ABSTRACT
The following table shows the extent of British commerce in ammunition since 1860. The early-figures stand chiefly for shot and shell, gunpowder, and percussion caps; in later years the growing complexity of ammunition and explosives brings a large variety of articles into the composition of the totals: British Commerce in Ammunition
|
Imports for Home Consumption (c.i.f.) £ |
Exports of British Make (f.o.b.). £ |
|
|---|---|---|
|
1860 |
4,000 |
384,000 |
|
1870 |
8,000 |
490,000 |
|
1830 |
19,000 |
486,000 |
|
1890 |
146,000 |
957,000 |
|
1900 |
266,000 |
1,365,000 |
|
1907 |
129,000 |
2,262,000 |
|
1908 |
125,000 |
1,703,000 |
