594 Imports of Agricultural Produce. [jan., 



(12,470,000 cwts.), Russia (10,900,000 cwts.), and Australia 

 (8,324,000 cwts.). The receipts of flour from the United 

 States were maintained at nearly the same level as in 1906, 

 9,325,000 cwts. coming from this source compared with 

 9,810,000 cwts. in 1906 and 5,685,000 cwts. in 1905. 



Imports of Grain and Flour. 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Description. 





















1906. 



1907. 



1906. 



1907. 





Cwts. 



Cwts. 



£ 



£ 



Wheat 



92,967,200 



97,168,800 



32,676,185 



37,336,830 



„ meal and flour ... 



14. 190,300 



13,297,357 



6,817,213 



6,694,532 



Barley ... 



19,934,50° 



19,628,620 



5,677,587 



6,565,006 



Oatsr ... ..." .... 



15,286,500 



10,488,290 



4,532,160 



3,384,577 



Oatmeal... 



661,809 



638,702 



495,980 



479,352 



Maize 



48,685,200 



53,378,950 



11,972,694 



14,604,159 



,, meal 



616,250 



658,656 



195,302 



213,581 



Peas 



1,453,420 



1,245,690 



614,649 



602,648 



Beans 



634,280 



799,569 



231,758 



290,693 



Other corn and meal . . . 



1,746,352 



1,589,158 



609,553 



644,789 



Total 





63,823,081 



70,816,167 



The average declared value of wheat was 7s. 8d. per cwt. and 

 of flour 10s. id. per cwt. 



There was a marked decrease in the supplies of Russian 

 oats, only 3,068,000 cwts. being received compared with 

 6,709,000 cwts. in 1906 and 11,200,000 cwts. in 1905. 



Maize, on the other hand, substantially increased, and the 

 53,379,000 cwts. received was the largest amount since 1900. 

 Russia and Roumania, which sent only unimportant 

 quantities in the two preceding years, exported 6,681,000 

 cwts. and 10,126,000 cwts. respectively to these shores, while 

 the bulk of the remainder , was furnished by Argentina 

 (17,688,000 cwts.) and the United States (14,964,000 cwts.). 



The most prominent feature in the next table is the large 

 imports of potatoes. The receipts from the Channel Islands, 

 which are made up entirely of early potatoes, were heavier 

 than in the preceding year, being 1,947,500 cwts. against 

 1,170,000 cwts., while the French exports to this country also 

 showed a large excess over 1906 (2,997,000 cwts. against 

 1,660,000 cwts.). Owing to the good crop in England the 

 imports of plums were less. 



