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and that, when this was removed, the greater demand for 

 medium qualities has given an advantage to the foreign pro- 

 ducer. Nor has the removal of the duty led to an extended 

 use of malt for feeding purposes, which was one of the 

 main objects for which the repeal was strongly advocated by 

 farmers. 



TABLE XXVII. ACREAGE AND IMPORTS OF BARLEY (UNITED KINGDOM). 



Taking the sixteen years 1869-1884, Table XXVIII. 

 shows : (1) the least annual import, (2) the greatest annual 

 import, (3) the average annual import of barley into the 

 United Kingdom from each of the countries named. 



TABLE XXVIII. IMPORTS or BARLEY INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM. 



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