Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-20
Immense Business That is Done
By Uncle Sam in Foreign
Countries.
IT IS INCREASING RAPIDLY,
For the Year 1901 it Will Amount to
Over $1,000, oOo--Growth in
Ten Years

Spec lal Correspondence.
Washington, d. Co. July l5,--Exports
Of fruit from the United states IN the
fiscal year 1904 viii exceed S2OOOOOOO,
against less than SS0OO,O00 In 1894 and
less than $1,000, 900 in 1884, The growth
in the expectation Of fruits from the
United States has been very rapid dur
ing the last few years The depart
ment OF commerce and labor through
IFS bureau Of statistics has issued
table showing the value Of fruits ana
nuts Imported and exported In each
year from 1884 to 1904 II shows that
the lmportations were practically $780,
100000 in value I'm 1854, and will In 1904
be about $22, 100000, while the exports,
which We're {l,7i6ilS In 1884, viii be
about $50, 300 900 In 1904.
Apples, oranges apricots, prunesand
ralsins form the principal items In the
exports Of fruits The value OF the
apple expectations in 1904 will amount
to about SS,b00,000 out OF the $40 500 900
worth OF fruits exported, and of the S.
100000 worth OF apples exported about
S. zoo, 900 worth was exported In the ma
fruit.
DEMAND FOR PRUNES.
The expectation Of prunes from the
United states has grown very rapidly
IN recent years, the total number Of
pounds exported IN 1898, the first year
I'm which a record was made by the bu-
reau Of statistics, being In round terms,
$4,000 900; In 1902 2S,0OO00O; IN 1903, &c.
600, 600. and IN 1904 will amount to about
100000 valued at about $500, 600
Germany, France and the United King
dom are the principal customers for
this class Of American fruit, the total
quantity sent to Germany IN the fiscal
year 1908 being ls,5O0,00o pounds;
France, l6, 100000. and the United King
dom, $1,000 900; while Belgium took
nearly 5000, 900 pounds Netherlands
nearly 1000, 900, and Canada about A.
100000. or the 660OO.000 pounds Of
prunes exported IN 1908, 100000 went
from San Francisco and 53,50O000 from
New York, although they are chiefly
the product OF the Pacific coast
BUSINESS IN RAIsINs.
Rasns are also becoming an I'M
portant feature Of the export trade In
fruits. the total number Of pounds of
raisins exported IN 1903 being 4,250,O0O,
while for the year just ended the total
win be about 100000 pounds, Canada
Ia our largest foreign customer for this
product the total quantity exported 10
Canada last year being over 100000
pounds The principal port Of shipment
was San Francisco, from which about L.
800, 900 pounds were sent from Detroit,
thTee-quarters Of a million pounds;
from the district Of North and South
Dakota, a half million pounds; and
from New York, a quarter Of a million
pounds. These shipments from the
eastern ports originate, OF course. on
the Pacific coast OF apricots, the to-
tai exports Of which amounted last
year 70 over 5000, 900 pounds, $3.50, 000
pounds were exported from New York
and about 100000 pounds from san
Francisco.
IMPORTS DECREASING.
The imports az fruits and nuts have,
as already indicated, changed but lit
tie in total value, but In character
there has been q material change dur
Ing the last decade,
Oranges, Of which the total importa-
tions amounted 10 over 81 100000 in 1896
will amount In 1904 to but little over
100000 in value OF imports Lemons,
which amounted TO over 100000 In
1895. will amount to a little over SO, 00O-
0O0 value in the importations OF 1904.
The bulk OF the lemons come from
Italy. and Of oranges, chiefly from the
British West Indies. Bananas form by
far the largest single item in the i'm
portations OF fruits and nuts, and viii
aggregate over 81, 600 600 In the fiscal
year 1904, against $4,000, 900 In 1898. They
come chiefly from Central America, Gu
ba and the British West Indies.
The table which follows shows the to-
tai value Of fruits and nuts Imported
and exported IN each fiscal year from
1884 20 1904;