COMMERCii
845
Native industries are the spinning and weaving of wool for garments, carpet Aveaving, leather embroidery, saddle making, the manufacture of slippers, pottery (in ancient style), and matting ; tanning and silk weaving are declining.
The fisheries are in the hands of Italians, Maltese and Greeks. In 1910, 1,975 boats were engaged in this industry, with a total of 7,165 men. Sardines, anchovies, allaches, tunny (978,091 francs) were caught, and the total value amounted to 2,100,000 francs.
Commerce.
Commerce. — The imports and exports in recent years have been to the following amounts (including precious metals) : —
1907
1908
1909
£
4,-.77,871 4,366,641
1910 ! 1911
Imports Exports
£ 4,114,410 4,134,440
£ 4,921,130 3,766,200
4,219,892 4,816,043
£ 4,867,337
5,744,028
Imports in 1910 and exports in 1911 Avere :-
Imports (1910). | £
Exports (1911).
£
Grain j 170,951
Corn
1,928,722
Flour
' 360,612
Cattle .
144,995
Iron and Hardware
464,695
Hides .
110,320
Machinery
255,591
Esparto grass
162,760
Coal .
, 135,331
Olive oil
150,000
Sugar
146,662
Phosphates .
1,585,400
Timber
1 100,108
Iron
174,120
Cotton goods .
467,603
Zinc ore .
168,680
Tobacco .
52,719
Lead ore .
228,200
Petroleum
48,735
Wine
153,960
Tissues, wool .
73,133
Fish
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129,271
The distribution of the trade in 1910 was mainly as follows : —
From or to
France Algeria . Great Britain Italy Spain Germany .
Imports from
£
2,370,197
494,417
440,587
234,952
29,142
90,438
Exports to
£
2,375,156 253,192 431,170 879,254 47,307 105,127
In the year 1911 there entered the ports of the Regency 11,994 vessels of 4,350,405 tons; and cleared, 12,210 of 4,149,077 Ions; of the tonnage entered 1,924,028 tons represented French vessels.
Good roads to the length of 1,987 miles have been constructed between 1882 and 1910.
Length of railways, 949 miles in 1910.
There were in 1910, 2,870 miles of telegraphs and 9, 922 miles of wire ; 204 telegraph offices; messages (1910), 1,347,18U. In 1910 urban telephone
