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Tiiis trade deserves greater encouragement 

 from the public generally than it has yet re- 

 ceived. 



Our supply of pork from abroad has fallen 

 off, the sum paid up to the end of July 

 being ^349,418, whereas in the same period 

 of last year we expended ^567,710. The 

 importation of poultry and game is steadily 

 on the increase. In the month of July we 

 were debited with ^6777 under these two 

 heads — commodities which we ought to ex- 

 port rather than import. In the seven 

 months we paid ^82,105, while last year we 

 only gave ^65,869. 



Since January, we have imported 3,199,439 

 " great hundreds " of eggs, reaching a total 

 value of _;^i,247,659. Last year that amount 

 was not quite so large, the figures being 

 2,153,737 "great hundreds," valued at 

 ;^786,257. Butter and cheese are slightly 

 less in quantity, but considerably higher in 

 price. The amount of butter and cheese re- 

 ceived during the seven months this year was 

 1,054,797 cwt, and in the corresponding 

 period of last year, 1,233,650 cwt. Alto- 

 gether, we have been indebted to foreign 

 sources of supply for dead meat and dairy 

 produce to the amount of ;^io,497,89o 

 during the last seven months. 



Both in the month and seven months we 

 have had larger importations of corn than last 

 year. Barley came to hand in much greater 

 quantities during last month, as compared 

 with the same month of last year ; and in the 

 seven months the bulk was nearly twice as 

 heavy. Oats shew a falling off in the month, 

 but in the longer period the importation is 

 heavier. Peas reached us in greater quantities 

 in the month, but in the seven months the 

 receipts are but slightly above those of last 

 year. Beans were lighter during the month, 

 but as is the case with oats, the figures set 

 against the seven months of the year are 

 higher. Indian corn, or maize, shews an 

 augmentation during the month and longer 

 term. Both during July and the seven 

 months, wheat meal and flour are lighter 

 importations as compared with last year. The 

 amount of money disbursed for corn during 

 the past seven months is over _;^3,ooo,oqo 



sterling in excess of the sum expended during 

 the same period last year, the exact figures 

 being ^24,127,978, as against ;,^2i, 112,499. 

 The following tables give the quan- 

 tities of the several kinds of cereals, &:c., 

 the names of the countries from whence they 

 were derived, and the values for the past 

 seven months, as compared with the corre- 

 sponding period of 187 1 : — 



QL^ANTITIES. 



Seven Months Seven Months 

 ended July ended July 



31, 1871. 31, 1872. 



Wheat. Cwt. Cwt. 



Russia 7,486,482 9,650,270 



Denmark 33>433 112,994 



Germany 1,673,461 1,99^,577 



France 3^,792 229,747 



Austrian Territories .. . 215,108 30,262 



Turkey Wallachia, I g 



and Moldavia \ ^ " ' ^" ^ 



Egypt 140,940 i,4i3>579 



United States 7=063,994 3,706,241 



Chili 288,001 882,022 



British North America 1,166,348 310,849 



Other Countries 353, 047 652,553 



Total 19,386,678 19,634,099 



VALUE. 



Russia ^^4,261, 349 ;^5, 599,960 



Denmark 20,531 74, I7^ 



Germany 1,099,7^9 i, 327,194 



France 21,494 142,702 



Austrian Territories ... 135,842 17,754 



Turkey Wallachia, \ g ^ 



and Moldavia \ 



Egypt 78,152 707,247 



United States 5,231,894 2,392,528 



Chili 184,660 577,205 



British North America 671,599 200,160 



Other Countries 219,843 428,278 



Total ^",403,685 ^11,810,760 



QUANTITIES. 



Seven Months Seven Months 



ended July ended July 



31, 1871. 31, 1872. 



Cwt. Cwt. 



Barley 3,935,290 7,7^5,191 



Oats 5,484,669 7,007,691 



Peas 565,535 577,598 



Beans 1,368,066 1,822,658 



Indian corn or | ^^(,25,487 11,500,190 



Maize ) 



