Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-30


ArabiO.. -. 4,Ii2 900 S9l 900
China. :. ....... CO.. 600 93, 600
Hong Kong 49,. $4,000 1000
Japan. :. ....... 1000 800
All other Asia.. $4,000 1890
T-OceaniCa, etc:
Hawaiiun islands 100000 10000
Tonga, S Il IN GA,
etc. :. ...... $4,000 $500
British Austra!
asin :. ........ 2l.000 5000
S-Africa:
Liberia. :. 80. $4,000 1908
9-Ccuntries OF nom
productions:
Germany. =. -. 7SSi.O 900 $50, 999
Holland. =. 80. 2ii0.000 36i. 000
Great Britain 80. 15>I, 600 19i. 900
Belgium :. ...... 1.1lS.000 G3.0D0
France. =. ...... $4,000 G2.000
Austria Hungary 6S0,00O $4,000
Portugal. 80. 4i5.000 10000
Italy. :. .. $50 900 $4,000
Canada. :. 80. $4,000 10000
Totals. :. ...S7o, sos 900 $50 ,OG9, 0oo
The chief sources Of the coffee ex-
ports of Great Britain. their amounts
and values (for year 1889 are shown by
the following table:
Pounds. Value.
ceylon ..... ..... $4,000 $4,000
Other British pos
sessions. :. 49,. lG520.00O 3.2i9, 900
Brazil. :. ........ 9i3S.000 $4,000
Central America -. 2S,0lI,000 5.1S5,oO0
O,her foreign pos
sessions. :. 49,. i9O6l 600 $4,000
Totals. =. E. ...1Os,97 600 $lS.72i,ooo
II was not until about 1910 that Braz-
Han coffee began to be we'll known in
European markets. The records show
that the first introduction of brazilian
coffee into this country was in 1901,
when So pounds was imported. by
ls0S the Importation amounted 10 SO,-
600 pounds. and the next year it jumped
up 10 $4,000 pounds. Since that date
GS0O, with the exception Of some
strange fluctuations at iirst. the impor-
tatlon has steadily Increased, until now
our coffee import from Brazil exceeds
in amount our total free import of
every sort from every other country in
the world. ana also our total import of
every sort. whether "dutiablc" or free. >"
from every other country in the world
except Great Britain. Germany ana
France. Indeed. our import from
Brazil. mainly coffee. exceeds our total
import from France. ana is not far
short OF our total import from Ger
many.
OF the other countries OF South Amer
lea. Ven ezucla is the most noted for
staple production, and by far its great
est export. Tho export goes principally
to France. Germany. The United States
ana Italy. Coffee j. also Tho chief ar;i-
Gle of. production and Of export of
Colombia. Ecuador grows ana exports
coffee but in that country cocoa is the
staple product. In Peru coffee is be
coming Il main article of production.
but little OF the product comes 10 this
country. In Bolivia coffee is grown,
but the product goes principally 10
l-i--,----,.d y rs-----4- : ----- l--fsse is also
produced to some extent in Surinam
(Dutch Guann)
The Central American states are all
producers Of coffee. and. speaking gen
orally. their soil and climate are ad-
nirably suited To- coffee cultivation. In
four of the states Guatemala, Nicara-
qua, Costa l.ica ana San Salvador
coffee is the principal product and the
principal article of export In Guate-
mala the product has been rs great as
100000 pounds in one year. with m
export valued at $4,000 600. II these
countries only had better and moro
stable governments there are no coun-
tries in the world where coffee culture
could he more advantag eously pursued
Even as it is their production in guam
thy ranks next TO that of Brazil, white
in quality it ranks much higher than
that Of Brazil The greater share OF
Central America coffee goes to Great
Britain and the continent of Europe
Mexico has Il considerable area ad-
,nirably fitted 10 coffee culture and OF
its tropical products coffee is the chief.
In fact. coffee constitutes Mexico's
principal export Of all sorts, with the
exception OF silver. It's coffee export
Is from $4,000, 000 to $1,000 900 annually.
Of which the United States takes from
1t.