Sept. 1896.] IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 200 



IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRO- 

 DUCE IN THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30th, 

 1895 and 1896. 



Imports and Exports of Live Animals. 



The imports of cattle into the United Kingdom in the first six 

 months of this year were more than 100,000 head over those 

 received in the corresponding period of 1895, while the imports 

 of sheep were maintained at about the same level as last year. 

 Significant changes occurred, however, in the exporting countries. 

 The supplies of cattle and sheep from these countries are sepa- 

 rately shown in the table below, which has been compiled from 

 weekly returns furnished by the Board of Customs. 



One pig was imported in the first half of the current year, 

 and in the corresponding period of 1895 the imports amounted 

 to 189 head, of which 128 were from Canada, 59 from the 

 United States, and 2 from Argentina. 





Cattle. 



Sheep. 



Countries from which exported. 



Six Months 



Six Months 



Six Months 



Six Months 



ended 



ended 



ended 



ended 





June 29th 



June 30th, 



June 29 th, 



June 30th, 





1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1896. 





No. 



No. 



No. 



No. 



Channel Islands 



848 



849 







Norway - 



104 



30 







Argentina . 



16,622 



44,500 



183,703 



224,413 



Australia : 











New South Wales 



173 









Queensland - 



114 



32 







South Australia 







210 



518 



Canada - 



24,654 



26,007 



9,787 



14,514 



Chili - 







85 



897 



New Zealand - 







523 





United States - 



131,336 



215,575 



248,342 



200,644 



Uruguay - 





292 





2,468 



Total - - 



173,851 



287,285 



442,650 



443,454 



The greater number of the cattle came as usual from the 

 United States, whence the supplies exceeded the large imports 

 of the first half of 1894, and they were greater by 64 per cent, 

 than in the like months of last year. The most noteworthy 

 feature was, however, the great increase in the arrivals of cattle 

 from Argentina, the number received in the six months ended 



