Imports of Agricultural Produce in 1902. 499 



would largely account for the falling off in the exports. In the 

 case of the Argentine Republic, however, the better prices 

 obtainable for River Plate chilled and frozen beef drew out 

 supplies, and the receipts from that country amounted to 

 923,748 cwt, as compared with 771,929 cwt. in 1901, and 

 412,262 cwt. in 1900. Australia, on the other hand, contributed 

 only 65,860 cwt. as compared with 243,348 cwt. in 1901. The 

 total quantity of fresh beef, including that estimated to be 

 represented by the live cattle landed on these shores, amounted 

 to 6,658,000 cwt., which may be compared with 8,013,000 

 cwt. in 1 90 1, 7,618,000 cwt. in 1900 and 7,357,000 cwt. in 

 1899. The declared value of the fresh beef imported was 

 42s. 8d. per cwt. in 1902 and 39s. 6d. per cwt. in 1901. 



Table I. 



Imports of Live and Dead Meat. 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 













1901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 



Cattle 



Sheep 



No. 



495,635 

 383,594 



No. 



419,488 

 293,199 



% 



8,840,664 

 586,139 



£ 



7,814,753 

 454,422 



Total Live Animals ... 



879,229 



712,687 



9,426,803 



8,269,175 



Beef, Fresh 



,, Salted 



Mutton, Fresh 



Pork „ 



,, Salted 



Bacon 

 Hams 



Meat, Unenumerated — 

 Salted or Fresh ... 



Meat, Preserved 



Rabbits (dead) 



Cwt. 

 4,508,746 



204,396 

 3,608,229 



79i,5 0 9 

 247,047 

 5,772,348 

 1,860,670 



610,271 

 769,348 

 391,867 



Cwt. 

 3,707,387 



153,574 

 3,659,599 



655,376 



205,265 

 5,089,704 

 1,482,287 



655,023 

 910,886 



451-457 



8,906,839 

 267,356 

 6,598,080 



1,715,633 

 324,168 

 13,590,176 

 4,528,388 



1, 120,447 

 2,282,305 

 648,826 



7,905.144 

 244,002 



6,914,911 



1,446,145 

 305,587 

 13,426,967 



3,859,002 



1,199,140 

 2.785,529 

 734,326 



Total Dead Meat 



18,764.431 



16,970,558 



39.982,218 



38,820,753 



Not much change was noticeable in the total imports of fresh 

 mutton, though the 1,635,037 cwt. credited to New Zealand 

 represented an increase over the preceding year, as did also the 

 1,352,500 cwt. from Argentina, the larger amounts in both cases 



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