UK Beer exports to Africa in 1898

Time for the second part of this series. This time looking at exports to Africa.

Much less beer was exported to Africa than Europe. And it mostly went to just two places: Egypt and South Africa. You may be spotting a trend here. Both locations had a considerable British military presence. I'm starting to wonder now if most British beer exports were being consumed by service personnel.

The only exception to this seems to be foreign East Africa, which is in place number 3. What would that cover? I guess Somalia, German East Africa and Mozambique. None of those sound like places likely to take much British beer. Especially odd, as fuck all beer was going to British East Africa. Far less than to Ascension and St. Helena, two tiny islands. Mauritius is another small island taking quite a lot of beer.

Again, I'm shocked at how little Scottish beer there was. Its share of 15% was double that of exports to Europe. But way below its 25% share of all exports. Where was all that Scottish beer going? Only South Africa was receiving about the average amount.  

UK Beer exports to Africa in 1898
Destination	From England.		From Scotland.		From the U.K.
	Quantity.	Declared Value.	Quantity.	Declared Value.	Quantity.	Declared Value.
	Barrels	£	Barrels	£	Barrels	£
Egypt	22,305	59,450	1,134	4,544	23,439	63,904
Tripoli and Tunis	28	78	-	-	28	78
Algeria	2	8	-	-	2	8
Morocco	85	288	-	-	85	288
West. Africa, Foreign	181	651	-	-	184	651
Western Africa, British	1,702	6,060	-	-	1,702	6,060
Ascension & St. Helena	1,395	4,120	-	-	1,395	4,120
British Possessions in South Africa	19,959	71,077	6,030	22,383	25,989	93,400
Eastern Africa, Foreign	1,906	8,355	454	2,124	2,360	10,479
Eastern Africa, British	103	506	-	-	103	506
Abyssinia	-	-	18	82	18	82
Madagascar	49	143	-	-	40	143
Bourbon	18	62	86	402	104	464
Mauritius	1,639	5,007	881	2,751	2,520	7,758
Total	49,372	155,805	8,603	32,286	57,969	187,941
Source:
The Brewers' Journal vol. 35 1899, June 15th 1899, page 344.
Note:
Year ending 30th September 1898.