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 COMMERCE

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4,720 tons value 10,900 francs ; in 1916, 30,430 tons, value 234,800 francs : in 1017, 17,000 tons, value 180,200 francs ; in 1918, 500 tons, vain? 7,500 francs ; in 1919, 4,820 ton*, value 64,050 francs. Coal production (in metric tons) : —

r m

Coal

Briquettes

Coke

Workpeople

ip'.

100

Sl4V#fM

124,460

1916

1,9c

792,350

127,146

1917

14.931,340

•

676,040

112,686

13,825,790

600

52".

112,7*7

1919

v^mjtm

2,547,890

750,890

136,375

19-20

32,413,530

2,922,000

1,800,000

167.


 * aber of coal mines in 1919, 121. Number of workers below ground,

95,790; above ground, 43,884 ; total, 139.674.

In 1919, 250,570 metric tons of pig-iron were produced in 13 furnaces, as against 2,484,690 tons in 19 furnaces in 1913. In 1917, 9,630 ; in 1918, 10,540 ;in 1919, 333,657 metric tons of steel were produced. In 1917 there were produced 10,290 tons of zinc ; in 1918, 9,245 tons ; in 1919, 19,860 tons. In 1917 there were produced 22,745 tons of lead ; in 1918, 20,630 tons ; in 1919, 4,225 tons.

In 1912 there were 88 sugar manufactories, produce 250,602 tons of raw sugar; 21 refineries, output 119,125 tons: 125 distilleries, output 83,160 kilolitres of alcohol at 50° G. -L. In 192 I there were 56 ?ugar factories, for which 112.500 acres of beet were sown.

Commerce. Spkcial Commerce.

Year

Imports

Kxports Tear

Imports

Exports

1913 ' 19141

4 153,345,000 92.126.000

£ 143,073,000 1919 74.1 -.9.000 1910

209,831,155 446,858,634

£ 92,017. .<*« 348.323, 280

1 First 6 uionths.

The imports and exports for 1920 were made up as follows : —

L-ve animals ... Foodstuffs and beTeragts Raw materials. . ..

Manufsctnres

Goid and Silver (bullion and coin).

Total.

Imports

Exports

Metric tons

1900 F:,

Metric tons ' 1000 Francs

44,909

1,984.947

8,784,775

1,131.810

16

2,648,632 5,163.144 3. IT

5,949.

663,344

7,678,244 3,348,281

2,521,386 : 4,678,294

28 9,917

11,946,448

11,171,467 1


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