IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Imports
of gold and silver, in ore or base bullion or as refined metals, are
recorded by the Bureau of Statistics from a great number of countries.
The greater part comes from Mexico and Canada, but almost all of the
Central American and South American countries, except Argentina and
Brazil, are contained in the list. Many European and Asiatic countries
contribute to it.
In
1908 gold was imported from Mexico as follows: In ore and base bullion,
$6,189,325; as refined metal, $8,572,261. In the same year silver was imported from Mexico as follows: In ore and base bullion, $18,002,739; as refined metal, $9,007,973.
From
the Canadian Pacific provinces the figures are as follows: Gold in ore
and base bullion, $4,008,953; refined gold, $2,362,284. Silver in ore
or base bullion, $503,996.
From
Ontario was imported gold in ore and base bullion, $221,412; refined
gold, $247,667; silver in ore and base bullion, $7,598,820; refined
silver, $376,112. The figures given for Mexico and the Canadian
provinces mentioned add up to $21,354,235 in gold and to $35,489,680 in
silver.
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