Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce. – in the House of Commons am ar 16 Ebrill 1929.
Mr Harry Day
, Southwark Central
asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of imports, exports and re-exports with regard to
| The following STATEMENT shows the Total Declared Values of Imports into and Exports from the United Kingdom consigned from and to Russia during the year 1928, distinguishing the Principal Commodities. | |||
| Description. | Declared Value. | Description. | Declared Value. |
| Total Imports consigned from Russia:— | £ | Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures consigned to Russia:— | £ |
| Wheat (grain) | 43,100 | Herrings, cured or salted, canned and not canned. | 74,542 |
| Bacon | 761,273 | ||
| Poultry and game | 330,152 | Iron and steel and manufactures thereof. | 274,183 |
| Butter | 2,656,372 | ||
| Eggs in shell | 867,841 | Machinery and parts thereof | 1,701,386 |
| Canned salmon | 2,143,971 | Cotton yarn | 59,167 |
| Oil seed cake | 77,242 | Wool, raw: sheep's and lamb's | 29,490 |
| Vegetable oils, unrefined | 348,733 | Wool tops | 93,411 |
| Wood and timber | 6,893,986 | Woollen and worsted yarns | 102,991 |
| Wood manufactures | 185,424 | Other articles | 380,817 |
| Platinum, refined | 266,048 | ||
| Flax (including tow or codilla | 80,937 | Total Exports | 2,715,987 |
| Fur skins, undressed, other than rabbit and seal skins. | 1,694,265 | Exports of Imported Merchandise consigned to Russia:— | |
| Fur and other skins, dressed (not leather) and manufactures thereof. | 541,018 | Tea | 404,135 |
| Lead, pig and sheet | 155,771 | ||
| Petroleum, refined | 2,784,915 | Tin, blocks, ingots, bars and slabs | 548,563 |
| Drugs, medicines, etc. | 294,977 | Zinc, crude | 50,997 |
| Bristles | 260,115 | Cotton, raw | 58,336 |
| Other articles | 1,317,868 | Rubber, crude | 565,511 |
| Other articles | 301,449 | ||
| Total Imports | 21,548,237 | Total Re-exports | 2,084,762 |
