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 COMMERCE

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Country

Imports from

Exports to

1910

1911

1910

1911

United Kingdon. France .... Germany .... United States. . '.

Cuba

Porto Rico .... Philippine Islands Morocco .... Other countries.

1,000 Pesetas 203,863 196,555 115,695 110,246

4,100

6,594 18,190

6,310 • 442,894

1,000 Pesetas 168,422 164,351 128,521 129,622

1,798

6,000 14,825

6,131 451,651

1,000 Pesetas

262,733

259,802

55,948

66,101

55,669

3,503

8,384

1,806

361,187

1,000 Pesetas

236,512

280,707

61,044

57,812

54,547

3,537

6,729

4,821

395,550

The customs receipts and post dues in 1911 amounted to 5,557,079Z • in 1910, 5,329,827Z.

There is no formal treaty providing for "most favoured nation treat- ment" between Great Britain and Spain, but, under an Act passed by the Spanish Cortes in 1894, imports from the United Kingdom into Sjmin are subject to the minimum tariff, and British merchants have all the advan- tages conceded to those of any European State, except Portugal. Under notes exchanged in December, 1894, there is an understanding that com- mercial relations between the two countries will continue on this basis, subject to six months' notice on either side.

The quantities and value of wine imported into the United Kingdom from Spain were as follows in each of the last five years (Board of Trade) returns :—

Quantities (gallons) Value (£).

1907

3,236,447 464,848

1908

1909

2,907,904 416,607

3,252,222 449,455

1910

3,262,068 448,781

1911

3,172,281 481,513

Besides wine, the following were the leading imports from Spain into the United Kingdom in the two years : —

1910

Iron ore. Lead and ore. P.^ rites. Copper ore, &c. Quicksilver

£

4,168,434 1,097,750 • 932,098 1,030,612 329,355

1911

£

3,489,260

1,027,186

1,034,505

891,990

322,837

Oranges Other fruits. Esparto, &c. Onions Cork.

1910

£

1,887,617

1,687,918

203,768

579,996

306,929

1911

£

1,922,392

1,796,975

169,974

817,122

331,414

The chief British exports to Spain in 1911 were linen yarn and linens, of the value of 110,671^.; iron, wrought and unwiought, 561,825/. ; coal, 1,447,505/.; machinery, 633,439/. ; cotton goods, 239,731/.; woollen goods, 109,913/. ; wool, 113,341/.; new ships and boats, 32,970/.

Total trade between Spain and the United Kingdom in thousands of pounds for 5 years : —

Imports from Spain into U. Kingdom. Exports to Spain from U. Kingdom.

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