400 IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE. 

Russia maintained her position as the largest exporter 
of eggs to these shores, with consignments amounting to 
4,025,000 great hundreds; Germany, with 3,514,000, showed 
an increase of 59,000 great hundreds; and Denmark, Bel- 
gium, and France were credited with from 2} to 24 million 
great hundreds each. The average declared value was 6s. 5d 
per great hundred of 120 eggs, a rise of 2d. over the previous 
years figure. © 
The receipts of condensed milk increased by nearly 20 per 
cent., and the average value was 35s. 4d. per cwt., or about 
isd. more than last year. Of fresh milk and cream, the im- 
ports amounted to 15,638 cwts., the quantity credited to 
France being 10,750 cwts., or about 69 per cent., of the 
total quantity imported. 
The following table snows the imports of horses, poultry, 
and miscellaneous animal products :— 
Table I11.—Imports of Florses, Poultry, and ILiscellaneous 
Animal Products. 





Quantities. Values. 
Description. Saas ee == ———— 
1890. 1900. 1899. 1900. 
ZL. | Z: 
Horses - - No. 43,899 51,787 | 1,143,090 | 1,350,493 
Poultry and Game - - | = ae 785,294 | 1,010, 327 
Lard Cwts. 2,188,049 l 1,926,554 3,068,975 3,266,582 
Tallow and stearine .,, ZOOL. Nay. 2,177,991 2, 380,033 2,835,208 
Hides - x 1,210,273 | 1,385,879 | 2,788,087 | 3,434,493 
Wool, Sheep’s \ SWE Raee 2 eunerinehis = 8 sai 
Src eeabee Maan Ibs. | 663,351,817 55391545742 23:714,771 | 21,836,184 
eee \ No. | 15,478,816 | 15,045,195 | 1,506,997 | 1,600,723 




Wool, the imports oi which have been falling for some 
years past, further declined by over 164 per cent. This was 
due mainly to smaller supplies from Australasia and the 
Cape. As, however, the re-exports, were less by nearly 
