OUR YORKSHIRE LETTER.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 443, 27 February 1909, Page 15

OUR YORKSHIRE LETTER.

':: ; ; :GREAfc:MiTAIN , S - ; :fbHtilCt Hi TiADE ■] IN :;;:;.;;|^;::«fc: : aVpqL; ~;;;,,,:: ■^-"■ -4W. ;Ci?BOM : 6lJß;si?£ciAp""cbnßESi'ONb£NTi).:;,:: -^r:li'*¥?->:^; v u ; SS^Aifow^days-ng'b'tlie Bbattl"df;:Tride-returns J;; I ;:Tduri6g '■■■VMi' : and; they •'have- a good deal; to say '^to^woolgforeVs ; and- iaaliiifaotureVs. both..-iii'r the : eoloftieV>Stfd Vhe /West Riding :,of -^-VVTbrkßhive"continues:to;:bp- ; fhe ;bdbkb6iu> -of -v^^dreat/Britain's.trade infw'obl.Textiles,'and;the &■:' b6bm?lwhM : :c\llmittared''at; the. ond; ;o( ■IBo7' ■ r; , : WasCliirgelS-grdduepd '■■ by.: biir trade :' ■r- of -the ■ wor d; . ;Lhst -year. •■ - .pf6Ved :td'-bB: the dif^bfctbpposltb year- ■'.' ■■■• previous, -for.-■6iu'.,.ovei'seas . trade; fell .bit. tre- •■-■-'-'• meiiabuSlylt'ausltiS.Bbuldles'aiid.looius to stafid #:to (t VerMafs'e eiftnt,.- Ah analysis of-our export ■'tfadr-lnrwobi .■■■.testilep'ieiibws--:that;-biiij:,SouHi: ;-^-:vAm'ei!iea^nhß--matn£ained : ■■V'-.,'and-ißrndf6M;='Shiflpe»'-fha*S-/o6nttilUeavtd-.:&o ."a'veVy nice trade Ui;&lbi6st.iy(lr?-styl(i-0f..«d01--v:>;tma.ile:textllo.'-"'Wh»tOttiJ-Mdtt!Mtii'rerß.*atittii : iaiarkeH-^ 5 ■'=. ; faVdurs,Voniy,..to*o placed 'iv/j stand- 'oik fall; upon 1 :tkeir;-own; merits.- The. ' ofgoods that-is, being .turned out in this -- Sdistriot'was never-better .value, and for stylo ;:;'•: and-colour they, cannbt'be beaten .by nhy'bthst .manufacturers in'any part; of "the. world. . The '& final:figures are..Well: wbi-th:.considering by. all alike.? .^::?w.^:;;';.;.;::..;,,:: ;■;"■■'■;.; " ■'■', '■■.-■■■''.■■'.■■ y- : ;^:?^j^v ;^6^K'^6^'';/; : -v : - ; -:- : : ;. :.-.';. .C!tnfhing Ib ihipoJri, upbn whibh-.the v .;wbblleft tt'htfes' so largely, depend, i'i'the'fbllowi'ng table shows' our supplies for tile 'vi'/ppjitlnve'years,: the 1901 imports-being a long ;;., wayfthe dowest.ior;,yery many years back. : _ In y ■": this /connection;-, we give; the .li6t, of wobl. I'm- ;./: pbrts : irom ; sources of ■ eiipplyi— '■-T '.?•''.'^sS-a /.From '■■, From, From ;> i ;> :';'■::-"-; x - : ■) Aus'trnU : Sohth ,Ai'gah-' . .fVir":;■:-;:;::. Total.->!:asia\: "Affitiar. tinit;' "-"."f-feaifp-- "■■■ .;';( 719.074-,: 480,754 •!.'■:■'BD.so9.. V 43,178 : ! --1907. ..:• 750,237 -■: 4(9,877.;., .91.C0G.-• 40,054 ■"■•: 1906 .: ... : ... i; 639; MS • 397.02S ;; i 67,303. -.29,984 : '-' : . 905':'- f . : .'■■■.";. .615-70S '202,040'!' - : 67,702. ;--25,675 ..0 v ;i85t,23G:.. 