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COMPARATIVE TABLES.

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THE EXPORT MARKETS OF THE

UNITED KINGDOM

Nine months ended 30th Sept.

Rank

Rank

Exports of British and Irish produce

in

in

1869

1870

1869

1870

To

&

&

United States of America

19,400,290

20,814,696

1

1

British India ....

13,105,357

14,824,596

3

2

Germany

17,845,180

13,949,320

2

3

France .

8,650,955

9,158,680

5

4

Netherlands .

8,140,345

8,320,810

6

5

Australasia

9,470,336

7,045,017

4

6

Egypt .

5,641,965

6,391,283

7

7

British North America

4,731,997

6,001,433

11

8

Russia .

4,977,706

5,769,653

9

9

China

4,919,547

4,461,096

10

10

Brazil

5,090,447

3,936,947

8

11

Turkey in Europe .

3,479,769

3,873,202

13

12

Italy

4,641,928

3,849,202

12

13

Belgium .

2,982,672

3,007,522

14

14

Hong Kong .

1,439,680

2,458,728

18

15

Chili .

1,359,866

2,130,308

19

16

Spain

1,594,381

1,961,515

16

17

Cuba and Porto Rico

696,880

1,959.129

29

18

Singapore

1,193,519

1,819,153

22

19

British West Indies

1,222,329

1,782,253

21

20

Argentine Confederation

1,573,728

1,722,114

17

21

Colombia

1,621,218

1,571,128

15

22

Denmark

1,172,039

1,545.068

23

23

Portugal

1,238,858

1,483,969

20

24

Austria .

1,054,554

1,393,294

26

25

Sweden and Norway

1,134,990

1,391,029

24

26

Peru

1,053,384

1,265,752

27

27

J Japan

1,060,018

1,740,490

25

28

Cape of Good Hope

1,023,675

1,113,660

28

29

Malta .

379,372

832,073

33

30

! Greece . . .

672,258

695.084

30

31

Ceylon .

565,155

655,0-">7

31

32

British Guiana

478,833

633, Si IS

32

33

' Java

370,416

601,733

34

34