822 Imports of Agricultural Produce in 1910. [tan., 



for manufacture in this country was 463,929,000 lb., which 

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

 413,326,000 lb. in 1909, 393>594>ooo 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, are separately recorded this year for the first 

 time. The total received was 421,531 tons, of which 96,981 

 tons came from Russia, 174,415 tons from China, 149,958 

 tons from Japan. The aggregate value was ,£3,047,000, and 

 the average value per ton about £j 4,9. yd. 



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

 gathered from the average declared value of the different 

 articles, but only to an approximate extent, as an increased 

 importation of a cheaper quality of any article depresses the 

 average value, although no real change in price may have 

 taken place. With this reservation it may be said that the 

 record for the past year shows, on the whole, an increase in 

 the value of meat, but some decline in the values of grain 

 and flour. Fresh beef was stationary, but mutton, pork, 

 bacon, and hams were noticeably higher. Butter showed a 

 small rise, but cheese, eggs, wheat, wheat-flour, barley, oats, 

 and maize appeared to be valued at a lower figure than 

 that of 1909. The figures for some of the principal articles 

 are as follows : — 



Description. 



1907. 



1908. 



1909. 



1910. 







£ 



s. 



d. 



£ 



s. 



d. 



£ 





d. . 



£ 



s. d. 



Cattle 



... Head 





3 



5 



17 



1 



1 1 



17 



6 



5 



18 



6 11 



Sheep 





1 



1 1 



1 1 



1 



11 



1 



1. 



1 1 



10 



1 



15 4 



Beef, fresh & refrigerated Cwt. 



1 



16 



3 



1 



16 



7 



1 



13 



6 



1 



13 6 



Mutton, ,, 





1 



17 



11 



1 



17 



1 



1 



12 



11 



1 



16 3 



Pork, 





2 



7 



2 



2 



6 



6 



2 



7 



10 



2 



9 11 



Bacon 





2 



15 



4 



2 



10 



1 1 



2 



19 



8 



3 



9 4 



Hams 



1 > 



2 



17 



3 



2 



10 



4 



2 



15 



2 



3 



10 3 



Butter 





5 



6 



6 





14 



4 



5 



10 



5 



5 



13 3 



Cheese 



... , , 



2 



18 



3 



! 



18 



0 



2 



17 



2 



2 



i5 5 



Eggs 



. Great hundred 



0 



7 



H 





7 



iof 



0 



8 



2 



0 



7 Hi 



Wool 



... Lb. 



0 



0 



io£ 



0 



0 



9i 



0 



0 



9k 



0 



0 ioi 



v Wheat 



... Cwt. 



0 



7 



8 



0 



8 



4f 



0 



9 



3 



0 



8 41 



,, flour . 



3 1 



0 



10 



1 



0 



10 



11 



0 



11 



61 



0 



11 of 



Barley 



3 3 



0 



6 



8 



0 



6 



9i 



0 



6 



7i 



0 



5 IQ f 



Oats 





0 



6 



5 



0 



5 



10 



0 



6 



a 



0 



5 6| 



Maize 



3 3 



0 



5 



6 



0 



6 



If 



0 



6 



2 



0 



5 6| 



