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SPAIN
Spain has considerable manufactures of cotton goods, principally m Catalonia. In 1910 there were 742 undertakings employing about 68,300 looms, with 2,614,500 spindles ; in woollen manufactures there are 8,800 looms' with 662,000 spindles. There are in Spain about 144 paper mills (likewise in Catalonia) making writing, printing, packing and cigarette paper. There are 34 glass-making factories. Corks are manufactured to a large extent ; in 1910, 21,457 tons ; in 1911, 28,019 tons.
In the Spanish fisheries the total number of boats employed is about 14,000; fishermen, 71,500; and the value caught annually about 60,000,000 pesetas. The most important catches are those of sardines, tunny fish, and cod. In Spain there are 590 factories, with 16,500 workmen, for the preparation of sardines. The value of their output is about 600,000Z. annually.
Commerce.
Imports and exports in pounds sterling :—
Year
Imports
Exports
Year
Imports
Exports
1907 1908 1909
£ 36,939,000 36,356,000 35,443,000
£
36,739,000 33,194,000 34,293,000
1910 1911 1912
£ 39,781.000 39,668,000 41,774,000
£ 3R,234,000 38,479,000 41,760,000
The following table shows the various classes of imports and exports for two years : —
Description
Stoue, minerals, glassware and
pottery
Metals and their manufactures Drugs and chemical products . Cotton and its manufactures . Other vegetable fibres and manu
factures .... Wool & hair & their manufactures Silk and its manufactures Paper and its applications Timber and its manufactures . Animals and their products . Machinery, vehicles and vessels Alimentary substances, includin; grain, sugar, wine, &c.
Various
Gold (bar and coin)
Silver
Other articles (special) .
Packing
Imports
1910
Totals
4,006,990 2,11S,R72 4,941,774 4,703,363
802,372
703,653
725,412
545,760
2,080,964
2,753,357
4,563,233
6,479,244 754,251 25,549 144,599 819,680 130,217
36,299,290
1911
3,706,087 2,066,469 4,453,465 5,389,342
696, 2M
792,905
825,614
518,004
2,324,387
3,306,629
4,466,170
6,518,355
792,228
10,455
34,721
920,349
70,346
36,891,730
Exports
1910
1911
6,190,399 5,930,761 1,329,767 1,904,706
126,208 671,085 230,857 472,589 2,380,294 2,078,349 155,083
13,465,544 356,094
12,247 540,415
5,738,694 5,793,526 1,436,723 2,055,076
127,540 713,003 194,637 460,283 2,554,579 1,973,502 171,153
14,581,519
363,369
13,261
510,994
35,844,398
36,687,859
In 1911 the total value of wine exported was 4,003,25U.
The following table shows the distribution of the commerce of Spaiu (general and special imports, and general exports) in 1910 and 1911, in pesetas : —
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