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years. The receipts in 1900 were over 1,000,000 cwts. greater 
The 
United States furnished as usual approximately three-fourths 
than in 1898 and 2,000,000 cwts. more than in 1804. 
of the total quantity imported. Among the other countries 
engaged in this trade in the past year Argentina figured 
prominently with a contribution of 412,000 cwts.; in 1899 the 
consignment from this republic amounted to only 150,000 
cwts. The average value per cwt. of the fresh beef imported 
from all sources was 398. 7d., or about 11d. higher than in the 
previous year. 
There was a slight Gannon in the imports of fresh 
mutton. Argentina and Australasia contributed 1,114,795 
cwts. and 1,933,246 cwts. respectively to the supply of the 
past year. A noteworthy feature of the trade in imported 
mutton was the marked increase in the declared value, the 
average per cwt. having been 34s. 5d. against 31s. 7d. in 
1899 and 29s. 7d. in 1898. 
Table I.—Imports of Live Animats for Food) and Dead Meat. 













(Quantities. Values. 
Description. 
1SOO, | 1900. 1899. IOC. 
as ! : 
No. No. Zs L 
Cul =. OR 5O4 | AOHUSA |) Spam || ©0469 
Seep =e = 607,755 | 382,822 942,591 610, 108 
Total Live Animals - — | = 9,515,005 | 9,614,637 
Loe Se ae | 
Cw ts. Cwts. 
Beef, Fresh — - : - | 3,802,893 | 4,128,130 7,345,204 | 8,163,348 
“Salted - 178,183 194,668 230,943 259,299 
Mutton, Fresh- 3,446,022 3,392,850 55439, 317 5,941, 566 
Pork, Fresh 668,972 695,395 1,403,041 | 1,495,393 
ceSalted = 284,720 248,710 305,829 301,346 
1 Bacon 5,804,583 | 5,641,248 | 10,399,602 {11,773,969 
Hams 1,978,626 1,802,670 4,094, 500 4,221,817 
Meat, rene iated, 
Salted or Fresh 464,759 | 530,614 883,349 982,025 
Meat, Preserved 652,421 804,471 1,895,716 2,383,510 
Rabbits (dead)- - Sihiot! 473,167 638,655 730,437 
Total Dead Meat - - | 17,658,490 |17,911,923 | 32,636,216 |36,152,710 
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