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The following table shows the quantity of fish (in tons) conveyed inland by railway from the ports of the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.
— 1893 1894 1895 1896 355,116 107,202 11,088 1897 England and Wales Scotland Ireland Total 328,801 101,737 9,290 332,619 99,763 10,213 333,298 101,646 10,223 352,235 105,001 10,894 439,828 442,595 445,167 473,406 468,130
The net imports (exclusive of re-exports), and the exports of fish, fresh and cured, from the United Kingdom have been : —
— 1894 1895 1896 1897 Net imports . . Tons Exports . � ,, herrings only � 112,116 2,171,060 2,053,179 1,456,246 101,535 2,453,676 2,282,406 1,626,889 113,769 2,636,511 2,007,505 1,328,662 103,071 2,808,381 2,037,794 1,364,374
III. Mining and Metals. The following tables give a general summary of the mineral produce of the United Kingdom for 1897. The first table relates to the metallic minerals and their products : —
Metallic Minerals Minerals raised Values Metals con- tained in the Ores. Values of Metals Tons
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Iron ore . 13,787,878 3,217,795 4,736,667 11,394,779 Iron pyrites 10,583 4,525 — — Lead ore 35,338 275,409 26,562 332,578 Tin ore . . . 7,120 254,218 4,453 291,336 Copper ore . 7,132 18,706 518 27,096 Zinc ore 19,278 69,154 7,049 126,823 Bog iron ore 7,124 1,781 — — Copper precipitate 220 2,320 — — Alum, clay, and shale. 13,938 2,899 310 45,880 Sodium — — 85 12,750 Nickel ore . 300 300 7 Ounces 1,050 Silver. — — 249,156 28,614 Gold ore , 4,517 6,282 2,032 7,185 Value of chief metal Total value of metal lie minerals . 3 from British 3,853,389 1 ores ( 12,268,091
The following table relates to the non-metallic minerals : —
