192 



Imports of Cereal Year. 



Argentina, the total quantity credited to that source being 

 1, 1 88, 000 cwts., as compared with 1,023,000 cwts. in 1897-98 

 and 845,000 cwts. in 1896-97 ; the entries of Australasian 

 mutton, on the other hand, slig'htly declined, amounting to 

 1,955,000 cwts. as against 1,980,000 cwts. in each of the two 



previous years. 





ist Sept. 



1897, to 



ist Sept. 



, 1898, to 





31ST Aug., 189S. 



3 1 st Aug., 1899. 



Articles. 













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X^al ues. 



fin n nhl ipc 



* / '.let 1 1 LI ICo. 







, 1 



r 





I 





40,73° j 



T FT T 



1,220,571 



40, 7*1 



1,096,275 



Cattle- - - 



590,873 



y,ooz, juz 



526, 104 



5,529,559 



Sheep- - , , 



°37,957 ; 





002, 173 



1,013,294 



Bacon - - cwts. 



r* j» Aft r OA i 



5,405,529 



9,902,408 



5,839,107 



IO, 372,Ol8 



Hams- - - , , 





3-7 l 7, l 77 





4,005,525 



Beef: 











Salted - - 



T78 01 2 





2I 3,5 01 



2 73, °°4 



Fresh - - 



3,162,070 



0,095,544 



3,522,220 



0,051,73! 



Meat un enumerated 











Salted or fresh- ,, 





523,057 



441.225 



845,748 



Preserved, other- 





■ 







wise than by 











salting - , , 



5*3> I 44 



T f ~\ A "» 



L ,OL)(J,(J/).j 



0 14,095 



T St) <Za1 

 1,532,543 



Mutton, fresh - 



3,286,542 



4,9IO,7I9 



3,449,213 



5,346,298 



Pork : 









I 



Salted (not Hams) ,, 



2 55,9° 2 



255, 54^ 



294,^92 



325,544 j 



Fresh - - , , 



449> 2 5 x 



960,763 



67L853 



L386,939 3 



Rabbits - - ,, 



267,712 



528,250 



329,244 



583,325 



Corn : 











Wheat - - ,, 



66,354,590 



25, 105, 145 



66,991,000 



22,6lO,554 



V V Ileal -Ucdl 







and flour - 



19,969, 580 



I L 405, 3 6 4 



22,923,473 



I I,OI4,829 



Barley - - 



^,257,729 

 15,384,190 



5,427,815 



22,869,458 



6,343,603 



Oats 



4,263,264 



14,869,370 



4,1/3,996 



Maize - - , , 



55,641,692 



IO »75 I >5 I 3 



57,5°0;Ooo 



I 1,899, 1 12 



Butter - - ,, 



3,200,843 



15,883,636 



3o53 ? 724 



16,753,004 



IVIargarine - - , , 



903> 6 83 



2,381,055 



920,754 



2,472,883 



Cheese - - ,, 



2.4.21.0^7 



^.2^0 7QI 



2,486,684 



C A17 882 



iviiiK, con. or 











pres. 



791,777 



I,4l6,259 



819,838 



1,442,570 



,, and cream, fresh ,, 





9,OI3 





15,491 



; Eggs- - gt. hundreds 



13,789,128 



4,276,740 



15,667,457 



4,847,115 



Fruit : 











Apples - - bushels 

 Pears - - 



2,961,781 



938,030 



3,827,307 



1,190,544 



630,991 



241,096 



623,664 



293,022 



Hops - - - cwts. 



228,978 



825,474 



225,996 



1,064,820 



Onions - - bushels 



5,816,590 



758,665 



6,709,074 



829,918 



Potatoes - - cwts. 



j 8,087,881 



2,142,449 



4,530,440 



1,470,736 



T allow a n d 









Stearine - - ,, 



1,991,663 



j 1,978,185 



2,050,266 



2,255,40s 

 22,843,553 



Wool- - - lbs. 



691,910,328 



| 2 3,438,8 7 6 



663,572,417 



Hides, wet and 







dry- - - cwts. 



1,287,759 



3,013,469 



1,106,792 



2,558,481 



Lard - - - 



2 ,oi5,439 



2,669,187 



2,171,833 



3,002,917 



P 0 u I t r y and 











Game 





714,898 



— 



705,970 



Vegetables (an- 











enumerated) 





1,493,267 





1,810,568 



