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Year. Amojjnt. Value.

United Kingdom.

Amount. Value.

Superior linen or jute fabrics y ]Mixed fabrics of jute, cotton, wjjol, linen Oilcloth ..

Lace, libbons, embroideiy, &c., / in cotton .. .. j Made-up linen .. .. / Clothing Woollen caj'pets -{ 1900 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 hletres. 2,973,035 3,341,560 318,484 361,072 £E. 87,900 96,780 197,698 261,582 34,166 28,002 50,826 53,114 299,616 269,151 21)6,020 278,047 50,170 59,707 Metres. 1,438,323 1,755,452 281,945 326,504 £E. 40,825 48,505 25,943 29,914 28,260 22,772 16,968 17,509 88,818 73,602 36,573 22,716 42,985 51,659 "I’he folio-wing table, taken from the journal of the British Chamber of Commerce, shows the sources of supply of Manchester goods during the last two years :— Couutiy of Origin. 1909. 1908.

England Italy Austria Germany Erance Other countries £E. 2,669,000 148,000 84.000 80.000 38.000 26.000 2,869,000 172.000 106.000 53.000 32.000 43.000 The state of the trade in these goods at the end of the year was unsatisfactory. The reasons given in the journal above mentioned are: (1) A poor cotton crop in the Delta, {2) the difficulty of disposal of the large stocks of grain in Upper Egypt and the consequent lack uf ready money among the fellaheen, and (3) the great fluctuations of cotton prices in New York, which have inspired dealers with a feeling of insecurity and caused them to reduce their purchases to a minimum.

13. The figures for the principal items are as follows :— Wrought iron and sloel Hardware Iron bedsteads Copper, brass, &c.., Agricultural machinery Locomotives and traction engines Steam engines Motor-cars Electnc machines ..

Other machines, or parts of machines Eolling-stock Bar silver ,. ,.

{i { { Year. Total.

1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 1909 1908 £E. 233,922 349,270 329,388 416,908 59,661 63,883 179,096 293,184 163,296 170,314 1,783 146,408 109,138 152,308 33,503 49,634 62,949 90,536 158,190 183,692 14,925 265,620 81,380 104,737 United Kingdom.

£E. 23,452 134,354 117,981 202,892 57,957 61,694 129,927 223,309 126,610 151,026 1,447 70,200 76,789 98,432 6,193 5,820 22,479 36,698 68,287 74,314 461 218,414 68,984 89,525 House of Commons Parliamentary Papers Online. Copyright (c) 2006 ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved.