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260 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

The Five principal Articles of Import.

Articles imp

1867

1SUS

I860

1. Cotton, raw .

2. Corn, wheat .

„ other kinds .

„ flour, of wheat

„ ,, of other kinds

Total of corn .

3. Wool ....

4. Tea ....

5. Sugar, raw

51,999,537

£

55,184,680

£ 56,834,709

21,985,096

12,766,111

3,519,577

93,350

22,069,353

14,495,021

2,832,077

22,839

19.515,758

14,032,021

3,792,939

6,640

37,347,358

14,696,746

41,364.134

16,178,034

39,420,290 15,120,498

10,067,813 11,501,961

12,431,454

10,311,465 j 13,540,917

13,339,758

The Five principal Articles op Export.

Articles exported

1SG7

18G8

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1. Cotton manufactures :

£

£

£

Piece goods, white or plain

33,727,447

31,284,643

30,530,220 !

„ printed or dyed

19,405,384

18,S44,117

19,372.518 1

„ of other kinds

2,840,299

2,703,337

3,098,813

Cotton yarn . Total of cotton manufactur 2. "Woollen and worsted maaufac

14.870,562

14,709,194

14,157,513 | 67,159,064 |

2S 70,843,692

67,541,291

tures :

Cloths, coatings, &c.

5,338,407

3.766,894

4,272,949 j

Flannels, blankets, and baizes

861,197

963,743

1,107,360 1

"Worsted stuffs

12,149,260

13,065,236

15,119,029 1

Carpets and druggets .

1.102,036

1.095,009

1,467,355

Of all other sorts .

683,180

634,763

658,497 !

\ 20,134,080

worsted manufactures 3. Metals:

19,525,645

22,625,190

Iron, pig and puddled .

1.660,026

1,577,529

2,056,605

., bar, angle, bolt, and rod

2,359,062

2.272,906

2,684,071

., railroad, of all sorts .

4,8S9,389

4,646.156

7,282,040

,, wire

361,193

400,696

435,778

t ., cast

677,433

713,289

857,643

,, hoops and plates .

1,785,447

1,766,222

2.253.600

., wrought, of all sorts

2,141,496

2,259,059

2.427,154

„ old, for re-manufacture

188,912

377,679

483,510

„ steel, unwrought . Total of iron and steel

1,063,954

1.008,371

1,038,800

15 126,912

15,021,907

19,201