436 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. [March 1897. 



The United States took little more than half their 1895 total, 

 and thus ranked in 1896 only as the third largest customer for 

 this product, instead of occupying the first place as in the earlier 

 year. 



Imports of Fruit, Vegetables, and Hops. 



Amongst imports of fruit, the supply of apples seems to have 

 been nearly doubled as compared with 1895, and the total 

 considerably exceeds the arrivals of 1894, when close upon 

 5,000,000 bushels were imported. The average value dropped 

 to only 5s. Id. per bushel against 5s. lOd. in the preceding year. 

 A very large crop was officially reported from the other side of 

 the Atlantic. Oranges have declined, but other fruits came in 

 more or less increased quantities. 



Of vegetables, the value of the potatoes shipped to this country 

 has not fallen nearly so much as the quantity, always a variable 

 amount. An increased weight of onions, on the other hand, is 

 accompanied by a fall in value. 



The imports of hops have slightly declined in the year, and 

 their value has diminished still more. 



Description. 



Quantities. Values. 



1895. 



jj 



1896. 1895. 



1896. 



Fruit :— 



Apples - 

 Oranges - 

 Lemons , 

 Cherries - 

 Plums 



Pears - - - - 

 Grapes - - - 

 Unenumerated 



Total 



Vegetables : — 

 Onions - 



Potatoes - 

 Unenumerated 



Total 



Hops - - 



Bushels. 

 3,292,262 

 7,708,719 

 1,165,490 

 195,632 

 401,080 

 407,146 

 865,287 

 1,249,563 



Bushels. 

 6,177,192 

 7,230,527 

 1,660,360 

 219,367 

 560,246 

 483,823 

 883,254 

 1,427,105 



£ 



960,273 

 2,111,190 

 365,320 

 96,047 

 166,045 

 166,696 

 486,981 

 513,261 



£ 



1,582,471 

 1,925,473 

 444,202 

 105,811 

 241,782 

 206,674 

 442,830 

 590,826 







4,865,813 



5,540,069 



5,734,768 



Cwts. 

 3,758,156 



6,085,505 



Cwts. 

 2,244,627 



696,4 28 



1,169,922 

 1,277,266 



681,879 



907,875 

 1,284,634 







3,143,616 



2,874,388 



217,161 



207,041 



644,505 



591,582 



