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per cent, in value. British North America shows a still greater reduc- 

 tion. Flour and wheat-meal lost 12 per cent, in quantity, and 27 per 

 cent, in value. The trivial import of Indian-corn meal increased slightly 

 in quantity, but fell off in value. The aggregate value of the breadstuff 

 import declined nearly 8 per cent. 



Of the wheat import of 1875, the United States furnished 53.8 per 

 cent., against 58.6 per cent, the previous year. Russia raised her pro- 

 portion from 10.8 per cent, in 1874 to 19.4 per cent, in 1875. The 

 proportions of British [N'orth America for the two years, respectively, 

 were 8.8 per cent, and 5 per cent.; of Germany, 6.6 per cent, and 11.2 

 per cent. ; of Chili, 4.9 per cent, and 1^ per cent. The proportion of 

 other countries was still smaller. Of wheat flour and meal, the United 

 States furnished 56.9 per cent, in 1874 and 39.3 per cent, in 1875; 

 France, 4.9 jjer cent, in 1874 and 31.5 per cent, in 1875 ; Germany, 11.4 

 per cent, in 1874 and 12.1 per cent, in 1875. 



The approximate average import values per hundred- weight of wheat 

 during the two years, respectively, were as follows: Russian, i2s. 5d. 

 and 10s. Id.; Danish, 12s, Id. and 10s. 'id.; German, 14s. 6d. and 10s. 

 8hd. ; French, 12s. 6d. and 10s. 6d. ; Austrian, 15s. 6d. and 10s. 6^d. ; 

 Turkish, lis. lOd. and 9s. 5^d. ; Egypt, lis. 9d. and 9s. lO^d. ; United 

 States, 13s. and 10s. 8^d. ; Chilian, ]2s. lO^d. and 10s. 7^d.; British 

 North American, 12s. 4c?. and 10s. S^d. ; other countries, 13s. 3Jd. and 

 10s. life?. ; general average, 13s. 4:^d. and 10s. dd. ; general average of 

 barley, 9s. lO^d. and 8s. 3d.; oats, Ss. and 8s. 9^d.; pease, 9s. l^d. and 

 10s. ; beans, 9s. 4|(Z. and 9s. l^d. ; general average of all grains, lis. 

 7^d. and 9s. 7d. ; average of German flour and wheat-meal, 19s. lid. 

 and 16s.; French ditto, 21s. l^d. and los. 5^d. ; United States ditto, 

 18s. o^d. and 14s. 11^. ; British North American, 17s. 7^d. and 14s. 3d. ; 

 ditto, from other countries, 20s. 5^. and 19s. Ad. ; general average of 

 flour and wheat-meal, 19s. 5^d. and 15s. S^d. ; general average of Indian- 

 corn meal, 34s. 7f (7. and 28s. M. 



In 1874, the small import of Austrian wheat, which probably was ot 

 a very select character, brought the highest value, 15s. 6d. per hundred- 

 weight, and Egyptian the lowest, lis. 9c7. per hundred-weight ; in 1875, 

 the highest value, 10s. llffZ, was averaged by countries not enumer- 

 ated, and the lowest, 9s. 5^d., by the Turkish provinces. United 

 States wheat was below average in both years. Of flour and wheat- 

 meal the French import reached the highest value, 21s. l^fZ. per hun- 

 dred-weight, and British North American the lowest, 17s. 7^d. ; in 

 1875 Germany received the maximum, 16s., and British America the 

 minimum, 14s. 3d. United States flour and wheat-meal was below the 

 average of both years. 



Agiuoultural statistics of Ontario. — The commissioner of 

 agriculture of the province of Ontario, in his report for 1874, gives the 

 following as the average yield of grain-crops per acre in that province 

 during four vears : 



These averages are made up from the returns of " electoral division 

 societies," of which only 43 have made returns of a whole number of 81. 



