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FRANCE : — ALGERIA

Commerce.

The foreign trade of Algiers in recent years has been as follows (in 1,000£.

terling) : —

— Imports Exports

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Imports

Exports

1916 18,888 21,484

1916 27,716 25,267

1917 27,186 39,250

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1918 1919 1920

29,399 54,301 101,406

31,762 67,592 57,662

Of the imports in 1919 61 '1 per cent, came from France ; of the exports '2 per cent, went to France. Chief imports and exports in thousands of francs for 2 years : —

Imports

Cottons

Woollens.

Clothing and linen.

Skins and niaiiuf. thereof

Machinery and parts.

Other metal work.

Furniture and wood work

Soaps

Paper, 4c. .

Coal ....

Sugar

Vegetable oil.

Iron and steel.

Coffee.

1919 ; 1920

112,934 10,553 44,678 38,6S2 45,958 36,745 12,377 32,131 29,S7S 49,679 72.3U0 10,153 15,152 42,710

117,876 31,611

267,153 55,672

112,370 83,304 17,757 37,078 54,113 51,794 58,643 29,351 41,602 35,261

Exports

Sheep

Hides and skins

Wool

Wheat.

Oats

Bailey.

Olive oil.

Cork

Wine

Phosphates

Iron ore.

Zinc ore.

Fruit

Tobacco, cigars, Ac,

18,870

42,671

19,545

143,979

44,302

175,319

1,257

8,122

414,062

13,320

23,799

1,087

77,287

102,402

83,348 48,701

3,725

2,430 15,506 19,164

2.7S5 13,953 2SS.65S 1S.409 33,879

7,068 62,486 104,955

In 1920 the receipts of the customs authorities amounted to 45,139,097 francs; and in 1919 to 34,020,623 francs.

Total trade between the United Kingdom and Algeria (Board of Trade returns) for 5 years : —

— 1916

1917

1918

1919 1920

£ Importt from Algeria into U.K. . ; 2,295,397 Exports to Algeria from U.K. . | 2,15S,572

£

2,918,579 2,330,532

£ 2,260,039 3,879,536

£ £

1,940,089 [ 3.9S7.074 3,653,242 J 3,727,67..

Shipping and Communications.

In 1919, 8,170 vessels of 5,807,632 tons net entered, and 8,107 vessels of 5,784,719 tons cleared Algerian ports.

On January 1, 1920, the mercantile marine of Algeria consisted of 361 vessels of 29,505 tons net.

National roads have a length of 3,330 miles.

On December 31, 1919, there were 2,221 English miles of railway open for traffic (exclusive of lines on Tunisian territory). Of the total 807 miles are privately owned.

The postal receipts in 1919 were 7,181,480 francs, and there were 718 post offices. The telegraphic receipts were 4,595,626 francs, and those from telephones 3,164,028 francs. The total for the three services was 14,941,134 francs.