§ Mr. BARNSTONasked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of last year's sugar imports in hundredweights and value of raw beet sugar, of raw cane sugar, of refined sugar, total from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Russia, and of refined sugar, total from other countries?
Mr. ROBERTSONThe following statement shows the quantities and values of raw beet sugar, raw cane sugar, and refined sugar, respectively, imported into the United Kingdom which were consigned from the undermentioned countries during the year ended 31st December, 1913:—
Country from which consigned. Quantity. Value. Raw Beet Sugar— Cwts. £ Austria-Hungary … 3,217,169 1,618,042 Belgium … 49,323 23,596 Denmark … 628,996 307,826 France … — — Germany … 9,428,937 4,727,472 Netherlands … 217,687 104,304 Russia … — — Other Countries … — — Total … 13,542,112 6,781,240 Raw Cane Sugar— Austria-Hungary … — — Belgium … — — Denmark … — — France … 358 207 Germany … 11,583 5,953 Netherlands … 6,467 3,504 Russia … — — Other Countries … 7,373,773 3,924,631 Total … 7,392,181 3,934,295 Refined Sugar— Austria-Hungary … 3,961,277 2,632,654 Belgium … 995,288 668,837 Denmark … 227 148 France … 531,436 357,274 Germany … 9,309,064 6,161,380 Netherlands … 3,571,332 2,477,347 Russia … 58,798 37,924 Other Countries … 23,475 15,522 Total … 18,450,897 12,351,086