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AGRICULTURAL IMPORTS OF THE CEREAL 



YEAR. 



The quantities and values of the principal articles of agricul- 

 tural produce imported into the United Kingdom during the 

 cereal year 1902-3, and the corresponding figures for the pre- 

 ceding year, are indicated in the tabular statement on the next 

 page 



The principal features in the imports of cereals was an in- 

 crease of nearly 10,421,000 cwt. in the supplies of wheat. Of 

 barley the receipts were also larger by 2,639,000 cwt., and there 

 was a slight increase (64,000 cwt.) in wheat meal and flour. 

 On the other hand, there was a falling off of nearly 5,615,000 

 cwt. in maize, and of 125,000 cwt. in oats. 



The United States furnished nearly 32,000,000 cwt. of the 

 wheat imported as compared with 41,600,000 cwt. in the pre- 

 vious year, but the decreased shipments from this source were 

 more than counterbalanced by large supplies from Argentina, 

 Russia, the British East Indies, and Canada, which sent us 

 11,856,000 cwt., 13,721,000 cwt., 1 1,907,000 cwt., and 11,470,000 

 cwt. respectively, these quantities being 6,883,000 cwt, 

 10,660,000 cwt., 4,479,000 cwt., and 3,163,000 cwt. larger in 

 each case than in the previous year. There was a remarkable 

 drop in the imports of wheat from Australasia, whence only 

 78,500 cwt. were received as compared with nearly 7,000,000 

 cwt. in the previous year. The United States contributed, as 

 usual, the greater portion of the imports of wheat meal and 

 flour, the quantity credited to the States being 16,018,000 cwt. 

 out of a total supply of 19,180,000 cwt. The increase in the 

 imports of barley w r ere accounted for by large contributions 

 from Russia, which sent us 11,997,000 cwt., an increase of 

 3,004,000 cwt. over the shipments received from this quarter in 

 1901-2. 



