COTTON TO HOLLAND

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 38, 8 November 1917, Page 6

COTTON TO HOLLAND

LARGE INCREASE IX I9IC. Evidence of large increases ia cotton exports to neutrals in 1916 is provided in the official statistical return of Britain's total trade for that year. Excluding 21,000,0001b. sent to the United States, wo exported to foreign countries 43,000,0001b. of cotton waste. Of this 18,000,0001b. was divided anions Holland, Denmark, and Norway, all showing large increases on 1915. Holland's import jumped 2,000,000 lb. on the year to 12,561,6001b.. against 71 million in 1913. the last pre-war year. Denmark took 3,381,7001b., against 250,(1001b. in 1913. Norway's import wae 2.703,0001b., against 873,1001b. Of the various kinds of cotton yarn wo sent to foreign countries (including all our Allies) 135,866,0001b. The largest individual importer was Holland, who received M,232,0001b., against 3!),255,.1001b. in 1913. and more than twice the amount received by "Prance, second in the list. Holland tlius took almost half the total foreign export and more than half of the total foreign export of grey yarn. Norway took 5,385.5001b., against 2,5W,3001b. • in 1913, and Denmark 5,837,1001b., against !)46,9001b. Holland actually tcceived 15,000,000 yards less of cotton manufactures than in 1013, but Sweden tcolr. 8,000,000 yards more, Dpnmark 30,000,000 more, and Norway 20,000,000 more. Of corn and grain Britain sent to foreign countries 85.265 tons. Holland took 16,340 tons of this (more than France) and Denmark came next with 3737 tons. Holland imported 7041 tons of malt, nearly half of our total foreign* export. She had very little wheat and no barley, but an "unenumerated" item in the corn and grain list gave her all but 66 tons of a total "uncnumorated ,, export of 8752 You6.—"Daily Mail."