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are largely closed to us by tariffs. Without the steady market that we have in Great Britain our dairyproduce, meat, and fruit production on present lines would not be possible. Our pig and poultry products would have to seek the same market as our dairy-produce, meat, and fruit—that is, Great Britain. What are the possibilities there ? In 1927 the United Kingdom imported pig-products to the value of £56,351,758. These pig products consisted of — £ Bacon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38,679,205 Hams .. .. .. .. .. :. .. 4,653,877 Pork.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,095,477 Lard.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,585,423 Hearts, kidneys, livers, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 337,776 £56,351,758 The supplying countries for pig-products were— £ Denmark .. .. 23,923,094 Belgium .. .. 183,479 United States of America 13,765,133 Germany .. .. 122,778 Netherlands .. .. 5,862,166 France .. .. 54,961 Canada .. .. 3,884,598 Brazil .. .. 4,387 Irish Free State .. 3,696,598 China .. .. 2,370 Sweden .. .. 2,049,585 South Africa .. 2,234 Latvia .. .. 644,372 Australia .. .. 1,092 Poland .. .. 568,204 Uruguay .. .. 566 Argentine .. .. 530,697 Other foreign countries 73,056 Russia .. .. 430,880 Other British countries 22,418 New Zealand .. .. 333,381 — Estonia .. .. 195,709 £56,351,758 In the poultry section the imports into the United Kingdom in 1927 were — £ Eggs.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19,252,574 Poultry .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,979,584 £22,232,158 The eggs consisted of— £ Eggs in shell .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15,914,257 Eggs not in shell, liquid or frozen .. .. .. .. 2,796,326 Eggs not in shell, dried, except albumen .. .. .. .. 283,725 Eggs not in shell, albumen .. .. .. .. .. 258,266 £19,252,574 The poultry consisted of— £ Poultry, alive .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 222,926 Poultry, dead .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,756,658 £2,979,584 The supplying countries for poultry-products were— £ Denmark .. .. 4,592,587 Germany .. .. 152,941 Irish Free State .. .. 4,016,615 Australia .. .. 107,049 China .. .. .. 3,671,229 Argentine .. .. 93,586 Netherlands .. .. 1,815,243 Canada .. .. 41,929 Belgium .. .. 1,677,134 Switzerland .. .. 38,573 Poland.. .. .. 1,547,834 Estonia .. .. 29,859 Russia .. .. .. 890,597 Serb Croat State .. 14,273 France .. .. .. 802,432 Norway .. .. 7,748 Latvia .. .. .. 664,754 Lithuania .. .. 6,192 Sweden .. .. 393,980 Roumania .. .. 4,788 South Africa .. .. 331,796 Morocco .. .. 339 United States of America .. 307,622 Other foreign countries .. 64,721 Egypt .. .. .. 290,609 Other British countries .. 10,687 Austria .. .. 270,765 Italy .. .. .. 202,121 £22,232,158 Hungary .. .. 184,155 ===» To give an idea of the relative importance of the markets in the United Kingdom for pig and poultry products, the following figures showing the imports of beef, mutton, and lamb are illustrative Pig-products .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,351,758 Poultry-products .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,232,158 Beef .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34,654,407 Mutton .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,221,846 Lamb .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,767,881 It will be seen that the imports of pig-products exceed beef, mutton, and lamb combined, and the imports of poultry-products exceed mutton and lamb.