304 Imports of Agricultural Produce in 1902. 



the imports of oats was 6s. 46. per cwt., as compared with 5s. 8d. 

 per cwt. in 1901. 



An interesting feature of the year was the almost complete 

 stoppage of maize exports from the United States, in con- 

 sequence of the small crop of 1901, but owing to satisfactory 

 harvests elsewhere their absence was largely compensated for 

 hy augmented contributions from other countries. The total 

 receipts from the United States only amounted to 1,975,000 cwt., 

 whereas they were 25,565,000 cwt. in 1901 and 38,422,000 cwt. 



1900. To counterbalance^this deficiency, however, Roumania 

 sent 18,592,000 cwt. instead of 10,016,000 cwt., Argentina 

 13,387,000 cwt. as against 10,443,000 cwt, and Russia 6,590,000 

 cwt. compared with 1,881,000 cwt. in the previous year. The 

 average declared value of the maize imported was 5s. 3d. per 

 cwt., a rise of 6d. over the value in 1901. 



Table V. 



Miscellaneous Imports of Vegetable Produce. 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



1901. 



1902. 



1901. 



1902. 











I 



£ 



Onions 



bush. 



'7,295.418 



7,606,119 



869,397 



999,95 2 



Potatoes ... 



cwt. 



7,076,726 



5,699,090 



1,851,587 



1,589,533 



Tomatoes ... 





793-995 



783,894 



733,471 



700,126 



Vegetables, unenumerated 



£ 







389,829 



467,022 







Cwt. 



Cwt. 





Apples 





1.830,210 



2,843,701 



1,182,782 



1,923,482 



Pears 





348,866 



491,906 



296,411 



439,536 



Plums 





263,700 



541,136 



243,705 



5I5.059 



Cherries ... 





212,683 



166,359 



213,585 



216,421 







Bunches. 



Bunches. 







Bananas 





2,228.672 



2,805.700 



875,540 



1,060,263 







Cwt. 



Cwt. 







Strawberries 





38,604 



40,211 



51,290 



58,080 



Currants ... 





70,402 



76,080 



75,308 



92,112 



Gooseberries 





21,735 



27,557 



11,420 



16,919 



Hops 





1 16,042 



191,324 



46i,355 



798,588 



Flax 





1.511,300 



1,472,220 



2,606,565 



2,592,912 



Hemp 





2,724.300 



2,377,180 



4,033,109 



3,968,273 



Clover and Grass Seeds ... 





281,129 



337,8oo 



611,618 



740,329 



Wood and Timber 



except 







Furniture Woods, Hardwoods, 



Loads. 



Loads. 







and Veneers) 





9.193,959 



9,607,740 



22,499,587 



23,277,114 



