Paris (2 536 834), of course, the main shopping centre of all France, but trading interests of

Paris (2 536 834), of course, the main shopping centre of all France, but trading interests of Paris is the general, instead of especial. Manufacturing which are most of all localised in Paris, gloves, the freakish equipment, novelties, both luxurious boots and boots are that of articles of luxury, such as jewelry, perfumery. Paris - also the great financial centre. Marseilles (442 000), one of the oldest cities in Europe, is great seaport of France. Its trade makes more than 350 000 000$ annually, and it takes a place then after Hamburg among great seaports of the central Europe. Its speciality - the big trade with the Mediterranean and the East. Opening of Suez canal had uncountable advantage to Marseilles. Then [101] as port shipment arrives Havre (119 000), in a mouth
From , with full trade not far except for that from Marseilles. Havre - actually port or 'shelter' of Paris. It is the big warehouse for the French import from the North America and the South America. They include mainly a clap, tobacco, wheat, an animal make, and a wool. Its import of the South American wool is huge, as three quarters of the wool used in France now, arrive from area of La Plata. Recently Hay it has been deepened, and now both Rouen and Paris it is possible to consider as seaports. It means, that Paris has direct water communications with London, and is, really, third seaport in the country. Then there arrives Bordeaux (257 000), the main place of export for French wines and . Approximately twenty years ago the wine industry of France has transferred huge loss from destructive actions of a grape plant louse of an insect. More than 4 000 000 acres of a vineyard, being of value 1 000 000 000$, have been in full or in part destroyed by this awful wrecker. The plague, however, was eradicated now, but almost 2 000 000 acres of vineyards have been for a long time destroyed and have been devoted a potato and a root of a sugar beet. The result consists that wine manufacture in France - is less now than, that is necessary for house consumption, and more than fifty percent. More fault is imported, than exported. Remaining great navigable ports - Dunkirk (40 000) and Boulogne (37 500). Calais (57 000) have a big passenger trade with England.
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III. TRADING FEATURES OF GERMANY
GERMANY THE MOST SUCCEEDING NATION IN CONTINENTAL EUROPE