The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-21
RUSSIA LEADS IN
WHISKY DRINKING
United States SURPRISES in Coffee
Consumption, Britain ia Tea,
Germany in Beer.

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!. Washington, April 81. The consump-
ages In. the principal countries Of the
world is presented in table just pre-
pared by the department Of commerce
and labor. The figures show that the
United Kingdom is hrst in the consump.
ton Of tea; the United States, first in
the consumption Of coffee; Germany,
first in the consumption Of beer; Rus
and other distilled spirits; and France,
first in the consumption Of wines. Sta
tistics are presented relative to the
United Statese, the United Kingdom,
France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy,
austria hungary, Portugal, Chile and
I Tea consumption in the twelve coun-
f frles named aggregated in 1904, or the
latest available year, over $4,000, 900
the United Kingdom was 2561a mill.
ions; Russia, 157 1-3 millions; United
States, 100 20 millions; Germany, z
m1lllonsi while in no other country for
which these statistics are available is
the annual consumption as much as
5,OO0,OO0 poun ds-that of Austria-Hun-
gary being 2 2-3 million pounds; France,
n less man n; SM million pounds; Chile
millions; Spain, 333, BOO pounds, and
Italy, 115,500 pounds.
Yankees and Coffee.
| OF coffee, the worlds consumption is
approximately IN billion pounds. In
thus the United States, as already in
dicated, holds tne first place, with a TO-
tai consumption in 1904 Of 1851 100000
RfG Frames th Gdrn assoo sseoad $4,000
fifth, los 2-3 millions; italy sixth. 49,
ooo, 6oo, and the United Kingdom sey '
enth, 293 million pounds In the other
countries coffee consumption is less
general, being 22,000,OOO. in Spain, 81
100000 in Russia, 1917 millions in Az
geentina, 61a millions in Portugal, and
"a millions in Chile.
The statistics Of beer consumption are
eoa Of for 95 eigh with
nually. Germany had total t consump-
Kingdom, 1861 $685. 900 ga Lilo the
United States, l,494, 100000; Austria,
492, 100000; France, 289, 100000: Hun
gary, 3s,333,000; and Italy, 6,750,000.
Russians and whisky.
The consumption Of whisky, brandy
and other distilled spirits in the eight
countries for which statistics are avail
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that for Russia being set down at l74,-
600, 900 gallons; Germany, 124,333, 1888,
the United States, l2l, 100000; Aus
tria, 82,500,000; France, 1883, 1888; the
United Kingdom, SO, 1888 1888; Hungary,
43,500 900; and Italy, 11,0O0,000.
Wine consumption in the nine coun-
tries for which statistics are presented
amounts to ?,o9o,ooo,ooo gallons an,
nually, principally in the Latin coun-
| tries. Franco aIOne cOnsumes SAS =
600, 900 gallons annually; Italy, 92S $780,
600; Spain, 331, 100000; and Austria
Hungary, 231,O0O,000.r, Figures for
Russia are not available. Germany con-
sumes 24,O00,000. gallons Of wine an
nually; Portugal, nearly Is, $1,000; the
United States, 1888, 1888 1888; and the
United Kingdom, 16,fa6, $3.50.
Br1tons and Tea. a.
The per capita consumption of the
various beverages in the principal coun-
tries presents some sharp contrasts.
Thus, in the per capita consumption Of
tea the United States is credited with
but 1.84 pounds as against pounds for
the United Kingdom; while in the other
countries presented the annual con-
sumption per head Of population is in
ing credited with oes; Chile, 0.e2;
Argentina, OBJ; Portugal, OLA; Ger:
MANY, O.12, and France and Austria.
Hungary, each, 0.06 OF one pound:
In the per capita consumption OF
coffee the relative rank Of the countries
named is: United States, 11.75 pounds
per head Of population; Germany, 6.65
pounds; France, .4.29 ,pounds;- Argen
VS. pou S Ghie 17s ponnds span
lis pounds; Italy. III pounds; the
United Kingdom, 0.69 pound, and Rus
STA, OBS pound.
Beer to Each Man.
OF beer the per capita consumption II
the latest available year was as fol
lows: United Kingdom, 35;42 gallons =!
galions); Austria Hungary, 2o.36 gal
Ions; United States, 1928 gallons
France, TAI gallons, and Russia, LOS
gallons.
The per capita consumption Of wills
ky and spirituous liquors is far more
uniform in the countries under consid
Grafton: Austria with 800 gallons pei
Gapta hrps sao2 alS f Bang t ane @S
countries with an annual Consumption
in excess Of 2 gallons per capita; ant
Italy, with O.34 gallon per capita, wal
the only country to fall below l gallo1
in it's annual consumption per capita
The United States (1.48 gallons)
United Kingdom Obs gallonsl, France
(l.s5 gallons), and Russia (1.26 gal
lons) differ little in their per capits
consumption Of distilled spirits. I,
wine, however, the per capita consump
: ton varies greatly among the yariou
countries, from minimum Of 0.39 Of
gallon in the United Kingdom to 34.7;
gallons in France, while the other coun
tries, arranged in the ascending scale
stand, United States, 0.53 of gallon
Germany, 2.o8 gallons; Hungary, 81!