11 FEBRUARY 1911, Page 3

The January trade returns show that the value of imports

and exports is still rising steadily. The total figure for im- ports is £62,694,771; for exports £37,730,831; and for re- exports 28,641,472. Compared with last January this means an increase in value for imports of £6,785,087 (121 percent.); for exports of £2,927,716 (8.4 per cent.) ; and for re-exports of 2494,308 (6 per cent.). It is interesting to notice that the value of the imports of raw cotton has risen by nearly seven millions.