HC Deb 24 March 1930 vol 237 cc44-5W
Mr. C. WILSON

asked the President of the Board of Trade for the years 1908, 1913, 1923, 1927, 1928 and 1929 the exports from Jamaica of sugar, coffee, rum, dyewoods, fruit, cocoa and minor products?

Mr. W. R. SMITH

The following statement shows the quantities and value of the principal articles of domestic pro-

Articles. 1908–9 (Year ended March). 1913. 1923. 1927. 1928. 1929.(a)
Cigars Lbs. 62,613 74,473 95,875 61,519 61,374
£ 29,982 36,025 60,725 41,566 45,727
Cocoa, Raw Cwts. 49,142 46,359 43,114 57,268 45,039 60,632
£ 90,914 114,739 60,204 176,477 110,011
Coffee, Raw Cwts. 70,403 58,194 77,080 81,720 78,860 68,719
£ 116,166 158,598 242,153 320,178 378,118
Copra Tons 3 32 2,325 3,607 3,415 3,495
£ 69 608 49,919 70,636 74,101
Dyewoods:
Logwood Tons 21,582 50,082 19,373 25,641 27,855 23,361
£ 46,402 106,424 71,214 86,410 84,745
Logwood Extract £ 114,461 170,427 199,714 103,988 90,494
Fruit:
Bsnauas Stems 14,612,881 11,597,881 12,454,216 21,151,881 17,080,897 22,097,786
£ 1,044,821 988,236 align="right"2,265,116 align="right"2,365,464 1,773,695
Coconuts Thous. 11,131 23,770 23,706 33,179 31,105 40,151
£ 44,523 Cases. 135,487 Cases. 128,485 Thousands. 166,887 Thousands. 159,426 Thousands.
Grapefruit— 34,277 28,356 15,593 40,146 53,356
£ 13,366 28,356 15,593 40,146 53,356
Oranges Thous. 35,910 45,864 15,141 12,936 9,837 1,730
£ align="right"38,475 58,968 41,702 30,595 26,183
Ginger Cwts. 19,809 20,638 17,184 24,905 21,162 19,137
£ 43,581 36,374 112,601 Galls. 60,260 Galls. 83,871 Galls. —Lbs.
Oil, Essential …— Not available. Not available. 24,142 13,319 14,839 108,802
£ Not avilable 13,612 49,799 29,699 43,287
Pimento Cwts. 219,420 135,612 93,824 88,075 77,257 80,327
£ 143,624 88,148 57,112 265,308 283,622
Rum Galls. 1,245,355 953,677 537,524 740,528 807,503 801,478
£ 186 803 101,328 51,765 74,054 78,831
Sugar, Raw—Cwts. 123,275 97,822 515,368 995,980 974,320 740,500
£ 77,047 52,172 674,769 792,227 709,848
All other Articles £ 95,477 126,579 139,758 161,765 147,678
Total £ 2,085,711 2,216,212 4,220,629 4,785,660 4,142,993
(a) The figures given for 1929 are provisional, and further details are not available.