The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-03

the octroi duty 1t is impossible, even ap-
proximately, to state the amount of mac
aroni that is consumed in MeSsina.
United States Consul John Steel Twells,
whose Consular abOde is at Naples. says that
tie hard wheat that enters into the manu-
factare Of maearoni in his district contains
large percentage of gluten, and is inn
ported into Italy principally from Odessa
aud Taganrog, although Italian wheat is
sometimes used, but it is more expensive.
The imported wheat costs from "a to rs lire
qulntal, or, in other words, from about
81 % to So per 100 pounds. The methods
used In Its manufacture are about the same
as above stated, except that the semela is
mixed with boiling water. 1t is made
IN factories along the coast of the
Bay Of Naples, at Sorrento, Gragnano,
Amalti and other places in the vicinity.
Each factory employs from ten to twenty
men, at cost OF from 150 to lire per day
for each man. A machine called the ''im-
Dastratrice,' invented by an iron-founder
named Pietro Albano, is used by the princi-
pal manufacturers. With it as much dough
can be sworked by one man in fifteen min
utes as would require four men and twenty
nve minutes to accomplish by hand. Two
thirds of the macaroni manufactured.is con-
sumed at home, and the remainder Is eX-
ported to the United States, England,
Holland, Switzerland and other ports
of tie world. One-half Of that ex-
>.
The total quantity exported from the Con-
sular district in which Naples is situated
during the first SIX months IF the year 1889
amounted to 2,23S, 0H Kilograms,
VALUED AT S223, SO4.
The report of Consul Philip Carroll is in
terestDg on account of the statistical infOr-
nation it contains. AS regards the methods
of manufacture they do not differ in any
material respect from the methods already
recited. The wheat production of Sicily
being inadequate to the demand for home
and export consumption, large quantities
are purchased from Continental Italy,
Greece, Russia. Tunis, Turkey, the English
of the foreign and native wheat are
mixed, and from this mixture the
maca;oni is manufactured. The best
Sicilian wheat is known as "Realforte, ~ the
first grade of which will average 1929 lire
per 100 Kilograms, and the second grade
22.51 lire per 100 Kilograms. The next best
Sicilian wheat is known as ''Sammarti-
nara," and the two grades are valued at
22.90 and 2251 slire respectively. The av-
erage price of the semola is 41.50 lire for the
first quality and 40. lire for the second quail
ty per 100 Kilograms. Three persons make
100 Kilograms of macaroni in six hours at
cost OF lire. Some factories can only
turn out fifty Kilograms per day, while
others make 800 Kilograms. In small
factories three persons are sufficient,
while in large factories six men and two
boys are required to do the work. About
$4,000 Kilograms of macaroni are consumed
each day at Palermo and more is made for
export. The exports from Palermo during
the five years from 1885 to 1899 inclusive
were: To Austria, Sl19 Kilograms; Aus
tralia, 1440; England, az. $50; France, 1858;
Germany, 1905; Greece, $50; Holland, 1912;
Russia, 20, 72O; Spain, 100; Tunis, 1860;
Turkey, 30; United States, 1908, $40; total,
1,0SS. 100 Kilograms. The average annual
export was 2i775S Kilograms and the aver
age annual export to the United States
2006 6S Kilograms. The total amount ex-
ported from Italy during the twelve years
beginning January 1, 1878. and ending De-
cember 81, 1889. was 57.74o,7 TAO Kilograms.
There was a heavy falling off of exports
during the years 1887, 1888 and $780, owing to
the strained relations of the Italian States
With France
Ignnzio Marrone. acting Consular Agent
at 1'rapani, and Consul Edmund b. Fairfield
at Lyons, France, have made brief reports.
The former gives the number of men en-
ployed at Trapani in the industry as being
about 800, at an average cost of 2.55 lire
per day to each man. The daily consump-
ton of macaroni is estimated at being 1000
Kilograms in the town. During the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1890, only 1920 kilo-
grams had been exported. At Lyons the
manufacturing is confined entirely TO FAC
tories, from 1000 TO 1900 persOns being en-
ployed. The men are pafd TO francs
day and the women from to 3 francs. The
value of the exports to the United States in
1890 was $40, 600, aud the total value of the
productions about 100000