228 Miscellaneous Imports and Exports. 



Prices have also receded in India ; and, in the absence of an 

 unusual demand for export, and with a favourable monsoon,, 

 it is probable that the level will continue low. 



The exports of wheat from Lndia to other countries- 

 during each of the last five years have been as follows (in 

 <ons) :— 1S94-Q5, 344,390; 1895-9A 500,146; 1896-97, 95>5 28 r 

 1897-98, 119,630; 1898-99, 976,187. 



Miscellaneous Agricultural Imports and Exports. 



In the Annual Statement of Trade for 1898 particulars are 

 ^iven cf the value of the imports and exports of certain 

 articles of an agricultural character usually included under 

 the heading of " goods unenumerated." The imports included 

 cut and everlasting flowers to the value of £219,000 and 

 manufactured basketware to the value of £249,841. The 

 latter item shows an increase in value of about £12,000 over 

 the corresponding imports of the preceding year ; but 

 this was, however, practically counterbalanced by a decline 

 of about the same amount in the imports of willows y 

 which were valued at £28,900. Among the articles of animal 

 produce imported, the principal were glue stock, glue, size, 

 and gelatine, of a value of £544,337, whilst the export of 

 these articles of British produce amounted to ,-£66,983 ; and 

 the re-exports of toreign manufacture to £59,208. The 

 imports of egg-yolk and liquid egg increased in 1898 to 

 £11,732, from £7,043 in 1897; but albumen decreased from 

 £15,420 to £10,127. Other imports which may be men- 

 tioned are fruit juice, £75 343; teazles, £4,1 16 ; straw enve- 

 lopes, straw ropes, etc., £57,878 ; and dextrine, £8,614. 



The exports of British produce included bran, pollards, 

 etc., of a value of £208,586 ; and animal products valued at 

 £325,455 : this item being made up of sausage casings 

 (£128,377), horns (£55,45 1), hair (£54,501), bones (£36,732),. 

 hide cuttings (£28,485), and hair cloth (£21,909). Oil-seed 

 cake and other animal food was exported to a value of 

 £85,306 ; and unmanufactured animal food to a value of 

 £82,607. Straw plait worth £61,089 was a l so exported 

 in 1898. 



