§ Mr. TURNERasked the President of the Board of Trade what the export trade in yards of cloth known as low woollen cloths and in tons of rags and shoddy were in the months ending October, 1920, 1921, and 1922?
734Wto Denmark), Luxemburg and Alsace-Lorraine (transferred to France).
Russia is exclusive of Finland. Esthonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the former Russian Poland (transferred to Poland) and Bessarabia (transferred to Rumania).
Austria and Hungary, as newly constituted, are shown separately and are exclusive of Fiume, Liechtenstein, Czccho-Slovakia (Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia and Slovakia), and parts of the Scrb-Croat-Slovene State (Croatia and Slavonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dalmatia, Istria, Slovenia, etc.), of Italy (Trentino) and of Rumania (Bukowina and Transylvania).
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSIt is not possible to give particulars of exports of low woollen cloths, as exporters are not required to specify such cloths separately. During the 10 months ended October, 1920, 1921, and 1922 the quantities of rags and shoddy registered as exported from the United Kingdom were as follow:—
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— Woollen Rags applicable to other purposes than manorial. Pulled (Shoddy or Mango). Not pulled. Ten months ended October:— … … Tons. Tons. 1920 … … 3,708 817 1921 … … 881 1,229 1922 … … 8,716 9,283