§ Sir H. CROFTasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total number of cotton spindles in the United 1748W Kingdom, Japan and the United States, respectively, in 1900 and 1924; and what were the number of bales consumed in each country in those years?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe numbers of spindles and the number of bales of cotton consumed in cotton mills in the year 1900, in the countries specified, were approximately as follows, the particulars being based on official information as far as possible:
— Spindles. Cotton consumed. No. Bales. United Kingdom 42,500,000 3,000,000 United States 19,500,000 3,900,000 Japan 1,100,000 630,000* * Bales of 500 pounds weight. According to the information given in the "International Cotton Bulletin," the total estimated number of spinning spindles at the end of January, 1925, and of bales of cotton consumed in mills in the previous 12 months, in the same countries were:
— Spindles. Cotton consumed. No. Bales. United Kingdom 56,710,000 2,904,000 United States 37,886,000 5,461,000 Japan 5,110,000 2,344,000 It may be added that the weights of the bales varied with the class of cotton used.