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market, it is said, now-a-days. The trade we obtained in greater supply in both periods, 



has migrated to country towns, such as Rom- Eggs were more in demand, both in the 



ford, &c. The statistics of the Trade and month and in the five months — 569,606 



Navigation Accounts would seem to bear out great hundreds having been imported during 



what one hears in Copenhagen Fields. In May ; and from the beginning of the year 



the month which has just passed the pigs we up to the end of last month the imports 



received numbered only 203, about a-forty- reached 2,297,459. These figures shew 



eighth part of the lot landed in the same more strongly than words the field there is 



month of last year, when we imported 9678, open for the rearing of poultry at home. 



In the longer period we only imported 2018, Now just let us sum up this little bill 



as against 24,739. for animal food that we are due to the 



The next item that we come to in the foreigner for the first five months of the 



Accounts serves to explain, to a considerable present year. For live stock the sum dis- 



extent, the deficiency in the imports of swine, bursed was ;^i, 41 1,851. Bacon cost us 



Of bacon, we received in the month no less ;^2,202,62i ; for beef, salted or fresh, or 



than 146,718 cwt., to contrast with 49,551 slightly salted, ;^249,927 was expended ; for 



in May of 1871, and in the course of the hams we paid ;j^2i7,699; for " unenume- 



five months we imported 1,082,031 cwt., as rated meat," ;^4o9,i78 ; for pork, ^3 16,42 7 ; 



against 455,772 cwt, thus shewing that eggs cost us _2r899,7i3 — giving a total of five 



foreigners find it more profitable to cure pigs million and three-quarters sterling, 



than to dispose of them in their bristles. Coming to bread-stuffs we find that we im- 



Salted beef we obtained in less quantity, ported wheat in slightly diminished quantity 



both in the month and five months ; but during the month, but in the five months, our 



while fresh or salted beef came in smaller debit was larger. Barley and oats we received 



supplies during the month, we had a large ex- in larger quantities, alike in the month and 



cess in the longer periods. five months. Indian corn or maize was in 



Hams were in much greater demand, greater demand in both periods — greater even 



both in the month and five months, than than in 1870. The amount of money ex- 



they have been for years. 82,944 cwt. we pended upon these commodities, wheat-meal 



had received up to the end of May; in the or flour included, was upwards of fourteen and 



like period of 1871 only 26,097 cwt., or a half millions sterling. 



scarcely a-third. The demand goes on The following table shews the quantities,, 



steadily increasing, the receipts in the month the countries whence they were derived, 



being double that of last May. and the values, as compared with the five. 



In the class of " unenumerated meat," months of last year, 



salted or fresh, we find material increase in quantities. 



the longer period for which the Returns are ^^''! ^^""''^^ ^'^^ ¥??""' 



J . . ended May ended May 



made up, but in the shorter a falling off; and 31, 1871. 31, 1872. 



the same remark applies to preserved meat. Wheat. Cwt. Cwt. 



We are sorry to observe that even a momen- ^^ssia. 5,37i,5Si 7,o94,i37 



J ,. , , , , .... , Denmark 12,675 60,753 



tary dechne should be noticeable m the Germany 1,067,225 1,236,152 



latter article of commerce and consumption, France 38,246 82,794 



as it seems to us that by the encourage- Austrian Territories ... 131,557 3,062 



ment of this kind of food, which is whole- '^'"'^^f^' ,\VaIlachia, ) , ^3 



, , ,, ' . . , , and Moldavia ( 429,9-5 oT^>3^b 



some and palatable, a reduction might be -^^^^^ [ ^^^^ 935,921 



efi"ected in the price of home-grown cattle. United States ......... 4,719^200 2,44i,'2o5 



In pork, salted {not hams), there is an in- Chili 88,990 477,004 



crease in the month, but a falling off in British North America 348,739 80,209 



the five months, and fresh pork is very Other Countries 8^,968 289,772 



much at a discount in both periods. Poultry Total 12,299,707 13,077,394 



