746 Imports of Agricultural Produce in 1908. [Jan., 



Cheese. — Imported cheese comes very largely from Canada, 

 that country supplying 1,542,000 cwt. out of a total of 

 2,306,000 cwt., or nearly two-thirds. New Zealand, however, 

 is beginning to secure a position in this trade, the imports 

 having grown from 56,339 cwt. in 1903, to 265,000 cwt. in 

 1908. 



Eggs. — No very great change took place in the egg trade, 

 the total imports being 18,210,000 great hundreds compared 

 with 18,568,000 great hundreds in 1907. Russia is the prin- 

 cipal source of supply, and furnished 7,062,000 great 

 hundreds, while Denmark and Germany accounted for 

 3,916,000 and 2,370,000 great hundreds respectively. The 

 average value of eggs from all countries was ys. iofd. per 120 

 as against ys. 8|d. in 1906. 



Margarine. — Margarine is imported chiefly from the 

 Netherlands, 765,000 cwt. out of a total of 813,000 cwt. being 

 received from that country. The receipts, however, are less 

 than in 1906, when they amounted to 1,102,000 cwt. 



Imports of Grain and Flour. 





Quantity. 



Value. 



Description. 





















1907. 



1908. 



1907. 



1908. 





Cwt 



Cwt. 



£ 



£ 



Wheat 



97,168,000 



91,132,705 



37,346,548 



38,295,940 



meal and flour ... 



13,297,366 



12,969,855 



6,694,0 82 



7,075,231 



Barley 



19,627,620 



18, 137,200 



6,564,670 



6,113,945 



Oats 



10,485,290 



14,271,150 



3,383,553 



4,162,775 



Oatmeal 



638,702 



500,698 • 



479,352 



416,134 



Maize 



53,379,95° 



33,841,000 



14,604, 504 



10,388,061 



meal 



658,654 



45-Mio 



213,581 



159,484 



Peas 



1,245,670 



1,060,999 



602,648 



538,315 



Beans ... 



799,569 



1,043,997 



290,693 



373,018 



Other corn and meal ... 



1,588,958 



1,618,181 



644,591 



682,289 



Total 







70,824,222 



68,205,192 



Grain and Meal. — The imports of grain and meal during 

 the cereal year ending 31st August, 1908, were dealt with in 

 this Journal in September last. The table above shows the 

 receipts during the calendar year, and it may be noted that 

 the imports of wheat exceeded in value those of any previous 

 twelve months, though the quantity was materially less than 

 in several recent years. The leading sources of supply were 



