Cotton Piece Goods (Exports).

HC Deb 17 February 1914 vol 58 cc793-5W

Mr. GLAZE BROOK

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will give the total export of cotton yarn and twist (in lbs.) from the United Kingdom in the years 1890 and 1913; (2) if he will state the total yardage of cotton piece goods exports of all kinds for the years 1890 and 1913 from this country to Belgium, France, Portugal, Azores and Madeira, Italy, Greece, Philippine Islands and Guam, Japan, United States, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Straits Settlements?

Mr. BURNS

The following statements will furnish the hon. Member with the information he desires, together with some additional information respecting exports in intermediate years, and to other destinations.

Statement showing the quantity of cotton yarn and cotton sewing thread of United Kingdom manufacture, exported from the United Kingdom to all destinations in each of the years 1890 to 1913:—

Year.	Cotton Yarn.	Cotton Thread for Sewing.
			Lbs.	Lbs.
1890	…	…	258,290,800	18,075,000
1891	…	…	245,258,700	18,070,600
1892	…	…	233,224,400	16,169,300
1893	…	…	206,546,300	17,244,500
1894	…	…	236,121,000	17,099,300
1895	…	…	251,989,000	23,800,300
1896	…	…	246,432,500	25,853,600
1897	…	…	252,546,500	26,414,700
1898	…	…	246,663,200	27,137,000
1899	…	…	213,125,000	30,705,500
1900	…	…	158,272,900	34,695,400
1901	…	…	169,658,000	31,058,400
1902	…	…	166,360,900	32,383,100
1903	…	…	150,708,100	34,326,500
1904	…	…	163,901,400	24,332,700
1905	…	…	205,100,500	23,430,700
1906	…	…	207,378,700	26,542,200
1907	…	…	241,076,700	31,726,700
1908	…	…	214,762,200	27,810,900
1909	…	…	215,223,400	29,724,300
1910	…	…	191,629,100	24,397,800
1911	…	…	223,834,400	23,032,200
1912	…	…	243,850,400	22,556,900
1913*	…	…	210,175,500	20,738,200
* Provisional figures.

Statement showing the quantity of cotton piece goods of United Kingdom manufacture exported from the United Kingdom to each of the under-mentioned countries, and to all other destinations, in each of the years 1890 and 1913:—

Country to which Exported.	In 1890.	In 1913.*
A. Exports to destinations specified in the question—	Yards.	Yards.
Belgium	§58,001,500	31,158,000
France	§30,666,300	12,762,100
Portugal, Azores and Madeira	54,575,300	29,446,900
Italy	55,940,200	10,246,700
Greece	34,009,500	31,896,600
Philippine Islands and Guam	†46,217,300	16,899,200
Japan	63,309,400	50,199,900
United States	58,811,800	44,415,000
Venezuela	40,924,300	34,780,700
Peru	34,431,500	28,789,100
Brazil	212,640,500	96,537,500
Chile	61,851,600	61,740,100
Mexico	39,788,700	22,883,900
Straits Settlements	151,204,000	‡131,791,500
Total to destinations specified in the question	942,371,900	603,547,200
B. Total to all destinations other than those specified in the question	4,182,594,100	6,472,011,200
C. Total to all destinations	5,124,966,000	7,075,558,400
* Provisional figures.
† Philippine Islands and Ladrone Islands.
‡ Including Federated Malay States and Labuan.
§ These figures include exports to Switzerland via Belgian and French ports, which were not separately recorded in 1890. In 1913 the exports to Switzerland amounted to 79,953,100 yards.