Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-15
Remarkable Growth In That
Line In the United States
During Past Few Years
THREE TO TWENTY MILLIONS
Tho Growth in the Expectation of
Fruits Has Been One of the Most
Wonderful Things in the Expansion
of tho American Trade-Raisins
Feature Of Exports.

fruit from the United States in the ifs
cal year 1904 will exceed 100000
against less than $3.000.O00 In 1894 and
less than 100000 in 1884. The growth
in the expectation of fruits from the
United States has been very rapid dur
ing the last few years. The department
of commerce and labor, thru its bu-
reau Of statistics, has issued table
showing the value of fruits and nuts
imported and exported in each year
from 1854 to 1904. 1t shows that the
iInportations were practically 20 mil
lion dollars in value In 1884, and will in
1904 be about % millions. while the ex-
ports, which were $1,746.41s in 1884,
will be about $20,5o0.000 in 1904.
Apples. oranges, apricots, prunes and
raisins form the principal items in the
exports of fruits. The value Of the APP
pie expectations in 1904 will amount to
about Sk million dollars out OF the
20h million dollars worth Of fruits ex
ported, and of the Sits million dollars
worth OF apples exported about 51s
the natural state and million dollars
worth as dried fruit.
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
In which record was made by the bu-
reau of statistics, being. In round
terms. 10 millions: In 1902, 90 millions:
In 1903 IS millions, and in 1904 will
amount to about "A millions, valued at
about 3is million dollars. Germany.
France and the United Kingdom are
the principal customers for this class of
American fruit, the total quantity sent
to Germany In the fiscal year 1903 be-
ing 1Sh million pounds; France, 16
millions and the United Kingdom, Is
millions: while Belgium took nearly 5
million pounds, Netherlands nearly 4
millions. and Canada about AZ mil
lions. or the 66 million pounds Of
prunes exported in 1903, 8 millions
went from San Francisco and 531s mil
lions from New York, altho they are
chiefly the product Of the Pacific
coast.
Raisins are also becoming an impor-
fruits, the total number of pounds of
raisins exported In 1903. being AZ
millions, while for the year just endad
the total will be about 4 million
pounds Canada Is our largest foreign
customer for this product the total
quantity exported to Canada last year
being over 8 million pounds The prin-
cipal port of shipment was San Fran
cisco, from which about LIZ million
pounds were sent: from Detroit three
quarters OF million pounds; from the
district OF North and South Dakota. a
half million pounds, and from New
York quarter Of a million pounds.
These shipments from the eastern ports
originate. Of course. on the Pacific
coast. Lemons. which amounted to
over million pounds, 6A million
pounds were exported from New York
and about million pounds from San
Francisco.
The imports Of fruits and nuts have,
as already indicated. changed but little
in total value, but In character there
has been material change during the
last decade. Oranges, Of which the
total importations amounted to over
az million dollars in 1895. will amount
in 1904, to but little over half million
dollars in the value of imports. Lem
ons. which amounted to over 5 million
dollars in 1895, will amount to little
over 8 million dollars in the importa-
tons of 1904. The bulk of the lem
ons came from Italy, and Of oranges,
chiefly from the British West Indies.
Bananas form by far the largest single
item in the importations OF fruits and
nuts. and win aggregate over Z million
dollars In the fiscal year 1904, against
AZ millions in 1898. They come chiefly
from Central America. Cuba, and the
British West Indies.