sept. 1836.] imports and exports of agricultural produce. 221 



Imports of Manures. 



The quantity as well as the value of the guano imported in 

 the fir^t half of 1896 showed a considerable decline compared 

 with the imports of the corresponding periods of the last two 



years. 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1896. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1896. 



Bones, whether burnt or not 

 Guano - 



Nitrate of Soda - - 

 Phosphate of Lime and Rock - 



Total - 



Tons. 

 38,154 

 27,183 

 82,752 

 173,307 



Tons. 

 40,147 

 12,551 

 79,586 

 152,684 



m 



167,648 

 220,783 

 684,830 

 316,162 



£ 



158,577 

 61,045 

 626,041 

 252,379 



321,396 



284,968 



1,389,423 



1,098,042 



Imports of Tallow and Stearine. 

 The following table shows the imports of tallow and stearine : — 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Countries. 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 





Months of 



Months of 



Months of 



MonthB of 





1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1896. 





Cwts. 



CwtsI 



£ 



£ 



From Australasia 



916,015 



814,780 



1,090,931 



904,971 



„ Argentina 



30,150 



87,067 



34,707 



96,255 



,, United States 



58,035 



212,924 



52,022 



203,341 



„ other countries 



71,034 



98,154 



97,770 



117,450 





1,075,234 



1,212,925 



1,275,430 



1,322,017 



Imports of Animals fbom Ireland. 



The following statement shows the number of animals 

 imported into Great Britain from Ireland during the first six 

 months of the year 1896, compared with the corresponding 

 periods of 1895 and 1894 :— 



Animals. 



Six Months 

 ending 27th 

 June 1896. 



Six Months 

 ending 29th 

 June 1895. 



Six Months 

 ending 30th 

 June 1894. 



ICattle - 



JSiieep - ... 

 Swine - - - 

 ..Goats - - - 

 .Morses - - - - - 



270,970 

 245,120 

 310,566 

 2,569 

 20,625 



287,059 

 195,232 

 304,597 

 • 2,750 

 16,051) 



302,051 

 317,961 

 295,571 

 4,762 

 17,074 



