The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-28
COFFEE IMPORTS.


More than one billion pounds of cof-
fee. valued at IS million dollars. came
into the United States last year, prac-
tically all for the use of the people of
the United States. The total quantity
of coffee imported from foreign coun-
tries during the year, as shown by
figures recently issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor through
its Bureau of Statistics, was LIP, 703,
546 pounds, valued at sS7,427,099, and
from Porto Rico, 1891. 524 pounds, and
from the Hawaiian Islands, 1927, 4sI
from these two island divisions Of, the
United States being s515.s52. bringing
the total quantity of coffee brought into
the country up to LILY million pounds,
and the value TO SIS million dollars. Dur
ing the same period (the calendar year
1900 there was exported from the Unit
ed States 64,256,947 pounds of coffee
of foreign production, valued at $685.
500, so that the consumption of coffee
during the year was approximately l.
e53 million pounds, valued at about 81
million dollars.
The figures of the worlds production
of coffee In the coffee year 1904, which
has just reached the Bureau of Stats
tics, show that the coffee exported from
the various producing countries of the
world, and therefore the quantity en-
tering the worlds markets during that
year, was. in round terms, 1920 mill
ion pounds, or barely double the guam
tity brought into the United States
alone during the calendar year 1904. 1t
may therefore be said, in general terms,
that the United States consumes prac-
tically one-half of the coffee entering
the worlds markets, since our importa-
tons of coffee in 1904 amounted to
practically one-half of the coffee ex,
ported by all the coffee producing
countries of the world. and more than
"a per cent of that importation was re-
tanned in the United States for con-
sumption by her people.
That the United States exceeds by
far any other nation as a consumer
of coffee is apparent from the fact al
ready stated that it consumes practi-
cally one-half the coffee of the wo Id.
some figures just received by the Bu-
reau of Statistics give some details,
however, of the consumption by the
principal countries which are of ad-
ditfonaf interest, though the latest
period covered in this statement Is the
calendar year 1902 This shows for that
year a consumption by the United
States OF 52,272, 900 pounds of coffee;
Germany, 3SO,s2O,0OO pounds; France,
1888, 100000 pounds; Austria Hungary
96,360,OO0 pounds; Holland, s2,500,OOO
pounds; Belgium, 72,60O,0O0 pounds;
Sweden, 57,42ObOO pounds; Russia, 3d.
100000 poundsj Italy, 35,64O,O00 pounds;
and Great Bfitain, S2,S4O,ooo pounds.
Coffee consumption in the United
States-fds increased rapidly during re-
cent years. The importations in the
calendar year 1904, as already indicat.
ed. were LILY million pounds. and were
larger than those of any earlier year
and the per capita consumption was
also larger than that of any earlier
year The Bureau of Statistics in its
statements upon this subject shows the
quantity of coffee imported exported
and the consumption per capita in each
of the decennial years from 1880 &c
1850, and annually from 1850 to 1904
Summarizing this table, il may be said
that the consumption of coffee in the
United States was, in $780, less than
3 pounds per capita; in 1910, pounds
per capita: in 1880 Sc pounds per ca
pita; in 1860, SIS pounds per capita; in
1870, pounds per capita; in 1885, SIS
pounds per capita, and in 1890, rs
pounds per capita.
In 1897 the consumption for the first
time exceeded 10 pounds per capita
the figure being, for that year. 10.1,
pounds per capita: in 1898, 11.6S pound,
per capita; in 1902, 1882 pounds pc
capita, and in 1904. 1854 pounds pc
capita. 1t is proper to add that tn
figures for all of the years above men
toned relate to the fiscal year. excep
those OF 1904, which are for the cal
thus bringing the statement down t.
the very latest possible date.
The table which follows shows thu
quantity of coffee imported into tn,
United States and the per capita con
sumption at decennial years from 1888
to 1900, and annually from 1900 to 1904
the figures, as above indicated, beini
in all cases those for fiscal years, ex
cept as relates to 1904. which are 70
the calendar year ending December 81
Consumption
Imports of OF coffe
Year coffee. per capita
Pounds. Pounds
1880 ......... 51,4Ss.248 2.9
1910 ..... 94,996,O95 sc
1850 ...... 145.272,6S7 sc
1850 ... 202, 144,733 81
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