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The following talilc shows the value of the leading imports and exports in 1897 :—

Imports, 1807,

Exports of Canadian

Dollars

for Home Consumption

produce, 1897.

"Wool, manufactures of

7,125,748

Cheese

14,676,239

Iron, steel, and manu-

Horned Cattle.

7,132,807

factures of

10,613,630

Horses

1,710,922

Coal and coke.

9,276,534

Sheep

1,002,011

Breadstufts

1,136,263

Eggs

978,479

Cotton manufactures.

4,269,620

Other animal products

13,744,794

Tea and coflee ,

4,034,208

Wood pulp

741,959

Sugar of all kinds

8,560,790

Wood k other manu-

Cotton wool and

factures of

32,169,087

waste.

3,290,240

Wheat and wheat flour

7,085,048

Silk and manufac-

Peas ....

2,352,891

tures of

1,988,305

Apples

2,682,472

Provisions

655,316

Hay.

999,238

Wool, raw

878,339

Other agric. products

4,862,997

Wood, and manufac-

Codfish.

2,706,827

tures of

861,728

Fish of other kinds.

7,607,496

Animals, living

397,902

Coal ....

3,330,017

Flax, hemp, jute, and

Gold-bearing quartz

manufactures of.

1,362,853

and nuggets, &c. .

2,804,101

Spirits and wines

1,379,436

Other minerals.

5,164,797

Coin and bullion

4,676,194

Iron and steel and

All other articles

50,786,915

manufactures

522,988

Leather and manufac.

1,541,732

Coin and Bullion

327,298

All other articles

9,815,638

Foreign produce

13,990,415

Total

111,294,021

Total

137,950,253

More than half the revenue of Canada is derived from Customs duties. The following statement shows, for 1897, the amount of imports dutiable and duty-free, and the average rate per cent, of duty on dutiable imports : —

Duties

Av. rate

Nature of Imports

Dutiable

Free

collected

of duty

Dollars

Dollars

Dollars

Food and animals.

13,655,482

5,137,678

3,243,522

23-75

Raw materials for Domestic

indnstrj' ....

4,042,226

19,806,964

1,033,557

25-57

■Wholly or partially manufac-

tured materials for marm-

factures and mechanical arts

10,420,183

8,125,421

2,542,724

24-40

Manufactured articles ready

for consumption.

30,284,115

6,854,958

8,536,340

28 19

Luxuries, <tc

7,S18,759

472,031

4,535,854

58 -tl

Totals ....

66,220,765

40,397,062

19,891,997

30-02

1 Including flsh-oils, furs and skins of flsh, and other products of the fisheries.