The Italian raw silk—a very high quality product—finds its largest market in France, principally in the city of Lyons, the silk center of Europe.
CHAPTER III
MARKETING RAW SILK
1. Marketing Methods
Principal Markets
The principal raw silk markets of the world are Yokohama, Lyons, New York, Milan and Canton. Of these, Yokohama is probably the largest and most important, due to the pre-eminent position of Japan in raw silk production.
Raw Silk Production, Including Tussah Silk
Seasons 1917-1918 to 1922-1923
| 1922-1923 | 1921-1922 | 1920-1921 | 1919-1920 | 1918-1919 | 1917-1918 | |
| Crops in Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds |
| Europe | 8,841,000 | 7,628,000 | 8,058,000 | 4,927,000 | 6,978,000 | 7,154,000 |
| Viz: | ||||||
| Italy | 8,234,000 | 7,066,000 | 7,330,000 | 4,045,000 | 5,942,000 | 6,217,000 |
| France | 437,000 | 430,000 | 551,000 | 397,000 | 540,000 | 452,000 |
| Austria | .... | .... | .... | [7]331,000 | [7]331,000 | [7]331,000 |
| Spain | 170,000 | 132,000 | 177,000 | 154,000 | 165,000 | 154,000 |
| Levant | 1,543,000 | 1,213,000 | 1,654,000 | [7]2,293,000 | [7]2,293,000 | [7]2,293,000 |
| Asia: Total Quantity Exported[5] | 57,439,000 | 53,941,000 | 35,138,500 | 51,860,000 | 45,475,000 | 48,026,000 |
| Viz: | ||||||
| China, Shanghai | [6]8,628,000 | [6]6,993,000 | [6]]6,518,500 | [6]10,225,000 | [6]9,209,000 | [6]8,563,000 |
| China, Canton | 7,050,000 | 5,735,000 | 4,210,000 | 7,093,000 | 3,704,000 | 5,170,000 |
| Japan, Yokohama | 41,541,000 | 40,982,000 | 24,300,000 | 34,222,000 | 32,308,000 | 34,050,000 |
| India | 220,000 | 231,000 | 110,000 | 320,000 | 254,000 | 243,000 |
| Total, Pounds | 67,823,000 | 62,782,000 | 44,850,500 | 59,080,000 | 54,746,000 | 54,473,000 |
| Tussah | 2,034,000 | 1,856,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,960,000 | 1,561,000 | 1,534,000 |
| Grand Total, Pounds | 69,857,000 | 64,638,000 | 46,500,500 | 61,040,000 | 56,307,000 | 59,007,000 |
[5] The production of raw silk in China and India is unknown. The Japan crop is approximately 47,000,000 pounds.
[6] Excludes Tussah silk.