Portuguese Trade in IOlO.-Altliougli tlic export trndo in 1919 incrcnscd but slightly, tho vnluo of tho imports moro tlinn doubled, owing to diminislicd production, tho introduction of tho 8-hour dny, and tho iiecd for rcplcnisliing stocks. Business, qcuerally, W:IS prosperous, C O : ~ ngnin bccnnio nrnil:tblc, nnd tlic cork industry had n good scnson. Tho imports, rnlucd a t L!3S,GOO,ii;OO (escudo= 3s. .Id. nt par), incliidcd :-Ccincnt, 12,155 inctric tons; sodium borate, 44 t. ; sodium cnrbonntc, 12S9 t.; sodium snlplintcl 280 t.; c:iustic nlknli, 2.123 t.; carbonnto of cnlciuni, 1233 t.; cl11or:itc of cdciiini, 1035 t.; tiitrntc of potash, 3.12 t.; nitrntu of s o h , 218 t.; quirii!io d t s , i o t.; copper sulpliotc, 2013 t.; otlicr chemicnls nnd drugs, 4514 t * co:il, coke, ctc., 609,.103 t.; dycs nnd colours, %1 t.; dyeing cstrncts, 917 t. ; dyewoods, 165 t.; fcrtiliscrs, 23,292 t.; oils :ind fats, nnimnl, 1273 t . ; pnlni oil, 1.532 t.; other oils, 322 t.; pcrfunwry, 74 t.; nnd sulphur, G3G t. Thc grcntcr )art of tlio c1icniic:il imports is supp~icd lty ~':tiglnrid. h n o n g tlio cxports, tho pnr vnlr~o of ~rl~icli \vns E18;12Si3,(iGG, werc :-Argols, ll,6G6 metric tons; clicinicnl producb~, 1526 t. ; cork rind cork products. 7!,"a3 t.; Iiidcs, 1G12 t.; cod oil, 5% t.; riiincr:d oil, 569 t.i olivo oil. 520,360 litrcs; copper orc,