840 



Agricultural Imports in 191 i. 



LJan,, 



an increase from Canada. The exports of flour from this latter 

 country to the United Kingdom are steadily increasing. The 

 declared value of the total imports under this head was less 

 than in 1910, however. 



Barley showed an increase as compared with the previous 

 year. The principal contributors were Russia (6,670,400 

 cwt.), Turkey (3,856,800 cwt.), Roumania (3,980,800 cwt.), 

 and the United States (3,381,400 cwt.). 



Oats amounting to 18,275,937 cwt. were imported in 191 1, 

 this figure being slightly higher than in 1910 and 1909. 

 Russia (7,217,100 cwt.) and Argentina (5,597,100 cwt.) were 

 the two chief sources of supply. Germany furnished 

 1,652,000 cwt., and Canada 1,761,100 cwt., while the imports 

 from the United States were insignificant. 



The supply of maize (38,602,330 cwt.), although larger than 

 in 1910, did not reach the 1909 total. Compared with 1910 

 the imports from Roumania and the United States have 

 doubled, and those from Russia have trebled, while Argentina 

 sent about one-fifth of the supply of 19 10, so that the trade 

 in this cereal would seem to fluctuate greatly. 



Fruit and Vegetables. — Potatoes were received in smaller 

 quantities than has been the case for many years past. The 

 exports of early potatoes from the Channel Islands were 

 affected, the supply having dropped from 1,318,707 cwt. in 

 1910 to 1,020,901 cwt. in 191 1. The receipts from Germany 

 in 1910 and 191 1 were 34,302 cwt. and 336,761 cwt. respec- 

 tively. The other vegetables imported are mainly onions and 

 tomatoes. 



With regard to fresh fruit, there was a falling off in the 

 imports of apricots and peaches, lemons, oranges, plums, 

 and strawberries. There was a fairly large increase in the 

 imports of bananas. 



Hops were imported to the extent of 169,184 cwt., as against 

 176,781 cwt. in 1910, but at a very much higher price. 



Wool. — As regards wool, the quantity imported differed but 

 slightly from that of the previous year, and the average price 

 remained about the same, viz., iojd. per lb., which was the 

 level at which it stood in 1906 and 1907. The bulk of the 

 supply came, as usual, from our own Colonies and Pos- 

 sessions, viz., Australia (323,990,918 lb.), New Zealand 



