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SPAIN

Spain has considerable manufactures of cotton goods, principally m Catalonia. In 1910 there were 742 undertakings employing about 68,300 looms, with 2,614,500 spindles ; in woollen manufactures there are 8,800 looms' with 662,000 spindles. There are in Spain about 144 paper mills (likewise in Catalonia) making writing, printing, packing and cigarette paper. There are 34 glass-making factories. Corks are manufactured to a large extent ; in 1910, 21,457 tons ; in 1911, 28,019 tons.

In the Spanish fisheries the total number of boats employed is about 14,000; fishermen, 71,500; and the value caught annually about 60,000,000 pesetas. The most important catches are those of sardines, tunny fish, and cod. In Spain there are 590 factories, with 16,500 workmen, for the preparation of sardines. The value of their output is about 600,000Z. annually.

Commerce.

Imports and exports in pounds sterling :—

Year

Imports

Exports

Year

Imports

Exports

1907 1908 1909

£ 36,939,000 36,356,000 35,443,000

£

36,739,000 33,194,000 34,293,000

1910 1911 1912

£ 39,781.000 39,668,000 41,774,000

£ 3R,234,000 38,479,000 41,760,000

The following table shows the various classes of imports and exports for two years : —

Description

Stoue, minerals, glassware and

pottery

Metals and their manufactures Drugs and chemical products. Cotton and its manufactures. Other vegetable fibres and manu

factures .... Wool & hair & their manufactures Silk and its manufactures Paper and its applications Timber and its manufactures. Animals and their products. Machinery, vehicles and vessels Alimentary substances, includin; grain, sugar, wine, &c.

Various

Gold (bar and coin)

Silver

Other articles (special).

Packing

Imports

1910

Totals

4,006,990 2,11S,R72 4,941,774 4,703,363

802,372

703,653

725,412

545,760

2,080,964

2,753,357

4,563,233

6,479,244 754,251 25,549 144,599 819,680 130,217

36,299,290

1911

3,706,087 2,066,469 4,453,465 5,389,342

696, 2M

792,905

825,614

518,004

2,324,387

3,306,629

4,466,170

6,518,355

792,228

10,455

34,721

920,349

70,346

36,891,730

Exports

1910

1911

6,190,399 5,930,761 1,329,767 1,904,706

126,208 671,085 230,857 472,589 2,380,294 2,078,349 155,083

13,465,544 356,094

12,247 540,415

5,738,694 5,793,526 1,436,723 2,055,076

127,540 713,003 194,637 460,283 2,554,579 1,973,502 171,153

14,581,519

363,369

13,261

510,994

35,844,398

36,687,859

In 1911 the total value of wine exported was 4,003,25U.

The following table shows the distribution of the commerce of Spaiu (general and special imports, and general exports) in 1910 and 1911, in pesetas : —

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