asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity of hand knitting wool and worsted yarn for machine knitting, respectively, imported from France during the past three months.

Imports of hand knitting wool and worsted yarn for machine knitting are not separately distinguished in the trade returns. The quantities of woollen and worsted yarns imported from France in the first quarter of this year for all purposes, which would include both knitting and weaving, were woollen 87,000 lb. and worsted 190,000 lb.