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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.