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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:

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Ellison & Co., of Liverpool, give the following estimate of the average price of cotton at that port for a series of years:

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WOOL.

Helmuth, Swartze & Co., London, give the following statements of the supply, export, and consumption of wool in the United Kingdom:

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1892.

153,000,000

762,000,000

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Tons.

The imports of these articles into the United Kingdom for 1893, 1894, and 1895 were as follows:

Flax - Dressed, undressed, and Tons.

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£ 1895.

£ 1894.

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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:

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CLASSES OF ARTICLES FOR TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31.

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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:

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PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF EXPORT AND IMPORT AS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1891 AND 1896.

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TOTAL SHIPPING OF THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE HOME AND FOREIGN TRADE.

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FOREIGN TONNAGE ENTERED AND CLEARED IN 1894, 1895, AND 1896.

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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:

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