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 TEADE ACT INDUSTEY.

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Trade and Industry.

The trade of the Dominion of Canada is chiefly with the United States and Great Britain, the greater part of the imports being derived from Great Britain, but the greater part of the exports going to the United States. The following tabular statement gives the total value of exports, the total values of imports and of imports entered for consumption in the Dominion of Canada, during the year ending June 30, 1868 :—

Ontario and Quebec Nova Scotia. New Brunswick.

Grand total.

Total Exports | Total Imports

Entered for con- sumption

Dollars

47,499,876

5,441,285

4,626,727

Dollars

57,805,013

9,131,236

6,523,395

Dollars

57,248,229

8,213,682

6,553,395

57,567,888 ; 73,459,644 71,985,306

The countries with which this trade was carried on, together with the value of exports to and imports from them, are shown in the following table : —

Value of Exports

Value of Imports

Dollars

Dollars

Great Britain ....

21,329,010

36.663,895

British North American Colonies.

1,634,166

1,634,414

British West Indies

1,718,463

928,907

United States of America

27,534.292.

26,315.052

France ......

96,672

1,365.295

Germany .....

44,943

485,943

Other foreign countries.

2,248,620

2,114,354

The principal exports were : —

Produce of the mine

,, fisheries

„ forest

Animals.

Manufactures.

Agricultural products

Ships

Dollars

,446,857

,357,510

262,170 ,893,167 ,572.546 ,871,055

837,592

In consequence of the abrogation of the Reciprocity Treaty with the United States, there was a reduction in the imports from the