Miscellaneous Series, Issues 90-99U.S. Government Printing Office, 1919 - United States |
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... pounds ) of British cotton yarns ; in 1918 the corresponding figures were 65 per cent and 66,516,100 pounds . In 1912 only 58,777 tons of British iron and steel manufactures were exported to France . In 1916 France received 1,115,939 ...
... pounds ) of British cotton yarns ; in 1918 the corresponding figures were 65 per cent and 66,516,100 pounds . In 1912 only 58,777 tons of British iron and steel manufactures were exported to France . In 1916 France received 1,115,939 ...
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... ( Pounds sterling , 000 omitted . ) Commodity . 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Cotton .... Wool . 80 , 238 70,570 55,350 64 , 671 All other . 36 , 567 84,729 110,590 37,736 34 , 246 160 , 286 44 , 146 18,578 39,730 19,751 51,729 39 ...
... ( Pounds sterling , 000 omitted . ) Commodity . 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Cotton .... Wool . 80 , 238 70,570 55,350 64 , 671 All other . 36 , 567 84,729 110,590 37,736 34 , 246 160 , 286 44 , 146 18,578 39,730 19,751 51,729 39 ...
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... pounds per year ) and flax ( 10,000 tons ) , and these figures are small compared with the domestic industrial consumption of these materials in normal times— wool about 550,000,000 pounds and flax about 100,000 tons . Further ...
... pounds per year ) and flax ( 10,000 tons ) , and these figures are small compared with the domestic industrial consumption of these materials in normal times— wool about 550,000,000 pounds and flax about 100,000 tons . Further ...
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... pounds in 1918 , as compared with the high level in 1912. By comparison with the 1913 figures , however , the decrease in the average net supplies available during the war has evidently not been very serious . The important reexport ...
... pounds in 1918 , as compared with the high level in 1912. By comparison with the 1913 figures , however , the decrease in the average net supplies available during the war has evidently not been very serious . The important reexport ...
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... pounds sterling , nearly 20 per cent of the grand total of all exports ( including foreign and colonial merchandise ) . The volume of the imports and exports of cotton manufactures for the years 1912-1918 is shown in the following table ...
... pounds sterling , nearly 20 per cent of the grand total of all exports ( including foreign and colonial merchandise ) . The volume of the imports and exports of cotton manufactures for the years 1912-1918 is shown in the following table ...
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Page 161 - SEC. 235. Every package containing explosives or other dangerous articles when presented to a common carrier for shipment shall have plainly marked on the outside thereof the contents thereof ; and it shall be unlawful for any person to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to any common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by land or water...
Page 329 - Regulations for the Transportation of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles by Freight, and Specifications for Shipping Containers...
Page 113 - ... be adjudged, under the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, to be infected or to have been exposed to infection so as to be dangerous to other animals, they shall not...
Page 128 - The master shall also deliver a similar notice to the proper officer of customs in the United Kingdom, together with the report required to be made by the customs consolidation act, 1876, on the arrival of the ship in the United Kingdom.
Page 159 - ... friction matches may be carried on such steamers when securely packed in strong tight chests or boxes, the covers of which shall be well secured by locks, screws, or other reliable fastenings, and stowed in a safe part of the vessel at a secure distance from any fire or heat.
Page 161 - State, Territory or District of the United States or place noncontiguous to, but subject to the jurisdiction thereof...
Page 159 - Nothing in the foregoing or following sections of this act shall prohibit the transportation by steam vessels of gasoline or any of the products of petroleum when carried by motor vehicles (commonly known as automobiles) using the same as a source of motive power...
Page 183 - Condemned or leaking dynamite must not be repacked and offered for shipment unless the repacking Is done by a competent person In the presence of. or with the written consent of, an Inspector, or with the written authority of the chief Inspector of the Bureau of Explosives.
Page 172 - Refined petroleum, which will not ignite at a temperature less than one hundred and. ten degrees of Fahrenheit thermometer, may be carried on board such steamers upon routes where there is no other practicable mode of transporting it...
Page 159 - ... under such regulations as shall be prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce...