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 COMMERCE

79

—

I860

1877

1883

1888

1895

1898

Foreign wool exported. Domestic wool exported

Total

Retained for consumption.

Flax and Tow. Imported. Produced at home

Total Exported ....

Retained for consumption.

Piccc-Goods Exported. Cotton .... Woollen .... Linen

Total

Yarn Exported. Cotton .... Woollen .... Linen

Total.

Value all Kinds Exported. Cotton .... Woollen .... Linen

Total.

31 11

187 10

197

277 19

339

24

404 22

283 12

42

296

363

426

295

270

463

436

521

624

656

mil. lbs. 164 53

mil. lbs. 259 49

mil. lbs. 185 47

mil. lbs. 205 46

mil. lbs. 230

27

mil. lbs. 218 22

217 6

308 3

232

7

251 9

247 15

240 13

211

305

225 mil. <

yds.

4,539 256 162

242

232

227

mil.

yds. 2,776 191 144

mil.

yds. 3,838 261 178

mil.

yds.

5,038

271 177

mil.

yds. 5,033 242 203

mil.

yds. 5,216 160 148

3,111

4,277

4,957

5,486

5,478

5,524

mil.

lbs. 197 26 31

mil.

lbs. 228 27 19

mil.

lbs.

265 33 18

316

mil.

lbs. 256 43 15

mil.

lbs. 252 61 17

mil.

lbs.

247 59 17

254

274

314

330

mil.

£ 63-7 27

6-3

97-0

323

mil.

£ 52-0 15-7

6-6

74-3

mil.

£ 69-2 21-0

7-1

97-3

mil.

£ 76-4 21-6

6-5

mil.

£ 72-0 24-0

6-4

102-4

mil.

£ 64-9 20-1

5-3

104-5

90-3

Commerce.

The United Kingdom is a free trading country, the only imports on which customs duties are le\aed being chicory, cocoa, coffee, dried fruits, spirits, tea tobacco, and wine — spirits, tobacco, tea and wine yielding the bulk of the entire levies. In 1897 the imports free of duty (exclusive of bullion and specie and diamonds) amounted to 420,116,20U., and those subject to duty to 30,912,759Z., duty-free articles forming about 93-1 per cent, and articles sub- ject to duty about 6*9 per cent, of the total imports.