65,127 : 13,307. ;.;..:;;;;;;'Poo's.omitted. in:aboye table,, . :" It- will- be : seen 1 irbnl': thb - abbve table; that . pftbtically speaking bur inlp.brts;frbni -AUstral' /. ; asiahre-MbUt 1 the.sftmß'nV'in:l9o7i,while there :'•-is a decrease of .11,000,0601b. from South.Africa, / anili- a; mbdetate: increase, in vthe; imports; from the :River, Plate.: There \were also decreases last, year iU .our- wool, imports from.. Russia; '; Belgium,'; France, British East .Indies > and ''other .countries. '■';.. ■'■-'' : \ ■■'■'■■'■■'" ■■■■■ ■■ -: : Regarding:"reexports" of ifdoli I think these . : :;hdiild..in' : no"sense.be omittpd. v The following : table,,will : .well;repay,analysis, and:l;slip*- btir total ire-exports of wooland'also, separately. to ':■'■ Germany, Belfjiumii-Ffttftbei and.Ambl'lta; which . , txi .. Qrbat enstbmfel'st^.'-,v

'•^■ : ;V'V*-Tb'^ :',-.'.- ■:: :.-'.:SoU•;■'V./.To ; •'; United ~;_> . ■■\- : :-\lnahy;-\,gluni\ v --Ka4^^'-''St«tMi'-\Tdtol. ..'Year, Ltei: V;Lbs. i■ ■ '.lbs. .>: jEibs.':-.■•.':■; Lbs.•':■ ■."■' 1908• 9i,210 .' 64.3G6 •.'; * 97,425 ':',: $7,474 .;'. c1!!7j075. : : - 67,852:' ' 83,711 <'.■ ■ 69,839. '.'; 314,260 : .':S:;' : v:l»l)fli-:.8i839 ..39,681 : 64,f156'. ' 6d,Sfl3 268,494 J,::.'. 1905-fi2i279 ,39,251': '60,423 V7B,7SG '.'.. 270,185. -:>;:•; 1804' c 77i220 -i ; 86,528;';" , 68j936.,v;.C0,454 .■■;'.: 254,920 ■ ■vv: ;! "■'■•'^-V"^^'iv. : ;.pPP , fi.'dmitti'd'in; above' table. . ■, : " ■"'■:%■■■ i.' : ".lnV the'abdve v'tablb -.'showing .'the . i:-'; % of ■ *6ols.tUefd d 6 iildlutlßtl b6tli ; illpacd and h;;rv-moh4ir , ;"ljut=-dui'.;trndß-:invthea6'cbnlindtliUe6.lll' • :'•": thß is : not greAt.j bur shipments {■;; ■-: -mbstirbeing' tDthe-TTniM States, .Mb fabt k .:-,'' : : comes .but Sr ell in tttif BKpbrts of w'bbl that, hotH''.."..'.'•': withstanding & ;slump -year,'- three of' our .best fV : - ■ .cnstbtiWrs, namMftv Germany;^Belgium,..' and $•'.'.?. ..Vrarice, -actually toot .''record'Vif'.iantities,-all ':?.;; : :; : ;hree:-alike - taking! more, won: ,thSi.:6#''.tli'T S.: i'didif with;-.the .exception-brQerinanyi-wlla, in H';> : boomyear-rpurbtittsed i00,139,i)001|j., but. •If-v , ill; the other countries, with the exception of ■/.he, .United ;Stateß, 'purchased 1 .larger supplies. -<i: ;;;.;'■ thaneverY-,v. ,-'r : ;- .j \; : ;-;."';■•■;:■■>' ;;■;::/.;.'- .v----:|;;;::^i]idl|ito : • ! ; :; 'CoiningVtb.;dealr withv- semi-manufactured ;;,.: articles'!,tlib, picture presented.;.is.hardly so /;^jiV-^ta'tisfßclary;; :; ißnti : .aftei/all'/\Wheii^bne' i rem6ni-' :V.r> : ': ;^:Vw;.tbiUtob-in..w6o'Vpi l ie»i':tlie'-.Mftirhs' are .: ■;jatisfactbrjr. in ;thb : table below I.ettw.buf ex— ;;sorta of bombed w6fll,iieli : tops and abils and ;'; V. ■; iheiri;Voluei— -^\ : J>< r-'V-M^ia ; ;*. a v<Sif.EOi:.' : ''■: ''^---^S'^S/TepS^^ \;.-A v.reajr.- ; "-Lbs.'