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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM

Imports 1897 1898 Exports 1897 1898 �  � British Produce � � 1. Animals, liv- 1. Animals, liv- ing (for food) 11,380,092 10,385,676 ing 1,131,952 1,105,170 2. (a) Articles of 2. Articles of food and drink food and drink 12,129,644 12,106,962 duty free 151,543,901 166,894,715 3. Raw materials 20,133,679 21,084,326 (6) Articles of 4. Articles manu- food and drink factured and dutiable 26,697,681 27,028,560 partly manu- Tobacco, duti- factured, viz. : able 4,066,354 3,877,038 (tt) Yarns and 3. Metals. 21,277,294 21,850,656 textile fabrics 96,578,102 94,512,109 4. Chemicals, (ft) Metals and dye-stuffs and articles manu- tanning sub- factured stances. 5,998,549 5,483,230 therefrom 5. Oils 7,624,915 8,357,177 (except ma- 6. Raw materials chinery) 34,472,077 32,791,044 for textile (c) Machinery manufactures 70,065,745 71,268,397 and mill work 16,255,602 18,380,076 7. Raw materials (d) Apparel for sundry in- and articles of dustries and personal use. 9,874,585 9,573,380 manufactures 52,094,641 52,228,035 (e) Chemicals, 8. Manufactured and chemical articles. 85,134,440 87,119,504 and medicinal 9. (a) Miscella- preparations. 8,698,688 8,373,099 neous articles 14,140,398 14,797,902 (/) All other (b) Parcel post 1,004,950 1,313,308 articles, either manufactured or partly Total imports 451,028,960 470,604,198 manufactured (g) Parcel post Total British pro- 32,888,193 2,057,186 33,324,966 2,139,660 duce 234,219,708 233,390,792 Foreign and Co- lonial produce Total exports 59,954,410 60,619,199 294,174,118 294,009,991

The imports of wheat (excluding flour), in quarters (1 quarter = 4*28 cwt.) have been as follows in the years indi- cated : —

Year Quarters Year Quarters Year Quarters 1870 1880 7,131,100 12,752,800 1890 1896 14,063,760 16,361,600 1897 1898 14,659,600 15,240,000

The following exhibits the quantities of the leading food im- ports enumerated in the years noted : —