File No. 763.72112/1289
The Consul General at London (Skinner) to the Secretary of State
[Received 4.25 p. m.]
Department’s 28th. In extension my 533,1 exports of cotton from United Kingdom from January 1 to June 17: 352,303 bales against 231,431 bales previous year, including 165,866 bales American cotton against 96,613 bales previous year, foregoing figures under cotton statistics act 1868. Board Trade figures January 1 to May 31 show exports cotton from United Kingdom 1,622,213 centals against 1,152,600 centals previous year, including 243,987 centals to Holland and 132,276 centals to Sweden against 14,191 and 15,747 respectively, previous year. Rice: Totals exported 1,466,307 hundredweights against 663,767 hundredweights previous year, including 769,363 to Cuba against 384,286 previous year, Coffee: Total exports, 329,332 hundredweights against 260,759 previous year, including 218,573 to Holland against 68,356 previous year.
Following figures cover total exports from United Kingdom of commodities named five months 1915 and 1914 respectively:
[Page 456]| 1915 | 1914 | |||
| Flour | 284,194 | cwts | 97,063 | cwts. |
| Barley | 269,866 | “ | 44,237 | “ |
| Corn | 250,981 | “ | 350,004 | “ |
| Frozen beef | 260,557 | “ | 75,130 | “ |
| Bacon | 60,198 | “ | 42,542 | “ |
| Lard | 101,499 | “ | 99,205 | “ |
| Condensed milk | 7,230 | “ | 2,169 | “ |
| Refined cocoanut oil | 26,791 | “ | 2,916 | “ |
| Raw cocoanut oil | 71,404 | “ | 7,099 | “ |
| Cotton oil | 6,136 | “ | 194 | “ |
| Cinnamon | 584,825 | pounds | 198,087 | pounds |
| Pepper | 9,132,683 | “ | 3,427,758 | “ |
| Unenumerated spices | 3,992,587 | “ | 2,411,839 | “ |
| Raw cocoa | 20,551,986 | “ | 7,293,973 | “ |
| Prepared cocoa | 23,044 | cwts | 3,840 | cwts |
| Apples | 76,264 | 31,443 | “ | |
| Indian tea | 11,470,748 | pounds | 8,153,550 | pounds |
| Included in Indian teas to European countries other than Russia | 4,237,224 | “ | 2,397,415 | “ |
| Total tea | 25,944,535 | pounds | 22,642,930 | pounds |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | 3,423,366 | “ | 1,607,378 | “ |
| Manufactured tobacco | 365,162 | “ | 153,980 | “ |
| Raw silk | 30,935 | “ | 11,466 | |
| Linseed | 77,005 | quarters | 6,009 | quarters |
| Oil nuts | 55,385 | tons | 12,835 | tons |
| Lamp oil | 2,886,676 | gallons | 205,307 | gallons |
| Motor spirit | 2,865,526 | 101,883 | ||
| Lubricating oils | 1,025,439 | “ | 439,632 | “ |
| Rosin | 143,137 | cwts | 44,973 | cwts |
| Bristles | 1,063,882 | pounds | 865,624 | pounds |
| Rubber | 667,509 | centals | 553,864 | centals |
| Seeds | 40,618 | cwts | 8,386 | cwts |
| Watch cases | 302,244 | pieces | 253,461 | pieces |
| Unbleached gray cotton piece goods | 1,498,342 | yards | 185,655 | yards |
| Quinine | 98,313 | ounces | 47,028 | ounces |
Export of wool from United Kingdom to United States declined under embargo from 56,623,902 pounds in five months 1914 to 34,976,607 pounds in 1915 and licenses issued chiefly to enable American manufacturers to fill contracts for Allies; but while American manufacturers were thus handicapped, exports of woolen carpets of British manufacture to the United States composed of wool which American manufacturers seek in vain to import, increased from 191,800 square yards in 1914 to 212,900 square yards 1915. The licensing committees in this country are composed of active business men who advise Government on commercial questions and British exporters appear to have little difficulty in carrying on increasing business as shown in figures.