Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce. – in the House of Commons at on 28 March 1939.
Country and Description. | Quantity. | Value. | ||||
1936. | 1937. | 1938. | 1936. | 1937. | 1938. | |
Dozen pairs. | Dozen pairs. | Dozen pairs. | £ | £ | £ | |
UNITED KINGDOM: Gloves wholly or partly cut out of fabric containing cotton, and sewn up (but not including gloves known as astrachan gloves or gloves in which the fabric containing cotton is present in the lining only, or gloves made in whole or in part of leather), and fabric containing cotton shaped for making into or lining gloves: | ||||||
to Canada | 3,542 | 2,921 | 2,791 | 4,250 | 3,736 | 3,376 |
to Australia | 1,381 | 2,346 | 1,911 | 1,285 | 2,008 | 2,058 |
to Union of South Africa … | 2,075 | 3,849 | 2,042 | 1,357 | 2,036 | 1,200 |
to New Zealand | 1,058 | 1743 | 980 | 890 | 1,631 | 1,181 |
Gloves of other textile materials; | ||||||
to Canada | 486 | 454 | 128 | 514 | 428 | 211 |
to Australia | 789 | 400 | 290 | 697 | 270 | 305 |
to Union of South Africa | 1,224 | 1,027 | 1,122 | 1,262 | 953 | 1,026 |
to New Zealand | 1,042 | 293 | 694 | 979 | 307 | 581 |
GERMANY: | ||||||
Gloves woven and knitted— | ||||||
cotton (including hair nets): | Quintals. | Quintals. | Quintals. | '000 R.M. | '000 R.M. | '000 R.M. |
to Canada | 339 | 277 | 197 | 706 | 547 | 355 |
to Australia | 405 | 372 | 341 | 758 | 701 | 634 |
Union of south Africa | 20 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 51 | 47 |
to New Zealand | 61 | 68 | 40 | 105 | 117 | 67 |
Gloves woven and knitted of artificial silk and of pure silk: | ||||||
to Canada | 152 | 102 | 81 | 375 | 240 | 186 |
to Australia | 301 | 328 | 265 | 687 | 678 | 561 |
to Union of South Africa | 28 | 25 | 20 | 83 | 68 | 53 |
to New Zealand | 51 | 62 | 31 | 114 | 140 | 71 |
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA | Jan.-Aug. | Jan.-Aug. | ||||
Gloves—cotton: | Pairs. | Pairs, | Pairs. | '000 K.C. | '000 K.C. | '000 K.C. |
to Canada | 895,645 | 228,960 | 956,711 | 4,486 | 7,639 | 6,379 |
to Australia | 118,093 | 120,370 | Not available. | 635 | 689 | Not available |
to Union of South Africa | 53,261 | 44,15999 | 280 | 303 | ||
to New Zealand | 14,360 | 18,352 | 91 | 118 | ||
Gloves of artificial silk without admixture of floss silk: | ||||||
to Canada | 151,775 | 302,658 | 283,325 | 746 | 1,287 | 1,406. |
to Australia | 56,864 | 127,610 | 87,615 | 315 | 699 | 489 |
to Union of South Africa | 58,509 | 63,293 | Not available. | 361 | 348 | Not available. |
to New Zealand | 6,157 | 10,072 | 40 | 63 | ||
Gloves of silk and artificial silk mixed with other materials: | ||||||
to Canada | 19,867 | 6,930 | Not available. | 104 | 35 | Not available. |
to Australia | — | 644 | — | 6 | ||
to Union of South Africa | 1 | 2,751 | — | 17 | ||
to New Zealand | 2,064 | 54 | 11 | 1 |