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IX. — Imports of Flax, Hemp, Jute, and Seeds. 



The half year's imports of flax, hemp, and jute, and of various 

 seeds, are shown in the following table. The receipts of clover and 

 ^rass seeds were about 40,000 cwts. in excess of those of the first 

 -six months of 1894, while the imports of flax seed also exceeded 

 those of the corresponding period of 1894 by 15,000 cwts. 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Description. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



Flax - - - - 

 Hemp - - - - 

 Jute - - - - 



Tons. 

 45,266 

 43,610 



180,742 



Tons. 

 62,374 

 37,412 



210,400 



1,646,911 

 995,413 

 2,752,689 



2,014,724 

 818,516 

 2,273,017 



Total 



269,618 



310,186 



5,395,013 



5,106,267 



Seeds 



Clover and grass 



Flax and linseed 



Rape - - - - 



Cwts. 



196,945 



Qrs. 

 906,355 

 148,014 



Cwts. 



235,933 



Qrs. 

 921,305 

 146,067 



498,336 



1,760,983 

 162,714 



540,292 



1,546,065 

 140,748 



Total 





2,422,033 



2,227,105 



X. — Imports of Hides, Wool, and Timber. 



The imports of hides, dry and wet, and of timber are shown in 

 the following table : — 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 1 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 1 

 Months of 

 1895. 



Hides, raw, and pieces thereof : — 

 Dry - - - - 

 Wet - - - - 



Total 



Wood and Timber : — 



Hewn _ _ _ 

 Sawn or split, planed or dressed 

 Staves of all dimensions 



Total 



Cwts. 



248,992 

 269,818 



Cwts. 



242,007 

 409,024 



£ 



583,005 

 543,228 



£ 



549,126 

 810,468 



518,810 



651,031 



1,126,233 



1,359,594 



Loads. 



1,035,484 

 1,647,619 

 57,075 



Loads. 



890,458 

 1,080,553 

 40,586 



1,773,618 

 3,709,935 

 253,078 



1,555,943 

 2,419,580 

 200,272 



2,740,178 



2,011,597 



5,736,631 



4,175,795 



