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



Eggs. 



The imports of eggs in the first six months of 1896 showed 

 an increase of 280,000 great hundreds over those of the 

 corresponding period of 1895. There was a decrease of over 

 400,000 great hundreds in the receipts of German eggs, compared 

 with the consignments from this source in the first half of 1895, 

 but this decline was more than counterbalanced by an augmenta- 

 tion of 500,000 great hundreds in the imports of French eggs. 

 The increase of 220,000 great hundreds in the entries of eggs 

 from Denmark is noteworthy in view of the efforts being made 

 in that country to develop the export trade in eggs. 



Countries. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



Fii st Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1896. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1896. 





Great 



Great 







From Germany - 

 „ Belgium - 

 „ France - 

 „ Russia - 

 „ Denmark - 

 „ other countries 



Total 



Hundreds. 

 1,718,600 

 1,182,080 

 1,486,020 

 961,425 

 442,796 

 172,436 



Hundreds. 

 1,286,390 

 1,190,267 

 1,985,327 

 904,891 

 665,678 

 207,479 



£ 



464,228 

 359,489 

 585,426 

 244,318 

 144,899 

 62,050 



£ 



348,658 

 368,516 

 772,642 

 219,209 

 216,988 

 66,816 



5,963,357 



6,240,032 



1,860,410 



1,992,829 













Imports and Exports of Horses. 



The increase in the imports and exports of horses, to which 

 attention was called in the March number of this Journal, has 

 been maintained. As regards the imports, which are shown 

 below, the United States is the principal source of supply, and 

 the number imported has largely increased since 1894. In the 

 first half of 1894 only 2,930 horses were entered from that 

 country, whereas in the corresponding period of this year the 

 entries represented a total of 12,326 head. 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Countries. 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 





Months of 



Months of 



Months of 



Months of 





1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1£96. 





No. 



No. 



£ 



£ 



From United States 



7,111 



12,326 



234,947 



357,642 



„ Canada - 



2,998 



4,288 



87,314 



110,812 



„ other countries - 



4,706 



5,250 



117,013 



97,842 



Total 



14,815 



21,864 



439,274 



566,296 



