Total Shipments from South America, 1830-1892.

Year.Tons. Year.Tons. Year.Tons.
1830800 1870131,400 1886437,500
18356,200 1875321,000 1887680,600
184010,100 1880217,300 1888745,700
184516,800 1881344,600 1889930,000
185022,800 1882477,800 18901,030,000
185541,800 1883572,400 1891790,000
186055,200 1884540,900 1892790,000
1865109,000 1885423,100

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.
1873225,000 1873124,000
1874230,000 1874108,200
1875280,000 1875164,900
1876300,000 1876166,800
1877208,000 187769,600
1878250,000 1878104,400
1879205,000 187955,300
1880140,000 188048,300
1881230,000 188154,800
1882335,000 188296,000
1883440,000 1883103,700
1884505,000 1884103,700
1885380,000 1885109,400
1886330,000 188675,100
1887440,000 188783,100
1888640,000 1888103,100
1889760,000 1889120,000
1890784,000 1890114,000
1891851,000 1891121,000
1892795,000 1892115,000

CHAPTER X.

SULPHATE OF AMMONIA.

Value of Ammonia as a Manure.