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other countries did not grant bounties the German producers could 

 easily do without them/' 



The exports of sugar of all kinds frovn Germany during the 

 past 10 years have been as under : — 



Year. 



Exports of Sugar. 



Year. 



Exports of Sugar. 





Cwts. 





Cwts. 



1884-5 



12,998,000 



1889-90 



14,125,000 



1885-6 



9,638,000 



1890-91 



14,222,000 



18S6-7 



12,649,000 



1891-92 



13,107,000 



188V-8 



9,776,000 



1892-93 



13,673,000 



1888-9 



11,633,000 



1893-94 



13,735,000 



[| vThe imports of sugar into Germany are insignificant ; the 

 customs duty is 18s. 4<d. per cwt. The annual consumption of 

 sugar in the empire is estimated at 20 lbs. per head of the 

 population. 



The total imports of raw and refined sugar into the United 

 Kingdom, distinguishing the importation from countries producing 

 beet-sugar during the past 10 years are shown in the following 

 table : — 





Quantity Imported — 



Year. 



Prom all 

 Countries. 



Prom 

 France. 



From 

 Germany. 



From 

 Belgium. 



From 

 Holland. 



From 

 Austrian 

 Terri- 

 tories. 



From 

 Russia. 



1885 



Cwts. 

 24,745,605 



Cwts, 



525,067 



Cwts. 



8,305,662 



Cwts. 

 617,232 



Cwts. 

 1,555,092 



Cwts. 



Cwts. 

 231,365 



1886 



22,505,711 



1,041.953 



7,502,109 



860,256 



1,461,323 





821,060 



1887 



25,006,678 



1,616,904 



10,491,296 



1,279,731 



1,908,205 





118,048 



1888 



24,729,150 



1,601,206 



8,509,428 



899,914 



1,707,416 





465,887 



1889 



26.528,407 



3,156,387 



9,939,478 



1.526,593 



1,773,413 



132,539 



558,485 



1890 



25,694,141 



4,095,227 



11,890,947 



1,478,079 



2,215,248 



43,300 



18,316 



1891 



27,534,579 



3,593,020 



12,994,043 



1,087,542 



2,169,912 



39,520 



95,227 



1892 



26,916,138 



2,381,039 



12,750,709 



1,053,230 



2,328,292 



43,514 



579,631 



1893 



27,582,653 



3,334,783 



12,938,044 



1,604,404 



1,989,491 



162,241 



19,749 



1894 



28,250,796 



4.029,434 



13,998,892 



1,050,902 



2.087,945 



68,116 



439,921 



