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Imports of Food. 



[mar., 



siderably as a result of war conditions, has shown a marked increase 

 during the past year, although it is still a great deal below the pre-war 

 quantity, while the cost to the British purchaser has not decreased to 

 any very appreciable extent. The marked fall in our imports of eggs 

 is perhaps due chiefly to the fact that Russia during the past two years 

 has dropped entirely out of the trade. This fact will be better appre- 

 ciated when it is pointed out that in 1913 Russia sent us nearly 11,453,277 

 great hundreds, or more than twice the number imported from all 

 countries during 191 9. A noticeable feature as regards the countries 

 whence the eggs were consigned is the increase in the importation from 

 North America, Canada exporting 1,476,962 great hundreds (388,985 

 great hundreds in 191 8) and the United States 1,408,606 great hundreds 

 (337,345 great hundreds in 1918). Denmark, however, is our principal 

 supplier^_ sending us 1,638,067 great hundreds iu 191 9 as against 

 1,170,535 great hundreds in the previous year, but 4,265,000 great 

 hundreds in 1913. 



CRAiN AND MEAL. 



Imports of Grain, Pulse and Meals, 









Quantities. 







Value. 





i^escripuon. 



















1919. 



1918. 



1913- 



I9I9. 



1918. 



1913- 







cwt. 



cwt. 



cwt. 



£ 



£ 



£ 



Wheat 





71,432,400 



57,947,610 



105,878,102 



68,431,182 



53,097,953 



43,849,173 



Wheat meal 



and 













flour 





17,692,170 



26,359,600 



11,978,153 



25,700,817 



35,682,697 



6,347,771 



Barley 





16,643,900 



5,025,200 



22,439,248 



17,836,137 



5,426,012 



8,077,100 



Oats 





6,71c, 221 



10,982,570 



18,162,663 



6,723151 



11,529,053 



5,671,957 



Peas 





1.136,351 



2,180,665 



1=978,315 



2,583,069 



5,406,069 



1,006,735 



Beans (other 



than 









568,189 



haricots) . . 





730,975 



438,511 



1,540,405 



875,150 



641,782 



Maize 





16,860,900 



14,490,177 



49,154,953 



13,722,033 



13.678,534 



13,769,793 



Oatmeal . . 





1,375,019 



2,908,429 



868,877 



2,319,703 



4,823,821 



607,761 



Maize meal 





2,313,768 



1,447,664 



491,827 



2,252,446 



1,631,090 



182,413 



Other corn 



and 













5,413,736 



meal 





10,311,553 



14,623,099 



10,791,419 



14.309,947 



22,251,683 



Total 





145,207,257 



136,403,525 



225,283,962 



154,753,635 



154,168,694 



85,494,628 



Our supplies of wheat during 1919 were received principally from 

 the United States (31,768,300 cwt.), Canada (17,857,800 cwt.), Australia 

 (14,950,500 cwt.) and the Argentine (6,818,800 cwt.). Barley was 

 received from the United States (10,793,200 cwt.) and Canada (4,830,200 

 cwt.) ; and oats from the United States (2,956,021 cwt.), and the 

 Argentine (2,069,700 cwt.). 



Maize was chiefly imported from the Argentine (13,914,800 cwt.), 

 and Beans from China (526,690) cwt. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES^ 



Fruit. — Raw fruit was imported to the value of ;^29,685,782 in I9T9» 

 as compared with ;^i3, 515,978 in T918 and ;^ii,625,979 in 1913. It 

 is not possible to give the quantities which these values represent, 

 but the following figures as to the quantities of certain kinds of fruit 

 imported which may compete with the produce of the British farmer 

 are of interest : — 



