Sir N. STEWART SANDEMANasked the President of the Board of Trade the amount and value of cotton yarn and piece goods imported into this country 1917W from the Continent and the names of the ports from which they were shipped?
§ Mr. W. R. SMITHThe following table shows the total quantities and declared values of cotton yarns and cotton piece goods imported into Great Britain and
Country from which consigned. Cotton Yarns. Cotton Piece Goods (including Flags, Handkerchiefs and Shawls in the piece). Quantity. Declared Value. Quantity. Declared Value. Lbs. £ Sq. yds. £ Finland 531 80 903 102 Esthonia 180 12 48,820 1,582 Latvia — — 31 3 Lithuania — — 2,202 69 Sweden 1,143 106 52,662 4,891 Norway 36 2 2,352 188 Denmark (inc. Farce Is.) 382 50 15,937 705 Poland (inc. Danzig) 229,207 26,808 119,109 7,800 Germany 915,224 73,911 12,932,137 801,289 Netherlands 1,931,602 141,126 10,297,123 507,680 Belgium 7,681,667 614,477 26,814,381 1,865,760 France 303,834 31,748 8,544,462 769,307 Switzerland 41,054 5,361 3,087,131 232,334 Spain — — 4,601 175 Italy 1,744,569 192,378 2,114,358 169,827 Austria 7,358 978 51,786 3,902 Hungary — — 31,447 1,090 Czechoslovakia 897,518 52,609 1,558,076 90,745 Yugoslavia — — 4,421 218 Greece — — 2,440 88 Rumania — — 6,580 573 Total Imports consigned from European Countries (excluding the Irish Free State). 13,754,305 1,139,646 65,690,959 4,458,328 NOTE.—The above figures are provisional.