The following table shows the value of the imports and exports of gold and silver bullion and specie in five years :—

The following is a summary of the imports and domestic exports of the United Kingdom for the years ended December 31, 1903 and 1904. The figures for 1904 are those of the preliminary report :—

The imports of wheat (excluding flour), in quarters (1 quarter = 4.28 cwt.) have been as follows in the years indicated :

The following exhibits the quantities of the leading food imports enumerated in the years noted :

In 1904 the United Kingdom imported 42,311,000 cwt. of wheat from her own possessions, and 55,502,600 cwt. from foreign countries. great wheat sources were:

The

The quantity of flour imported in 1904 was 14,722,893 cwt., of which 8,252,602 cwt. came from the United States.

The following table shows the quantities of tea imported into the United Kingdom from different countries in thousands of pounds :

per per

cent.

cent.

cent. cent.

2.19

2.33

3.18 4.27

7.07

6.82

5.93 7.19

51 60

54 22

53-65 54-95

38.13

1000 lbs. 1000 lbs. 1000 lbs. 1000 lbs.
6,594 6,876 9,302 12,635
21,221 20,141 17,356 21,598
154,913 160,103 157,111 165,138
114,480 104,602 106,108 94,456
3,020 3,542 2,940 6,432 1.01 1.20 1.00 2.14

300,228 295,264 291,817 300,259 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

The subjoined tables exhibit the value of the great articles of commerce imported for consumption and home produce exported in each of the last three years:—

THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF IMPORT.

THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF EXPORT (HOME PRODuce).