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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — CANADA
The following table shows the progress of the leading classes of domestic exports, in thousands of dollars : —
1880
1890
1894
1895
1896
1897
Produce of the Mines .
2,877
4,855
5,800
6,982
8,060
11,299
,, ,, Fisheries
6,579
8,462
11,100
10,692
11,078
10,314
,, ,, Forest .
3,945
6,380
6,834
5,517
6,068
3,067
Animals & their produce
17,607
25,107
31,882
34,388
36,508
39,245
Agricultural produce .
22,294
11,908
17,678
15,719
14.084
17,983
Manufactures
16,197
25,541
27,216
26,144
30,477
34,715
Miscellaneous
640
82
75
86
^109
327
The share of the leading ports in the trade of 1897 was as follows in dollars : —
Montreal
Toronto Halifax
Quebec
St. John, N.B.
Ottawa
Victoria B.C.
Imports Exports .
44,498,213 48,079,462
18,626,007 5,777,260 5,603,137 6,435,718
4,712,094 4,901,394
3,354,067 5,730,585
1,792,993 4,169,595
2,787,785 2,610,794
The following figures give the value of exports of Canadian jiroduce to Great Britain, according to Canadian returns, in 1879 and in the last five years ended 30th June. (Conversions made at 4 '861.)
1879 1893 1894
£6,039,744 12,003,620 12,510,440
1895 1896 1897
£11,897,993 12,887,933 14,287,780
Canadian returns of imports from Great Britain do not distinguish between British and foreign produce. The chief exports of domestic produce from Canada to Great Britain in the last four years were : —
Articles
1894
1895
1S96
1897
£
£
£
£
Wheat ....
1,245,490
1,097,072
1,166,750
1,125,456
Wheat Flour .
166,930
86,503
71,450
166,322
Pease ....
337,250
243,469
165,160
373,305
Wood, and Manufactures
of ... .
2,358,250
1,825,371
2,675,260
3,073,567
Cheese ....
3,172,750
2,922,022
2,861,520
3,009,423
Cattle ....
1,298,010
1,396,770
1,400,350
1,326,229
Sheep ....
33,510
257,548
353,720
74,322
Fish ....
942,570
851,505
916,940
897,093
Apples, green or ripe
116,960
340,981
269,180
495,162
I'acon and Hams .
598,980
780,481
898,110
1,198,278
Skins and Furs
258,478
239,666
287,040
264,689
Leather, and manufac-
tures of .
296,149
228,783
350,980
260,676
