Sept. 1896.] IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 215 



The number of horses exported from this country has also 

 increased. Their destination is shown in the following table, 

 where the number consigned to Belgium during the first six 

 months of the present year appears as 6,689 as compared with 

 3,818, and 2,934 in the corresponding periods of 1895 and 1894 

 respectively. 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Countries. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1896. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1896. 



To Holland 

 „ Belgium - 

 „ France - 

 „ other countries 



No. 

 2,607 

 3,818 

 1,978 



860 



No. 

 3,192 

 6,689 

 1,756 

 1,572 



£ 



36,426 

 71,350 

 98,591 

 47,808 



£ 



37,140 

 105,492 

 96,65 L 

 76,755 



Total - 



9,263 



13,209 



254,175 



3]6,038 



Imports of Hay and Straw. 



The following table shows the supplies of hay and straw 

 which reached this country from abroad during the first six 

 months of 1896 and 1895 :— 





Hay. 



Straw. 



Countries. 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 





Months of 



Months of 



Months of 



Months of 





1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1896. 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Ton?. 



Tons. 



Algeria - 



4,189 



2,508 







Argentina - 



772 



1,126 



306 





Belgium - 



162 



5,306 



117 



2,040 



Canada - 



4,813 



1,112 







Denmark - 



423 



1,329 



936 



975 



France - 



5,340 



10,979 



14,326 



28,569 



Germany > 



249 



6,288 



584 



2,137 



Holland- - 



3,985 



15,635 



2,139 



4,441 



Italy .... 

 Norway- - 





141 



133 





339 



2,598 



11 



6 | 



Russia - 



90 



190 







United States - 



22,680 



1,698 



4 



22 



Other countries - 



28 



139 







Total - 



43,070 



49,049 



18,556 



38,190 



