MISCELLANEOUS 



1914 1915 



Wool (lbs.) 712,618,116 926,680,036 



cwt. cwt. 



Tallow and Stearine 1,737,182 1,773,105 



Hides : 1,392,495 1,811,484 



Seeds, Clover and Grass 175,905 260,375 



Potatoes Importation of 1915 less than one- 

 quarter of that of 1914. 



Onions, bush 7,472,440 



Tomatoes, cwt 1,394,897 



Fresh Fruits 1915 showed a decrease in all classes 



except apples, almonds and oranges. 



Wool — The bulk of the supply came from Australia, New Zealand, British South 

 Africa, India and Argentina. Receipts show a large increase. The average price 

 showed a one cent per pound increase over 1914. 



1914 1915 



Horses, No 8,662 8,692 



Live Cattle No live cattle or sheep for food were 



imported in 1915. 



Table showing Increase in Values of Foods Imported into the United 

 Kingdom in 1915, compared w th Values in 1914. 



(British Journal of Agriculture) 



Increased val. Increased val. 



per cwt. over per cent, over 



1914 1914 



Beef 17s. = 40 per cent. * 



Mutton 15s. = 34 " 



Pork 4s. 3d. = . 1 



Bacon 6s. 6d. = ^10.17 " 



Hams Is. 7d. (decrease) J 



Butter 19s. 8d. = 16 



Cheese 16s. = 24 



Eggs (per **great hundred) 2s. 3d. = 23 



Wheat 4s. 4d. = 50 



Wheat Flour 4s. lOd. = 44 



Barley 2s. 9^d. = 40 



Oats 4s. 3d. = 65 



Maize Is. 9d. = 29 



* (One hundred per cent, as compared with 1911 prices). 



** Ten dozen = 120. 



Note: — The above are declared values of imported articles; not market prices. 



The splendid services rendered by the British Navy in keeping open the high 

 «eas insure the continuance of full imports; but the requirements of the army will 

 -still demand the first consideration of the Government; and the course of prices in the 

 markets of the United Kingdom must be largely controlled by the proportion of the 

 imports finally released for civilian consumption. 



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