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 The following items show the increase in the foreign demand for petroleum : 



Petroleum — 



From United States of America tuns.. 



British India do.. 



Other countries do.. 



Total 



1,808 



281 



1,042 



3,131 



1866. 



6,403 

 35 

 24 



6,462 



In butter, cheese, hams, and beef, there has been a slight falling off in the 

 British demand, the rinderpest to the contrary notwithstanding : 



1865. 



1866. 



Provisions — 



Bacon and hams cwts. 



Beef, salt do.. 



Pork, salt do.. 



Butter do . . 



Cheese do . . 



Egg's number. 



Lard cwts. 



The following ai-e imports of wool for the same periods, showing a steady de- 

 mand of the manufacturers, with little variation : 



Wool, sheep and lambs' — 



From Hause Towns and other parts of Europe lbs . 



British possessions in South Africa do. 



British East Indies do. 



Australia do. 



Other countries do. 



Total do. 



5,515,158 

 6, 686, 288 

 3, 256, 532 

 21,562,695 

 6, 220, 970 



43,241,643 



7,830,229 

 5, 339, 209 

 2,516,-552 

 21,934,222 

 4, 335, 563 



41,955,775 



