Sequel to Synopsis of the tariffs and trade of the British Empire

Rawson Rawson William Sir 1812-1899

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LIBRARYTHE OF UNIVERSITYTHE CALIFORNIAOF ANGELESLOS nv^ • ./ -^ . TOSEQUEL SYNOPSIS OF THE TRADETARIFFS AND OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. was commenced, the Author maynot anticipated when it upon its completion.permitted to offer two or three remarks^ upon itso= any unfavourable criticismHe would deprecate choice of periods or years made forIj construction, or upon the have been intro-observation, upon which improvements might beendevelopment of the subject hadduced, if so large a Especially he would claimcontemplated at the beginning. of his state-any disarrangement of the orderindulgence for of the discussion relatingments caused by the interpolation to the Export trade in coal. fromhe has purposely abstainedHe would point out that may have sometimesputting forward opinions, though he points, lestconclusions, bearing upon controversialindicated of bias in making the,they should create an imputation which have been"* numerous calculations and comparisons, information and use of the Committeeprepared solely for the^ he hopes he hasrHof the League and the public. In this of the first part of the work hassucceeded, as the receptionLu has been adduced inshown that the information contained in it support of exactly opposite views upon the main points whicli the statements were intended to elucidate.

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• Shipping
• Great Britain
• Commerce

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LIBRARYTHE
OF
UNIVERSITYTHE
CALIFORNIAOF
ANGELESLOSnv^
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TOSEQUEL SYNOPSIS
OF THE
TRADETARIFFS AND
OF THE
BRITISH EMPIRE.
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PREPARED, AND PRESENTED TO
THE COMMERCIAL COMMITTEE OF THE
IMPERIAL FEDERATION LEAGUE,
BY ITS CHAIEMAN,
K.C.M.G., C.B.SIR RAWSON W. RAWSON,
Pbinted by Oedek of the Executive Committee, and
Published at the Office of the Imperial Federation Leaoue,
Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London, W.30,
1889.^o/N
PREFACE
dimensions which werethis work has assumed a form andAs^
hec/> was commenced, the Author maynot anticipated when it
upon its completion.permitted to offer two or three remarks^
upon itso= any unfavourable criticismHe would deprecate
choice of periods or years made forIj construction, or upon the
have been intro-observation, upon which improvements might
beendevelopment of the subject hadduced, if so large a
Especially he would claimcontemplated at the beginning.
of his state-any disarrangement of the orderindulgence for
of the discussion relatingments caused by the interpolation
to the Export trade in coal.
fromhe has purposely abstainedHe would point out that
may have sometimesputting forward opinions, though he
points, lestconclusions, bearing upon controversialindicated
of bias in making the,they should create an imputation
which have been"* numerous calculations and comparisons,
information and use of the Committeeprepared solely for the^
he hopes he hasrHof the League and the public. In this
of the first part of the work hassucceeded, as the receptionLu
has been adduced inshown that the information contained in it
support of exactly opposite views upon the main points whicli
the statements were intended to elucidate.
The Author desires to express his grateful acknowledgments
for the Colonies for havingto Her Majesty's Secretary of State
forreferred the first part to many of the Colonial Governments
correction of figures, in a despatch oftheir observations and
noted in the memo-which a copy is annexed. These have been
additions placed in the appendix.randum of corrections and
Committee of theThe encouragement of the Commercial
liberality of the CouncilImperial Federation League, and the^
of publication,of that body in undertaking the heavy expenseg
endeavour to make an adequatehave stimulated the Author to^
tlio Council the publicreturn for such generous support. To
""
38(iS25—
IV PREFACE.
are altogether indebted for the information contained in this
work and it will be disappointment if they are not eventually
; a
satisfactory addition to thereimbursed their expenditure by a
members of the League, if not by the sale of the limited edition
of the publication.
P.S.—The delay which has occurred in the publication of
this volume has afforded an opportunity, within ten days of the
close of the year, of adding the chief results of an examination
with thoseof the trade of the year, 1888, compared for 1887,
and of thus demonstrating the usefulness of the method sug-
gested by the author.
1887.
Total Imports
Total tonnage Milln. tons
value,, ,, £
Averiige valu'i' per register ton.... £
-Total Exports-
Total tonnage Milln. tons
valuo„ ,, £
Average value per register ton.... £
—Exports, exclusive of coal
Tonnage Milln. tons
Value „ £
Average value per register ton.... £SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
1854-88.Part III.—Trade of the United Kingdom,
PAGI
Tntroductort 1
Cap. 1. Methods of ascertaining Volume of Trade, and
changes in aggregates of Value 2
1. Mr. GifFen's Method, Index Numbers „§
2. Mr. Bourne's Method 7
,,
3. Method of comparing Value with Tonnage 10
Table A. Method compared with others
Index Numbers 10by
Imports and Exports, United Kingdom 18Cap. 2.
Quantities, Prices1. Value, and Average§ ,,
a. In each year, 1854-88 „
Tablel
188.^)-87b. The same in each month, 23
Table II 24
The same continued for 1888 26
Curves of the same in each year, 1854-87 ...c. .,
Tables III and IV „
Exports British (United Kingdom) Produce2. of
Manufactures, 1834-88 28and
Average Prices,a. Quantities, Value, and
1834-88 „
.30Table V. Years 1834-54
VI. „ 1855-88 31„
b. Curves of each year 1834-54 32
Table VII „
Export Coal ; a new Index Number for3. of
33Exports
Table VIIa. Export and Price of Coal,
1854-88 34
VIIb. Value per Ton of Imports,Table
Exports, and Exports exclusive ofTotal
1854-88 35Coal,
Value and averageTable VIIc. Tonnage,
exclusive ofvalue per ton of Exports,
39Coal, 1834-87
the sameTable VIId. Curve of ,,TI SUMMARY OF CONTENTS.
PAGE
Proportion of chief constituents4. 40
Imports, comparison of witha. 1857 1886 ,,
Table VIII. 1854-86 „
Exports, withb. of 1857 1886 44
Table IX. 1840-86 „
Principal Articles omitted added in 1886 47c. or
Classification of Articles at different periods,d.
1855-84 50
Articles, 1854-86 515. Prices of chief
a. Annual Prices ,,
Table Xa. Imports, Food
Xb. Raw Materials„ „
XI. Exports ,,,
b. Uniformity of Rise and Fall „
c. Rise and Fall of Prices 52
'...d. Comparison of Prices, 1857-86 53 ofPrices by Mr. Bourne'sMethod,
1883-87 55
6. Prices of Raw Materials Imported, compared
with Prices of Manufactured Goods Exported,
Cotton, Flax, and Sheep's Wool, 1854-86 57
Table XII. Cotton 58
XIII. Wool 59„
Proportion of Tonnage and Value Inwards7.
compared with the same Outwards, 1854-86 60
TableXIV 61
Colonial and Foreign Merchandise 628. Re-export of
XV. Value in each year 1854-87 ... 64Table
6io9. Transhipments
Trade of United Kingdom, 1854-8710. Diagram.
PrincipalTable XVI. Showing the
whichEvents, Political and Economical,
68influenced or resulted from it
Cap. 3. Shipping, United Kingdom 71
Tonnage, Inwards and Outwards§1. „
Table XVII. Triads, 1872-86 72
2. Nationality of Vessels in Trade beyond Sea 74
Table XVTII. Tonnage and Proportions,
1877-79 and 1884-86 75
3. Passenger Traffic „
Tabic XIX. Tonnage and Passengers,
1853-55 and 1860-87 76
Table XX. Average Size of Vessels
carrying Passengers, 1860-87 77