The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 14
Manufactures (Quantities in Thousands only, Values Not Abbreviated)
Manufactures (Quantities in Thousands only, Values Not Abbreviated).
Value | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1870 | 1875 | 1880 | 1885 | £ | |
Arms and Ammunition | (quantities not given). | 13,337 | |||
Art (works of) and Pictures | (quantities not given). | 688,393 | |||
Artificial Flowers | (quantities not given). | 298,288 | |||
Beads (lbs.) | ... | ... | 1,986 | 1,570 | 90,687 |
Books (cwts.) | ... | ... | 16 | 22 | 211,356 |
Boots & Shoes (doz. pairs) | ... | ... | 95 | 103 | 346,884 |
Buttons and Studs (non-metallic) (gross) | (quantities not given). | 3,812 | 299,157 | ||
Candles (cwts.) | 86 | 110 | 132 | 65 | 173,263 |
Chemical Manufactures, &c. | (quantities not given). | 1,356,291 | |||
China. Porcelain, and Earthenware (cwts.) | 26 | 59 | 108 | 147 | 518,496 |
Clocks (No.) | 256 | 518 | 870 | 785 | 408,809 |
Confectionery and Succades (cwts.) | 25 | 104 | 206 | 362 | 1,001,622 |
Cordage and Twine | (quantities not given). | 450,392 | |||
Corks (lbs.) | ... | ... | 5,303 | 6,667 | 493,221 |
Cotton Manufactures | (quantities not given). | 879,975 | |||
Dyes from Coal Tar, &c. | (quantities not given). | 862,252 | |||
Embroidery & Needlework | (quantities not given). | 153,652 | |||
Glass of all kinds (cwts.) | 602 | 983 | 1,275 | 1,522 | 1,632,026 |
Hair Manufactures | (quantities not given). | 86,973 | |||
Hats & Bonnets, felt (No.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 114,403 |
Hats & Bonnets, straw(lbs.) | ... | ... | ... | ... | 75,786 |
Jute Yarn | (quantities not given). | 297,326 | |||
Lace. | (quantities not given). | 1,032,311 | |||
Lead Manufactures | (quantities not given). | 18,795 | |||
Leather (lbs.) | 10.098 | 50,138 | 60,248 | 90,846 | 5,768,840 |
Leather Gloves (pairs) | 10,896 | 22,636 | 17,469 | 16,434 | 1,502,571 |
Leather Manufactures | (quantities not given). | 218,562 | |||
Linen Manufactures | (quantities not given). | 271,775 | |||
Metal, wrought or manufactured | (quantities not given). | 313,633 | |||
Iron, in bars (tons) | 74 | 89 | 120 | 123 | 1,220,191 |
Iron, and Steel, wrought or manufactured (cwts.) | 556 | 1,159 | 3,108 | 3,475 | 2,361,384 |
Zinc Manufactures (cwts.) | 187 | 304 | 333 | 393 | 360,883 |
Musical Instruments | (quantities not given). | 729,576 | |||
Oilseed Cake (tons) | 158 | 180 | 241 | 283 | 2,030,433 |
Painters' Colours | (quantities not given). | 794,848 | |||
Paper for Printing or Writing (cwts.) | 173 | 187 | 245 | 261 | 390,199 |
Paper other (not hangings) (cwts.). | (quantities not given) | 1,125 | 974,070 | ||
Paper Hangings (cwts.). | (quantities not given) | 14 | 8 | 49,796 | |
Silk (thrown) (lbs.) | 283 | 110 | 203 | 230 | 231,862 |
Silk Manufactures | (quantities not given). | 10,268,690 | |||
Spirits (proof gals.) | 17,261 | 16,087 | 10,050 | 11,756 | 2,133,905 |
Tobacco, manufactured Cigars and Snuff (lbs.) | 3,235 | 3,344 | 3,502 | 4,247 | 1,237,745 |
Toys | (quantities not given). | 572,792 | |||
Unenumerated Manufactured Goods | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6,176,915 |
Watches | (quantities not given). | 554 | 626,482 | ||
Wine (galls.) | 17,774 | 18,429 | 17,385 | 14,630 | 5,126,392 |
Wood, sawn or split (loads) | 2,926 | 3,305 | 4,116 | 4,235 | 9,598,001 |
Staves (loads) | 71 | 92 | 103 | 125 | 539,235 |
Frames and Joiners' Work | (quantities not given). | 271,495 | |||
Wool, Berlin and fancy yarn (lbs.) | 611 | 727 | 752 | 1,255 | 221,412 |
Woollen Manufactures. | (quantities not given). | 7,374,808 | |||
Woollen Yarn, for wea-ving (lbs.) | 9,683 | 11,700 | 14,194 | 14,633 | 1,774,399 |
Yeast, dried (cwts.). | 128 | 162 | 208 | 293 | 817,504 |
From this list it will easily be seen that if the principle items of Leather, Kid Gloves, Silk Goods, Sawn Timber, Corks, Oilseed Cake, Lace, Musical Instruments, Works of Art, Prints, Dyes, Confectionary, and Fancy Wools be eliminated, for all of which we must, in the nature of things, be much dependent on the foreigner, along with Sprits, Tobacco, and Wine (upon which heavy duties are already placed), the only items remaining are the under £33,000,000 in value, a sum total insignificant altogether, when compared with the enormous dimensons of our own Manufacturing Industries and of our exports abroad. For revenue purposes duties would be absured; for protective purposes childish; for retaliatory purposes mad and suicidal, seeing that our own manufactures are sent in overwhelming proporations at almost every foreign country. What then do the "Fair Trade" schemers want but an election cry to prevail with the ignorant? It is not evident that to tax imported food is the ukimate object with—as its necessary result—the raising of prices on the people's clothing and bread, and the increase of Agricultural Rents?
Moreover the Annual Statement of Trade of United Kingdom for 1885 shows a considerable set off against manufactured Foreign imports in the very considerable quantity of Colonial and Foreign-made articles re-exported, for instance:—Arms and Ammunition, £253,443; Beads of all sorts, £50,436; Candles, £149,387; Chemical Manufactures, £243,640; Confectionary, £208,823; Cordage and Twine, £125,294; Cotton Manufactures, £540,560; Cotton Yarns, £25,166; Glass, £131,339; Leather, £1,143,723; Leather Manufactures and Boots and Shoes, £132,184. Metals—Iron Bars and Manufactures, £696,788; Iron and Steel, wrought or manufactured, £692,531. Musical Instruments, £108,959; Paper (except hangings), £79,012; Silk, thrown, £44,687; Silk Manufactures, £655,942; Spirits, £447,113; Tobacco, manufactured, £200,909; Wine, £541,007; Wood, sawn or split, &c., £108,558; Wood Furniture, &c., £124,539; Woollen Manufactures, £576,444.—Total, £7,280,484. Besides "other articles" which certainly include a considerable number of manufactures, £5,899,748.