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the principal metals and minerals produced in Austria in the years 1864- and 1867, and their value at the place of production in 1867 : —
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Value at the
Quantities
Average Price, at
Metals and Minerals
Place of Production
1864 J
1867
1867
Florins
Gold . . . Pfund
3,598
3,562
2,406,041
Silver „
81,926
81,378
3,655,643
Quicksilver . . Centner
5,384
5,944
723,958
Tin
462
591
33,812
Zinc . . . „
26,917
40,296
495,956
Copper . . . „
50,839
47,930
2,377,840 1
Lead and litharge . ,,
133,552
136,668
1,770,884
Iron, raw and cast . ,,
5,696,934
5,705,761
16,709,039
Graphite . . „
114,825
279.355
271,123
Mineral coal . . „
45,310,803
108,488,390
17,332,283
The total length of railways in the empire open for traffic at the end of January 1869, with the length of lines under construction, and that for which concessions had been given at the same date, was tbl lows : —
Cisleithan Austria . Transleithan Austria
Whole empire .
Open for Traffic. Austrian Miles
In Construction. Austrian Miles
Concessions. Austrian Miles
6198 331-5 951-3
English Miles 4,517
2117 146-5 358-2
English Miles 1,696
238-7 124-0 362-7
English Miles 1,719
The following tabular statement shows the strength of the com- mercial marine of Austria. It gives the number, tonnage, and crews of all the vessels belonging to Austrian subjects on the 31st of December 1868 : —
Sailing Vessels : — International traders . Coasters .... Fishing smacks Steamers (14,359 h.-power)
Total .
Number of Vessels
Tonnage
Crews
523
2,678
4,555
74
226,335 49,978 13,839 34,263
5,689
8.277
11,940
2,073
7,830
324,415
27,979
Of great importance for the commerce of the empire is the ' Gesellschaft des Oesterreichischen Lloyd,' a trading society esta- blished at Trieste in 1833, and which commenced in 1836 to run
