Sections 1 A.—BRITISH INVESTMENTS ABROAD. 2 D.—IRON INDUSTRY IN GERMANY. 3 Per 1000 spindles. 4 In Hungary industry is also rapidly developing; it occupied 1,127,130 persons in 1902… 5 I.—THE COTTON INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES. 6 As for the American competition in the Chinese markets, Mr. 7 The conclusions which I came to in these lines in the first edition of this book found… 8 L.—THE CHANNEL ISLANDS—THE SCILLY ISLANDS. 9 The quantities of early potatoes exported varied during the years 1901 to 1910 from 47,530… 10 As to the conditions of land-tenure, the inhabitants have happily escaped the action of… 11 Clover, sainfoin and } For hay 2,842 2,720 grasses under rotation } Not for hay 2,208 1,731… 12 The total crop was thus four and three-quarter tons of vegetables, to which the catch crops… 13 For Indian corn, the advantages of irrigation are equally apparent. 14 With plants yielding 1,000 grains each—and in the Capelle experiment they yielded an average… 15 Again, that early potatoes should be imported from the Azores and the south of France is… 16 “The glass-frames are transported at will, so as to keep under glass for several days or… 17 It was only in the first days of November that the prices went up to 10d. 18 The results were very satisfactory. 19 The manufacture of arms occupies from 5,000 to 6,000 workers, half of whom are in St. 20 The Lyons weavers have retained until now the character of being the élite of their trade in… 21 Some information about the present state of the small industries in this region will be… 22 It is only since 1896, M. 23 The class of factories employing from 101 to 500 workmen contains 3,145 establishments… 24 It is only in these three branches that one finds a rather strong “concentration”; and yet,… 25 Shall I speak of the factories dealing with wood, furniture, brushes, and so on? 26 In all these books the reader will find a further confirmation of the ideas about the small… 27 For the sake of comparison, I give also (in round figures) the numbers of establishments… 28 Dr. 29 Out of the just-mentioned 92,162 workpeople, registered as belonging to the domestic trades,…
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