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TER Re SS Sener Senta ee 4S $390, a ee $1, a $43, 694 | $1, 286, 840 
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Candles .-.--.----+--------- ; value. ...! $9,612 | $100,994 | $102, 150 $5, 020 $218, 985 
Leath pounds 436, 189 329, 410 49, 256 561,483 | 28, 389, 140 
EERE OCS EIS ISS See value. ... $107, 050 $69, 824 $15,409 | $150,944 | $6, 189, 052 
MIGTOCCO es atc aee cele s eee value. ... $5, 260 $5, 419 $8, 123 $25, 485 $903, 968 
Manufactures of leather ..--. value.... $186, 658 $151, 440 $191,358 | $144, 226 | $987, 010 
Aggregate value ....------------ $1, 261, 489 | $1,236,509 | $810,611 | $585, 973 | $42, 476, 651 
*Among the largest exports of condensed milk were $21,790 to Australia, $21,252 to Japan, $8,897 to 
China. 
This class of products constitutes over 30 per cent. of our last annual 
export of animal matter. Compared with the previous year, the United 
Kingdom takes a smaller aggregate value, but most of the products 
shipped to that country show increased quantities. Jor instance, fresh 
beef shows an enlargement of over 4,000,000 pounds; salt beef, 1,000,000; 
cheese, 16,000,000; leather, 3,000,000, &c. On the other hand, tallow 
fell off 21,000,000 pounds. With continental Europe our trade in these 
staples has increased to a considerable extent in values and still more 
in quantity. With the West Indies, North and South America, our 
shipments of this class of products have very considerably declined. 
Of sheep-products we sent out, during the year, only 150,582 pounds 
of fresh mutton, valued at $9,272, against 349,368 pounds, valued at 
$36,480 in 1877. The United Kingdom took all of this class of exports. 
Of wool we shipped 347,854 pounds, valued at $93,358, against 2,213,37 
pounds, valued at $696,454 in 1877; of wool manufactures $445,894, 
against $452,943 in 1877. 
BREADSTUFFS.—Our export of breadstuffs shows an enormous in- 
crease, the aggregate value reaching $181,811,794, against $118,126,960 
in 1877. All the articles of this class show an increased movement, 
except corn-meal, rye-flour, and rice, which bear an insignificant pro- 
portion to the whole. Our barley exports more than tripled in quan- 
tity; corn increased 20,000,600 bushels; oats more than doubled in 
quantity} rye rose from 118,029 to 4,207,912; wheat from 40,451,624 
bushels to 72,404,961, and from $47,256,417 to $96,872,016. Flour, with 
an increased shipment of less than 16,000 barrels, increased its aggre- 
gate value $3,331,774. The smaller grains and all preparations of grain 
for food were marketed in enlarged quantities and values. 
The United Kingdom takes $125,819,463, against $76,129,976 in 1877. 
France raises her requirement from $2,050,121 to $7,657,563; Belgium 
and Netherlands from $3,185,730 to $9,362,071; other Kuropean coun- 
tries also greatly increase their demand except Germany, which fell 
from $3,263,603 to $1,764,517. The countries of North and South 
America and West Indies have slightly increased their demand. The 
export price of wheat is very considerably increased, being $1.33 per 
bushel, against $1.14, but corn has fallen from 58 cents to 56 cents ; flour 
also declined from $6.48 to $6.25 per barrel. Barley, oats, and rye were 
