Imports of Agricultural Produce in 1902. 503, 



on any previous occasion. Russia furnished 6,540,000 cwt. and 

 Argentina 4,315,000 cwt., while Roumania, the only country 

 of importance in this connection, accounted for 2,362,000 

 cwt. The average value of the imported wheat grain was 6s. 8d. 

 per cwt., as against 6s. yd. in 1901. 



The arrivals of flour were less in 1902 than in any year 

 since 1897, the deficiency being entirely due to smaller receipts 

 from the United States, which sent only 15,606,000 cwt. com- 

 pared with 19,000,000 cwt. in 1901. 



The imports of barley included 14,890,000 cwt. from Russia 

 and Roumania, compared with 11,658,000 cwt. in 1901 and 

 6,144,000 cwt. in 1900. The average declared value of the 

 grain from these two countries, which is believed to be largely 

 used for feeding to stock, was 5s. 2d. per cwt. 



Table IV. 



Imports of G rain a?id Flour. 





Quantities. 



' Values. 



Description . 













1901. 



1902. 



190L 



1902. 





Cwt. 



Cwt. 



£ 



£ 



Wheat 



69,708,530 



80,925,886 



23,081,372 



27,058,049 



Wheat Meal and Flour 



22,576,430 



19,478,199 



10,341,519 



8,947,747 



Barley ... 



21,873,430 



25,i99,3[ 2 



6,163,012 



7,130,992 



Oats ... 



22,470,670 



15,857,157 



6,347,719 



5,041,321 



Oatmeal 



840,335 



612,712 



546,132 



486,066 



Maize 



51,372,700 



44,485,274 



12,387,225 



11,710,773 



Maize Meal 



1,638,026 



242,840 



457,345 



83,270 



Peas 



2,042,71 1 



1,746,210 



747,168 



667,236 



Beans ... 



1,868,560 



2,065,499 



629,831 



703,621 



Other Corn and Meal... 1 



1,736,201 



1,897,990 



475,545 



576,147 



Total 







61,176,868 



62,405,222 



The heavy imports of oats in 1900 and 1901 were not main- 

 tained in the past year, and the quantity recorded, viz., 

 15,857,000 cwt., was only slightly in excess of that of 1899. 

 Proportionately, however, to the total, Russia contributed as 

 much, viz., 8,935,000 cwt. as in 1901, when her consignments 

 amounted to 12,609,200 cwt. The average declared value of 



