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



817,000 cwts. in that period to 14,000 cwts. in the first half of 

 this year. 















Qi*antities. 



Values. 



T)p<spt*i nti rvn 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 





Months of 



Months of 



Months of 



Months of 





1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1896. 



Fruit :— 



Bushels. 



Bushels. 



£ 



£ 



Apples - - - 



1,372,819 



d o H /loo 



987,433 



418,804 



302,757 



Oranges - 



5,282,377 



4,746,622 



1,441,724 



1,271,204 



Lemons - 



617,437 



866,042 



172,329 



213,234 



Cherries - 



127,452 



123,526 



74,067 



73,352 



Plums - - - 



5,073 



9,280 



5,185 



9,693 



Pears - - - 



14,360 



2,587 



7,271 



1,359 



Grapes - - - 



10,874 



14,669 



13,922 



21,184 



Unenumerated 



338,289 



415,753 



189,622 



234,299 









2,322,924 



2,127,082 



Vegetables : — 











Onions - 



2,407,323 



2,594,863 



319,658 



301,483 





Cwts. 



Cwts. 







Potatoes 



2,823,282 



1,859,340 



948,742 



819,696 



Unenumerated 







584,452 



640,011 



Total 







1,852,852 



1,761,190 



Hops 



105,703 



100,292 



328,104 



258,778 



Imports of Flax, Hemp, Jute, and Seeds. 



The following table shows the imports of flax, hemp, jute, and 

 seeds. No material change appears to have occurred in the 

 supply of these articles : — 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Description. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1896. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1896. 





Tons. 

 62,374 

 37,412 



210,400 



Tons. 

 59,153 

 50,116 



187,349 





£ 



1,927,080 

 1,082,197 

 2,147,430 



Flax - 

 Hemp - 

 Jute - 



£ 



2,014,724 

 818,516 

 2,273,017 



Total 



310,186 



296,618 



5,106,257 



5,156,707 



Seeds : — 



Clover and grass 



Flax and linseed 

 Rape - 



Cwts. 

 230,193 



Qrs. 

 928,778 

 146,067 



Cwts. 

 249,739 

 Qrs. 

 1,147,483 

 103,588 



540,292 



1,557,865 

 140,748 



480,086 



1,872,110 

 102,659 



Total 







2,238,905 



2,454,855 



