Chapter XXXVI: Appendix: To Chapter IX

NITRATE OF SODA.

_Total Shipments from South America, 1830-1892._

Year. Tons. | Year. Tons. | Year. Tons. 1830 800 | 1870 131,400 | 1886 437,500 1835 6,200 | 1875 321,000 | 1887 680,600 1840 10,100 | 1880 217,300 | 1888 745,700 1845 16,800 | 1881 344,600 | 1889 930,000 1850 22,800 | 1882 477,800 | 1890 1,030,000 1855 41,800 | 1883 572,400 | 1891 790,000 1860 55,200 | 1884 540,900 | 1892 790,000 1865 109,000 | 1885 423,100 |

The following tables exhibit the total imports into Europe, and into the United Kingdom from the years 1873-92:--

NITRATE OF SODA, 1873-1892.

_Imports into Europe._ _Imports into United Kingdom._

Year. Tons. | Year. Tons. 1873 225,000 | 1873 124,000 1874 230,000 | 1874 108,200 1875 280,000 | 1875 164,900 1876 300,000 | 1876 166,800 1877 208,000 | 1877 69,600 1878 250,000 | 1878 104,400 1879 205,000 | 1879 55,300 1880 140,000 | 1880 48,300 1881 230,000 | 1881 54,800 1882 335,000 | 1882 96,000 1883 440,000 | 1883 103,700 1884 505,000 | 1884 103,700 1885 380,000 | 1885 109,400 1886 330,000 | 1886 75,100 1887 440,000 | 1887 83,100 1888 640,000 | 1888 103,100 1889 760,000 | 1889 120,000 1890 784,000 | 1890 114,000 1891 851,000 | 1891 121,000 1892 795,000 | 1892 115,000