§ Sir F. WISEasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the amount of the imports from France to Britain in 1926; and what were the respective amounts of the chief imports?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe total declared value of the merchandise imported into Great Britain and Northern 2295W Ireland during 1926, and consigned from France, was £59,120,000.
The values of the principal classes of goods are stated below:
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Classes of Imports. Declared Value. Thous. £ Articles of Food, Drink and Tobacco: Poultry, dead 402 Butter 239 Eggs in shell 367 Walnuts 256 Plums, raw 459 Potatoes 1,347 Raw vegetables, other than potatoes 1,050 Brandy 1,007 Wine 2,992 Raw Materials and Articles Mainly Unmanufactured: Coal 325 Pitprops 744 Sheep's and lambs' wool, raw 1,416 Woollen rags, not pulled 265 Articles Wholly or Mainly Manufactured: Pig iron: basic 269 Steel blooms, billets, etc. 1,534 Cotton piece goods 594 Cotton lace, other than curtains 135 Woollen yarns (carded only) 1,858 Woollen tissues 2,568 Worsted tissues 1,269 Silk manufactures: Piece goods: Wholly of silk 5,021 Of silk mixed with other materials 1,620 Ribbons of silk and of silk mixed with other materials 582 Women's and girls' outer garments of woven fabrics 1,844 Gloves: leather 250 leather dressed 1,211 Motor vehicles and chassis 711 Rubber tyres and tubes 2,102 Fancy goods (not of leather) 852 All other articles 25,831 Total Imports 59,120