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FRANCE : — ALGERIA
Commerce.
The foreign trade of Algiers in recent years has been as follows (in 1,000£.
terling) : —
— Imports Exports
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Imports
Exports
1916 18,888 21,484
1916 27,716 25,267
1917 27,186 39,250
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1918 1919 1920
29,399 54,301 101,406
31,762 67,592 57,662
Of the imports in 1919 61 '1 per cent, came from France ; of the exports '2 per cent, went to France. Chief imports and exports in thousands of francs for 2 years : —
Imports
Cottons
Woollens .
Clothing and linen .
Skins and niaiiuf. thereof
Machinery and parts.
Other metal work .
Furniture and wood work
Soaps
Paper, 4c. .
Coal ....
Sugar
Vegetable oil .
Iron and steel .
Coffee.
1919 ; 1920
112,934 10,553 44,678 38,6S2 45,958 36,745 12,377 32,131 29,S7S 49,679 72.3U0 10,153 15,152 42,710
117,876 31,611
267,153 55,672
112,370 83,304 17,757 37,078 54,113 51,794 58,643 29,351 41,602 35,261
Exports
Sheep
Hides and skins
Wool
Wheat .
Oats
Bailey .
Olive oil .
Cork
Wine
Phosphates
Iron ore .
Zinc ore .
Fruit
Tobacco, cigars, Ac,
18,870
42,671
19,545
143,979
44,302
175,319
1,257
8,122
414,062
13,320
23,799
1,087
77,287
102,402
83,348 48,701
3,725
2,430 15,506 19,164
2.7S5 13,953 2SS.65S 1S.409 33,879
7,068 62,486 104,955
In 1920 the receipts of the customs authorities amounted to 45,139,097 francs; and in 1919 to 34,020,623 francs.
Total trade between the United Kingdom and Algeria (Board of Trade returns) for 5 years : —
— 1916
1917
1918
1919 1920
£ Importt from Algeria into U.K. . ; 2,295,397 Exports to Algeria from U.K. . | 2,15S,572
£
2,918,579 2,330,532
£ 2,260,039 3,879,536
£ £
1,940,089 [ 3.9S7.074 3,653,242 J 3,727,67..
Shipping and Communications.
In 1919, 8,170 vessels of 5,807,632 tons net entered, and 8,107 vessels of 5,784,719 tons cleared Algerian ports.
On January 1, 1920, the mercantile marine of Algeria consisted of 361 vessels of 29,505 tons net.
National roads have a length of 3,330 miles.
On December 31, 1919, there were 2,221 English miles of railway open for traffic (exclusive of lines on Tunisian territory). Of the total 807 miles are privately owned.
The postal receipts in 1919 were 7,181,480 francs, and there were 718 post offices. The telegraphic receipts were 4,595,626 francs, and those from telephones 3,164,028 francs. The total for the three services was 14,941,134 francs.
