218 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. [Sept. 1895. 



XI. — Imports of Wool (Sheep and Lambs'). 



There was an increase of nearly 27,000,000 lbs. in the gross 

 imports of wool durirjg the first six months of 1895, as compared 

 with the same period in 1894, this being mainly accounted 

 for by larger exports from Australasia and arrivals from Euro- 

 pean ports, which more than counterbalanced the decline of 

 nearly 6,000,000 lbs. in the imports of South African wool. 





Quantities. 



Values. 



— 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



From Australasia 

 „ Countries in Eu- 



Lbs. 



396,488,930 

 14,386,217 



Lbs. 



418,571,693 

 21,958,625 



£ 



14,274,018 

 613,457 



£ 



13,929,917 

 842,680 



rope. 



„ British Posses- 

 sions in South 

 Africa. 

 „ British East Indies 

 „ other countries - 



48,163,861 



19,654,599 

 19,738,181 



42,370,630 



19,652,970 

 22,722,282 



1,872,339 



552,202 

 529,623 



1,600,135 



513,424 

 580,727 



Total - 



498,431,788 



525,276,200 



17,841,639 



17,466,883 



The quantity of foreign and colonial wool re-exported in the 

 first half of the current year was 216,328,973 lbs., as against 

 194,948,367 lbs. in the corresponding period of 1894. Of the 

 216 million lbs. re-exported, 52,817,200 lbs, were shipped to the 

 United States, an increase of 40 million lbs. on the shipments to 

 the same destination in the six months ended June 1894. 



XII. — Imports of Manures. 



The quantities and values of the various kinds of fertilisers 

 distinguished in the returns as having been imported in the 

 first six months of 1895 and in the corresponding period of the 

 preceding year are shown below : — 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1894. 



First Six 

 Months of 

 1895. 



Bones, whether burnt or not 

 Guano - - - ' 

 Nitrate of Soda (Nitre, Cubic) - 

 Phosphate of Lime and Rock - 



Total - 



Tons. 



44,825 

 19,440 

 83,558 

 175,051 



Tons. 

 38,154 

 27,183 

 82,752 

 173,307 



212,003 

 93,318 

 790,574 

 317,444 



& ■ 

 167,648 

 220,783 

 684,830 

 316,162 



322,874 



321,396 



1,413,339 



1,389,423 



