COMMERCE
1117
—
Imports from
Exports to
1895
1896
1897 £E
1895
1896
1897
£E
£E
£E
£E
Great Britain
2,641,773
3,055,830
3,536,425
7,312,610
6,972,681
5,932,078
Britisli Colonies in the
Mediterranean
128,085
109,051
114,518
8,815
8,926
8,407
British Colonies in the
Extreme East
496,549
523,668
496,572
91,852
68,674
64,248
Gt'rmany .
216,391
281,826
299,551
394,916
325,928
418,600
America
46,133
79,497
118,072
469,365
927,874
970,620
Austria-Hungary
635,331
701,884
752,433
527,519
610,931
459,208
Belgium
339,629
458,048
500,282
46,194
25,972
/27,624
Ciiina and Extreme
East
56,046
78,124
99,295
10,432
—
26,258
France and Algeria .
—
1.324,495
1,237,115
—
1,215,978
1,119,370 1
Greece
58,008
83,853
37,678
9,326
15,326
21,414 '
Italv ....
303,034
333,172
417,129
437,599
370,905
417,676
Morocco
23,909
30,321
49,541
1,661
—
—
Persia
73,544
58,914
29,137
—
—
1,442
Russia
360,667
371,162
378,462
1,S52,854
1,473,080
1,732,913
Turkey
1,672,915
1,988,814
1,534,535
344,450
385,561
362,481
Spain
1,401
—
2,488
249,684
295,472
274,217
Other countries . Total .
378,474
349,945
478,921
436,861
534,800
484,664
8,389,933
9,828,604
10,082,154
12,632,450
13,232,108
12,321,220
The value of the leading exports and imports of Egypt during the last three years is shown in the following table : —
Merchandise Animals & animal
Imports
Expoi-ts
1895 £E
1896 '£E" ~
1897
1895
1896
1 1897
£E
£E
£E
food products . Skins and leather
340,844
337,251
374,848
22,878
42,841
49,081
goods . Other animal pro-
140,323
158,550
174,132
102,515
92,558
89,244 j
ducts . Cereals, vegetables,
«sic. , . . Provisions <fc drugs Spirits, oils, &c. . Rags, pajter, books Wood <fc coal, cane
62,046
779,258 362,055 541,626 120,727
69,900
1,291,854 410,954 589,918 132,055
64,611
1,196,409 389,673 636,303 145,573
25,523
2,272,963
489,808
5,026
16,573
26,681
2,082,922
779,326
7,256
11,465
35,014
2,389,630 1
645,928 1
14,308 i
14,592 ;
work, &c. . Stone, lime, glass.
1,073,868
1,047,115
1,178,954
17,374
19,215
18,700 ■
&c. Dyeing materials,
<bc. . Chemical products Textiles,' mainlv
174,426
240 348 188,259
197,189
233,668 214,464
235,238
253,872 252,212
1,168
13,211 9,639
1,464
16.817 5,719
1,463
13,750 8,715
1
raw cotton Metals and metal
2,583,017
- {,071,952
3,526,666
9,531,974
10,076,418
8,989,445 i
goods . Sundries Tobacco
Total .
866,845 415,469 510,822
8,389,933
1,122,203 440,023 511,508
9,828,604
1,128,897 524,766 521,518
1 94,300 29,498
12,632,450
39,938 2'.>,488
26,172 25,177
10,603,672
13,232,108
12,321,219
1
' lu 1597 ll.e cotton tissues imported auiounted to £E1. 798,600 ; and the raw cotton exported, to £E8,915,640.
