March 1896.] IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 481 



but a quarter, the latter country in 1895 shipped three-quarters 

 of the total to our shores. 



Imports of Grain. 

 The quantity of wheat was the largest ever imported into the 

 United Kingdom, and showed an increase of 17 per cent, over 

 the imports of 1894. In value the total was 20 per cent, 

 higher, prices being rather better than in the preceding yesir. 

 On the other hand, imports of flour were smaller. Practically 

 all the increase in the grain took place during the first eight 

 months of the year. 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 













1894. 



1895. 



1894. 



1895. 





CAVtS. 



Cwts. 



£ 



£ 



Wheat 



70,126,232 



81,749,955 



18,760,505 



22,526,171 



Wheat meal and flour - 



19,134,605 



18,368,410 



7,994,673 



7,679,017 



Barley 



31,241,384 



23,618,837 



7,090,579 



5,538,405 



Oats - 



14,979,214 



15,528,310 



3,900,096 



3,723,415 



Peas - - - 



2,272,623 



2,422,851 



647,194 



693,828 



Beans - - - 



5,259,895 



4,130.538 



1,346,096 



1,079,780 



Maize - - - 



35,365,043 



33,944,350 



7,952,238 



7,808,870 



Other kinds of corn and 







528,844 



668,766 



meal. 











Total - 







48,220,225 



49,718,252 



The sources of the wheat imports are shown below. Some 

 65 million cwts. more than in 1894 were received from Russia. 

 The remarkable imports from Argentina noticed in 1894 declined 

 somewhat in 1895. Those from British East Indies, which were 

 small in 1894, increased by nearly 65 per cent. The United 

 States sent more wheat but less flour. 



Wheat and Wheat Flour. 



Countries. 



Quantities. 





Values. 



1894. 



1895. 



1894. 



1895. 



Wheat 



From United States - 

 „ Russia 

 „ Argentina 

 „ British East 

 Indies. 



Cwts. 

 24,658,245 

 16,775,881 

 13,272,152 

 5,349,056 



Cwts. 

 27,084,120 

 23,017,035 

 11,400,360 

 8,802,950 



6,854,594 

 4,284,862 

 3,400,954 

 1,429,433 



£ 



7,760,907 

 6,043,929 

 3,142,378 

 2,342,132 



„ other countries 



Wheat meal and flour : — 

 From United States - 

 „ Austrian Terri- 

 tory. 



„ other countries 



10,070,898 



15,925,486 

 1,106,971 



2,102,148 



11,445,490 



13,131,850 

 1,305,760 



3,930,800 



2,790,662 



6,530,249 

 667,880 



796,544 



3,236,765 



5,384,658 

 706,818 



1,587,541 



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