The following is the quantity of each description of cotton imported, exported, and consumed in 1896, and the stock left in ports at the end of the year: Ellison & Co., of Liverpool, give the following estimate of the average price of cotton at that port for a series of years: Consumption 434 WOOL. Helmuth, Swartze & Co., London, give the following statements of the supply, export, and consumption of wool in the United Kingdom: Domestic Clip. 1891 1892. 148,000,000 740,000,000 888,000,000 448,000,000 467,000,000 Quantity The imports of these articles into the United Kingdom for 1893, 1894, and 1895 were as follows: Flax Dressed, undressed, and Tons. Tow or Codilla of For England and Wales, the total amount of fish landed in 1896, exclusive of shell fish, amounted to 7,551,000 cwts., of the value of £5,167,000; shell fish, £343,000, making a total value of £5,510,000. For Scotland, the amount was 6,138,000 cwts., exclusive of shell fish, the value being £1,569,000, to which should be added £78,000 for shell fish, making a total of £1,647,000. The corresponding figures for Ireland show a total of 843,000 cwts., valued at £266,000, the total, including shell fish, being valued at £279,000. The total value of the fisheries of the United Kingdom, shell fish included, for 1896, was £7,436,000. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. The merchandise imports and exports of Great Britain have been as follows for a series of years: -Exports Foreign Produce. Total £56,234,263 £212,725,200 £268.959,463 £618,822,935 59,348,975 1888. 686,213,284 1889. 248,935,195 1890. 1891. 435,441,264 61,878,568 247,235,150 309,113,718 744,554,982 64,423,767 715,434,048 1893. 218,259,718 1894. 408,344,810 682,130,677 1895. 416,689,658 59,704,161 226,128,246 285,832,407 702,522,065 1896. 441,808,904 56,233,663 738,188,118 CLASSES OF ARTICLES FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31. The quantity of the principal food imports retained for home consumption per head of population in each of the years 1890-95 was as follows: PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF EXPORT AND IMPORT AS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1891 AND 1896. Exports from the United Kingdom. Imports into the United Kingdom. 11,246,506 1,984,692 940,013 Cotton, unmanufactured. Wheat flour. 33,781,917 29,108,434 Cotton manufactures.. 12,324,970 13,444,510 Earthen, stone, & china ware 4,672,277 Copper-Ore. 6,852,470 2,033,513 4,887,337 Ingots, bar and old.. 1,000,498 3,663,505 3,926.311 170,863,888 93,050,467 Flax, hemp, & jute & m'f'r's.. 19,915,923 5,535,366 crude.. 2,638,032 Malt liquors.. 1,444,633 1,245,095 Oil cake and oil cake meal.. 5,157,578 3,506,715 Metals and metal composi tions, and manufactures. 2,276,854 Paper stock & manufactures 2,392,166 1,245,925 Paraffine and paraffine wax. 3,298,263 2,759,112 Silk manufactures.. 5,575,040 Tin bars, blocks, etc.. Vegetables, includ'g pickles and sauces.. Hog products. 49,384,916 52,125,981 Dairy products, butter and cheese. Wools, unmanufactured. 7,382,547 9,768,450 Wool, manufactured.. 14.975,331 2,436,272 Wood & manufactures of... 7,222,933 9,124,672 TOTAL SHIPPING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE HOME AND FOREIGN TRADE, -Entered -Cleared Year. British. Foreign. Total. British. Foreign. Total. British. 1,000 tons. 1,000 tons. 1,000 tons. 1,000 tons. 1,000 tons. 1,000 tons. 1,000 tons. 1,000 tons. 1,000 tons. -Total Total. 1891.... 26,637 10,222 39,859 27.320 10,633 37,954 53,957 20,855 74,813 FOREIGN TONNAGE ENTERED AND CLEARED IN 1894, 1895, AND 1896. The total length of British railways open at the end of the years given and the average yearly increase in miles at various periods compare as follows: |