in the Ahus district the average crop, in years that give average returns, is estimated
at about 20—25 quintals, both of better and inferior quality.
As Swedish tobacco possesses a peculiar aroma, different from that of superior
foreign brands, it cannot be mixed with the latter to any very great extent.
Such mixture occurs only for the cheaper varieties of cigars and s n u f f
Tobacco is nowadays consumed in many different forms, being consumed
in the form of pipe-tobacco, cigars, cigar-cigarettes or cigarettes, and also as che-
wing-tobacco and snuff. Smoking-tobacco occurs either cut or in complete leaves;
chewing-tobacco is usually twisted and sold in rolls. Of snuff, the greater quantity
is stated to be used for chewing.
As in so many other industries, a number of factories in the tobacco-industry
have lately (1912) united to form one large company.
The imported tobacco comes mostly from America, via Bremen, and is partly
of the heavier kind, such as Kentucky tobacco, and partly of the lighter sorts,
such as Virginia tobacco.
The total number of hands engaged at the Swedish tobacco-factories amounted
in 1912 to 4 704, of which number 3 215 were women.
Other Manufactures.
With regard to other industries for the production of articles of food
and consumption, the following details may he given, including the number
of employees and the total value of the productions for the year 1912.
Factories Employees Value, kr.
B a k e rie s ....................................... 97 2 411 21 202 000
Pig slaughter houses .............................. 12 126 11244 000
Factories for porkbutchers’ commodities 56 562 10 713 000
Fish-pickling businesses.......................... 40 638 2 780 000
Preserve fa cto rie s...................................... 13 129 1080 OQO
With regard to these figures, it should not be forgotten that only the few
establishments are here' included which can be reckoned as belonging to the
greater industries. The greater part of the production in these branches is, of
course, carried on on a smaller scale and comes within the category of domestic
industries.
2 . TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY.
This group, which, nowadays, as regards the value of its productions,
is the most important of Swedish manufacturing industries, on account of
the great number of neccessaries it comprises, is, in the official statistics,
divided in the following way (1912):
Factories Workmen Production, kr.
Yarn and thread, etc.1 .................................... 189 11871 74 680 200
Textile fabrics ........................... 156 16497 89614300
Calendered f a b r ic s ............................................... 116 2161 5 608 600
Articles of clothing, etc.*................................ 269 13 578 51 687 400
___________ Total 730 43607 221590 500
1 Including rope work, etc. — 2 All kinds of manufactures of spinning materials,
such as textile fabrics, ribbons, embroideries, hats and bonnets, clothes, etc.
Although the home production is so considerable, this group of manufactures
is one of those that figure most in Swedish imports, which testifies
to the fact that the Swedish textile industry is far from sufficient to supply
the country’s own needs. During the last few years, however, it has increased
in a most remarkable way, above all as regards the manufacture
of yarn and articles of clothing, the value of which has multiplied many
times during the last ten years. From Table 78 appears that the imports
of-articles of this class — raw materials as well as manufactured goods
—- during 1871—80 amounted to 65 million kronor per annum; during
1881—90, to 85 millions; during the years 1891—1900 to 84 million
kronor; from 1901—1910 to 103 millions, and m 1912 to 130 million
kronor. In comparison with the total imports, a decrease is noticeable,
however, the imports of this group of manufactures in the beginning of
the decade 1871—80 forming 27 % of our entire imports, but nowadays
only about 17 %.
One favourable circumstance is that the import of yarn and manufactured
goods has not undergone any increase worth mentioning during the
last few years, while, on the other hand, there has been an increase in
the import of raw materials. This points to the fact that the Swedish
textile industry is in a most flourishing condition, which is the case-
especially with regard to the cotton industry. For example, we find
T able 78. Imports and Exports of Textile raw Materials, Manufactures,
and Articles of Clothing.
Annually
1871—75
1876-80
1881-85
1886-90
1891-95
1896—00
1901—05
1906—10
1908 .
1909 .
1910 .
1911 ,
1912 ,
Imports. Value in thousands of
kronor
Raw
mater-
i als
20 556
16 842
20 433
23 864
20 592
24 666
35 353
47 323
43335
40 687
51069
48 622
57 02!
Yarn
and
thread
etc.1
Manufactures
2
Exports. Value in thousands of
kronor
In per cen t of
the to t a l8
Raw
materials
Yarn
and
thread,
etc.1
Manufactures2
8 635 37 574 66 767 307 178 2 009 2 494
8 202 38 427 68 471 294 286 2 766 3346
9 375 51 394 81202 394 506 4182 5 082
10 356 55 520 89 740 366 1043 5 594 7003
11 936 48 414 80942 122 1052 7 879 9 053
17 419 44 505 86 590 176 1080 4 462 5 718
14 375 40 121 89849 455 1350 2 037 3 842
13 908 55 129 116 360 804 1434 2 367 4605
10 847 51 297 105479 707 1286 2 580 4573
12 324 53 212 106223 983 1311 2187 4481
15 700 59 494 126 263 992 1245 2 680 4917
15 305 63 167 127 094 878 1547 2 723 5148
18 756| 53 997 129 778 2 297 3 043 4 556 9896
Imports
Exports
27-10
23-63
25-57
26*75
23-02
19-141
16-84
18-05
17-32
17-22
18-80
18-24
16*54
1-22
1-60
20 9
2-57
2-85
1-59
0-94
0 89
0-95
0-96
0-83
0-78
1-30
Note. Concerning the import- and export tables it should be remarked, that the year
1912 is not quite comparable in every respect with earlier years, on account of alterations
in the official- grouping of the wares.
1 Including rope-work, etc. — ’ A11 kinds of manufactures of spinning materials, snch
as textile fabrics, ribbons, embroideries, hats, bonnets and clothes, etc., and for the years
before 1907, for artificial flowers too. 3 The last two columns show the imports and exports
of textile fabrics in % of the total import- and export values of all kinds of goods in
the kingdom.