1907.] Imports of Agricultural Produce. 



619 



The decline in the imports of horses which has been going on 

 since 1900, when 51,786 were received, was checked last year, 

 the numbers being 17,848, as against 13,711 in 1905. 



The value of the poultry (alive or dead) received in 1906 was 

 ^^869,000, compared with ^906,000 in 1905 ; Russia's share 

 in this trade declined from ^{^275,000 to 86,000, and the 

 first place was taken by the United States, which increased 

 her exports to this country from 152,000 to ^^244,000. 



The imports of sheep and lambs' wool, which had been 

 declining from 1901 to 1904, rose in 1905 and again in 1906. 

 Out of a total of 639,553,000 lb. Australia sent 250,279,000 lb., 

 compared with 253,373,000 lb. last year, and New Zealand sent 

 146,760,0001b., as against 139,269,000 lb. in 1905. The receipts 

 from Russia, France, Argentina, South America (West Coast), 

 and India were all larger than in 1905. 



The re-exports of foreign wool diminished to some extent, so 

 that the balance of foreign wool remaining for manufacture in 

 this country was 373,^18,000 lb., as against 338,606,211 lb. in 

 1905. 



The average value of the imports of wool was lo^d. per lb., 

 as compared with g^d. in 1905, 8|d. in 1904, 8Jd. in 1903, and 

 7jd. in 1902. 



Imports of Grain and Flour. 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



1905. 



1906. 



1905. 



1906. 



Wheat ... 



Wheat Meal and Flour 

 Barley ... 



Oats 



Oatmeal 

 Maize ... 

 Maize Meal 



Peas 



Beans 



Other Corn and Meal ... 

 j Total 



Cwt. 



97,622,752 



1^954763 

 21,426,900 



17,095,463 



633,199 

 42,101,210 



459,188 

 2,015,876 

 1,225,050 

 1,712,487 



Cwt. 



92,967,200 

 14,190,300 

 19,934,500 

 15,286, 500 



661,809 

 48,685,200 



616,200 

 1,453,420 



634,280 

 1,746,352 



£ 



35,279,928 

 6,044,845 

 6,017,350 

 4713,265 



463,293 

 11,034,748 

 144,829 

 725,104 

 414,227 

 581,468 



£ 



32,676,185 

 6,817,213 



5,677,587 

 4,532,160 



' 495,980 

 11,972,686 

 195,302 

 614,649 

 231,758 

 609, 560 







65,4i9>057 



63,823,080 



During the past twelve months the leading sources of our 

 wheat supply have been the United States (22,491,000 cwt.), 

 Argentina (19,176,000 cwt.), Russia (15,017,000 cwt.), India 



