71|
| Ceylon | 33| 11.92| 44| 16.51| 42| 13.55|
| Other countries | 21,129| 12.39| 21,252| 13.28| 23,970| 12.43|
| +-------+------+-------+-------+-------+------+
| Total and average |150,758| 11.79|163,901| 13.11|205,001| 12.08|
+-----------------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+------+
* 000 omitted.

It should be understood, however, that in some cases the Board of
Trade figures represent only an approximation to the ultimate
distribution, as the exports are sometimes assigned to the
intermediate country, and in particular it is understood that a
considerable part of the yarn sent to the Netherlands is destined for
Germany or Austria. The large business done in yarns with the
continent of Europe is in some respects an extension of the British
home trade, though certain countries have their own specialities. A
considerable business is done with European countries in doubled yarns
and in fine counts of Egyptian, including "gassed" yarns, which are
also sent intermittently to Japan. "Extra hard" yarns are sent to
Rumania and other Near Eastern markets, and Russia, as the average
price indicates, buys sparingly of very fine yarns. The trade with the
Far East, which, though not very large for any one market, is
important in the aggregate, is a good deal specialized, and since the
development of Indian and Japanese cotton mills some of the trade in
the coarser counts has been lost. The various Indian markets take
largely of 40^s mule twist and in various proportions of 30^s mule,
water twists, two-folds grey and bleached, fine Egyptian counts and
dyed yarns. China also takes 40^s mule, water twists and two-folds.
The general export of yarn varies according to influences such as
tariff charges, spinning and manufacturing development in the
importing countries and the price of cotton. A particular effect of
high-priced piece-goods is seen in various Eastern countries that are
still partly dependent on an indigenous hand-loom industry. The big
price of imported cloths throws the native consumer to some extent
upon the local goods, and so stimulates the imports of yarn. It
appears that as the native industries decline the weaving section
persists longer than the spinning section.

_Cotton Goods._--Cotton goods are of an infinite variety, an