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cotton industry. 369
Table 81. Imports and Exports of Cotton and Cotton-stuffs. In quintals.
Cotton Yarn Thread Textile fabrics
Annually
Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports
1861—65 . . . 29 392 3 336 490 245 3196 101
1866-70 . . . 54 532 — 5 057 140 354 — 3 750 1077
1871-75 . . . 79 206 — 16 363 338 722 2 10 171 1347
1876-80 . . . 83 836 — 17 786 800 1137 5 8122 1771
1881—85 . . . 109 806 — 20 976 2 849 2 023 17 10 384 3 655
1886 —90 . . . 117 481 — 17 036 5127 2 503 23 12176 4 755
1891-95 . . . 141 476 — 21 329 4 812 2 944 4 15 415 8 059
1896-00 . . . 166 779 — 30 836 3 625 3159 1 18 561 5 657
1901-05 . . . 178 965 — 11359 4 048 3 272 1 16 404 1821
1906—10 . . . 201233 1527 12 611 3 069 3 341 1 19 942 1141
1908 ..... 212 110 1556 13 542 3 347 2 374 1 17 589 999
1909..... 173 103 2134 9 470 3 432 3 622 1 18 699 " 908
1910..... 206 947 2 129 10 515 2 344 3150 — 21056 1 152
1911..... 200 400 1794 9 620 3 084 3 095 — 22129 1358
1912..... 216 596 1947 11 295 6 896 3168 — 16 765 2 675
The total production value of the Swedish spinning-mills was estimated at 12’40
million kronor per annum during the last half of the decade 1861—70; during
the earlier half of the decade 1871—80 at 14’39 millions; but, during the last
half, at only 12’28 millions. The production then remained at this point up to
quite recentty, when it made an enormous advance, rising from about 20 million
kronor in 1000 to 30 millions in 1910. From the weaving-mills the following
figures are given: for the decade 1861—70, a yearly production of 4’67 million
kronor; for 1871—80, 10’i2 millions, without any decline during the last part
of the decade; for 1881—90, 12’7i millions, and, for the first half of the decade
1891—19 0 0, 12*88 million kronor. There, too, the value of production remained
stationary quite a long time, but for 1898 it is stated to be no less than 21 ’46
million kronor, from which it rose in 1912 to 35 million kronor. It ought,
however, to be observed that the figures before and after 1896 (owing to altered
statistics) are not fully comparable. — The number of hands engaged in the
cotton industry amounted in 1912 to 12 309, of whom 5 525 were engaged at
the spinning-mills and 6 784 at the weaving-mills. The corresponding figures
for 1898 were 11 413 hands, the value of the goods produced being 39 million
kronor, i. e., 3 417 kronor per head, that year, as compared with 5 159 kronor
per workman in 1912. This shows an increase in the production per workman
of nearly 50 %, showing the sound development and economic management of
this branch of industry.
The imports are, as regards quantity, given in Table 81. Their value was
estimated in 1912 at 23’83 million kronor for cotton; for cotton yarn at 3"20
millions; for thread at 2-77 millions, and for textile fabrics at 9’3i millions or,
altogether, 39’u million kronor. With the exception of the last few years,
the import of cotton presents a very steady increase, and it has almost doubled
during the last decades. The greater part comes from Great Britain. The
ex-ports go chiefly to Norway.
The first möre important mechanical cotton-spinning mill in Sweden was
established at Lerum about 1800, and the first mechanical weaving-mill
— the Rydboholm Art Weaving mills — the latter being established at
21—133179. Sweden. II.
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