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Show IMPORTS OF SALT Common salt continues to bo imported im-ported in considerable quantity, moro than a million bar;ols coming to Atlantic At-lantic ports last year, according to tho United States Goologlcal Survey Tho country Is amply able, however, to supply tho entire homo demand as tho capacity of its salt mines nnd works Is In excess of the present out put. Tho Imports last year wero only 3.2 per cent of the total consumption, con-sumption, whereas in 1890 tho peri contage'was 17.2. |