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1880. It will be seen from these figures how rapidly the 
salt trade has increased in the last half century. As the 
Weaver is only one line of communication (though the 
chief one) by which Cheshire salt leaves the county, there 
being canals and railways taking large quantities, the figures 
above given do not show all the trade. The following table 
of salt exported from the Mersey ports — viz., Liverpool, 
Euncorn, and Weston Point, which I have compiled from 
the official statistics, supplied to me for the ten years ending 
December 31st, 1880, will show the countries taking Cheshire 
salt, and the quantities supplied to each 
White Salt. Rock Salt. 
Countries. Tons. Tons. 
United States (North and South) 2,118,656!... 18,827 
British North America 691,186!... 31,354| 
West Indies and Central America 40,003!... 757! 
South America 34,640 . . . 2,258f 
Africa 246,429 ... 746f 
East Indies < 2,552,856!.., 155 
Australia and New Zealand 139,510!... 26,943 
Germany 345,229 ... 1,026 
Bussia 581,501f... 23,697 
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland... 197,299!... 39,636 
Belgium and Holland 81,633 ... 644,471 
France and South of Europe 17,699 ... 943! 
England 840,285 ... 135,371 
Ireland 469,310 ... 64,155 
Scotland 711,229!... 19,631 
Total 9,067,468 ...1,009,9734 
This table is a very interesting one, but I must not dis- 
cuss it, as it affords material enough for a paper in itself. 
Besides the salt thus exported, we must reckon at least 
500,000 tons of white salt and 30,000 tons of rock salt sent 
into the interior by canal and railway yearly. During the 
last three years the make of white salt, in Cheshire, cannot 
have been much short of If millions of tons per annum. 
It may be interesting here to speak of the price at which 
salt sells at the works. In using the expression “ at the 
works” it must not be understood that salt is sold delivered 
at the works. The usual rule is to sell delivered at the 
port of shipment, or if in the country at the place where 
required ; but to avoid all complications arising out of 
varying rates of carriage and freight, it is customary to sell 
at a ‘ works 5 price and add on the freight or carriage. The 
salt that generally regulates prices is common salt, which is 
