The values of imports and exports to and from the principal Norwegian
ports in the last three years were:—
| — | Imports | Exports | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | |
| Kroner | Kroner | Kroner | Kroner | Kroner | Kroner | |
| Kristiania | 117,448,800 | 132,432,700 | 144,231,100 | 31,713,600 | 33,935,500 | 33,655,100 |
| Bergen | 37,725,400 | 36,509,300 | 40,015,700 | 23,656,700 | 20,364,100 | 24,707,200 |
| Trondhjem | 16,017,300 | 17,887,500 | 18,378,400 | 8,658,100 | 9,423,900 | 10,840,000 |
The commercial intercourse between Norway and the United Kingdom, according to the Board of Trade Returns, is shown in the subjoined table, for each of the last five years:—
| — | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Imports into U.K. from Norway | 3,570,592 | 3,657,595 | 3,831,727 | 4,312,106 | 4,995,461 |
| Exports of British prodnce to Norway | 1,756,813 | 1,916,566 | 1,895,889 | 1,988,554 | 2,250,734 |
In 1897 the imports of timber from Norway into the United Kingdom amounted to 1,866,550 £.; fish, 612,622 £.; paper-making materials, 988,371 £.; paper, &c., 443,123 £.; ice, 248,671 £.; butter, 138,199 £. The minor imports into Great Britain comprise train oil, matches, and small quantities of iron manufactures. The chief British exports to Norway in the year 1897 were iron, wrought and unwronght, 371,800 £.; cotton manufactures and yarns 323,966 £.; coals, 497,994 £.; and woollens and worsteds and yarn, 168,172 £.; machinery, 128,142 £.
Shipping and Navigation.
The total Norwegian mercantile marine on January 1, 1898, was as follows:—
| — | Sailing | Steam | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Tons | No. | Tons | No. | Tons | |
| 4—100 tons | 4,096 | 118,404 | 389 | 11,850 | 4,485 | 130,254 |
| 100—500 tons | 1,226 | 363,078 | 349 | 98,994 | 1,575 | 462,072 |
| 500—1,000 ,, | 610 | 423,990 | 160 | 115,298 | 770 | 539,288 |
| 1,000—2,000 tons | 206 | 252,237 | 93 | 128,939 | 299 | 381,173 |
| Above 2,000 ,, | 5 | 11,373 | 13 | 28,039 | 18 | 39,412 |
| Total | 6,143 | 1,169,079 | 1,004 | 383,120 | 7,147 | 1,552,199 |
| In Foreign Trade | 3,109 | 1,090,100 | 591 | 361,653 | 3,700 | 1,451,753 |
