asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of the year ended 31st December, 1955, the quantity and value of imports of sugar (unrefined and refined), coal, cotton, hides, fruit, vegetables, biscuits, glucose, non-alcoholic beverages, cider, copper and alloys, firegrates, timber (sawn, planed or dressed), hemp, plywood, wool, sheep's and lambs' wool, wool or worsted clothing, fertilisers, refrigerators, toys and games.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Quantity and Value of Certain Imports.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the required particulars.
Following is the statement:—
IMPORTS OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES IN THE YEAR 1955.
|
Description |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value |
|
£ |
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|
Sugar: |
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|
Unrefined |
ton |
65,482 |
2,092,390 |
|
Refined |
,, |
3,263 |
149,753 |
|
Coal |
,, |
1,801,322 |
10,666,138 |
|
Cotton raw and cotton linters |
cwt. |
66,374 |
1,051,779 |
|
Cattle hides, undressed |
,, |
75,567 |
496,644 |
|
Calf skins and kip skins, undressed |
,, |
3,478 |
45,439 |
|
Hides and skins (except fur and sheep skins), undressed |
,, |
5,310 |
40,770 |
|
Fruit: |
|||
|
Fresh |
,, |
742,560 |
2,239,954 |
|
Nuts, edible |
,, |
29,855 |
338,763 |
|
Dried |
,, |
218,051 |
886,712 |
|
Tinned or canned in syrup |
,, |
82,123 |
576,241 |
|
Pulp and pastes |
,, |
16,942 |
84,239 |
|
Other, preserved and preparations |
,, |
36,771 |
270,181 |
|
Vegetables: |
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|
Fresh, frozen or dried |
,, |
410,021 |
2,306,488 |
|
Preserved and preparations |
,, |
22,590 |
159,389 |
|
Biscuits |
,, |
6,806 |
81,585 |
|
Glucose |
,, |
138,530 |
344,114 |
|
Non-alcoholic beverages |
gall. |
325,926 |
133,284 |
|
Cider or perry and fermented fruit juices (except spirits and wines) |
,, |
13,530 |
6,144 |
|
Copper and alloys |
cwt. |
62,011 |
1,232,763 |
|
Firegrates, ranges, stoves and furnaces (not for central heating) |
,, |
34,686 |
213,064 |
|
Lumber, sawn, planed or dressed: |
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|
Conifer |
std. |
52,323 |
4,359,904 |
|
Non-conifer |
cub. ft. |
671,325 |
594,929 |
|
Hemp and hemp tow and waste |
cwt. |
47,847 |
190,231 |
|
Plywood |
sq. ft. |
21,404,413 |
757,990 |
|
Sheep's and lambs' wool |
cental |
96,574 |
2,772,761 |
|
Stockings and hose, wool |
doz. prs. |
20,313 |
33,069 |
|
Outerwear, wool or worsted: |
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|
Knitted or made of knitted fabric |
doz. |
15,991 |
156,361 |
|
Other |
No. |
64,546 |
330,027 |
|
Underwear and nightwear, knitted or made of knitted fabric, wool |
doz. |
5,557 |
38,751 |
|
Fertilisers |
ton |
383,145 |
4,859,183 |
|
Mechanical refrigerators (self-contained units) Toys and games: |
No. |
6,643 |
276,053 |
|
Metal |
doz. |
449,694 |
293,836 |
|
Other |
value |
386,690 |