210 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. [Sept. 1896. 



30 th June last considerably exceeding the whole imports of the 

 previous 12 months, which amounted to 38,763 head. The same 

 country has also largely added to its exports of sheep, taking 

 the first place on the list of exporting countries, the supplies 

 from the United States being 48,000 head behind last year's 

 figures. 



The exports of cattle, sheep, and swine of British and Irish 

 origin during the first half of 1895 and 1896 are shown in the 

 following table : — 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Description. 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 





Months of 



Months of 



Months of 



Months of 





1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1896. 





No. 



No. 







Cattle - 



1,987 



1,748 



35,636 



36,526 



Sheep and lambs 



1,511 



2,716 



•19,233 



28,871 



Swine - 



1,580 



165 



6,605 



1,419 



Imports of Dead Meat. 



The imports of fresh meat in the first half of the current 

 year exceeded by over 400,000 cwts. the quantity imported in the 

 corresponding period of 1895, the increase being due to larger 

 ^entries of fresh beef, mutton, and rabbits ; but there was some 

 falling off in the receipts of pork. 







Quantities. 



Values. 



Description. 





First Six 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 







Months of 



Months of 



Months of 



Months of 







1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1896. 







Cwts. 



Cwts. 





£ 



Beef, fresh 





1,038,512 



1,236,844 



2,057,064 



2,354,-64 



Mutton „ 





1,306,136 



1,547,835 



2,325,784 



2,540,281 



Pork 





125,858 



113,409 



284,169 



259,684 



Rabbits - 





43,383 



58,840 



112,226 



139,120 



I Total - 





2,513,889 



2,956,928 



4,779,243 



5,293,849 



The greater part of the increased importation of fresh beef 

 was credited to the United States, whence the quantity received 

 during the first six months of the present year amounted to 



