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nately the coldness of the autumn prevented sprouting in the 

 diiferent kinds of grain, and the damage done proves to be less than 

 was reasonably expected. The continental wars somewhat influ- 

 enced prices, but unusual and manifold were the causes of the rapid 

 rise, viz., the bad harvests in this and neighbouring countries, the 

 enormous diminution of stocks in granary and in the hands of 

 farmers, the very low price of the last three years, and the inability 

 of America to supply the deficiencies of England and France, while 

 the last-named country has not only competed with us to a large 

 extent in the South Eussian and Baltic markets, but has drawn off 

 some cargoes of our best qualities of home growth. In the early 

 part of 1866, wheat was exported from this country to America and 

 to Australia. The total importation of all kinds of grain and flour 

 into the United Kingdom in 1866 was 63,259,922 cwts., against 

 49,237,598 cwts. in 1865. The total estimated value is probably 

 about 29,100,000/. against 20,643,000Z. in 1865." 



Geain and Flour from different countries imported into the United Kingdom 

 in 1865 and 1866. 



1865. 1866. 



Cwts. 



Wheat from Eussia .. .. 8,093,879 



,, Denmark 641,273 



,, Prussia 5 3403 > 9^4 



, , Sclileswig, Holstein, and Lauenberg 254, 159 



,, Mecklenburg 647,685 



,, Hause Towns 486,069 



,, France 2,252,873 



, , Turkey and Wallachia and Moldavia 5 74, 185 



,, Egypt 10,063 



,, United States 1,177,618 



,, British North America 306,765 



,, Other countries 1,114,480 



Cwts. 



Total 20,962,963 



8,937>i99 



4,401,409 



506.236 



i87;938 



733,571 



878,912 



3,473,130 



528,433 



33,831 



635,239 



8,789 



2,831,642 



23,156,329 



Barley 7,818,404 



Oats 7,714,230 



Peas 783,135 



Beans 958,362 



Indian Corn, or Maize 7 > 096, 03 3 



8,433,863 

 8,844,586 

 1,211,835 



1)324,173 

 14,322,863 



Wheatmeal and Flour from Hanse Towns ,. .. 247,796 



,, ,, France 3,044,823 



,, ,, United States .. .. 256,769 



,, ,, British North America 177,353 



,, ,, Other countries . . .. 177,730 



347,012 



3,640,320 



280,792 



40,650 



663,506 



Total 



i904,47J[ 



4,972,280 



