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Comparative statement of exports of the produce of the mine, Dominion of Canada, 1876 and 1877
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| Fiscal year ending 30th June, 1876 | Fiscal year ending 30th June, 1877 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |
| tons | $ | tons | $ | |
| Coal | 284,279 | 1,002,510 | 254,933 | 873,251 |
| Gold-bearing quartz, dust, nuggets, &c | - | 1,472,471 | - | 1,189,075 |
| Gypsum, crude | - | 99,095 | 101,376 | 96,175 |
| Manganese | - | 4,355 | 720 | 13,568 |
| gallons | $ | gallons | $ | |
| Oil, mineral or earth, crude | 9,692 | 1,289 | 152 | 13 |
| Oil refined | 5,112 | 2,074 | 3,929,219 | 901,785 |
| tons | $ | tons | $ | |
| Ore, copper | 2,230 | 352,035 | 1,313 | 264,442 |
| Ore, iron | 14,286 | 30,702 | 7,755 | 14,854 |
| Ore, lead | 179 | 7,516 | 7 | 50 |
| Ore, silver | 691 | 584,378 | 190 | 122,695 |
| bushels | $ | bushels | $ | |
| Salt | 990,534 | 121,471 | 941,215 | 118,434 |
| tons | $ | tons | $ | |
| Slate | - | - | 335 | 5,227 |
| Stone, unwrought and sand | - | 104,733 | 47,630 | 75,760 |
| Other articles | - | 5,173 | - | 23,629 |
| Total | - | 3,787,802 | - | 3,698,958 |
| Note: Ton is an imperial measure representing 2,000 pounds (907.18 kg). A metric ton represents 2,200 pounds. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1879. | ||||
