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FRANCE : — ALGERIA
In 1911 and 1910 the distribution of the special trade among the prin- cipal countries was as follows, in thousands sterling) : —
Imports
Imports
Exports
Exports
(1910)
(1911) 1000?.
(1910)
(1911)
lOOOZ.
lOOOZ.
lOOOZ.
France
17,515
10,508
16,415
15,803
French Possessions
184
232
798
758
Great Britain .
556
591
784
1,027
Germany.
lS(i
105
423
403
Belgium .
43
61
415
473
Spain
247
286
185
194
Italy
114
1,200
305
312
Russia .
4G
56
138
145
Austria-Hungary .
112
142
148
157
United States
14-2
221
109
110
Morocco .
570
559
336
519
Brazil
364
350
40
Netherlands .
(10
]:'.4
310
206
Chief imports and exports in thousands of francs : — ■
Imporis
Cottons ....
Woollens
Clothing and linen
Skins and manuf. thereof
Machinery and parts .
Other metal work
Furniture and wood work
Toys, brushes, &c.
Paper, &c.
Coal ....
Sugar ....
Vegetable oib
Iron and steel
Coffee ....
1012 Exports
67,594 Sheep .
7,360 Hides and skins
18,228 Wool .
21,046 Wheat .
20,361 Oats .
27,771 Barley .
27,801 Olive oil
7,738 , Cork .
17,175 1 Wine .
10,953 ! Phosphates . 16,304 Iron ore
9,816 I Zinc ore 11,001 Fruit, fresh and dried
9,877 Tobacco, cigars, Ac.
1912
27,859
8,761
5,217
20,238
(i,960
15,422
11,010
11,9-28
220,850
11,590
14,710
12,674
18,108
15,663
In 1912 the receipts of th*' cnstonis authorities amounted to 39,075,540 francs (1,563,02H.)
Shipping and Communications.
In 1912, in the French and Foreig)i trade, 4,614 vessels of 5,973,490 tons net entered, and 4,688 of 5,956,416 tons net cleared at Algerian ports.
On January 1, 1912, the mercantile marine of Algiers consisted of 980 vessels of 31,771 tons net.
Algiers is now the most important coaling station in the Mediterranean.
National roads have a length of 1,826 miles.
In 1911 there were 2,031 English miles of railway open for traffic (exclu- sive of lines on Tunisian territory). The railway receipts (1910) amounted to 51,824,778 francs.
The postal receipts in 1911 were 5,239,903 francs, and there were 665 post offices. The telegraphic receipts were 2,103,764 francs, and those from telephones 1,617,992 I'rancs. The total for tin- iJiree services was 8,085,6(56 francs.
