COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRY
Year 1869
To Foreign Countries— continued.
£
Chili ....
1,993,038
Portugal
1,637.996
Denmark
1,575,559
Sweden and Norway
1,564,143
Japan ....
1,442,054
Peru ....
1,383,238
Austria
1,340,591
Cuba and Porto Rico .
1.078,700
Uruguay
1,077,377
Greece ....
973.918
Philippine Islands
832,956
"Western Africa
792,409
Java and Sumatra
660/274
Mexico ....
636,723
Central America .
206,00S
Ecuador
55,162
Venezuela
53,333
Other Countries .
1.317,679
Total, Foreign Countries
141,8817274
Total Exports
189,953,957
259
Year 18GS
1,962,714
1,554,649
1,450,359
1,392,633
1,112.804
1,132,363
1,077,1.5!)
2,519,271
930,422
976,867
956,140
886.101
836.874
848,588
160,049
28,840
66,997
1,293,305
129,812,888
179,677,812
It will be seen from the above tables that while the imports from British possessions showed an increase amounting to more than 3,500,000/. in 1869, the exports to them exhibited a slight decrease in value over the previous year. The total imports from foreign countries showed a decrease of 2,605,000Z., in 1860, and the ex- ports to them an increase of upwards of 12,000,000/. The foreign country which took the greatest supply of British produce and manufactures in the year 1869 was the United States, while in the year 1868 Germany held the first rank. There was an increase of exports of British produce in the year 1869 principally to six foreign countries, the same amounting in round numbers to the following sums :— Increasc
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Exports to the I nited States 3,196,000
.., Russia 2,219,000
„ Egypt 1,930,00(1
„ Brazil 1,613,000
„ Italy 1.182.000
„ Belgium 842,000
The countries to which there Avas a decrease of exports of British produce and manufactures in 1869, compared with 1868, were mainly Turkey, Colombia, Spain, Cuba and Porto Eico, and Greece. The five principal articles imported into the United Kingdom are cotton, com, wool, tea, and sugar. The five principal articles of home produce exported are cotton, woollen, metal, and linen manufactures, and coals. In the subjoined tallies the declared real value of these ten great articles of British commerce, imported and exported in the years 1867, 1868, and 1869, is exhibited: —
