HC Deb 29 June 1915 vol 72 c1643W
EARL of RONALDSHAY

asked the President of the Board of Trade if raw cotton is permitted to pass unhindered into Scandinavia; and can he state the quantities of raw cotton imported into Scandinavia during the last six months of the years 1913 and 1914, respectively, and also during the first three months of 1914 and of 1915?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

The answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. The aggregate quantities of raw cotton imported into Norway, Sweden, and Denmark from all sources in the periods specified, according to the official trade returns of those countries, were as follows:—

July to December, 1913 12,811 metric tons
July to December, 1914 16,342 metric tons
January to March, 1914 10,329 metric tons
January to March, 1915 64,441 metric tons
These figures are exclusive of cotton arriving in transit.