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Imports of Cereal Year. 



the quantity received last year being equivalent to 5,338,000 

 quarters as compared with 5,523,000 quarters and 6,599,000 

 quarters, respectively, in each of the two previous years. 



Dairy produce of all kinds was imported in larger quantities 

 in the twelve months ended August last than in the corre- 

 sponding period of 1897-98. In butter the increase amounted 

 o 1 53,000 cwts. Out of a total importation from all countries of 

 nearly 3,354,000 cwts. Denmark is credited with 1,469,000 

 cwts., this quantity being slightly in excess of the receipt s 

 from the same source in 1897-98. The other principal contri- 

 butors to our butter imports of the past year were France 

 370,000 cwts., Australasia -286,000 cwts., Holland 281,000 cwts., 

 Sweden 270,000 cwts., and Canada 229,000 cwts. Canadian 

 cheese constituted sixty per cent, of the total imports of this 

 article in 1898-99, the shipments entered from the Dominion 

 amountingto 1,476,000 cwts., while of the remaining 1,011,000 

 cwts. the United States is credited with 558,000 cwts., and 

 the Netherlands with 321,000 cwts. The increase shown in 

 the value of the imports of fresh milk and cream is due to 

 larger consignments of cream having been received from 

 Denmark, Norway, and Holland. The last-named country 

 furnished as usual over ninety per cent, of the imports of 

 margarine, which have remained about stationary for several 

 years. 



Among other agricultural imports in which an increase is 

 recorded in the past cereal year as compared with 1897-98 

 are eggs, rabbits, apples, onions, and lard. The entries 

 of the first-named article are the largest hitherto recorded, 

 the quantity received last year representing a total importa- 

 tion of 1,880 million eggs, or 225 millions more than in the 

 preceding year. 



Articles showing a decrease include potatoes, wool, hides, 

 and poultry and game. 



