882

GERMAN EMPIRE

Principal articles imported into the United Kingdom from, and exported from the United Kingdom to Germany : —

Staple Imports into U.K. from Germany

Sugar ... Glass and manufactuies

Eggs

Cottons and yarn .

Woollens and yarn .

Iron & steel <fe manuf.

Machinery

Wood and manufactures

1907

1908

1909

£

11,693,907

912,166

1,030,190

2,037,375

1,467,824

439,630

905,780

1,964,465

12,938,174 903,380

855,256

2,209,143

1,398,750

327,880

828,661

1,007,573

£ 9,658,973 851,603

255,003 5,627,620 2,677,207 3,538,042 1,210,436

800,142

1910

7,735,183 905,854 200,860 6,279,580 1,822,514 4,321,988 1,340,803 1,054,410

1911

£

0,613,933 1,033,722 233,142 7,115,780 2,574,234 5,147,507 1,977,014 1,020,990

Principal articles of British

Produce exported to

Germany

Cottons and yarn Woollens and yarn -Alpaca, &c., yarn Wool Ironwork Herrings . Machinery Coal, coke, kc. New sliii)S, &c.

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

8,553,071 6,180,642 5,789,2761 7,310,910 8,036,015

5,415,051 4,362,919 4, 674,646j 5,952,3261 6,024,992

1,859,313 1,397,257 1,494,2831 1,732,8731 1,770,933

1,905,041 1,374,508 1,818,314| 2,164,4231 1,950,183

2,833,901 1,825,023 1,384,3781 1,608,005! 1,735,683

2,326,258 1,946,105 1,836,544! l,925,875i 2,512,258

2,365,803 2,143,234 1,727,194| 1,840,4321 1,934,065

5,460,107 5,268,570 4,595,828i 4,438,255 4,180,725

1,260,851 658,812 91,5051 118,883 327,903

The ports of Hamburg and Bremen are the chief gates of commercial intercourse of Germany with the United Kingdom and the United States.

Shipping and Navigation.

The following was the distribution of the mercantile navy of Germany only ships of more than 17-65 tons gross-tonnage) on January 1 of the last three years : —

Baltic Ports

North Sea Ports

Total Shipping

Number

Net tonnage

Number

2,308 1,411

Net tonnage

Number

Net tonnage

1910:— Sailing vessels Steamers

400 , 539

939

305 550

17,303

285,755

492,447 2,063,802

2,708 1,950

4,658

2,702 1,973

509,750 2,349,557

Totals .

303,058

3,719

2,307 1,423

3,730

2,331 1 1,450

2,556,240

2,859,307

1011:—

Sailing vessels Steamers

17,215 292,002

489, 62l' 2,104,731

500,837 2,396,733

Totals .

945

392

550

309,217

2,594,353

! 491,473 i 2,215,345

4,675

2,723 1 2,000

4,732

2,903,570

1012 :— Sailing vessels Steamers

18,586 298,321

510,059 2,513,666

Totals .

042 316,907

■ 3,790

2,706,818

3,023,725