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100 million lbs., the quantity retained for home consump- 
tion, 358 million lbs., did not show much variation from 
value, odd. 
per lb., was higher in 1900 by nearly 1d. per lb. ‘The trade 
in dry hides from British India exhibited a considerable 
development, 583,000 cwts. being imported from that country 
in the past year compared with 217,000 cwts. in 1899 and 
183,000 cwts. in 1898. The imports of wet hides declined by 
that of the previous year. The average 
130,000 cwts, 
Our imports of grain and flour during the past year 
exhibited perhaps less change, both in quantity and value 
than the other articles to which reference has already been 
made. 
Of wheat and wheat flour expressed as grain we received 
98,535,000 cwts., aS against 98,506,000 cwts. in 1899, a 
decline in the flour imports being compensated for by 
an increase in those of grain. The average value of the 
Wheat grain was 6s. i1od. per cwt., or 2d. more than in 1899; 
while the flour was valued at gs. 5d., or an increase of one 
penny per cwt. 
Table [V—Imports of Grain and Flour. 




Quantities. Values. 
Description. 




1899. 1900. 



Cwts. Cwts. 








Wheat - - - =| 66,636,078 | 68,615,990 | 22,281,219 | 23,326,676 
Wheat Meal and Flour - | 22,945,708 | 21,542,035 | 10,700,980 | 10,102,498 
Barley - =  _- | 17,189,358 | 17,054,990 | 4,950,132 | 5,152,947 
Oats” - 15,626,730 | 20,109,660 4,199,724 5,230,409 
Oatmeal 789,810 837,440 505,464 | 523,765 
Maize 62,741,350 | 54,150,410 | 12,978,025 | 12,327,530 
Maize Meal 1,814,766 | 1,633,505 457,534 456,449 
Beasiae 2,752,950 | 2,257,079 898,951 782,599 
Beans - - - - 1,877,220 1,705,760 573,991 533,118 
Other Corn and Meal 1,964,697 1,665,460 Gane 2 479,519 
Total — — 58,087,692 | 58,921,510 











Favourable harvests in Argentina enabled that country 
both in r900 and in 1899 to rank next to the United States 
lal del 
