398 
Our Imports of II ay. 
the quantities and sources of the hay sent across the seas into the 
United Kingdom. Even in the first six months of 1893, at a time 
when the fate of the English hay crop was still undecided, indica- 
tions were not lacking that hay was arriving at our ports to an 
extent heretofore unequalled. Thus our imports for the first half of 
1893 reached a total of 62,766 tons, which slightly exceeds the total 
Table I . — Imports of Hay into the United Kingdom , showing 
the Contributory Countries. 
Country 
Five months ended 
May 31 
X 
Twelve months ended 
December 31 
1894 
1893 
1893 
1892 
Russia, North 
Tons 
25,0G1 
Tons 
Tons 
26,839 
Tons 
2 
Russia, South 
997 
— 
855 
— 
Sweden 
— 
142 
235 
121 
Norway ..... 
2,236 
434 
1,674 
2,225 
Denmark .... 
3,391 
1,930 
4,252 
2,291 
Germany .... 
1,675 
652 
2,188 
4,290 
Holland 
7,895 
8,385 
28,332 
19,403 
Belgium .... 
1,753 
110 
3,436 
90 
France 
1,969 
628 
1,234 
3,526 
Portugal .... 
— 
— 
61 
— 
Spain 
39 
— 
144 

Italy 
125 
— 
— 
— 
Canary Islands 
— 
— 
1 
— 
Malta 
— 
— 
9 
— 
Turkey, European . 
490 
— 
216 
— 
Turkey, Asiatic 
542 
— 
4 

Algeria 
190 
730 
731 
3,274 
Cape of Good Hope 
1 
— 
— 
— 
Bombay 
— 
— 
69 
— 
South Australia 
— 
— 
9 
— 
New Zealand .... 
22 
— 
40 
— 
Canada ..... 
9,860 
3,091 
63,175 
13,120 
Newfoundland 
23 
— 
206 
— 
United States, Atlantic . 
108,369 
34,013 
101,132 
11,588 
Chili 
3,310 
— 
3,614 
346 
Argentine Republic 
583 
3,606 
24,594 
961 
Total .... 
168,531 
63,721 
263,050 
61,237 
of 61,237 tons, representing the whole import for the year 1892. In 
the second half of last year the quantity imported reached 200,284 
tons, which is rather more than three times the quantity which was 
brought in during the first half of the year. At the time of writing 
the figures denoting our imports during the current year are avail- 
able only down to the end of May ; that is, for the first five months 
of 1894. But they do not indicate any falling-ofF in the imports, 
