DAIRY PRODUCTS 



1914 1915 



cwt. cwt. 



Butter 3,984,204 3,855,395 



Margarine 1,529,219 2,052,183 



Cheese 2,433,864 2,726,942 



Milk (condensed) 1,225,316 1,581,799 



9,172,603 10,216,319 



Butter — Imports showed a decline in 1915. Three-quarters of the supply came 

 from Europe (Denmark, Russia, France, Sweden and Holland). The balance came 

 from Australia, New Zealand and Argentina. Russia and France sent largely increased 

 quantities; Sweden, Denmark and Holland show large decreases. 



The consumption of margarine has greatly increased as a result of short supplies 

 and abnormal prices of butter. 



Cheese — Canada supplies half the cheese imported — 1,315,177 cwt. in 1915, 

 being almost equal to 1912. New Zealand supplied about half as much as Canada. 

 Imports of condensed milk and margarine showed increases. 



Eggs — Imports showed a marked decline from Russia, Denmark and Holland, 

 which are the chief countries contributing. 



GRAIN AND FLOUR 



1914 1915 



cwt. cwt. 



Wheat 103,926,743 88,681,800 



Wheat meal and flour 10,060,223 10,489,170 



Barley 16,044,422 12,290,485 



Oats 14,156,715 15,640,100 



Oatmeal 609,992 890,481 



Maize 39,040,747 48,566,400 



Maize, meal 232,469 247,396 



Peas 983,694 1,100,453 



Beans 1,441,559 1,142,810 



Other corn and meal 13,828,443 22,244,455 



200,325,007 201,293,550 



Grain, flour, etc.: — Imports of wheat showed a marked decline. The leading 

 sources of supply were the following, in the order given: United States, Canada, India, 

 Argentina — Russia and Australia did not figure, the latter on account of crop failure. 

 Imports of flour from the United States and Canada, the chief sources of supply, 

 increased slightly. - - 



Normal wheat and flour requirements of the United Kingdom (i.e., home and over- 

 seas) are about 150 million cwt., of which home production equals about 22 per cent. 

 Contributions from the Dominions and India show a marked increase, chiefly on 

 account of Canada's increasing production. The ratio of the area of wheat to popu- 

 lation is increasing much more rapidly in the British Empire than elsewhere. 



Barley was imported from the United States and India in 1915, Russia and 

 Rumania dropping out; total imports declined. 



The importation of oats from the United States increased very largely and de- 

 clined from Canada; Canadian oats going to France direct. None came from 

 Russia, Germany and South-Eastern Europe. 



Imports of corn (maize) increased from the United States, Canada and Argentina. 

 Russia and Rumania dropped out. 



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