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Imports of Animals aud certain Animal aud Vegetable Sccstances in the 

 Six Months ending 30th June, 18G3-4-5. 



1863. 



1864. 



1865. 



Oxen, Bulls, Cows No. 



Calves , , 



Sheep and Ijambs , , 



Swine and Hogs ,, 



Bacon and Hams cwts. 



Salt Beef , 



Salt Pork ,, 



Butter , , 



Cheese 



Eggs No. 



Lard cwts. 



Potatoes , , 



Indian Corn or Maize . . . . , , 



Peas , , 



Beans , , 



Kice (not in husk) ,, 



Hops , , 



Flax and Tow ,, 



Wool* lbs. 



Kaw Cotton cwts. 



Oilseed Cakes tons 



Guano , , 



Bones (burnt or not burnt ;| 

 animal charcoal) ,. .. / " 



24,108 



11,147 



110,636 



982 



1,303,199 



187,505 



115,661 



366,341 



199,016 



143,300,640 



318,818 



837,150 



5.175,163 



635,404 



1,001,456 



792,849 



66,742 



466,564 



70,684,679 



2,134,230 



38.173 



127,007 



47,966 

 15,928 



129.350 



18,802 



815,965 



224,187 

 134,134 



409 , 203 



234.176 



:72,458,ooo 



101,616 



235,334 



1,063,916 



598,169 



481,208 



571.678 



59>5i4 



878,674 



69,935.204 



3,546,968 



36,914 



48,628 



30,715 



74.392 



18,785 

 250,212 



38,706 

 403,449 

 131,471 



95.560 



455.752 



240,503 



195,218,160 



76,000 

 411,789 

 2,076,918 

 218,068 

 436,033 

 299,090 



38,031 



439,656 



87,470,008 



3,108,853 



40,971 

 106,243 



23.505 



'■' Not including alpaca wool. 



PRICE OF PEOVISIOKS. 



First Quarter. — The price of wlieat, 38s. id. per quarter, was less 

 by 26'. tlum in the first three months of 18G4, and less by 8s. od. than 

 in the same period of 18(33. Both beef and mutton were dear. The 

 average price of the best potatoes at the Waterside Market, South- 

 "wark, was 9 Is. per ton. In the March quarter of 18G3 it was 125s. ; 

 in that of 18G4 it was 62s. Od. 



Second Quarter. — The average price of wheat was 40s. Gd. per 

 quarter ; a shilling higher than it was in the June quarter of last 

 year, but Gs. less than it was in the same period of 1863. Beef by 

 the carcase at Xewgate and Leadenhall Markets was on an average 

 bid. per lb., and was a halfpenny dearer than in the two previous 

 June quarters. Mutton was 7jr/. per lb. ; it was lid. dearer than 

 in the same period of 18G4, and nearly 2d. dearer than in that of 

 1863. The average price of best potatoes at the Waterside Market, 

 Southwark, was 102s. Gd. per ton, being about double the price of 

 the June quarter of 1864, but less than that of 18G3. 



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