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 TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

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of silk exports in the three years 1866-68 averaged 300,000,000/. francs, or 12,000,000/., nearly one-half of which went to the United Kingdom, while of woollen fabrics the average amount exported in the same period was of the value of 75,000,000 francs, or 3,000,000/., rather more than one-fourth going to the United Kingdom. Of wine, the exports rose from 234,000,000 francs, or 9,360,000/. in 1866, to 245,000,000 francs, or 9,800,000 in 1868 ; the value of the quantities shipped to the United King- dom amounting, in 1866, to 1,456,060/., in 1867 to 1,497,917/. and in 1868 to 1,875,881/.

The subjoined tabular statement shows the real, or declared value, in pounds sterling, of the total exports sent from France to Great Britain and Ireland, and of the total imports of British and Irish produce and manufactures into France, in each of the ten years, beginning 1860 and ending 1869: —

Exports from France

Imports of British Horn*

to Great Britain

Produce into France

£

£

1860

17,774,037

5,249,980

1861

17,826,646

8,895,588

1862

21,675,516

9,209 367

1863

24,025,717

8,673,309

1864

25,640,751

8,187,361

1865

31,625,231

9,062,095

1866

37,016,754

11,700,140

1867

33,734,806

12,121,010

1868

33,896,327

10,652,734

1869

33,527,377

11,438,330

The following table gives the real, or declared value, in pounds sterling, of the principal articles of merchandize, and agricultural and other produce, which were exported from France to the United Kingdom during each of the two years 1868 and 1869 : —

Exports from France to United Kingdom

1868

1869

Animals :

£

£

Oxen, bulls, cows, and calves.

95,337

430,478

Sheep and lambs .....

481

15.661

Brass and bronze manufactures

63,501

66,808

Butter

2,150,824

2,231,450

China and porcelain ware ....

80,453

92,936

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