sed the
phosphate market. About 300,000 tons are now annually raised in
Florida.

APPENDIX TO CHAPTER XII.

NOTE (p. 375).

THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS THE IMPORTS OF PHOSPHATES INTO THE UNITED
KINGDOM, AND THE COUNTRIES OF PRODUCTION, DURING THE YEARS 1885-92.

-----------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| 1885. | 1886. | 1887. | 1888. | 1889. |
-----------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
United States | 138,844 | 144,623 | 165,275 | 111,369 | 122,554 |
Canada | 21,484 | 18,069 | 19,194 | 12,423 | 23,297 |
Dutch West Indies | | | | | |
(Curacao, Aruba) | 11,588 | 12,581 | 9,505 | 10,736 | 14,730 |
British West Indies | | | | | |
(Sombrero, &c.) | 7,727 | 3,351 | 6,451 | 11,010 | 1,880 |
Spain and Portugal | 19,282 | 5,825 | 15,612 | 6,978 | 1,326 |
Belgium | 35,405 | 31,551 | 45,322 | 54,261 | 64,643 |
Holland | 865 | 2,194 | 4,778 | 4,137 | 2,270 |
France | 2,276 | 1,503 | 11,140 | 39,059 | 65,490 |
Australia | - | 200 | 350 | - | 1,250 |
Germany | 704 | - | - | - | - |
Hayti (San Domingo) | - | 2,175 | 3,044 | 6,238 | 4,094 |
Brazil | - | - | 1,200 | - | - |
Venezuela and Guiana | - | - | 405 | - | - |
Norway | - | - | - | - | - |
Other countries | 397 | 1,039 | 1,139 | 1,675 | 390 |
| | | | | |
*Florida phosphate. | - | - | - | - | - |
Carolina phosphate. | - | - | - | - | - |
-----------------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

-----------------------+---------+----------+----------
| 1890. | 1891. | 1892.
-----------------------+---------+----------+----------
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons.
United States | 177,283 | *131,084 | *201,465
Canada | 21,089 | 1