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THE BEITISH EJVlPlRE :— UNITED KINGDOM

Exports of coal, coke, and patent fuel in 1911, from United Kingdom to countries named : —

Countries

Weight

I

Value

Countries

Weight

Value

Tons

£

Tons

£

France. .

10,448,537

5,(536,762

Denmark, &c..

3,006,528

1,540,237

Italy. ..

0,514,935

5,638,428

Holland. .

2,140,509

1,054,127

Germany.

8,980,041

4,180,725

Brazil. ..

1,905,101

1,442,316

Sweden. .

4,010,686

2,091,389

Norway. ..

2,097,009

1,015,286

Spain&Canaries

3,332,142

2,127,808

Portuoal, &c. .

1,108,454

694,170

Argentina

3,819,394

2,456,104

Belgium. .

1,751,679

754,425

Egypt. ..

3,169,735

2,008,082

Algeria. ..

1,229,430

695,023

Russia. .

3,522,070 1

1

1,954,102

Aust. -Hungary

1,031,711

542,068

Export from the principal ports 1911 : —

Ports

Tons

Value

Ports

Tons

2,564,869

Value.

Cardiff. .

16,785,014

£ 11,887,338

Methil ...

£ 1,102,038

Tyne Ports

12,852.381

6,147,485

Burntisland.

1,781,275

853,221

Newport.

4,456,254

3,068,708

Glasgow. .

2,046,861

1,032,696

Swansea.

3,619,680

2,474,984

Port Talbot.

1,660,299

1,042.852

Blyth. .

3,706,180

1,681,938

Grimsby. .

1,662,125

951,295

Sunderland

1 2,880,033

1,416,217

Grangemouth.

1,505,467

788,468

Hull. .

1 3,387,777

1,820,653

Leith. ..

. 1,602,949

652,221

Iron ore produced in and imported into the United Kingdom : —

Year

Iron ore

produced

Iron ore

imported

Weight

! Value

1

Weight

Value

Tons

1 £

Tons

£

1907

15,731,604

4,433,418

7,64]. 934

7,276,301

1908

15,031,025

3,724.165

6,057,510

4,910,677

1909

14,804,382

3,678,802

6,328,623

4,986,360

1910

15,226,015

4,022,269

7,020,799

6,056,883

1911

15,519,424

4,035,893

6,346,599

5,645,588

The exports of British iron ore are insignificant. Of the ore imported in 1911, 3,945,605 tons, valued at 3,489,260Z., came from Spain. Including 637,441 tons of 'purple ore,' the net quantity of iron ore available for the furnaces of Great Britain in 1911 was 22,496,727 tons.