350 Agricultural Imports of Cereal Year, [sept., 



porting countries, but, as will be seen, the receipts from this 

 source were much higher in 1905-6 than in the two earlier 

 years, amounting to 17,917,000 cwt. The largest exporter 

 however to the United Kingdom was Argentina, whence we 

 received 22,890,200 cwt., compared with 24,085,000 cwt. in 

 1904-5. Russia occupied the second place with an aggregate 

 very much below that of the previous year, while India only 

 sent 11,742,722 cwt, compared with 29,083,000 cwt. in 1904-5. 

 The exports from Canada were almost equal to those of 

 1902-3, which represents the maximum quantity yet exported 

 in any one year from the Dominion. Australia accounted for 

 7,487,800 cwt. 



The figures for the principal cereals in each of the past ten 

 harvest years are given below : — 



Year. 



In Millions of Cwt. 



Wheat. 



Wheat-flour. 



Barley. 



Oats. 



Maize. 



I 905- I 906 



94*6 



14-4 



20-3 



160 



47-1 



I 904- I 905 



105*1 



10-9 



21"0 



1 7 '2 



42-3 



I 903- I 904 



93'i 



19-1 



3i'9 



15-2 



47-6 



I 902- I 903 



85-1 



19-2 



257 



i6-6 



41*6 



1901-1902 



747 



19-1 



23-1 



167 



47-2 



I 900-1 901 



7 1 '2 



23' 3 



187 



22*1 



55-8 



1899-1900 



65 -0 



21*6 



15-2 



19-8 



577 



I 898-1 899 



67-0 



22*9 



22 '9 



14-9 



57-5 



1897-1898 



66-4 



20 "O 



20-3 



15-4 



55-6 



1896-1897 



65-0 



20"0 



217 



i8'4 



597 



The increase in the receipts of wheat flour was due to a revival 

 in the trade with the United States and Canada, which together 

 sent us 7,374,000 cwt, compared with 3,044,000 cwt last year. 



In the case of barley the imports were approximately the 

 same as those of 1904-5, but a decline is noticeable in the case 

 of oats. A feature in the trade in oats has been the growth in 

 the imports from the United States, accompanied by a decline 

 in Russian oats. Maize came chiefly from the United States 

 and Argentina, only small quantities being received from Russia 

 and Roumania, both of which were formerly important sources 

 of supply. 



The table which is given on the next page shows the 

 imports in the twelve months under review of the other principal 



