igi2.] Agricultural Imports in 191 i. 



841 



(174,120,629 lb.), British South Africa (101,881,323 lb.), and 

 India (56,595,849 lb.). The total receipts were 795,091,310 lb., 

 as compared with 797,418,403 lb. in 1910. 



The re-exports of foreign and Colonial wool were 

 3°3>755,ooo lb., as against 334,643,000 lb. in 1910, so that 

 the balance of wool (other than home produce) remaining 

 for manufacture in this country was 491,336,000 lb., which 

 was a larger amount than in the five preceding years, viz., 

 463,929,000 lb. in 1910, 413,326,000 lb. in 1909, 393,594,000 lb. 

 in 1908, and 446,564,000 lb. in 1907. 



Soya Beans. — The imports of this article, the residue from 

 which in the form of cake has assumed such importance as a 

 feeding stuff, were 222,657 tons, of which 117,236 tons came 

 from Russia, 102,123 tons from China, 3,278 tons from 

 Japan. The aggregate value was ,£1,652,283, and the 

 average value per ton about £y 8s. 6d. 



Miscellaneous. — In addition to the agricultural products 

 already mentioned there are some articles of importance 

 which may be referred to as of interest to the agricultural 

 industry. The figures for these are given in the following 

 table : — 



Miscellaneous Imports. 



Description. 



1910. 



191 1. 



1910. 



191 1. 





cwt. 



cwt. 



£ 



£ 



Wood and Timber ... 







26,207,329 



25,847,077 



Tallow and Stearine ... 



2,462,771 



2,203,664 



4,194,489 



3,671,248 



Hides : 











Dry 



516,896 



462,354 



1,855,804 



1,654,556 



Wet 



764,155 



658,059 



2,417,028 



2,091,919 



Manures : 



tons. 



tons. 







Basic Slag ... 



16,588 



22,266 



26,985 



37,889 



Bones, burnt and unburnt... 



44,505 



45,876 



201,539 



226,174 



Guano 



20,395 



34,124 



107,958 



193,000 



Nitrate of Soda 



126,498 



128,487 



1,161,127 



1,189,019 



Phosphate of Lime and 









Rock Phosphate... 



455,593 



493,413 



722,508 



779,706 



Oil Seed Cake 



317,066 



337,425 



2,109,604 



1,958,309 





cwt. 



cwt. 







Seeds, Clover and Grass 



286,976 



233,812 



664,170 



550,892 



Flowers, fresh 







229,798 



241,044 





No. 



No. 







Horses... 



14,674 



11,528 



530,108 



435,3 2 3 



Prices. — Some indication of the range of prices may be 

 gathered from the average declared value of the different 



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