480 IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. [March 1896. 



in 1895 was equalled by the decrease in the shipments from 

 North America alone. The imports from Russia have almost 

 ceased during the past year, but countries nearer our shores 

 (Germany, Holland, Belgium, France) have sent larger quantities. 





Hay. 



Straw. 



1894. 



1895. 



1894. 



1 



1895. 





Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Tons. 



Algeria - - - - 



3,951 



7,090 







Argentine Republic 



805 



1,678 



27 



306 



Belgium _ _ > 



3,887 



6,236 



1,687 



604 



Canada - - - - 



28,711 



16,899 



30 







Cape of Good Hope 



1 















Channel Islands 



— 



— 



2 



— 



Chili . - - - 



4,070 



217 



— 



— 



Denmark - . - 



5,042 



2,668 



2,922 



1,886 



Egypt - - - - 



— 



— 



8 



— 



France - - - - 



6,206 



16,379 



] 1,605 



30,460 



Germany _ _ - 



1,929 



5,198 



6,088 



.1,984 



Greece - - - - 



25 



— 



— 



— 



Holland - 



13,540 



24,267 



22,612 



6,125 



Italy - - - - 



125 



— 



— 



133 



Newfoundland - - - 



23 



6 







New South Wales 





13 





— 



New Zealand - _ - 



22 



1 









Norway- _ - _ 



2,969 





348 



11 



Russia, North - - - 



27,825 



298 



913 





„ South - 



997 





511 



1 



Spain - _ - - 



364 









Sweden _ - - - 





31 



14 





TripoH - - - - 



3 









Tunis - - - - 



275 









Turkey, European 



476 



25 







„ Asiatic 



542 







United States - - - 



152,423 



36,176 



466 



16 



Uruguay _ _ - 

 Victoria - - - - 





2 







3 



10 







Total - 



254,214 



118,795 



47,233 



41,532 



The connection between the imports and the hay crop in this, 

 country may be best shown by a comparison of the imports 

 during the twelve months ending June of each year, as in the 

 following table ; — 



Years. 



Six Months, 



July to 

 December. 



Six Months, 

 January 

 to June. 



Twelve 

 Months, July 

 to June. 



1892- 3 . - - - 



1893- 4 . - - - 



1894- 5 . - - - 



1895- 6 . - - - 



Tons. 

 35,191 



200,312 

 69,479 

 75,725 



Tons. 



62,738 

 184,735 



43,070 



Tons. 



97,929 

 385,047 

 112,549 



Imports of straw were slightly less than in 1894, but whereas 

 in the former year Holland sent nearly half the total and France 



