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COMMERCE

297

Import* for Consumption under

Article

General

Preferen-

Treaty

Free

Total

Tariff

tial Tariff |

l.v. -

Dollars

Dollars

Doilar-

Dollars

Dollars

Spirits and wines.

1.872,290

T'.'.MHI

5,690

1,957,780

Glass, and manuf.

5,214,596

171,511 1

74,446

103,603

5,564,156

Paper, all kinds, not printed

8,463,073

236,142

--

805,859

9,005,074

Hides and akins, except fur

11,446,073

593,831 '

5,425,348

5,425,349

Leather, and manuf. .

12,039,904

Furs, and manuf.

893,984

92,215 I

4,048,675

5,034,874

Drugs, dyes and chemicals

(including soap, paint and

explosives)

15.996,646

94,102

18,549,939

35,923,328

Tobacco and manufacture of

905,340

10,910,010

11,815,350

Books and printed matter .

4,694,557

405,437 <

57,606

3,220,653

8,378,253

Oils, vegetable, all kinds .

2,672,685

67.476

4,735

11,311,872

Petroleum and its products

81.888,158

4,544

808.087

32,6:.2.769

Principal exports for year ended March 31, 1920 : —

Articles

Value

Cheese

Cattle

Sheep.

Eggs ....

Bacon and Hams, etc.

Butter

Wood pulp

Wood, & manufactures of

WheaL

Wheat flour

Pease

Fruits

Oats .

Har ....

Beef, fresh

Dollars

36,336,863 Codfish, tongues & sounds

44,9S5,7".7 Salmon ....

1,999,4'.'9 Lobsters ....

3,496,827 Coal

70,123,5SO Gold-bearing qnartx

9,844,35;* Nickel ....

41,383,482 Copper in ore, 4c. .

108,786,344 Silver „ ,, . .

185,044^06 Leather, manufacture* of

94,262,923 Furs ....

1,143,147 ; Hides and skins

8,304,215 , Iron and manufactures of

8,849,455 Agricultural Implements.

4,087,670 Foreign produce

18,86S.069 , Paper & manufactures of i

Dollars 9,620,821 13,769,544 4,932,099 13,183,666 5,874,334 8,039,221 5,253.218 14,255,601 18,057,152 20.711.979

H>,Ttx,6« 

71,158,757 11,614,400 47,166,611

1 Includes Books and printed matter.

In 1919-20 forty-three per cent, of the revenue of Canada was derived from Customs duties.

Progress of the leading classes of exports (Canadian produce), in thousands

of dollars : —

1913-14

(pre-war)

Produce of the Mines . i) ,, Fisheries

»» ,, Forest .

Animals 4 their produce

Agricultural produce .

Manufactures

Miscellaneous

1915-161 1916-17> 1917-181 1918-191 1918-201

59,033 66,531 85,604 73,659 77,149 61,953

20,624 22,378 24,889 32,602 37,137 42,285

9,470 7,850 8,301 10,292 18,173 14,242

53,349 102,882 127,795 172,743 197,805 258,998

198,220 249,661 373,414 567,714 269,820 365,393

90,771 285,516 525,019 678,312 601,427 494,579

121 6,793 6,354 4.706 6,103 2,042

■ vP*" followin g articles hare been taken from the ' Miue ' and the ' Forest and added to Manufactnr«s,' »iz.:— Refined oil, salt, ashes, all kinds laths, palings and pickets. shingles, shooks, box and otner, staves and headings, and sawn lumber of all kind*.