The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-07-23
AMERICANS ARE LARGEST CON.
SUMERS IN THE WORLD.
PRACTICAL HOME GD0WN
In Fact the Domestic Supply S
Greater Than the Home Demand
and a Considerable Amount
is Exported Each Year.

ATuUOTtlle Sl'tldl.
Washington. d. c.. July % Amer
leans are the largest consumers of
fruits and nuts in the world and every
housekceper in the land will be- inter.
ested in knowing that. with few ~.
ecptions this country is able to pro.
duce practically an adequate suppl I
OF these commodities without assist
auce from foreign lands. In fact, were I
It not for the considerable amount .
Of fruits exported to other countries.
the domestic suppl, in some instances .
would be greater than the home d. .
mand.
\ few kinds OF fruits and nuts, /.
which are largely used in the United !
States, are not produced here to any
great extent. Lemons, bananas, cocoa
nuts English walnuts and almonds
are imported largely, although a few
Of them-particularly lemons and Eng
lish walnuts-are raised I'm this coun.
try.
II is worthy Of notice, as shown b.
statistics compiled by the government
that the home production Of oranges.
pruues and raisins practically has eN-
cluded the foreign product from the
American market An enormous in
/ crease in the production Of these
| fruits has taken place within the past
/ decade Going back twenty years, tn"
| importations OF fruits ard nuts
aggregated in value 500 1866. .666, while
| the expectation Of domestic fruits ami
nuts amounted to only about $4,000
/ 0cO. During the fiscal year ended June
/ 30th last, the importations OF all kinds
| Of fruits and nuts amounted to about
| s35. 900. 600 while the exports of or
| own products aggregated $l7250OoO
about half of the value of the i'm
ports. In twenty years. the imports
/ be increased less than so per cent,
W lie the exports have increased $40
per cent.
The increase in ,mportnions T.
shown 10 be due entirely to the
growth in importations Of fruits and
nuts which are not produced in guam
tites in America, yet OF which Amer
leans consume a large amount lmpor'
/ tations of bananas, for instance, have
advanced from little over 100000
twenty years ago. to $4,000 600 dur
ing the pa/ year. Almonds have al.
vanced from $500 0OO to s2.333 900 and
all other nuts-chiefly English wal
nuts-from 100000 TO about $4,000
600
In the same period importations OF
oranges have decreased from s2.5oo,-
OoO to less than 100000; raisinS,
from s2.250O0O 10 less than 100000
and prunes from s3O00O0O to less
than $4,000. Lemons have remained
substantially stationary, the greatly
increased consumption in the twenty
year period having been met by home
production.
OF course, in the production of ap-
pies. pears, peaches and such staple
fruits. America has no rival. II is
only In the production OF citrus AMI
subtropical fruits that any country
can surpass the United States. This
country now is exporting tremendous
quantities, not only OF the staple
fruits mentioned. but of oranges
prunes and raisins, and the exports
are increasing year by year The fin
est oranges, apples, pears, peaches.
prunes and raisins in the world are
raised in the United States and the
demand for them abroad is constantly
increasing. The high prices OF these
fruits in this country Is due entirety
to the foreign demand. II Is fact
that one can procure in the markets
OF the Continental capitals really fin
or qualities OF American fruits than
he can buy in the ordinary markets
OF this country, because of the very
high prices offered by foreign dealers
for the highest grades OF American
fruits.