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Imports of Dairy Produce— continued.

Imports of Butter and Cheese into the United Kingdom from 1883 to 1887 (31st December).

Average Imports for Five Years from 1883 to 1887 (31st December).

Quantity. Value. 1885. 1886. 1887, 1885. 1386. 1887. Bultcrine — NorwayHolland Belgium Other countries Cwfc. 17,411 772,473 40,456 16,914 Cwt. 20,875 833,957 20,002 11,739 Cwfc. 16,650 1,172,074 22,895 61,476 69,995 2,793,516 144,404 46,764 £ 82,582 2,767,599 69,240 38,879 £ 61,962 3,546,591 70,301 191,094 Totals 847,254 886,573 1,273,095 3,054,670 2,958,300 3,869,948 Cheese — Holland France Canada United States Other countries 335,973 29,817 606,002 844,361 16,897 318,596 32,103 507,875 854,770 19,843 362,014 30,260 631,837 759,463 50,893 833,490 96,221 1,229,570 1,863,958 41,959 764,522 103,185 1,116,178 1,834,370 49,641 883,934 99,667 1,552,764 1,847,412 125,160 Totals 1,833,050 1,733,187 1,834,467 4,065,198 3,867,896 4,508,937

Quantity. Value. .883— Butter and butterine Cheese Cwt. 2,332,701 1,797,080 £ 11,755,419 4,882,502 .884— Butter and butterine Cheese 4,129,781 2,472,567 1,926,070 16,637,921 12,526,293 4,997,894 .885— Butter and butterine Cheese 4,398,637 2,400,565 1,833,050 17,524,187 11,560,883 4,065,198 .886— Butter and butterine Cheese 4,233,615 2,429,977 1,733,187 15,626,081 11,098,488 3,867,896 887— Butter Butterine Cheese 4,163,164 1,514,905 1,273,095 1,834,467 14,966,384 8,016,769 3,869,948 4,508,937 4,622,467 16,395,654

Butter and Buttcrine. Cb iese. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. .883 .884 .885 .886 .887 Cwt. 2,332,701 2,472,567 2,400,565 2,429,977 2,788,000 £ 11,755,419 12,526,293 11,560,883 11,098,488 11,886,717 Cwt. 1,797,080 1,926,070 1,833,050 1,733,187 1,834,467 4,882,502 4,997,894 4,065,198 3,867,896 4,508,937 Average of five years i 12,423,810 58,827,800 9,123,854 22,322,427 2,484,762 or 124,238 tons. I £11,765,560 1,824,771 or 91,238 tons. | £4,464,485