THE POULTRY INDUSTRY IN 1916 
QUANTITIES AND PERCENTAGES OF EGGs IMPORTED 
Russia 
Denmark . 
Germany . 
Netherlands 
France 
Italy 
Austria-Hungary 
United States 
America 
Egypt 
Canada : 
Other Countries 
of 
Totals 
Russia 
Denmark 
Germany 
Netherlands 
France F 
Italy : . 
Austria-Hungary 
United States of 
America 
Egypt 
Canada . F 
Other Countries . 
Totals 
1913 
1916 
315 
a Percentage Percentage Percentage of 
Quantities of total Quantities of total +Increase 
Gt. hds, quantities Gt. hds, quantities — Decrease 
11,543,277 53°07 734,525 II'l2 — 93°62 
4,264,943 19°76 1,392,061 21°05 — 67°59 
513,740 2°38 None — — 100°00 
9771359 = 4°53 84,737 1°28 — 91°33 
702,281 3°25 None — — 100°00 
845,789 3°92 None — — 100°00 
883,651 4 It None —_ — 100°00 
5,869 0°27 779,716 118 +13,185°33 
1,096,539 = 5508 1,889,947 28°66 + 72°35 
957 0'003—s-,431,778 2166 +149,551'07 
835,554 3°87 293,647 4°43 64°85 
21,579,950 100'00 = 6,606,411 I00'00 - 69°03 
VALUES OF Eccs IMPORTED 
1918 1916 
Percentage 
Totals Per gt. hd Totals Per gt. hd. of increase 
& s. a & s. dad. pergt. hd. 
4,745,229 8 34 423,949 Ir 6$ 39°19 
2,296,843 10 9f 1,303,177 18 8$ = 73.5 
215,816 8 4% None _— —_ 
490,717 Io of 83,067 19 74 95°22 
326,102 9 3h None — — 
420,914 9 114 None _ —_ 
375,943 8 6 None —_ _ 
2,804 9 10} 591,202 15 2 53-91 
356,627 6 6 974,656 1o 3% = 58°65 
957 9 oF 1,173,788 16 4# 67°1 
358,560 8 7 191,562 13 Of 51°94 
£9,590 ,602 8 1of 44,741,401 14 44 62°11 
Reduction or cessation of imports from belligerent countries 
requires no explanation, nor yet the increases from Egypt and 
America. The figures referring to Denmark and the Netherlands 
reveal the fact that, considering difficulties and cost of tranship- 
ment, it is evident higher prices have been obtainable in Germany 
than compensated by the great advances on our markets, The 
