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 1892. 153,000,000 762,000,000 -Quantity- The imports of these articles into the United Kingdom for 1893, 1894, and 1895 were as follows: Flax - Dressed, undressed, and Tons. £ 1895. £ 1894. 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: 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: |