600† NOTE.—In converting the Netherlands currency into £'s sterling, the gulden has been taken as equivalent to 1s. 8d. * Exports of Cotton thread for sewing, if any, are not separately distinguished in the Netherlands Official Trade Accounts. † The values assigned by the Netherlands Customs Authorities to the various descriptions of Cotton Yarns and manufactures, were fixed many years ago and have been unchanged throughout the period 1895–1908. The particulars given, therefore, bear little relation to the actual values prevailing in the respective years. ‡Particulars incomplete. (2) In the absence of reliable and detailed information as to the production of cotton manufactures in the several countries during the years specified, it is not possible to furnish any satisfactory estimates as to the relative consumption of cotton goods in those countries.