Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-04-30
WINE OF THE WORLD.
Report Of M. J. Newmark,
Consul at Lyons.
PROGRESS OF THE INDUSTRY
The Ups and Downs In France and
Other Countries of
Europe.

Readers of the HERALD very general
iy will remember Mr.. Meyer J. New
mark, who for years was one of the
leading business men and most enter
prising citizens Of Los Angeles. Some
months since this gentleman was named
by the President Of the United States as
Consul to Lyons, France. That city is
in the center of the wine production Of
that country, and Mr.. Newmark's ap-
pointment was hailed with delight here.
where he was well known for far-seeing
intelligence aud sterling integrity. Los
Angeles is the center Of the great wine
producing region of the New World as
Lyons 10 of the Old. The New is rapid
ly coming into great prominence. and
ere long will make her ancient rival look
closely to her laurels or they will be
snatched from her brow ia spite of the
fact that they have rested there SO
gracefully for so many long years.
1t will be greatly regretted that MIR.
Newmark ia not 10 remain at this impor-
tant port. The wires few days since
brought the unwelcome news that his
name already sent to the Senate for
confirmation has been Withdrawn and
another sent in in its place. During
the short time OF his incumbency Mr..
Newmark already signalized himself by
the qualification Of statement on the
wine products Of the Old World, whichtis
of great interest. The table goes back
as far as 1888, almost q century, and in
decades gives the production in hecto-
litres, the usual liquid measure Of
France. A hectolitre is nearly 28t gal
Ions. The first table shows the wine
productions in France, as follows:
1888, 25.000. 600 hectolitres; 1908,
2S, 600, 600; 1927, 36,Sl9, 900; 1929, 3d.
973, 900; 1880, Is, 49,, 900; 1885, 20, 49,
600; 1910, As, 4SG, 600; 1916, 30, l40, 600;
1S47, 54,3l6,00O; 1850, 1926, 600;
1852, 2S,636 500; 1853, 22,862, 900;
1854, 10, S24, 600; 1855, Is, $50, 900; 1856,
p, 294, 600; 1927, IS, 400 1858, 49,
500, 600; 1859, $500, 900; 1850, 80, 55S,.
450; 1851, 29, 7SS, 243; 1862, 81, ITO, OS0;
1868. 81, 81 .s75; 1864, so, 1853, 1854; 1866,
1853, 479; 1868. so, l09, 504; 1869, II. 375.-
965; 1870. $685.. 942; 1871, 57,0s4. 054;
1872. so. 52S. 1872; 1873, IS. 1853, 6l9; 1874,
SO, LAG, l25; 1875, SO. 632, SOL; 1875. Al
s46, 74S; 1877, so, 405. 1863; 1878, 4S,720,-
$50; 1879, 25, 769, 552; 1880 29, 1857, 472;
1881, "a. 1888, IFS; 1882, 80. 1886. 352; 1888,
IS. 029, 1872; 1884, 34,7S0, 1925: 1885, 2s.-
$50, ISL.
Average product from 1871 to 1875.
5s,032. OLA hectoliires; from 1876 to $780,
40, 483. 1893 hectolitres, and from 1881 to
1885, 80, S74 ,235 hectolitres.
This ia followed by table of Aver
age Annual Production Of Wine in Eu-
rope" in hectolitres, thus: France, 49,
s74, 225; Italy, 2l,6l5,O00 Spain, %.
900, 600; Portugal, 1900, 900; Austria
Hungary, 10000, 900; Germany, $780,
900; Switzerland, 1900. 900; Turkey in
Europe and Cypress, 1900, 900; Russia
3, SOC, 900; Greece, | 800, 600. Rouma-
mia, 700, 900; Servia, 500, 700. England,
Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Belgium
and Holland do not produce any wine.
Then follows table showing the COM
parative area planted in vines in France
from 1875 to 1885, inclusive. This be-
ing the period when the phylloxera
made most havoc, and the table is of
peculiar interest. The areas are in hec-
torres, the superficial measure OF the
country. A heetore is a little more than
2.3 acres. The table is:
1875, 2.42l .427; 1875. 1859, s45; 1877,
2,346, 497; 1878, 2,295, $50; 1879, 2,24I,-
All; 1880, 2.204, 459; 1881. 1903, 923;
1882, 2,I35. $40: 1888, zoos, 927; 1854,
2,O40, 759, 1885. 1900, 5S6.
This valuable paper closes with an ex-
hibit of the imports and exports of wine
in France, for the years named, the i'm
ports being in hectolitres:
1875. 292. 900; 1876, 676. 600; 1877,
707, 600; 1873, 1908, 900: 1879. 2,93s,
600; 1850, 7,2l9, 900; 1881, 1855, 600;
1882, 7, 537, 600; 1888, $3.50, 600; 1884,
s,ll5.000; 1885, s.lSl,976 e
The exports for the years respectively
were is hectolitres: 1873, 200, 8, 33l, 900,
3,lO2, 600. 2.795. 900, 3,047, 600, 2,4Ss,- /
600, 2,572. 900, 2,6ls,000, 3,093, 900,
2,470. 900, 2,651, 1906.
This last is an exceedingly interesting
table, showing as it does, the vast in
crease in the imports for the decade and
the corresponding decrease in exports.
From almost nothing the imports rose in
10 years to the enormous sum of 222,-
O00, 600 gallons. In the same period the
exports fell off over 80 per cent.