Imports of the Cereal Year. 



i53 



tion of 22,509,000 quarters in 1895-96 and 24,872,000 quarters 

 in 1894-95. Thus the consignments of foreign wheat have 

 decreased to the extent of over three million quarters in the 

 past three cereal years, and this is a fact which should not 

 be overlooked in any consideration of the circumstances 







ist Sept. 



1895 TO 



ist Sept. 



1896 TO 







3 1 st Aug 



. 1896. 



3 1 st Auc 



. 1897. 







Quantities. 



Values. 



Quantities. 



Values. 













r 



£> 



Horses 



JNo. 



42,110 



1,070,120 



46, 190 



1, 166,559 



lvalue - 





549 5 744 



9,089,691 



596,057 



10,031,243 



Sheep - ■ 





1,008,215 



I55855349 



695,943 



1 ,02 1 ,42 1 



Bacon - 

 -Deei . 

 oanea 



cwts. 



■ 



453°9:95° 



7,745, 4°8 



a mr 9.A A 



4, 93 1 , Mo 



8 A TO nfil 



5,01 2,953 



55 



244,791 



3 II 57 12 



203,212 



245, 280 



Fresh ■ 



55 



2, 443, 001 



45674,736 



0 8t r ,<8A 

 2,575,4^0 



5,55 2 ,4 2 4 





5 5 



I 5 39°>°5 2 



2,9905249 



I ,640,642 



3,577,5 22 



\fp^1" nnpimin pr^i ti^rl • 













Salted or fresh 



" 



250,249 



5 1 3S7^ 



33°, 22 5 • 



D 50,093 



IXCbtlvtXl, ULIJCIWloC 







than by salting 





776,047 



1,885,833 



705,212 



1,777,627 



Mutton, fresh 



5 5 



2,865,290 



4,833,01° 



3,083,063 



4,687,118 



rorK . 













Salted (not Hams) - 



55 



244,503 



200,090 



249,917 



272,294 



Fresh ~ 



55 



272,703 



632,274 



3^3,854 



795,935 



JXaUUilb 



" 



I 5 I ,98i 



0A8 A8-? 

 306,063 



2 37,943 



492, 200 



Corn : 











vv neat - 



5 5 , 



00,793,090 



19,667,452 



65,017,490 



c 



22,475,625 



Wheat M eal and flour 



5 5 



I 959 2 °537° 



8,330,939 



20,023,305 



9,537537! 



Barley - 



55 



22,008,672 



5,37 8 ,94 2 



21,696,370 



554545 167 



vjais 



5 5 



I 5i I2 5-> I 9° 



3,505,208 



I5,302,OIO 



4,575,620 



Maize - 





445459594° 



5,5 Io, 225 



59,7 2 6, 120 



10,113,417 



Butter 



5 5 



2 ,95 I , I 53 



t a rv8 a CrS 

 I4,954 ? o5" 



3, 155,9IJ> 



15,940,599 



Margarine - 



5 5 



93°,536 



2,512, 1 l6 



r> r A 88 t 

 950,551 



2,555, I 63 



Cheese - - 





2,125,340 



4,517,659 



2,449,543 



5,596,043 



Milk, con. or pres. 





582,560 



1,133,400 



709,124 



i,334,oi5 



,, and cream, fresh 



gallons 





35098 





9,696 



Eggs " " gt- 

 Fruit : 

 Apples - - 



hundreds 



12,922,414 



4,099,448 



13,954,024 



4,310,599 



bushels 



2,968,275 



858,226 



7,178,789 



1,834,527 



Pears 



5 5 



456,830 



1955238 



76i,349 



285,474 



Hops - - - 



cwts. 



213, 156 



58 2 ,4I5 



160,887 



5o8,334 



Onions 



bushels 



5,853,094 



657,462 



6,379, 321 



778,090 



Potatoes 



cwts. 



2,353,927 



922,OI2 



2,332,682 



926,070 



Tallow and Stearine - 



5 5 



2,251,744 



2,490,349 



1,821,145 



1,778,029 



Wool - 



lbs. 



710,735,674 



25,047,699 



743,098,296 



24,914,888 



Hides, wet and dry 



cwts. 



9385499 



2,197,079 



1,161,896 



2,670,028 



Lard - 



55 



1, 77 2 , 934 



2,548,646 



1,684,222 



1,899,180 



Poultry and Game 







640,959 





611,637 



Vegetables (unenumerated) 





1,280,277 





1,444,658 



Hay - 



tons 



113,305 





127,587 





Straw - 





64,796 





89,462 





which have accompanied the improvement in the price of 

 wheat. In this connection it is also worthy of note that 

 during the same period our receipts of wheat from 

 Argentina and Russia — two of our cheapest sources of 



