COMMERCE
1091
Tobacco pxportod abroad is not iuohuled in this table ; the quantity exported in 1886-87 amounted to 11,688,052 kilos. ; in 1887-88, 10,373,217 kilos. ; in 1889-90, 10,454,427 kilos. ; in 1891-92, 10,237,490,250 kilos. ; in 1892-93, 13,826,021 kilos. The principal iin[iorts and exports in 189 J -95 were : —
Imiiorh
Coal
Sugar
Linen clotli
Quilts .
Cotton yarn
Coffee ^ .
Rice
Cereals (vaiious)
AVoollens.
Flour
Madapolams .
Skins .
Cashmeres
Petroleum
Iron
Clotli
Timber .
Hides .
Hardware
Cotton &woollengoods
Sheep and goats
Carpets .
Instruments, &c.
Drugs
Silk goods
Sacks
Clothes .
Copper plates, kc.
Hats, f»'Z.
Paper
Linen goods .
Barley .
Alcoholic liquors
Butter .
Packing cloth .
Exports
Piastres 27,011,402 157,582,667 181,570,890 136,690,986 95,992,731 102,706.931 78,847,445 62,262,364 64,132,883 78,301,433 69,50.5,237 15,834,358 41,802,292 56,290,181 40,630,348 31,533,583 36,461,430 31,162.845 31,894,789 35,197,209 31,927,130 26,181,594 30,157,738 22,754,251 27,720,631 18,829,714 24,478,473 17,393,028 20,959,047 20,699,178 22,228,370 16.299,8C3 16,728,361 19,916,122 17,602,792
Piastres
- Crapes .
177,520,428
Silk
135,819,112
Cotton .
48,028,125
jMohair .
64,810,222
Barley .
47,574,372
Cocoons .
46,642,889
Oi)ium .
61,527,556
Valonia .
57,761,156 '
! Cotiee
29,756,667 !
- Ores
47,098,889 '
i Pul.se kc.
24,494,181 1
Olive oil .
62,745.989 '
- AVool
46,904,025
1 l^^igs
67,814,416
Goat skins, kc
34,744,030
Sesame .
31,887,666
Dates
19,402,103
Maize
27,370,967
1 Drugs
23,103,743 i
Carpets .
21,769,689
' Grains, various
14,828,501
Xuts, hazel
17,725,222
Oats
12,164,000
Horses and mules
8,145,584
Fish, salted, &c.
10,075,667
Olives
6,712,555
Seeds, various .
11,365,680
Gum
7,194,777
Sponges .
8,190,222
Gall nuts
12,184,381
Kcrcrs
10,452,639
Cattle .
6.665,569
Hilte
6,306,444
Oranges and lemons
13,594,977
Wax .
5,352,475
Pipe lulees
4,689,000
The value of the commercial intercourse between the whole of the Turkish Empire, in Europe and Asia, and Great Britain during the last five years, according to the Boanl of Trade Returns, is shown in the following table : —
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