The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-08-18

latlOn TO the yalue OF Sleeu IL uio
annually arriving at this port, and the
different countries whence it is i'm
ported.
The importations of oranges from
the West Indies consisting OF sixteen
cargoes and several parts OF cargoes,
by sailing vessels also 80, 1876 barrels
OF oranges per steamer. Oh the above
21,2s6 barrels were from Kingston.
Jamaica, and comprised 7,450,10O
oranges, OF which 1852, 544 persisted
on the voyage. There were fifteen
cargoes and 665 barrels imported
from Mayaguez, comprising 1888, O45
oranges of which 1.9l2,195 persisted
on the voyage; from Havana 1912
barrels, comprising 2,3O7,735 oranges
OF which 1,03S, $50 perished; from
Nassau 2,734 barrels, comprising
9l9,659 oranges of which 299, 249
persisted from Montego Bay 1889
barrels, comprising 771,665 oranges
OF which S47, 295 perished; from
Trinidad 445 barrels, comprising 1885,
Oil oranges OF which 214,438 per-
ished; from Abaco one cargo, COM
prising 100000 oranges of which
1900 persisted; from Baracoa parts
OF cargoes, comprising 81, 300 oranges
OF which 35,950 persisted from Guya-
nilla four barrels, comprising 1,40O
Of which 600 persisted. The above
shows grand total Of 16,399,42l
oranges OF which 1911 FOG persisted,
an average loss OF Al per cent. An
increase is shown of two cargoes and
1910 barrels OF oranges over the i'm
ports of the preceding year. The
principal importers in this City who
are engaged III the trade with the
Island OF Jamaica, and in the West
India trade generally, are Messrs. A.
S. Lazarus & Co., Darrell & Co.,
William Douglass 81 Son, G. De
Cordova, r. McGee Kirkland, H. P.
Dyer q Co, Gomez 81 Pearsall, Ed.
ward Tilton, 6. Vessels, Joseph
Shines, and Joseph S. johnson.
The importation Of bananas from
the West Indies the past year con.
sisted OF 100 cargoes by sailing YES
sells. OF these there were 80 cargoes
from Baracoa, comprising l91,e8S
lunches, and fifteen cargoes from
Port Antonio, comprising, 2S,823
buEches; from Kingston, per steam.
ers, AZ 1865 punches; from Montego
Bay (per steamers), 36,l34 lunches;
from Trinidad, 1854 lunches. Total
y W. Bel. l 5ses u imported
from the West Indies. 305,094, OF
which 79,51S persisted on the voyage,
an average loss OF 26 per cent.
There were also imported from As
pinwall, per titty-fve steamers, 240,-
900 lunches OF bananas, of which
$4,000 punches persisted OH the voy-
age, an average loss of III per cent.
There was an excessot 40, QUO punches
OF bananas over the imports of the
previous year, and decrease in loss
of 224 per cent The principal, and
in tact the only, importers OF Aspin.
wall bananas in this City are the
Messrs. Frank Brothers, Seymour
Halt, and Joseph ID. Rathburn, who
compose the present firm under the
name of Frank Brothers 81 Co.
The Importation OF plne-apples con-
sisted of fifty cargoes, otwhich eight
cargoes were from Eleuthera, eleven
from Cat Island, eight from Cover
nor's Harbor. nine from Nassau,
five from Abaco three from Rock
Sound, three from Harbor Island, one
from Tampum Bay, one from Rum
Key, two from Mayaguez, part cargo
from Antigua, and comprised $685.
$50 pine-apples. They were also i'm.
ported per steamer from Havana,
1886 pine-apples; from Kingston,
2l,14S, and from Montego Bay, l6,-
466. The total number OF pine-apples
imported from the places above
named, was 2,74O,0O2, OF which 7l2,.
39l persisted on the voyage, showing
an average loss of 20 per cent. A
comparison OF the above with the i'm
ports Of the preceding year shows an
increase OF about 10000 pine-apples.
Cocoanuts were imported from the
following named places during the
past year, viz: Baracoa, 3,ll2,O06;
San Andreas, l,54U,S63 Aspinwall,
(per steamers.) 5eO,602 Carthagena,
374, 492; Falmouth, 245, 600; Ruatan,
III, 800 Montego Bay (per steamer)
14S,S63i Honduras, 139, 500; Port
Antonio, l32,7O4 Port Maria, lOO, 0OO;
Kingston, (per steamers,) IS, 900; Gil
aire, $4,000; St. Jago, 2l,6O0; Maya
guez, (part cargoes,) lO,43O; San
Anus Bay, 5000; San Domingo, lper
steamers) 1000: Maricabo, 3,OOO;