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The following tables show the priucipal imports (consignments) into the United Kingdom from, and domestic exports irom the United Kingdom to, the Commonwealth in four years according to the Board of Trade Returns : —
—
10 s £
1909
£
litlO
1911
Imports from Commonwealth —
£
£
Wool
13,41-2,778
13,008,400
14,273,939
14,510,820
Meat
2,037,608
3,135,150
3,835,094
4,407,501
Butter
2,298,849
2,007,677
3,500,952
4,004,284
Wheat
2,421,280
4,083.770
5,080,570
5.658,459
Skins and Furs
1,227,497
1,007,705
1,908,901
1,467,251
Copper and ore
1,6C3,917
1,470,540
1,119,232
1,384,773
Exports to Commonwealth —
Apparel and haberdashery
849.0(34
824,570
918,236
1,053,672
Cottons . . . .
3,457,104
3,812,050
4,410,375
4,500,374
Woollens
2,104,561
2,191,843
2,575,605
2,876,808
Machinery ....
1,093,252
1,730,514
1,695,900
2,110,557
Iron, and iron and steel manu-
factures ....
3,009,720
3,879,952
4,089,022
5,421,570
Tlie quantities of wheat, wool, and meat imported from Australia into the United Kingdom in four years were ; —
Wheat . cwt. Wool . lbs.
Beef, frozen and chilled . cwt. Mutton, frozen cwt.
1909
9,700,100 312,710,067
411,577 943,753
1910
13,117,500 314,517,042
880,695 1,525,399
1911
13,910,720 323,990,858
710,628 1,291,696
191'.
11,908,505 285,061,874
892,334 977,668
Shipping and Navigation.
Xumber and net Lonnajie of the registered vessels : —
Sailin.!,'
Steam
Tutal
No.
1,553 1,571 1,535 1,548 1,535
Tonnage
No.
Tonnage
249,600 255,249 274,551 284,104 282,055
No.
Tonnage
1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
126,402 129,392 129,540 328,319 125,692
1,108 1,148 1,196 1,224 1,235
2,661 2,719 2,731 2,772 2,770
376,002 384,641 404,091 412,423 407,747
Vessels engag
ed in oversea
trade, entered and cleared : —
Entered
Cleared
lotal
Number
2,210 2,022 2,000 1,988 2,081
Tons
Number
2,184 2,029 1,910 2,060 2,093
Tons
4,350,800 4,285,472 4,155,557 4;725,326 4,991,581
Number
4,394 4,051 3,910 4,048 4,174
Tons
1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
4,472,066 4,295,679 4,361,194 4,607,820 4,993,220
8,822,866 8,581,151 8,516,751 9,333,146
9,984,801
