COMMERCE
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1872 the total imports were estimated at 6,451 million kilo grammes, and the exports at 2,956 millions ; while in 1897 the former were 22,426 million kilogrammes, and the latter 14,076 millions, exclusive of goods in transit.
The following are the estimates of the imports for home con- sumption and the exports of home produce for five years : —
Year
1 Imports
Exports
Guilders
Guilders
1893
1 1,408,723,000
1,116,618,000
1894
! 1,461,000,000
1,115,000,000
1895
1,444,000,000
1,178,000,000
1896
1,635,000,000
1,340,000,000
1897
1 1,706,000,000
1
1,479,000,000
The values of the leading articles of import and export in 1896-1897 were (in thousands of guilders) : —
1
Imports,
Exports,
Impoi-ts, 1
Exports,
1
1890
1890 99,044 !
1897 1
1897
Iron and steel of all kinds
150,816
160,196 1
101,142
Textiles, raw and manu-
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factured
88,112
65,307
98,339 !
73,984
Cereals and flour
315,624
184,422
325,816 s
204,277
Coal ....
47,184
3,238
49,516 1
3,480
Rice ....
39,527
15,412
44,955 :
20,110
Mineral oil . . .
10,840
80
11,419
82
Coffee ....
40,872
24,434
47,939
24,762
Butter ....
1,572
17,170
1,655
17,625
Margarine (raw & eatable)
18,240
38,224
19,018
48,093
Sugar ....
29,118
52,435
25,854
54,440
Cheese . . .
76
11,731
82
13,334
Di-ugs ....
203,899
187,021
176,105
236,726
Gold and silver
6,353
779
22,194
81
Vegetables
1,627
27,106
1,752
39,167
Wood ....
38,397
21,086
50,944
34,298
Skins ....
22,931
21,472
26,921
29,696
Indigo ....
9,649
6,911
8,789
6,119
Copper ....
68,044
65,367
72,882
67,801
Paper ....
5,026
27,7.32
5,144
32,035
Soot, grease, tallow, suet .
16,336
6,186
22,331
9.326
Saltpetre . . . ,
25,664
22,238
21,760
19,686
Zinc ....
10,954
10,700
10,997
10,792
Tobacco ....
9,374
4,511
9,208
5.388
Tin
18,569
17,017
18,914
15,365
Colours (painters' wares) .
11,729
9,852
12,250
10,787
Flax ....
1,178
16,298
967
12,685
Seeds (colza, linseed, &c.)
39,565
18,557
32,917
15,881
