asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state (a) the amount of foreign yarn imported into the Irish Free State during the year 1933; (b) the approximate value of these imports; and (c) the total number of spinners unemployed in the Irish Free State during that period.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports of Foreign Yarn.
Dr. Ryan
The quantities and values of the different descriptions of yarns imported in 1933 are set out in the form of a tabular statement which will be printed in the Official Report. On 1st October, 1933, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 25 persons in the Saorstát registered at employment exchanges and seeking employment at wool spinning. None was registered for cotton spinning. Separate figures are not available for spinning of other textiles.
Following is the tabular state ment:—
SAORSTAT EIREANN.
IMPORTS OF YARNS IN THE YEAR 1933.
|
DESCRIPTION |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value |
|
£ |
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|
Cotton yarn |
lb. |
1,195,711 |
65,545 |
|
Linen yarn |
cwt. |
15,549 |
82,362 |
|
Woollen and worsted yarns on bobbins, cheeses, cones and cops— |
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|
Woollen |
lb. |
758,271 |
82,954 |
|
Worsted |
,, |
1,529,030 |
210,962 |
|
Woollen and worsted yarns, not on bobbins, cheeses, cones and cops— |
|||
|
White yarns |
,, |
491,144 |
62,062 |
|
Other yarns of wool, worsted, or a combination of wool and worsted |
,, |
649,260 |
92,485 |
|
Wool or hair yarns, not elsewhere specified |
,, |
62,870 |
5,238 |
|
Coir yarn |
cwt. |
6,036 |
5,235 |
|
Hemp yarn |
,, |
3,077 |
5,132 |
|
Jute yarn, undyed |
,, |
1,970 |
2,033 |
|
Jute yarn, dyed |
,, |
244 |
724 |
|
Silk yarn and thrown silk |
lb. |
23,175 |
16,497 |
|
Artificial silk yarn |
,, |
61,689 |
10,145 |