182 



Imports of Cereal Year. 



There was an increase of 50,000 head in the imports of 

 cattle, but a decrease of over 6,500 in sheep, and of over 5,700 





ist Sept. 



1902, TO 



ist Sept., 1901, to 





31ST Aug., 1903. 



31ST Aug., 1902. 



Articles. 













Quantities. 



Values. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



Horses ... ... No. 





636. 140 



J4, 1 // 



r 



Cattle 



486,4.Q7 



8,744. ; 14 



4^6,499 



8,025,679 

 498,674 



Sheep and Lambs ,, 



^IQ.4^0 



497,012 



^26 OI S 



Bacon ... ... cwts. 



~ OOO, 9I I 



l2.589.Ol8 



c ,\ 3C DO ^ 



T "i 66° 78zi 



Hams ... ... 



J ,203,825 



^.12^.42; 



1,622, s^Q 



4,oq8. ^^8 



Beef: 











Salted 



167.44O 



26l ,057 



176,644 



257,681 



Fresh 





8.O24.44; 



4.068, s2 3 



8,361,784 



Mutton, fresh ... ,, 



J.864.60O 



7.608,l67 



^,72^,^40 

 J>/ Jt 



6,83^,924 



Pork : 









Salted (not 1 Tarns) ., 



2I7.236 



3O6.4OO 



230,728 



332, 28r 

 1,594,788 



Fresh „ 



6;2. 1 32 



1,448.450 



730,664 



Meat une numerated : 











Salted or fresh ,, 



669.527 



1.2 1 v8; i 



646,681 



1, 164,412 



Preserved other- 











wise than by 











salting ... 



746.2 ;q 



2.,;o. iOfj 

 jj 'j 



901,938 



2,720,91 5 



Rabbits ... ... ., 



|X7 "5 1 1 



759-663 



ACif) CilR 



A~n O I "2 



Corn : 











Wheat ,, 



85.i22.80i 



28.633.796 



74,701,839 



24,826,581 



Wheat Meal and 











Flour ... ,, 



19,179,674 



8,866,287 



[9,1 15,628 



8,730,420 



Barley ,, 



25. 697.400 



7,180,942 



23,038, 390 



6,484,041 



Oats ,, 



l6.578.022 



4 486 192 



16,703,449 



5,383,612 



J' J J, 



Maize... ... ,, 



41,587.582 



10,862 647 



47,202, 169 



12,370,843 



Butter 



3-942-57' 



20.291, i66 



3,854,971 



20.049,244 



Margarine ... ,, 



896,838 



2,365.002 





2 6p CO'' 



Cheese ... ... 



2.3 32.497 



6.691 346 



2,626,270 



4.39I.408 



Milk, condensed ,, 



923,329 



1.772 051 



896,222 



1,785,587 



,. and cream, fresh 









and preserved... ,, 







"> T 7 C T 



"27 /ifij 

 J/ ,4 U 4 



Eggs ... gt. hundreds 



19.546.242 



6.470.581 



18,583,297 



6,145,23? 



Fruit : 









Apples ... cwts. 



3.560.561 



2,288.389 



1,650,841 



1,154,640 



Pears ... ... 



442.718 



425,908 



307,722 



259,946 



Hops ... ... ,, 



182,841 



847.201 



H7,749 



444,913 



Onions ... bushels 



8,437,814 



1.003.795 



7,287,670 



970,561 



Potatoes ... ... cwts. 



6,124.753 



2.028,364 



5,082,992 



1,472,491 



Tomatoes ... 



1.026.306 



902,766 



763,019 



677-994 



Tallow and Stearine ,, 



1 3*9 494 



1.939,314 



1,870,308 



2,790,925 

 21,392 839 



Wool lbs. 



607.032,103 



20,658.398 



665,126,317 



Hides, wet and 





dry ... ... cwts. 



830.404 



2.228,896 



1,004,496 



2,540,379 



Lard ... ... ,, 



1,660.565 



4.080,355 



1,713,343 



4,070,306 



Poultry and Game 





i.i5i,972 





I 050357 



Vegetables (un- 







enumerated) ... 





391^47 





452,434 



in horses. The larger supply of cattle was due to an increase 

 in the imports from Canada, and to the renewal for a short 

 period of the shipments from Argentina, which amounted to 



