March 1897.] IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 437 



Imports of Hay and Straw. 



The quantities of hay and straw during the past two years 

 have been as under : — 





Hay. 



Straw. 



Countries. 





















1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1896. 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Belgium - 



6,236 



10,968 



604 



3,843 



France - - 



16,379 



20,597 



30,460 



54,084 



Germany - 



5,198 



10,205 



1,984 



3,592 



Holland - - - _ 



24,267 



40,017 



6,125 



10,794 



United States - 



36,176 



5,939 



16 



22 



Other countries - 



30,539 



20,187 



2,343 



1,249 



Total - 



118,795 



107,913 



41,532 



73,584 



Imports of Flax, Hemp, Jute, and Seeds. 



The first three of these articles exhibited a decline in 1896. 

 This was also the case with rape seed ; other seeds showed an 

 increase in quantity, but a considerably lower average value. 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



1895. 



1896. 



1895. 



1896. 



Flax - 



Hemp - - - - 

 Jute - 



Tons. 

 102,622 

 97,951 

 392,025 



Tons. 

 95,199 

 91,717 



340,649 



3,270,840 

 2,087,667 

 4,358,036 



£ 



3,117,316 

 1,951,486 

 4,167,992 



Total 



592,598 



527,565 



9,716,543 



9,236,794 



Seeds : — 



Clover and grass 



Flax and linseed 



Rape - - - - 



Cwts. 

 396,280 

 Qrs. 

 1,969,987 

 325,393 



Cwts. 

 405,071 

 Qrs. 

 2,578,864 

 180,270 



855,524 



3,366,113 

 307,348 



787,764 



4,022,676 

 196,237 



Total 







4,528,985 



5,006,677 



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