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 COMMERCE

AND INDUSTRY

Year 1869

To Foreign Countries— continued.

£

Chili ....

1,993,038

Portugal

1,637.996

Denmark

1,575,559

Sweden and Norway

1,564,143

Japan ....

1,442,054

Peru ....

1,383,238

Austria

1,340,591

Cuba and Porto Rico.

1.078,700

Uruguay

1,077,377

Greece ....

973.918

Philippine Islands

832,956

"Western Africa

792,409

Java and Sumatra

660/274

Mexico ....

636,723

Central America.

206,00S

Ecuador

55,162

Venezuela

53,333

Other Countries.

1.317,679

Total, Foreign Countries

141,8817274

Total Exports

189,953,957

259

Year 18GS

1,962,714

1,554,649

1,450,359

1,392,633

1,112.804

1,132,363

1,077,1.5!)

2,519,271

930,422

976,867

956,140

886.101

836.874

848,588

160,049

28,840

66,997

1,293,305

129,812,888

179,677,812

It will be seen from the above tables that while the imports from British possessions showed an increase amounting to more than 3,500,000/. in 1869, the exports to them exhibited a slight decrease in value over the previous year. The total imports from foreign countries showed a decrease of 2,605,000Z., in 1860, and the ex- ports to them an increase of upwards of 12,000,000/. The foreign country which took the greatest supply of British produce and manufactures in the year 1869 was the United States, while in the year 1868 Germany held the first rank. There was an increase of exports of British produce in the year 1869 principally to six foreign countries, the same amounting in round numbers to the following sums :— Increasc

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Exports to the I nited States 3,196,000

.., Russia 2,219,000

„ Egypt 1,930,00(1

„ Brazil 1,613,000

„ Italy 1.182.000

„ Belgium 842,000

The countries to which there Avas a decrease of exports of British produce and manufactures in 1869, compared with 1868, were mainly Turkey, Colombia, Spain, Cuba and Porto Eico, and Greece. The five principal articles imported into the United Kingdom are cotton, com, wool, tea, and sugar. The five principal articles of home produce exported are cotton, woollen, metal, and linen manufactures, and coals. In the subjoined tallies the declared real value of these ten great articles of British commerce, imported and exported in the years 1867, 1868, and 1869, is exhibited: —