Sept. 1895.] IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 21S 



the same period of 1893. It may be of interest to note that 

 138 cwts. of butter were received from the Argentine Kepublic 

 in the six months ending June last. 



The principal countries contributing to the butter supply of 

 the United Kingdom in the two half years are distinguished in 

 the table below-^ which indicates the important position now 

 occupied by Australia in this trade : — 



Butter. 





Quantities. 



Values, 



Couutries. 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 





Months of 



Months of 



Months of 



Months of 





1894. 



1895. 



1894. 



1895. 





Cwts. 



Cwts. 



£ 





From Denmark _ - - 



554,048 



582,896 



3,037,825 



2,897,916 



Australasia 



198,004 



241,665 



974,930 



1,076,418 



„ France - 



192,235 



215,618 



1,109,954 



1,163,311 



„ Sweden - - - 



181,216 



152,031 



718,085 



816,233 



„ Holland - 



66,347 



84,567 



334,615 



405,609 



„ Germany 



94,818 



77,710 



497,616 



387,857 



„ other countries - 



104,116 



102,203 



496,307 



496,517 



Total 



1,340,784 



1,456,690 



7,169,332 



7,243,861 



Compared with the receipts of the first half of 1894, the 

 imports of margarine in the six months ended June last exhibited 

 a remarkable decline. The quantity received in the earlier period 

 was 602,049 cwts., while in the first half of the current year the 

 imports of margarine amounted to 448,187 cwts. only. 



The quantities of cheese imported from the different countries 

 contributing to the supply of the United Kingdom are shown 

 in the following table. The increase under the head of other 

 countries was due entirely to larger shipments from Australia, 

 the receipts of cheese from this source in the first six months 

 of 1895 having been 85,968 cwts., as compared with 42,418 

 cwts. and 35,396 cwts. in the corresponding periods of 1894 and 

 1898 respectively. 



Cheese. 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Countries. 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 



First Six 





Months of 



Months of 



Months of 



Months of 





1894. 



1895. 



1894. 



1895. 





Cwts. 



Cwts. 



£ 



£ 



From United States 



349,592 



331,863 



867,485 



754,288 



„ Canada - 



175,742 



168,615 



432,001 



359,799 



„ Holland - ^ - ' - 



130,253 



140,083 



331,858 



357,701 



other countries - 



91,609 



124,794 



247,490 



318,253 



Total 



747,196 



765,355 



1,878,834 



1,790,041 



