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 INTRODUCTORY TABLES

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TPIE WORLDS SHIPBUILDING. The 'World's Shipbuilding in recent years has been as follows : —

United Kingdom.

Other Countries.

, — . —, — __

Year.

Total.

Gross Tons.

Gross Tons.

Gross Tons.

1006

1,828,343

1,091,420

2,919,763

1907

1,607,890

1,170,198

2,778,088

1908

929,669

903,619

1,833,288

1909

991,066

610,991

1,602,057

1910

1,143,169

814,684

1,957,853

1911

1,803,844

846,296

2,650,140

1912

1,738,514

1,163,255

2,901,769

THE WORLD'S COTTON SPINDLES.

The numbers of Cotton Spindles working in the undermentioned countries in 1910, 1911 and 1912, were as follows :—

Country

Number of spindles working on March 1

United Kingdom

United States

Germany

Russia.

France

India.

Austria-Hungary

Italy.

Japan.

Spain.

Switzerland.

Belgium

Canada.

Sweden

Portugal

Netherlands

Denmark

Norway

Other Countries

1910

53,730,000

28,000,000

10,058,000

8,200,000

7,033,000

6,053,000

4,557,000

4,150,000

1,955,000

1,900,000

1,497,000

1,313,000

855,000

470,000

476,000

421,000

78,000

75,000

2,600,000

1911

53,859,000

28,500,000

10,300,000

8,600,000

7,200,000

6,196,000

4,686,000

4.215,000

2,095,000

1 853,000

1.4S5.000

1,322,000

855,000

530,000

476,000

465,000

83,000

76,000

2,800,000

1912

55,165,000

29,523,000

10,599,000

8,800,000

7,400,000

6,300,000

4,718,000

4,622,000

2,177,000

1,853,000

1,407,000

1,372,000

855,000

530,000

480,000

454,000

83,000

75,000

2,900,000

Total.

133,421,000

135,597,000

139,313,000

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