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On the Production of Butter. 



dom in the year 1849," shows that foreign imports of butter are 

 increasing:, especially in those countries from whence our largest 

 supplies are derived. The following is the return of the im- 

 ports of butter during 1849 : — 



Russia, Northern Ports; 

 Sweden 

 Denmark . 

 Prussia 



Mechlenburg-Schwerin 

 Hanover . 



Oldenberg and Kniphausen 

 Hanseatic towns . 

 Holland . 

 Belgium . 



Channel Islands (foreign good 

 France 

 Madeira . 

 Gibraltar . 

 Turkish dominions 

 Morocco . 

 British Possessions in South Africa 

 British North America . 

 United States of America 



Cwts. 

 32 

 3 



9,535 

 54 

 126 

 6,909 



o 



O 



36,492 

 200,797 

 21,524 

 32 

 252 

 6 

 2 

 2 

 1 

 1 



3,341 

 2,855 



Total . . . 281,969-^ 

 Equal in importance, as regards quantity, is Irish butter. The 

 annexed returns have been furnished to me by a gentleman v/ho 

 represents one of the first provision-houses in London. 



* Since these figures were in print I have been favoured -with the following 

 return of the imports of butter in the last year : — 



" An Account of the Quantities of Butter imported into the United Kingdom in the 



Year 1852 ; distinguishing the Countr 



ies from which the same were imported. 



Cwts. 



Kussia, Northern Ports 

 Sweden . . 

 Norway- 

 Denmark 

 Prussia . 



Mecklenburg-Schwerin 

 Hanover 

 Oldenburg and Kniphausen 

 Hanseatic Towns 

 Holland 

 Belgium 



The Channel Islands 

 France . 

 Egypt . 



British North America 

 United States of America 



Total 



13 

 1 



152 

 4,285 

 1 

 2 



1,175 

 1 



48,323 

 211,801 

 16,782 

 52 

 2,183 

 1 



450 

 275 



285,497 



*' R. D. WOODIFIELD, 



" Inspector- General oj' Imports and Exports. 

 Office of the Inspector- General of Imports and Exports, 

 Custom-house, London, 26th February, 1853." 



