The imports of condensed milk into the United Kingdom were not separately distinguished before 1888. In that year they amounted to 352,332 cwt. The quantities imported in subsequent years were the following:--
+------+---------++------+---------++------+---------| | Year.| Cwt. || Year.| Cwt. || Year.| Cwt. | +------+---------++------+---------++------+---------| | 1889 | 389,892 || 1893 | 501,005 || 1897 | 756,243 | | 1890 | 407,426 || 1894 | 529,465 || 1898 | 817,274 | | 1891 | 444,666 || 1895 | 545,394 || 1899 | 824,599 | | 1892 | 481,374 || 1896 | 611,335 || 1900 | 986,741 | +------+---------++------+---------++------+---------|
The quantity thus increased continuously in each year after 1889, with the result that in 1900 the imports had grown to nearly three times the amount of those in 1889. Simultaneously, over the period 1889-1900 the annual value of the imports steadily advanced from £704,849 to £1,405,033. Thus, while the imports of condensed milk trebled in quantity, they doubled in value. A fair proportion is, however, exported, as is shown in the following statement of exports of imported condensed milk for the four years 1897 to 1900:--
1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. Quantity, cwt. 143,932 133,596 118,394 164,602 Value £274,578 £256,525 £228,446 £309,460
There is also an export trade in condensed milk made in the United Kingdom. Thus, in 1892 the exports of home-made condensed milk amounted to 61,442 cwt., valued at £133,556. By 1896 the quantity had almost doubled, and reached 111,959 cwt., of the value of £224,831. In subsequent years the exports were:--
1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. Quantity, cwt. 154,901 178,055 185,749 209,447 Value £302,748 £343,070 £353,819 £390,559
Milk and cream (fresh or preserved other than condensed) received no separate classification in the imports until 1894, in which year the quantity imported was 161,633 gallons, followed by 126,995 gallons in 1895, and 22,776 gallons in 1896. The quantities have since been returned by weight--10,006 cwt. in 1897, 10,691 cwt. in 1898, 7859 cwt. in 1899, and 15,638 cwt. in 1900. The values of these imports in the successive years 1894 to 1900 were £21,371, £19,991, £5489, £9848, £11,293, £16,068 and £26,837.