Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-30
THE WORLDS GREAT COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS.
vsl.-coFFEE.
(Concluded.)

The United States annual consump-
ton of coffee. figured on the net inn
ports for the year ended June 50. 1895,
amounts TO las rounds per head of
population. The total amounts import
q that year footed UP to the enormous
sum of S10,500000 pounds. Tie total
value of this importation was over $c5,-
100000 The corresponding figures for
tea were: Consumption per capita. ~
pounds; total importation. l2.00O.0 900
pounds; total value of the importation,
SlO,000,000. our consumption of coffee.
therefore, is over twelve times our con
sumption of tea. but the cost Of our
coffee consumption is only and Cne-
half times the cost OF our tea con
sumption.
The above figures For orr imports OF
coffee and tea are for gross imports.
Our exports of these articles are, COM
raratively speaking, incoasiderable. For
the year in question they amounted to
1S.SOO,O00 pounds in quantity ana $2,i0l.-
eco in value for coffee ana 325000G
pounds in quantity and 100000 for ten.
Our average expectation of coffee for
the years 1890, scarcely amounted 10
5000 600 pounds. and our average OK
portation of ten for these same eight
years amounted 10 only $50 900 pounds.
But it should be said that for the ten
years preceding 1880 our average an
nual exports OF coffee ana tea were
several times more than these amounts.
1T should also be remarked that our
importation OF coffee for the year 1897
s was extraordinary. Never before but
once did the importation exceed 7Ol.-
100000 Rounds. and that was for the
year 1885,. when it WAS -, 5000
pounds. and never before that but twice
did it ever exceed G00,Oc0OlO pounds.
namely in the year 1912 when 1t was
G5ocoO.OO0 pounds. and i'll the year 1919
when ii was 6iS.0o0 00o pounds.
1t will be interesting 20 compare with
our imports and exports of coffee and
tea those made by Great Britain. II k
ing the year ended December 81, 1888.
as n basis. we have the following fig
ures:
Pounds. Value.
Coffee, annual imp. 104 100000 SIS, 725 900
Coffee. annual imp. $500 600 1865 900
Tea. annual imp. 40 010 80 O0O 900
Tea. annual imp. =. S65G0oQO 7,55OO00
It is thus seen that while our impor-
tat!on of coffee is in amount nearly
eight and a half times that of Great
Britain ii Is i'll value only three ana
q half times that OF Great Britain. while
Great I3ritain's export is four ana n
half times ours. Also. that Great Brit
aims import OF tea is nearly four
times ours in quantity and more than
five times ours in value. while her cX-
port III tea IL III Nliut seventeen tunes
ours. But in respect TO these statements
the further statements must be made
that although our coffee impur, FOR the
year 1878 was in quantity far greater
than ever it was before, in value it
WAS less than it had been since 1855.
whlle our import OF tea was less no;h
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