Chapter XLII: Appendix: To Chapter XII

NOTE (p. 375).

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE IMPORTS OF PHOSPHATES INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND THE COUNTRIES OF PRODUCTION, DURING THE YEARS 1885-92.

-----------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. | -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | United States | 138,844 | 144,623 | 165,275 | 111,369 | 122,554 | Canada | 21,484 | 18,069 | 19,194 | 12,423 | 23,297 | Dutch West Indies | | | | | | (Curacao, Aruba) | 11,588 | 12,581 | 9,505 | 10,736 | 14,730 | British West Indies | | | | | | (Sombrero, &c.) | 7,727 | 3,351 | 6,451 | 11,010 | 1,880 | Spain and Portugal | 19,282 | 5,825 | 15,612 | 6,978 | 1,326 | Belgium | 35,405 | 31,551 | 45,322 | 54,261 | 64,643 | Holland | 865 | 2,194 | 4,778 | 4,137 | 2,270 | France | 2,276 | 1,503 | 11,140 | 39,059 | 65,490 | Australia | - | 200 | 350 | - | 1,250 | Germany | 704 | - | - | - | - | Hayti (San Domingo) | - | 2,175 | 3,044 | 6,238 | 4,094 | Brazil | - | - | 1,200 | - | - | Venezuela and Guiana | - | - | 405 | - | - | Norway | - | - | - | - | - | Other countries | 397 | 1,039 | 1,139 | 1,675 | 390 | | | | | | | *Florida phosphate. | - | - | - | - | - | Carolina phosphate. | - | - | - | - | - | -----------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

-----------------------+---------+----------+---------- | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. -----------------------+---------+----------+---------- | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. United States | 177,283 | *131,084 | *201,465 Canada | 21,089 | 15,918 | 7,814 Dutch West Indies | | | (Curacao, Aruba) | 14,763 | 8,851 | 6,648 British West Indies | | | (Sombrero, &c.) | 3,970 | 1,960 | 2,473 Spain and Portugal | - | 320 | 971 Belgium | 82,096 | 70,723 | 65,079 Holland | 2,428 | 3,434 | 6,627 France | 35,659 | 18,325 | 18,239 Australia | - | - | - Germany | - | - | - Hayti (San Domingo) | 992 | 1,639 | 2,965 Brazil | - | - | - Venezuela and Guiana | - | 540 | - Norway | 4,151 | 1,495 | 305 Other countries | 1,070 | 1,483 | 1,594 | | | *Florida phosphate. | - | 35,203 | 66,327 Carolina phosphate. | - | 96,881 | 135,138 -----------------------+---------+----------+----------