14. Dried Fruit 260,428. 



From Turkey 173,702 



France 28,957 



British Oriental Possessions 24,451 



British Mediterranean Possessions 17,051 



Italy 6,904 



Spain 6,498 



15. Sugar 580,530. 



From Java 112,294 



Kussia 414,123 



16. Jams and Preserves 87,413. 



From Britain 51,946 



France 14,238 



Turkey 9,581 



British Oriental Possessions 2,028 



17. Wines. 



3,372,521galls. in wood, valued at 129,693 



35,794doz. bottles, valued at 36,322 



The principal suppliers of wines are France, Turkey, Italy, and Greece. 



IS. Brandies, Whiskies, (fee. 140,123. 

 Mainly from Great Britain, France, and Greece. 



I learnt accidentally that superphosphate from Holland, going 16 per cent, 

 to 18 per cent, of phosphoric acid soluble in water and citrate, can be delivered 

 c.i.f. at Alexandria for 2 7s. a ton. 



GREECE. 



WINES, CURRANTS, AND CROPS. 



From Egypt I passed over to Greece, where I spent four weeks. From 

 thence I visited Asia Minor and Constantinople, and am now on my way 

 to Tunis and Algeria. I propose for the present submitting a few observa- 

 tions collected in Greece. 



I wish to state at the outset that, beyond furnishing in some instances 

 the confirmation of some of our own practices, there appears to be little 

 that Greece can teach us in the matter of agricultural practice. In this 

 direction, indeed, the Greeks themselves at all events many of those with 



