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210 ST A TISTICA L YEA R-BOOK.<br />

made, in order to make up the 68 specified articles in the table, and it<br />

is considered these are sufficient to justify the assumption that the remaining<br />

articles in each class may be taken in the same ratio. It will<br />

be seen that not only a fairer, but also a more instructive estimate can<br />

be formed of the condition of the trade of the country by this mode of<br />

comparison than by the ordinary one of values only.<br />

IMPORTS OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES FOR HOME CONSUMPTION IN 1S97,<br />

COMPARED AS TO QUANTITY AND VALUE WITH THOSE OF 1896.<br />

VALUE.<br />

INOBEASEI) OH DECREASED VALUE.<br />

ARTICLES.<br />

Actual<br />

in<br />

<strong>1897</strong>.<br />

At<br />

Prices of<br />

1896.<br />

Due to Variation in<br />

Quantity. [ Price.<br />

Actually<br />

more or less<br />

than in 1896.<br />

Food and<br />

brinks.<br />

ft<br />

Ale, beer and porter . -.<br />

Spirits and wines<br />

Corn<br />

Cornmeal<br />

Wheat and wheat flour..<br />

Riee, &c<br />

Pork, bacon and hams...<br />

Meats, other<br />

Fish<br />

Oysters<br />

Coffee<br />

Tea<br />

Sugar ,<br />

Molasses<br />

Fruit<br />

Hops<br />

Salt<br />

Other articles<br />

1'4,817<br />

1,379,436<br />

1,230.886<br />

33,716<br />

132,118<br />

214 670<br />

294,510<br />

225,604<br />

543,961<br />

191,777<br />

723,850<br />

3,310,358<br />

7,639,125<br />

796,761<br />

2,230,906<br />

84,024<br />

33,470<br />

1,660,976<br />

151,000<br />

1,412,000<br />

1,635,000<br />

41,000<br />

121,000<br />

162,000<br />

336,000<br />

259.000<br />

461,000<br />

200,000*<br />

922,000<br />

3,513,000<br />

7,313,000<br />

929,000<br />

2,181,000<br />

89,000<br />

38,000<br />

1,694,000<br />

14,000<br />

109,000<br />

450,000<br />

76,000<br />

75,000<br />

79,000<br />

8,000<br />

1S,000<br />

193,000<br />

+<br />

242,000 —<br />

261,000 —<br />

2,222,000 +<br />

108,000 —<br />

374,000 +<br />

10,000 —<br />

14,000 —<br />

22,000 —<br />

7,000 +<br />

33,000 -h<br />

404,000 +<br />

7,000 —<br />

11,000 —<br />

53,000 —<br />

41,000 —<br />

33,oro —<br />

83,000 —<br />

8.000 —<br />

198.000 +<br />

203.0001 +<br />

326,000, +<br />

132,000 —<br />

50,000 —<br />

5,000, +<br />

5.0001 +<br />

33,000-<br />

7,230<br />

75,901<br />

45,795<br />

82,984<br />

64,796<br />

25,893<br />

32,607<br />

14,954<br />

109,683<br />

8,495<br />

44,579<br />

5S,225<br />

2,547,727<br />

24,118<br />

324,414<br />

5,457<br />

8,920<br />

10,858<br />

Total<br />

20,870,965<br />

21,457,000 + 2,681,000<br />

586,000 + 2,095,032<br />

Metals.<br />

Copper<br />

Iron, pig<br />

ii wrought and scrap.<br />

Brass<br />

Spelter<br />

Tin, in blocks<br />

Yellow metal<br />

Zinc<br />

Lead<br />

Other articles<br />

270,036<br />

327,088<br />

100,083^<br />

475,839<br />

32,826<br />

249,852<br />

38.284<br />

57,754<br />

233,125<br />

495.218<br />

309,000 +<br />

315,000|—<br />

92,0001—<br />

638,000I+<br />

31,000!—<br />

196,000j—<br />

54,000; +<br />

47,000 —<br />

227,000 —<br />

523,000 +<br />

15,000<br />

90,000<br />

75,000<br />

139,000<br />

10,000<br />

14,000<br />

18,000<br />

34,000<br />

12,000<br />

18,000<br />

39,000 — 21, 374<br />

12,000 — 78. 325<br />

8,000<br />

315<br />

162,000 — 23. 637<br />

2,000<br />

772<br />

54,000<br />

039<br />

16,00 :<br />

410<br />

11,000<br />

030<br />

6,000<br />

9S4<br />

28,0110<br />

592<br />

Total<br />

2,280,1(15'<br />

2,432,000<br />

45,000 -<br />

152,000<br />

196,6S0<br />

Chemicals, DyeStuffs,

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