-' ; '-'-'-'.- .a ?;'' :;V ;' 1908• 34/726,000:; v 2,358,006": : :.i3;20d,00"d'■' 807,009 ■■'■■ •■-' : '."' 1907 .35,811,000 : 2,993,000 : . 12,090,000 :; 898,000 .':=■;-• 1906 .38,649,000' v 3,036,000/;; :11jB22jC0O ..■ 8001000 .'v>^:.vi9os;"ffi,3Sff,CMV ; i^2,2s9,Mlf':- , *= Tge.dcio' ;y- X ; 1904 ■37,419,p00;.; r ;, 2,295,000 -9,266,000 "'• 551,000 |J-.; ■'.' 'In", contrasting the above;- tlib - fact should not fifi.-','.;.'' be:,- ; overlooked that i. all: the tops and ; noils «y;;. shipped abroad,last at sengs: :'.- eibly* less, hence, more * importance should. .be ; M...; attached "to the ; and hot .to. the value : jsjr; of: the .business \done... Ther shrinkage" in tops m-;- was Certainly almere..batat«ll6' I cdnsidefinf thb •ss■■ .'rotten estate, of rade,.but : the most significant fe^,-:featare":is;that,#.B'"ahil)ped: : ateld-,il'"-ley''duaii- S: ' IS;;. ityjthan;Bincerl9oi~vQ^ : »-*v?Y^;v■■- ■■{>■ wC |ij.: ;i;'Our>,expbrt ;yaril\tfftdb:'livstill ',<■i •'■ vefy'big W ':-:on6,.;a.nd;l;shdUld.-'sa>>tliat';9(l*pefca9nt:; -of; the" Pi--'' ? ar P s ' s °ld :.tb.;foreign custoiners; $f> 'ffbm BfadW ■.'-•iiord.; r .-laSt,-'j'earj,as was tdb,'gainfully evident, m ''r jontraotibhwas tlib order of the dav; : and; when 6f : ;the:year sjretttrns .cams to bßUilftdb UB w'6 §§g te;?. theseffects.bf ; the;.slacK;:times; which^spinners m,i ■expenended;.k Witli -the? e'Ceptiohvof 1905, the ' W■'■ overseas...trads:in Wobllen>lg*i«-Sbfstbd yaMis ■;J?-;vwas..thb ; wbrst since.;.l9ol;; i in;fact,;lß99 was.the iff ' P ls ?' J.* At .in bur exports 6f these; yarns we''have pp ' I V l l9 wn . fpr.V.very-many-;- yearskpist. '• Just as |(t-,.'. 6howing,our.ttadß ih-thesb-Jfaftibulars,. tho follU l o, " n f'; table will, indicate-the. movement- dnr•K ■■'- ■ years, ■ the' .f ■ j : '■.. highest point WHS, tbuched:^ -:'■■-. ?,;;;..'-. ; -.-' :;■':'-.■ •.i'-'V-'vitohaii; and. 1 -:'.'jE.'i r::, 1808 ; -. :, .'<ii,j'.Soj9lo--v.;-:'- 4.R09 - : ': -13,770 -.- - 1,785 ■:;:;; 1907 j^r.*-: 53,095;.;:.;e,0u ;,-•.■■ ■■'.-it^bo- : 2,301 .;■ V ■'■■':.-1906'N; ■ ..;:■:55)328.'; 1. 5,340. ; -yt- .\< 10,692:'■'.'■-. 2,062 :..-;.> 49,600/ ; : 4,241' V"-:";-'- IUG 7-' 1,091 , I ■:■ y 1904:*■;• ; .54;437^ .4,210 j■ ■■• ■'■ ■-■ ;'i!J,94B' --- : - : - 1478 ■i--.v'\SiS99iV':r--A;'':ffl,Vto^.'??;4,B7B.''-.'^ ! -''v.:l>,ss9'''. -•.-1,746 ■:&:??* (;■;';i';;..™*; .'quiltted ; in -hbbwliable;;; ;..;.; ' W&- ' • % ''''' ;;■■':','-. '';Uttd6Ubted!y/6ltr, / inbst';'im?brtaiit: shipineiits' :; ' . . jf.;WObl;textilbs'bbhiprise V.oolleii.tissiles;'fr'orv.. »ted -coating's; and . wbi'stcd Stills, 'Here we "■V : have;-«vltf6uc* : ;6f :,a. SaVidtiS' fulliiigVbftV which : -.■,• -most •Torkshijfd- . mfinufactjirefs: .'