405 the same as last year, at a little, over £E. 300,000. Saigon rice, rhicll is sliglitly cheaper, seems likely to compete seriously vlth the lucliau product.

The total import of flour has increased from £E. 1,753,000 to £E. 1,792,000, but Great Britain’s share has fallen from £E. *292,045 to £E. 187,271, although this figure is still 30 pe cent, higher than tliat or 1907. France easily heads the list with i‘E. 1,187 DU.

5. hvutwithstanding a decrease in the total import, colfee from Aden has increased from £E. 17,242 to £E. 21,921. Pepper from Singapore has fallen from £E. 33,507 to £E. 29,185. There is a noticeable decrea.se in English jam, which has dropped to £•11,025, compared with £E. 51,946 in 1908, while the import of jam from other countries amounts to £E. 39,405, showing an increase of about £E. 4,000.

6. The chief imports from Great Britain in this category are beer £E. 38,648, compared with £E. 40,589 in 1908: mineral waters, which show a slight increase at £E. 10,436 ; mineral oil, which, cliiefly owing to competition from America, has fallen from £E. 12,313 to £E. 11,487, and cottonseed oil. This latter stands at £E. 15,034, compared with £E. 35,423 in 1908. American production are responsible for the decline.

Wine in bottles from Cyprus again shows a with£E. 18,098 in 1908.

7. In spite of a general decrease the share of Great Britain for stationery has gone up from £E. 32,656 to £E. 33,604, and for packing paper from £E. 6,790 to- £E. 7,888. Printed matter, on the other hand, has dropped from £E. 30,799 to £E. 26,819.

competition and increased local decrease at £E. 16,103, compared 8. The market for high-priced furniture is still very stagnant, and the import from Great Britain has again fallen back from £E. 36,836 in 1908 to £E. 29,3*22.

Coal shows a heavy decrease, the figures for 1909 being only £E. 1,119,106, compared with £E. 1,457,120 in 1908. Lower prices were chiefly responsible for the decline. A contributory factor, however, was the abundant summer supply of water due to the high Nile, owing to which the fellaheen were not obliged to use their irrigation machines to the same extent as in previous years.

9. There is a heavy fall in the import of British cement from £E. 50,523 to £E. 25,000. . Belgian cement, which is of a cheaper quality, has remained at the same figure as in 1908. Slackness in the building trade has afiected the import of plaster from Cyprus, the figures being £E. 9,484, compared with £E. 17,345 in 1908. For the same reason window glass from Great Britain has fallen from £E. 9,743 to £E. 5,373.

10. Indigo from India has again decreased from £E. 51,442 to £E. 34,849, while the artificial product from Germany has suffered only a slight diminution.

11. The general import of chemical manure has almost doubled—a healthy sign as fill' as Egypt is concerned. The bulk of the import comes, however, from Belgium and Chile, the share of Gi*eat Britain being £E. 9,936 or only about 5 per cent.

The import of medicines has increased from ,£E. 78,602 to £E. 86,672, and the share of Great Britain from £E. 20,866 to £E. 22,261.

In scented soap and perfumes the proportional share of Great Britain has slightly increased, although the actual value is slightly less than in the preceding year, beii\g £E. 11,550 as compared with £E. 13,396.

12. The figures of the principal items of this category are as follows ;— Total.

Year.

United Kingdom.

Amount. Value.

Colton yarns Cotton fabrics Pure wool fabrics.,, -{ -I I i 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 ■1908 Kilog. 2,459,473 3.024,910 Metres. 43,647,805 36,144,811 Kilog. 21,846,395 21,449,080 Metres. 2,835,823 8,026,485 £E. 180,992 228,942 702,641 682,991 2,344.125 2,593,*241 397,426 451,729 Kilog. 1,375,277 1,301,715 Metres. 34,890,284 28,053,682 Kilog. 20.464,672 20,070,597 Metres. 1,123,535 1,435,741 £E. 108,836 112,026 499,595 466,563 2,169,875 2,402,675 186,931 232,522 House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Online. Copyright (c) 2006 ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved.