366 EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

inquiries through the local correspondents of the Depart- 
ment as to the prices charged by private traders for bread of 
the quality most usually consumed by workpeople in their 
districts at the beginning of September. 
The general result of the inquiry is to show that the 
present mean price of bread in all the 327 towns covered by 
the returns is 54d. per 4lbs., or $d. more than the price at 
June rst, 1900, and September ist, 1899. The rise was not, 
however, equally distributed. Ofthe216 townsin England 
and Wales, 130 show arise of $d. and 6 rises of ?d. and 1d, 
as compared with June, while the remaining 80 towns show 
no rise atall. In Scotland only 19 towns out of a total of 
111 show any rise at all since June, 1900, the mean rise for all 
districts being }d.only. The present mean price of bread in 
Scotland is the sameias in England and Wales, but in June 
of this year, and in September of last, prices in Scotland 
were id. per 4 lbs. higher than in England. 

EXPORTS OF BRITISH AND IRISH AGRICULIURAL PRODUCE. 
The exports of British and Irish agricultural produce 
during the three years 1897-99 have shown a considerable 
increase in value as compared with the average of the period 
1894-96. The exports of the articles enumerated in the 
accompanying table have amounted to upwards of 
£6,800,000 annually, while in 1894-6 they may be estimated 
at about £5,350,000, allowing for certain items not at that 
time separately shown. 















Description. 1897. : 1898. | 
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| £ Z 
Live Stock - - - - - 1,088,208 | 1,060,061 958,757 
Meat . : - - - 426,098 | 384,006 359,529 
Dairy Produce and Margarine - - 440,380 | 456,038 450,490 
Other Animal Products’ - - - 3,273,195 | 2,464,087 3,170,255 
Cereals and Flour - - - : 618,163 758,427 610,163 
Potatoes, Hops, and Seeds - - 295,731 | 326, 398 363,858 
Provisions and other Products - . 960, 360 1,046,863 992,820 
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Total . : 7,102,135 | 6,495,880 6,905,872 
