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218 florins, the Austrian florin being, about equal to half an American 
dollar. Of this aggregate 583,540,000 florins represented the imports, 
and 561,678,000 florins the export trade. These amounts were nearly 
double those of 1866, of which the imports were 245,168 florins, the ex- 
ports 350,406,000 florins, and the total 625,574,000 florins. The heavy 
balance of export trade gradually declined till in 1870 the surplus of im- 
ports amounted to nearly 50,000,000 florins, the import balance of 1871 
being nearly 22,000,000. The specie movement of the semi-decade ex- 
hibits the same expansion. In 1866, the imports of precious metals 
amounted to 27,250,000 florins, and the exports to 50,937,000; during 
1871 the imports were 59,803,000 florins, and the exports 63,108,000, 
showing a decided tendency toward equalization. 
A more marked development is observable from 1867 to 1868 than in 
the following year. The reason of this difference is found in the excep- 
tional export of Hungarian cereals during 1868, which was not main- 
tained during 1869. Importation of rough metals was greatly extended 
during 1867, in consequence of the impulse given to railroads. A great 
part of the supply of 1869 was imported in 1868. 
The imports of agricultural products and manufactures thereof during 
1871 embraced the following, viz: Colonial and tropical products, 
29,112,000 florins; tobacco, 13,256,000 florins; grainsand fruits, 24,401,000 
florins; animals, 20,173,000 florins; animal products, 18,700,000 florins ; 
seeds and oils, 15,477,000 florins; liquors and provisions, 3,848,000 florins; 
textile materials, 112,357,000 florins; yarns, 39,929,000 florins; tissues 
of all sorts, 62,811,000 florins; leather and skins, 19,836,000 florins; 
total, 359,900,000 florins. 
The exports of agricultural matter and its manufactures in 1871 em- 
braced the following: Colonial and tropical produce, 26,340,000 florins ; 
tobacco, 13,871,000 florins ; grains and fruits, 86,815,000 florins ; animals, 
10,851,000 florins; animal products, 10,921,000 florins; seeds and oils, 
7,757,000 florins; liquors and provisions, 6,483,000 florins; textile ma- 
terials, 45,962,000 florins ; yarn, 11,427,000 florins; tissues of all sorts, 
61,327,000 florins; leather and skins, 18,996,000 florins; total, 300,240,000 * 
florins. Nearly all these exports exhibit a marked increase since 1866. 
Less textile raw-material was exported, but the deficiency has been 
made good by the increased export of yarns and fabrics. This indicates 
a very healthy condition of textile industry, which is now working up 
an increased proportion of native raw-material. Colonial and tropical 
products manifest a marked increase of export. 
DALMATIAN AGRICULTURE.—Dalmatiais an Austrian province streteh- 
ing along the north»ast coast of the Adriatic two hundred and nine 
miles, with a breadth varying from two to fifty miles. Its population 
numbers 220,169 males and 222,627 females; total, 442,796. The mass 
of the people are Serb-Croat, about 20,000 Italians being domiciled in 
the land. The dominant religion is Roman Catholic. The land-sur- 
face embraces 1,000,000 arpents of free pasture, 479,478 arpents of 
woodland, 200,000 arpents of vineyards, 22,264 arpents of meadows 
and gardens, 26,934 arpents of olive groves; the remainder of its agri- 
cultural area is devoted to cereal productions. The vine and the olive 
flourish along the coast when the thermometer does not fall below 5° 
(k.) below zero. The meadows and grain-fields occupy the higher lands, 
and extend back to the frontiers of Turkey. 
SUGAR INDUSTRY IN AUSTRIA.—According to the latest reports, there 
are in Austria two hundred and thirty-six beet-sugar factories, of which 
one hundred and sixty are in Bohemia, forty-nine in Moravia, eleven in 