.ThB-.decfeasa :in'-'dress', goods,' 'commonly;known as.SttittS, isva 'vefy.-sefibus ' : add . J is ■■ »>Jbilg■ way the':lbwestr-ijihee . 1888, .; ■that-being-as far-back, as T.have. gott6,> .Tins' figures here ftre: somewhat startling,;.;and Bomb would'say ;tbere is: ample; rb'dm for Great Bri» -.' taln:to consider'tho.'burning'queston of a Seien' :,;.;: keep.'6ut:fbreig"n-iiladb' Worsted ■;.;. .Btuffs,..ln.the -following"tablb'l shew' what - : -have beta. Our shipments in three leading lines . ;;■ ;of .fully; maimfactured .textiles' ovor a poribd •;■ ~...o f:: y ears, and the table presentsl food for- , ,-.:'. -thought-to. everyone 1 , interested-. in ■ the' wool ;'.- ■-. ■-. trade:—.:. -■,• ".-■■.:■ -: ':. '■: - : '-''. ;-'•■: '.Woollen. Worsted -.''' Total- ■■■■■: ;. ;: ' tissdes. : coatinge.' stuffs. Bxports. '.. ; :year. : „■'.■-, fifds,.•;.,'..'?.Yd«i :• ■'■<■ . Yds. -■■■■ ' > -Yds.- ;.:";;- : . 1908 . ;:,.y 75.665 , 18,302 : 56.380 .162,905 '.;:, 1907 ;;-..;.■ 84,881.-- .22,691 --76,457 ' 202-485 . ;.1906V:;..;, 79,957.:.. -.20,488 -■; ,79,068 197'7M ; ;v; 1905 • ;::.v;. ; ; 72,288"-'- ; -18,408•!■-■■'■ 83,493 v ! '196 582 ;:,: 1904' -:;•;.:. 67,121.- .19,496 V 84,729 189 776 •/;-; 1801;;;;;;..; 44,873r ; :; ••.ie.fiM}.• 77,Gia>- : 156fi3l , ■- : : 1895 ,:{;. ..'57,657 ■■■• '35,827 128,473 541702 ;•■.-•;■ ■':-.1890-.';?-;; 1 ;-./'5B;4fl<i..'-:,:27,8-12 , '..145.M3 A:-253426 ■V;; : ''6,635 ■■'•; 129,581':- : ' ; -'204,387 ■ ;; -yS->.<-r?.\'OOV»'. omitted in abovß. table. ~ -..-.-

, ? 6f. bbufse, i&> 'coUSl'lbtihg the: above title, .', ■'■■ Bom6.;allowhnca;.must.be;-;llifidS.'fdr tile" liio'vk!-:'/'Vv"ment'-'6f vp'rices, ; ,but.;l; have.■•purposely' kept to ;: yafdag.i ih ftfddl' td >how:: clelrly th 6 vacation • ' Britain's : bvers'oas.li'ade. jii these . ''b'read/and,-btttterV.'6lotlls.,Last::.yda^3..tratle V.. -was; a If ail'.: average 6he'i.n:wb'6lleri:and Worsted .••fabrics,: it. b&irig in Stuff, goods ;whero >e tad ':■ '-. the most pronounced shrinkage, ': and, of course, /' .this affects Bradford dress Roods ihaniifafcturei ; s . ■.'.- ■'a.': J l6il'g'i' , wdj'';'tM6''-"liidst'.'-. "■■ .'.TiiA; otltlbdk. is'-c<sr-'- ,:•, taiWy;betief,, but \i.,ik ■ ri6tlliuft;.t6 shout over. .-.;.. Tliefe;;is;iDoro-inidhiiiery'.'.r'Unnihg, 1 and on the : ;:: whbleMliahUfadtui'ers are •erapl6yed, .But . ;':• therS isVpl6nty-6t'r66m>'£6T'ihiprdyementi''S6m6 rcontend that in tno.aggregate6tir consumption ■:■•. of. wool is .expanding,and;no dpflbt this is so, :.b"t'.wheii;all'.is.said and .'done; wo. like to see '..