78 



Spanish Agricultural Trade. 



Portugal over the frontiers, though a few animals of each 

 species are stated to have been sent to this country. The 

 export of raw skins and hides amounted to ;^372,70o, of 

 which ^305,200 went to France, thus practically counter- 

 balancing an importation of this class of goods of almost the 

 same value from that country. Argentina also sent skins 

 and hides to the value of ;£2 15,300 : the total imports from, all 

 sources being valued at ^^658, 400. The trade with the United 

 Kingdom was small. The imports of wool (washed and 

 unwashed) were unimportant, but 32,266,000 lbs. were 

 exported, principally to the adjoining countries. 



The export trade in meat, meat products, and fish (salted 

 or fresh) amounted in value to £303,000, of which the 

 Spanish West Indies took about ;^66,ooo, and the Philippines 



7,200, principally in the form of hams and salted meat. 

 Salted and dried fish was largely sold to Italy, while nearly 

 all the remainder of the export was sent to France and other 

 European countries. The imports of food under this heading 

 amounted to /J 1,34 1,3 00, chiefly made up, however, of fresh 

 and salted fish imported from Norway, France, and Great 

 Britain. 



The export of grain was insignificant, but that of wheat 

 flour amounted to 1,135,900 cwts., of which 1,075,450 cwts. 

 were sent to Cuba and Porto Rico, and 40,200 cwts. to the 

 Philippines ; 169,400 cwts. of pulse were also sent out of the 

 country, six-sevenths of which went to the Spanish West 

 Indies^ Wheat was imported to the extent of 3,682,100 cwts., 

 to which total Russia and Roumania contributed 3,269,300 

 cwts. The other cereals and pulse which entered the country 

 amounted to 3,588,400 cwts. 



The export of fruit, nuts, and vegetables from Spain 

 amounted to a total value of £3,765,000, the principal articles 

 included in this total being — 



Out of 4,229,166 cwts. of Spanish oranges sold abroad, 

 3,113,400 cwts., of the value of £1,204,600, w^ere sent to this 



£ 



Oranges 

 Raisins 



1,636,300 

 598,640 

 407,600 

 310,500 

 196.500 



Almonds 



Grapes 

 Onions 



