Railway mileage, 1830, 23, having increased to 126,718, January, 1886. Increase, 1885, 3,214

Salt Industry. Breweries.
Capital $8,225,740 Number 2,741
Bushels 29,800,298 Quantity Brewed 513,192,120 gals.
Value $4,817,636 Consumption per head 10¼ gals.
Imported Merchandise. Immigrants.
Gums $4,400,166 Professional occupations 2,284
Tea 13,636,053 Skilled 55,061
Breadstuffs 6,704,543 Miscellaneous 184,195
Laces, etc. 10,012,894 Occupations not stated 31,665
Manuf. of Silk 36,673,646 Without occupation 245,387
Wines 5,660,833 Total 518,592

STATISTICS FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1884.

Whale Fisheries $1,517,353 Breadstuffs exported $162,544,715
Other Fisheries 4,731,043 Cotton and manuf. of,
Total $6,248,396 exported 208,900,415
Coal, exported 5,031,959
Total value of dutiable merchandise imported $457,813,509
Total value merchandise imported free from duty 209,884,184
IMPORTS. EXPORTS.
Merchandise $667,697,693 $740,513,609
Coin and Bullion 37,426,262 67,133,383
DOMESTIC EXPORTS. FOREIGN EXPORTS.
Merchandise $724,964,852 $15,548,757
Coin and Bullion 50,225,635 16,907,748

Commerce of Pacific Coast.

IMPORTS. EXPORTS.
Europe $5,156,311 $31,225,433
Asia, Australasia and Oceanica 18,766,855 4,166,516
Hawaiian Islands 7,925,925 3,109,697
Mexico, Central and South America 2,738,444 3,321,938
British Columbia 1,283,931 2,502,954
All other 1,308,064 2,059,746
Totals $37,179,530 $46,386,284
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Total value of products of industry $10,000,000,000
Average annual coal production 77,908,874 tons.
Average annual value exports domestic merchandise $794,060,103
Average annual value imports domestic merchandise 635,227,511
Average annual value exports of cotton 12,322,428
Average annual value imports cotton manufactures 32,285,660