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the  order  named  with  $5,300,000,  $1,300,000,
and  $340,000  respectively  to  their  credit.
Jamaica  has  no  preferential  tariff  with  the
United  Kingdom  and  will  not  have  so  long
as  the  United  States  continues  to  be  her  best
customer.
Barbados’  area  of  166  square  miles  is  the
most  densely  populated  piece  of  land  in  the
world,  with  200,000  inhabitants.  It  imported
$6,500,000  worth  of  goods  in  1913  and  exported ­
  $2,600,000.  It  is  a  great  coaling  station ­
  for  ocean  vessels,  its  trade  in  this  line  alone
amounting  to  $2,400,000  last  year.
The  United  States  took  $330,000  of  its  production ­
  in  1913  and  sold  it  goods  to  the  extent
of  $1,850,000.  England  controls  most  of  its
trade.  Its  chief  articles  of  export  are  sugar,
rum  and  molasses.
The  following  table  shows  the  imports  and
exports  of  the  chief  of  the  remaining  islands:

Islands  Imports
St.  Kitts  and  Nevis  $1,250,000
Antigua  830,000
Dominica  720,000
Montserrat  150,000

Exports
$  950,000
850,000
735,000
180,000