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SWITZERLAND

fry of various species to the number of 118,131,000. In 1918 there were 29,377 bee-keepers, possessing an aggregate of 205,934 bees.

Switzerland though in the main an agricultural country, has a strong tendency to manufacturing industry. There are 5 salt-mining districts ; that at Bex ( Vaud) belongs to the Canton, but is worked by a private company ; that at Schweizerhalle (Basel) is worked by the Glenck family ; those at Uheinfelden, Ryburg, and Kaiseraugst (Aargau) are worked by a joint-stock company, in virtue of a concession from the Canton. The output of salt of all kinds in 1919 reached 591,558 quintals (800,953 in 1918). In 1919 there were 9,074 factories in Switzerland (9,317 in 1918). Watch and clock making is an important branch of manufacture ; number of clocks exported in 1919, 17,751,900. The number of persons employed in factories (1918) was 381,170 ; the motive machinery had 515,859 horse-power. In 1918, 98 breweries produced 922,491 hectolitres (20,319,185 gallons) of beer.

On January 1, 1914, there were 1,859 Swiss- embroidery establishments operating 8,090 embroidery machines.

Commerce.

The special commerce, including precious metals, was u follow* in five years : —

— 1916

1917 1918 1919

1920

I £ Import* ... 1 95,140,184

Exports ... 97,905,8S0

£ i £ £ 94,20(5,580 96,078,360 141,835,427 92,918,320 78,526,840 131,923,509

4 169,70S,822 131,084,150

The following table (in thousands of francs) shows the value commerce in 1919 and 1920 : —

of special

Merchandise

Cereals.

Fruits and vegetables

Colonial produce.

Animal food substances

Tobacco

Beverages

Animals, living.

Hides and skins.

Timber.

Cotton goods

Linen, hemp, Ac, goo

Hi Ik goods.

Woollen goods

Clothing, ready made

Mineral substances

Iron work

Copper work

Machinery.

Clocks ..

Chemicals

Urease, oils, Ac. .

Total incl. other merchandise

Imports

1919

1000 Francs 505,529

59,809 279,636 184,906

79,440 140,602

81,689

5l\258

67,695 873,412

98,663 266,511 144,038

43,57:! 807,248

61,093 82,442 550 118,M1 99,646

8,588,886

1920

1000 Francs

352,705

68,697

295,927

208,928

76,876

138,962

42,892

71,442

74,907


 * 13!>,328

88,860

618,904

1.S0.447

93,003

573,26-1

33,870

66,886

103,01 '.i

999

191,850 62,889

4, 24 2, 7 'JO

Exports

1919

1000 Francs 12,323 23,741 116,081 41,817 44,492

22,021

7S3,853

703,787

85,884 116,311 35,620 61,688 12,658

300,115 48,178 10,442

3,298,087

1920

1000 Francs 15,4S5

23,182

62,284 23,005

1,143

.330 6,169

711. . -.. I

48,907 66,693 24,181 281,"

SON

88, 1 1,884

3,277,103

In Switzerland, for the majority of imports, the values are axed by a commission on Exports nominated by the Customs department. Uj> to 1891 a single value wa* fixed for each class of goods, but the Commission now takes into account the difference of prices In different countries of origin. For values of exports declarations are, in general, considered