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IMPORTS OF HAY AND STRAW. 



[Dec. 1894. 



XIX.— IMPORTS OF HAY AND STRAW. 



The imports of Hay and Straw, as recorded by the Customs 

 in the first nine months of the years 1893 and 1894, are shown 

 below, distinguishing the countries from which the supplies 

 came. 



B 



Countries whence exported. 



Hay. 



Straw. 



1893. 



1894. 



1893. 



1894. 



. _ 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



j 



Tons. 



Algeria - - - - 

 Argentine Republic 



731 



2,615 



414 



— 



20,411 



735 



— 



27 



Belgium - - - - 



1,549 



3,208 



178 



1,618 



Bengal - - - _ 







1 





Bomba}'^ _ - _ . 



69 



— 



— 



— 



Canada - - - - 



34,225 



21,866 



30 



— 



Canary Islands - - 



1 



— 



— 



— 



Channel Islands - - _ 



— 



— 



— 



2 



Chile - - - - 



1,088 



4,070 



3 



— 



Cape of Good Hope 



— 



1 



— 



— 



Denmark .. _ _ 



3,147 



4,450 



3,993 



2,391 



Egypt - . - - 



— 



— 



4 



8 



France - - - - 



926 



3,909 



2,662 



5,685 



Germany _ _ _ 



1,474 



1,843 



5,932 



5,458 



(jrreece - - _ - 





25 







Holland - - - - 



18,051 



11,292 



10,267 



21,607 



Italy - - - _ 





125 







Malta - 



9 









Newfoundland - - - 



107 



23 







New Zealand - 





22 







Norway - - - - 



1,225 



2,861 



2 



339 



Portugal - - - - 



44 





5 





Russia, North - _ - 



7,074 



27,791 



4 



913 



„ South 



707 



997 





511 



South Australia - - - 



3 









Spain - - _ - 



104 



364 



2 





Sweden - 



177 







7 



Tripoli - - - - 





3 







Turkey, European 



58 



476 







„ Asiatic - - - 



4 



542 



1 





United States - _ - 



64,182 



141,294 



401 



466 



Yictoria - 





3 







Total - 



155,366 



228,515 



23,899 



39,032 



The disturbing effect of the drought of 1893 upon the imports 

 of Hay into the United Kingdom are still shown in the pre- 

 ceding statement. The large augmentations in the quantities of 

 hay imported monthly in the latter part of 1893 continued during 

 the first five months of 1894. It is, however, now to be noted 

 that the trade has in recent months returned again nearly to its 

 normal dimensions. The last monthly importation of hay on 

 the scale which obtained during the period referred to was in 

 May, 1894, when nearly 33,000 tons were received in this 

 country. In June last the imports dropped to 16,448 tons, in 

 July they were 14,949 tons, and in August 18,800 tons. Subse- 

 quently the diminution was still more marked, only 9,951 tons 

 being received in September, 1894, against 35,586 tons in Sep- 



