§ Mr. HAMMERSLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the amount in value of cotton merchandise imported from Japan in the years 1929, 1928 and 1927 respectively?
Description. 1927. 1928. 1929. £ £ £ Cotton, Raw 930 2,829 — Cotton Linters — — — Cotton Waste, Unmanufactured 126,770 125,139 131,604 Cotton Yarns — — — Cotton Manufactures (except Apparel and Embroidery): Piece Goods: Grey, Unbleached 245 195 1,300 White, Bleached 40 1,399 881 Printed 439 8,593 11,946 Dyed in the piece 19,556 18,972 41,625 Manufactured wholly or m part of Dyed Yarn, and commonly known as coloured cottons. 5,472 21,307 14,786 Flags, Handkerchiefs and Shawls, wholly of Cotton, not in the piece. 30 — 82 Lace and Net 119 196 896 Finished Thread — 90 — Small Wares, including Ribbons and Trimmings 634 682 726 Made up Cotton Goods for Household Purposes 96,771 109,965 127,658 Manufactured Cotton Cleaning Waste 2,916 — 848 Cotton Manufactures, not elsewhere specified Apparel: 13,716 9,029 15,527 Fabric Gloves, wholly or in part of cotton — — 1,207 Hosiery of Cotton or of which the chief is cotton: Stockings and Hose 39,684 120,697 118,512 Underwear 274,132 417,730 368,992 Fancy Hosiery 604 707 10,049 Total of above 582,058 837,530 846,639 Notes.—In addition to the above items, other articles of apparel imported from Japan are probably made of cotton, but such articles are not classified in the Import Returns according to the material of which they are made, and therefore are not included in the above table. The figures for 1929 are provisional.