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887
Years
Imports
Exports
Milreis
Mih'eis
1893
39,837,000
29,337,500
1894
36,489,000
27,796,000
1895
41,004,929
29,268,884
1896
40,815,193
29,879,875
1897
40,683,097
29,515,296
Of the imports into Portugal in 1897, 29 per cent, came from Great Britain, 13 per cent, from Germany, 10 per cent, from Spain, and 11 per cent, from the United States. France, Russia and Brazil contrilnited most of the remainder. Of the exports Great Britain took 31 per cent. ; Brazil, 19 per cent, ; Spain, 14 per cent. ; and the Portuguese colonies, 13 per cent.
The following table shows the various classes of imports and
exports (special trade) in two years : —
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Imports
Exports
1S96 1 1897
1896
1897
Milreis Milreis
Milreis
Milreis
Living animals .
2,499,968 2,667,877
2,519,262
3,400,695
Raw materials .
14,883,494 14,757,938
.5,243,150
5,381,034
Textiles .
5,263,632 4,924,222
1,288,078
1,628,836
Food substances
12,023,059 ; 13,250,085
15,460,425
15,196,794
Machinery, &c.
1,828,490 i 1,879,553
84,491
77,439
Various manufactures.
2,956,853 ' 2,874,646
1,547,277
1,634,471
Tare ....
74,766 : 71,616
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—
Cohi and hiillion Total .
1,284,931 1 357,160
1
3,737,192
2,196,027
40,815,193 40,683,097
29,879,875
29,515,296
The following table shows the declared values of the leading special imports and exports in 1897 : —
Imports
Exports
Milreis
Milreis
Wheat
5,367,620
Wine .
10,289,232
Cottons and yarn
2,104,194
Cork
3,567,898
Cotton
2,840,179
Cattle .
903,858
Wool ....
1,170,622
Horses .
447,207
Iron ....
1,351,470
Copper ore
782,687
Woollens and N^arn
839,247
Cottons ,
1,254,982
Coal ....
1 1,808,065
Olive oil
416,865
Sugar. Codfish
1,906,727
Sardines .
1,319,029
2,307,745
Tunny fish
297,344
Leather and hides
' 1,020,761
Bananas .
205,090
Cattle
767,369
Figs
246,045
Tobacco leaf
394,611
Onions .
201,872
Coffee
674,697
Eggs
231,115
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