§ Mr. BIGLANDasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the exports, in yards, of cotton-piece goods to China for the first and last quarters of 1913–19, respectively; and will he give the average rates of exchange for the Shanghai Tael for each of the periods named?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe following statement shows the quantity of cotton-piece goods exported from the United Kingdom to China (including Hong Kong), together with the exchange value of the Haikwan Tacl, during the periods specified. (The Tael used by the Imperial Chinese Customs for trade statistical purposes is the Haikwan, and not the Shanghai, Tael. The average rates of exchange of the former are accordingly given in the statement; the Board of Trade are not in possession of precise information as to the exchange rates of the latter.)
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Year. Quantity Exported. Average Rates of Exchange of the Haikwan Tael. First Quarter. Last Quarter. First Quarter. Last Quarter. Million Yards. Million Yards. s. d. s. d. 1913 … … … 169.3 183.9 3 0⅞ 2 11¾ 1914 … … … 246.8 59.6 2 10⅝ 2 5⅞ 1915 … … … 97.1 91.0 2 6⅜ 2 8⅞ 1916 … … … 112.6 71.4 2 11*7/16 3 8⅜ 1917 … … … 65.1 93.4 3 10*9/16 4 6*13/16 1918 … … … 104.0 18.6 4 9¾ 5 8*7/16 1919 … … … 17.1 128.2 5 4½ 8 0