882
GERMAN EMPIRE
Principal articles imported into the United Kingdom from, and exported from the United Kingdom to Germany : —
Staple Imports into U.K. from Germany
Sugar ... Glass and manufactuies
Eggs
Cottons and yarn .
Woollens and yarn .
Iron & steel <fe manuf.
Machinery
Wood and manufactures
1907
1908
1909
£
11,693,907
912,166
1,030,190
2,037,375
1,467,824
439,630
905,780
1,964,465
12,938,174 903,380
855,256
2,209,143
1,398,750
327,880
828,661
1,007,573
£ 9,658,973 851,603
255,003 5,627,620 2,677,207 3,538,042 1,210,436
800,142
1910
7,735,183 905,854 200,860 6,279,580 1,822,514 4,321,988 1,340,803 1,054,410
1911
£
0,613,933 1,033,722 233,142 7,115,780 2,574,234 5,147,507 1,977,014 1,020,990
Principal articles of British
Produce exported to
Germany
Cottons and yarn Woollens and yarn -Alpaca, &c., yarn Wool Ironwork Herrings . Machinery Coal, coke, kc. New sliii)S, &c.
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
8,553,071 6,180,642 5,789,2761 7,310,910 8,036,015
5,415,051 4,362,919 4, 674,646j 5,952,3261 6,024,992
1,859,313 1,397,257 1,494,2831 1,732,8731 1,770,933
1,905,041 1,374,508 1,818,314| 2,164,4231 1,950,183
2,833,901 1,825,023 1,384,3781 1,608,005! 1,735,683
2,326,258 1,946,105 1,836,544! l,925,875i 2,512,258
2,365,803 2,143,234 1,727,194| 1,840,4321 1,934,065
5,460,107 5,268,570 4,595,828i 4,438,255 4,180,725
1,260,851 658,812 91,5051 118,883 327,903
The ports of Hamburg and Bremen are the chief gates of commercial intercourse of Germany with the United Kingdom and the United States.
Shipping and Navigation.
The following was the distribution of the mercantile navy of Germany only ships of more than 17-65 tons gross-tonnage) on January 1 of the last three years : —
Baltic Ports
North Sea Ports
Total Shipping
Number
Net tonnage
Number
2,308 1,411
Net tonnage
Number
Net tonnage
1910:— Sailing vessels Steamers
400 , 539
939
305 550
17,303
285,755
492,447 2,063,802
2,708 1,950
4,658
2,702 1,973
509,750 2,349,557
Totals .
303,058
3,719
2,307 1,423
3,730
2,331 1 1,450
2,556,240
2,859,307
1011:—
Sailing vessels Steamers
17,215 292,002
489, 62l' 2,104,731
500,837 2,396,733
Totals .
945
392
550
309,217
2,594,353
! 491,473 i 2,215,345
4,675
2,723 1 2,000
4,732
2,903,570
1012 :— Sailing vessels Steamers
18,586 298,321
510,059 2,513,666
Totals .
042 316,907
■ 3,790
2,706,818
3,023,725
