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Statistics of Live Stock and Dead Meat, ^'c. 



from our colonies and foreign ports in 1864 were on a very 

 extensive scale. The three years' importations were : — 



1862. 1863. 1864. 



Colouial 

 Foreign 



•Bales. 



345,G05 

 222,063 



Bales. 



375,010 

 ' 220,316 



Bales. 



430,395 

 240,512 



Total 



. .. 567,668 595,326 670,907 



The exports to the Continent were only moderate, consequently 

 the bulk of the importations passed into consumption in this 

 country. It may be remarked, however, that, whilst foreign and 

 colonial wools have receded in value, owing to the high rates 

 prevalent in the discount market, English qualities have been 

 on the advance, with more than usual activity in the demand. 

 The quotations for home-grown wool in the metropolis at the 

 close of the last two years were : — 



1863. 1864. 



Fleeces : — 



South Down boggetts 



Half-bred boggetts 



Kent fleeces 



South Down ewes and wethers 



Leicester ditto 



Sorts : — 



Clothing picklock 



Prime and picklock 



Choice 



Super 



Combing : — 



Wether matching 



Picklock 



Common 



; Hog matching 



Picklock matching 



Super ditto 



rer lb. 



s. d. s, d. 



1 loi to 1 Hi 



Oi 



Hi 



9 



lOi 



d. 



Per lb. 





 11 



8 

 9i 



to 2 

 to 1 

 to 1 

 to 1 



1 9i to 1 10 



1 8i to 1 9 



1 7 to 1 8 



1 6 to 1 6i 



1 11 



1 9 



1 



2 



1 



1 



to 1 



to 1 



5 to 1 



Oi to 2 

 8i to 1 

 5i to 1 



Hi 

 9i 

 6 

 li 

 9 

 6i 



2 to 2 li 



2 5 to 2 6 



2 2 to 2 2i 



1 11 to 2 



2 1 to 2 2 



2 to 2 Oi 



1 10 to 1 lOi 



1 9 to 1 9i 



1 6 to 1 6i 



li to 



to 



8 to 



2 to 



to 



8 to 



2 



Oh 

 10 

 3 

 2 



10 



The high prices still demanded for cotton are calculated to 

 give considerable support to the value of wool, even though the 

 present year's clip may turn out equal to that of last season. 



XIV. — On the Composition and Nutritive Value of Palm-nut 

 Kernel Meal and Cake. By Dr. Augustus Voelcker. 



This, comparatively speaking, new feeding-material is the 

 residue obtained on submitting to strong pressure the oleaginous 

 kernels of the palm-nut. These kernels are encased in a thick 

 brown shell of woody matter, and this is surrounded by a deep 



