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Table No. 16. Statement showing Total Shipments to South African Ports by Subsidised Steamers from November, 1902, to 14th July, 1903.

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Quantity. Value. Frozen cargo, — 253,322 carcases mutton 7,413 „ lamb 41,665 quarters beef 25 packages beef 5,775 sides pork ... 24,128 boxes butter 100 crates rabbits 5,498 cases meat sundries... 2,602 crates poultry 552 cases fish ... 202 sacks hams 155 cases milk ... 141,086,032 1b. ... 333,505 1b. ... 7,499,700 1b. ... 1,0001b. ... 866,250 1b. ... 1,351,168 1b. ... 400 dozen 1,231,552 1b. ... 62,448 birds... 61,824 1b. ... 2,020 hams... £ s. d. 126,661 0 0 2,965 4 0 93,746 5 0 12 10 0 18,046 17 6 67,558 8 0 120 0 0 15,394 8 0 7,806 0 0 772 16 0 1,010 0 0 174 7 6 General cargo, — 175,969 sacks oats ... 250 „ wheat 4,744 „ bran... 158 „ barley 20 „ seed.'.. 134 „ pollard 20 „ peas... 31 „ oatmeal 2,823 cases potatoes 534 sacks potatoes 13 cases onions 30 casks tallow 43 bundles leather 60 casks fruit-pulp 204 crates box timber 42 packages agricultural machinery 41 packages ale 35 cases apples 1,786 „ preserved meats 337 crates cheese 379 packages sundries ... £334,267 16 0 703,876 bushels 67 bushels 13 tons 8 cwt. ... 40 bushels 3 tons 2 cwt. .. 141 tons 3 cwt. ... 53 tons 8 cwt. ... 13 cwt. ... 9 tons ... 172 cwt. ... 300 cwt. ... 64,521 19 187 10 2,846 8 118 10 13 8 67 0 8 0 32 11 776 6 293 14 3 18 270 0 344 0 495 0 102 0 500 0 65 12 8 15 5,000 16 1,685 0 1,000 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 328 dozen 400,064 lb. ... 67,400 1b. ... £78,340 7 10 Live-stock, — 5 horses 8 yearling cattle 12,634 sheep 11 lambs 105 rams 150 0 80 0 9,475 10 6 12 210 0 0 0 0 0 0 £9,922 2 0 Summa ary. £ a. d. Frozen cargo ... General cargo ... Live-stock ... 334,267 16 0 ... 78,340 7 10 9,922 2 0 Total ... £422,530 5 10