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IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. [June 1896. 



III.— Statement showing the Quantities of Certain Articles 

 of Agricultural Produce Imported into the United 

 Kingdom in the Four Months ending 30th April 1896, and 

 in the corresponding periods in 1895 and 1894. 



(Compiled from the Trade and Navigation Returns.) 



Articles. 



Tour Months 

 <?ndin.2^ 

 April 1S ( J6. 



Pour Months 

 April 1895. 



Pour Months 

 ending 30th 

 April 1894. 



Horses - 



- No. 



13,587 



7,339 



5,448 



Cattle - 





181,493 



96,100 



123,485 



Sheep - 





301,996 



285,344 



67,166 



Bacon 



- cwts. 



1,459,863 



1,422,291 



1,258,415 



Beef: 











Salted - - - 





83,551 



75,819 



75,985 



Fresh - 





798,933 



644,229 



661,118 



Hams 





408,174 



376,862 



350,336 



Meat unenumerated : 











Salted or fresh 





103,836 



98,977 



70,921 



Preserved, otherwise than by salt- 

 ins - - - - " » 



239,888 



229,377 



162,901 



Mutton, fresh - 





1,050,042 



/ 99,076 





Pork : 











Salted (not Hams) - 





91,789 



75,696 



76,586 



a Presh - 





96,313 



100,84b 



73,212 



§ Rabbits - 





49,535 



39,103 



o7,2z8 



| Butter - 





1,060,244 



1,036,367 



898,603 



1 Margarine 





322,935 



ozb,o28 



433,975 



| Cheese 





472,867 



A A A not! 



440,9o5 



353,794 



1 Milk, condensed or preserved 





184,293 



175,659 



185,110 



I „ and cream, fresh 



gallons 



3,791 



113,688 



67,869 



Eggs - 



gt. hundreds 



3,389,786 



3,159,133 



3,766,491 



Corn: 











Wheat - 



- cwts. 



20,516,560 



23,311,575 



17,178,872 



Wheat Meal and flour 





7,721,090 



5,8z4,5o0 



5,597,082 



Barley - 





6,162,950 



6,240,467 



9,698,082 



1 Oats 





3,679,800 



3,760,15:) 



3,783,172 



I Maize - 





16,672,520 



9,664,280 



11,779,138 



I Bruit : 











I Apples - 



bushe's 



861,264 



1,289,003 



751,678 



1 Pears - 





2,565 



14,088 



13,451 



1 Hops 



- cwts. 



86,452 



92,884 



52,085 



| Onions - 



bushels 



1,727,307 



1,751,961 



1,570,368 



1 Potatoes - 



- cwts. 



176,650 



1.270,091 



104,944 



1 Tallow and Stearine - 





821,906 



674,011 



539,413 



1 Poultry and game 



value £ 



301,548 



251,407 



169,095 



I Vegetables (unenumerated) 





349,560 



266,005 



208,657 



