214 IMPORTS AND EXP0RTS5 OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. [Sept. 1895. 



The following table shows the quantities of eggs received 

 from the principal countries interested in the egg trade of this 

 country. It will, be observed that the decline in the quantity of 

 eggs received from Germany and Belgium, and the slight increase 

 in the suppl}^ of French eggs, are movements in the opposite 

 direction to those noted at the end of 1894. The increase of 

 250,000 great hundreds received from other countries was mainly 

 accounted for by larger consignments from Russia. The quan- 

 tity of Russian eggs received in the first six months of this year 

 amounted to 961,425 great hundreds, as compared with 674,325 

 and 576,603 great hundreds respectively in the corresponding 

 periods of 1894 and 1893. 



Eggs. 



Countries. 



C^uantities. 



Values. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



From Germany - 

 „ Belgium - 



„ France - - . 

 „ other countries 



Total 



Great 

 Hundreds. 

 1,857,439 

 1,627,932 

 1,354,997 

 1,822,683 



Great 

 Hundreds. 

 1,718,600 

 1,182,080 

 1,486,020 

 1,576,657 



531,299 

 489,615 

 545,384 

 382,523 



£ 



464,228 

 359,489 

 585,426 

 451,267 



6,163,051 



5,963,357 



1,948,771 



1,860,410 



VII. — Imports of Grain and Flour. 



The half- J ear's supplies of grain and flour are shown in the 

 table below. The imports of wheat in the first six months of this 

 year showed an increase of 7,000,000 cwts. over those of the same 

 period of 1894, and of 11,500,000 cwts. over those of the first half 

 of the preceding year. The receipts of barley were 5,000,000 

 cwts. short of the quantity received in 1894, but 3,000,000 

 cwts. in excess of the quantity imported in the first six months 

 of 1893. There was a slight decline in the quantity of wheat 

 meal and flour imported, and a slight increase in the imports of 

 oats. The imports of maize, on the other hand, were nearly 

 33 per cent, below those of the fir^t six months of 1894, and 

 nearly 20 per cent, short of the quantity imported in the same 

 period of 1893. There was also a decrease in the quantities of 

 peas and beans imported in the past half-year, as compared with 

 the same period of 1894. The large imports of maize and of 

 barley in the first half of last year may be explained to some 

 extent by the unusual demand for feeding stuffs in consequence 

 of the season of drought experienced in the summer and autumn 

 of 1893. 