-..' svidenbes-of■ this iritbur■■ foreign'-tra'de.'';;•■-.' ■'■/: . ;■;' ' '. The'week's ; .terised ; by Ai.very, strong.tone, 1 •',.and>; a fair '.".. amount V of. activityi'lias-vbe'eii- sees. : At:''the rawmiateriaLendpi .the 'market there isa: long ':■'..' way;; the,.most activity,.:aM-a very' rs'ang'dins ■-■■■: fcclwg bbtain.i' Araoiij'"t6jjiiiake'rS:. tlißi-eis a --x:.'falr?rknidtln£vof^tttll;-t'alk'<li6ing-iAdllUad':'iii'oitnd ■'ocdiipyiiig.'fL4:thby:.d6^'fa'(Hy.-:strbhJ:-pb6lMdii,-' .they;; are.not' So' vety. keen .at sStliUg ;.hcavily. .: either at;'one price or, another. ■ Most tif tliein ',\" : BMi I 'wariilttg''.-apl3.^f6J\-BUjief-'-W , S,'. ! 'Biit.-.S6''- , .tt"- ■■• cehtly as last Monday 'Mdiv'was -ic'eopted;.lit . morsrthau sflfie..tbpdake'r,:6{''i'ofjUte;-f6r.'-hft : : standard. e'Uper:'Co'S.- At; tliej.'siihle ttilift/23Jd. •: has.ibeeii,-.freely" made;', and ■ 'a-i'penny;- irtbre is \ : '. quotod.ffir Bi's.i Cdnsuniptibn'Soefns' t6 ; be well. : 'maintained;.ih- this'.'de'iiartmeatii'and' as far as .;., oneicanvsee likely to be.' Otcourse, with the . !; -London. sales - so...neairat hand, Borne are not '.'"■'■ open to do business.until:tliSy.Asfl.'n-hat.things are 'going to bo: like, ,ahd it. is. fully anticipated .'■: that: fine: wools ;will rtiaifitiiii 'last 'sates' elos- ; ing '.rateVnhu possibly :ddv»Uce: par to. 5 per ■". eeiiK." but ■expectations -.-respecting, c'rossbreds -%!• much mdr<i- pronounced,; aiid^J.per cent. . .:. §~ t reds talked of.; ISm '■:'a; kigheY: figure is_

named, bttt the arrivttls are certainly heaVief than at one-time seemed likely. While business is, undoubtedly, bettvi- ■ ii line, wool, and there' has' boeir ah iiupj"'vemeiil: i ; iA .stronger qualities; yot a further 1 more.ui) t)f7l per cont; is S4 lal'ge as what the trade can Stand. There is just 'a-possibility of the raw m&teHal fflbV" in^-faster thill othtrf depal-tiiientS btlM trnto, and yafil bUSlnoss is fibthing-HKe. as hoiiltliy ds.it is in Hieflnast V iWhlle the l'air Material seelris-tb eVerywho'te .tti'gently;. Wanted,,-: tet thefais ho jifcs's'ure in Spiniling aiid mahufactunri* 6if6le3, ttltd -With direct importsi.'lib;* artiviflg weakly iU lafgß Quantities, there ;isbbUiiQ to bo'some relief, at no distant date. Holders seem yer'y saitguine that tHejr, hive, the future, with themi for-nobody seems keen in Selling anythihgi If tbps-could be bought at frhat:.they could a fbrtuight; ago. some big quantities would be purehased, but inost people have enough contiaotS on at: present; A little flurry-,was caused, last Monday by. a re--port: ffom .Wellington" that. American styws- of orossbreds \ver| Jd, -,tb: Id, oheaner, but. tophiakers ato as-firm-as ever., and tliey will have to see -wool cheaper, m other, niodiets beiorc they-.will lower .:theiriiubtationsi ..-,.