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



The monthly trade returns exhibit some very remarkable 

 changes in the source of our maize supply during the past year. 

 The hnports from Roumania, which country in 1894 sent more 

 than any other (14,000,000 cwts.), would appear to have been 

 almost insignificant in comparison during 1895. The United 

 States sent 15,438,000 cwts. last year, as against 9,571,000 in 

 1894, while the Argentine Republic apparently takes second 

 place ; the imports from this country during the last six months 

 being 7,163,000 cwts., against a total importation in 1894 of 

 334,000 cwts., and 232,000 in 1893. 



Imports of Fruits, Vegetables, and Hops. 



The imports of fruit, especially pears, were mucli below those 

 of 1894, the only kinds showing an increase being oranges and 

 grapes. The fall in values was, as will be seen, very marked in 

 fruits that compete with native produce. Imports of onions 

 were higher in 1895 than in any earlier year, while potatoes 

 also show an increase notwithstanding the large crop in this 

 country. 



Description. 



Quantities. 



Values. 



1894. ' 



1895. 



1894. 



1895. 



Fruit :— 



Apples . . - 

 Oranges . . - 

 Ijemons _ . - 

 Cherries . . - 

 Plums - . - 

 Pears - - - - 

 Grapes _ - - 

 Unenumerated 



Bushels. 



4,968,669 

 6,594,101 

 1,288,893 

 311,215 

 777,411 

 1,310,074 

 832,893 

 1,300,518 



Bushels. 



3,292,562 

 7,698,739 

 1,165,590 

 195,627 

 401,080 

 407,146 

 865,285 

 1,251,231 



£ 



1,389,421 

 1,828,912 

 377,305 

 166,899 

 302,105 

 411,316 

 470,428 

 563,859 



£ 



960,273 

 2,111,090 

 365,320 

 96,043 

 166,045 

 166,706 

 486,978 

 513,370 



Total 

 Vegetables : — 



Onions ... 



Potatoes - 

 Unenumerated 







5,510,245 



4,865,825 



5,288,512 



Cwts. 

 2,703,803 



5,734,768 



Cwts. 

 3,758,161 



765,040 



1,030,091 

 1,090,370 



696,428 



1,170,302 

 1,277,058 



Total 







2,885,501 



3,143,788 



Hops . - - - 



189,155 



217,161 



774,378 



644,505 



The imports of hops were rather more than in 1894. The 

 exports of British hops amounted to 10,203 cwts. in 1895 

 as compared with 13,317 cwts. in the previous year. The 

 declared value both of imports and exports shows a considerable 

 fall. 



