Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-15
OUR FRUIT IN EUROPE
GREAT INCREASE IN EXPORTS IN
TWENTY YEARS.
American Apples, Oranges, Apricots,
Prunes and Raisins Much
Priced Abroad

Exports of fruit from the United States In
me fiscal year 1894 will exceed S20.WO.OOO.
against less than x3.0O0.OO in 1894 and less
than s2OOO.0OO in 1884 The growth In the
expectation of fruits from the United States
has been very rapid during the last few
years The Department of Commerce and
Labor. through its bureau of statistics. has
issued a table showing the value of fruits
and nuts imported and exported In each
year from 1884 to 1904 1t shows that the
importations were practically SOUOUO In
value in 1884, and will In 1904 be about $22-
0DOO while the exports which were
Sl784ls in 1884 will be about 81. 900 in
1874
Apples oranges apricots, prunes and
raisins form the principal items in the ex-
ports OF fruits. The value OF the apple ex-
portations in 1904 will amount to about
SSlOp.U)O out OF the S2OJD.OD worth OF
fruits exported and of the SSJOO.Do worth
of apples exported about S.JD.rO worth
was exported in the natural state and
SUO.Up worth dried fruit
Rapid Growth in Exports.
Tho expectation of prunes from the
United States has grown very rapidly IN
recent years the total number OF pounds
exported In 1888. the first year in which
record was made by the bureau OF stalls
tics being in round terms 16.UDOo; IN
1892 23.OO0D: in 1903 WUSWo and IN
lOO4 will amount to about T4,0o.uD. valued
at about s35OOOoO Germany, France and
the united Kingdom are the principal GUS
TONERS for this class OF American fruit,
the total quantity sent to Germany In the
fiscal year 1908 being 1s.50O.Uo pounds:
France l6OOOOo and the united Kingdom.
l30ocoO: while Belgium took nearly 500l-
Op, mounds Netherlands nearly 4.UO.OO
and Canada about I.JD.UO. or the 6buD'-
coo pounds OF prunes exported In lSo5. o.
un coo went from San Francisco ana 3D.
LOO O0 from New York, although they are
chiefly the product of the Pacific coast
Raisins are also becoming an important
feature OF the export trade In FRUITS the
total number OF pounds OF ratsins export
ed in iyO3 being 42JO.OO0. while for the
wear lust ended the total Will be about
q 900. 900 pounds Canada is our largest
foreign customer for this product. the
total quantity exported to Canada last
year being over 100000 pounds. The
principal port OF shipment was San Fran
cisco from which about l.50o.OO0 pounds
were sent: from Detroit I50.Ooo pounds.
from the district OF North and South Da
kota 100000 pounds. and from New York
25OO 900 pounds. These shipments from
the eastern ports originate. of course. on
the Pacific coast or apricots. the total
exports of which amounted last year to
over . 900 900 pounds. 100000 pounds
were exported from New York and about
1000. 900 from San Francisco.
Imports Fall Of.
The imports OF fruits and nuts have. as
already indcate ted. changed but little In
total value but in character there has
been material change during the last
decade. Oranges, OF which the total i'm
portations amounted to over $2.500.000 in
1896. will amount in 1904 to but little
over $50O000 In value of imports. Lemons.
which amounted to over $4,000. 900 in 1895,
will amount to little over S3.OO0OOO
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 importations OF fruits
and nuts and will aggregate over $1,000
600 In the fiscal year 1904 against 81 500
600 In 1898. They come chiefly from Cen
tral America. Cuba and the British West
Indies - "