The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-11-23
Exports OF Raisins From The Unit
ed States

ed States
More than one million dollars
worth OF raisins were exported from
the United States in the last fiscal
year. the quantity, 1914 million
pounds, being far in excess of the
total exported In any earlier year,
The imports during the year amount
ed TO only az million pounds,
against 10 million pounds in 1900
aud as high as 90 million pounds In
certain years prior TO the develop
ment OF production IN the United
States Comparing 1871 with 1910,
The figures OF the bureau Of Sta
listics, Department OF Commerce
and Labor show that exports grew
from az million pounds to over
1874 million pounds. and their value
from $4,000 TO 81 069. 600. Dur
Ing the same period imports of rails
ius fell from ten and one-third mil
lion pounds in 1900 TO 2 y million
in 1911, and their value, from 1891,
O00 10 s237 600 The largest ex-
portation of ralsns recorded in any
year prior to 1911 was that Of la07
a little over 8 million pounds, or
less than half that Of 1911, while
the largest importation Of raisins on
record Is that OF 1884, when a total
of "a million pounds entered the
country, as against but 2Ia million
pounds in the fiscal year 1911.
Canada is by far the largest mar
ket for American raislns exported,
he exports thereto in the fiscal
year 1911 having been | million
pounds, compared with less than 3
million to New Zealand, about ! mil
ion each to England and Germany,
aud million pounds TO all other
parts of the world. OF the ~ mil
lion pounds imported last year,
Spain, England, Asiatic Russia, and
Asiatic Turkey were the chief sour
ces, the first named country being
credited with over million pounds.
aud the others less than half mil
lion pounds each These figures
contrast with those of 1884 when OF
nearly "a million pounds Of raisins
imported, Spain was credited with
AZ II million pounds; England, 3 "
million; and italy. nearly 9 million
pounds.
The marked falling off in impor-
tations Of ralsins is the result OF
he rapid increase in domestic pro-
duetjon, which first attained com
mercial Importance In the early
seventies. The American raisin
industry had its beginning In the
great San joaquin Valley and GER
tain counties OF southern California,
which Is still the chief producing
area In the United States. In 1873
the California crop was but l20.-
GOO pounds; by 1880 it had grown
10 100000 pounds; by 1890, 49,
600. 900 pounds. by 1900 10 10000,
600 pounds; and In the later years
has risen as high as 10000. 900
pounds IN 1907 and 1909, and fall
IN as low as 100000 pounds in
500 the figure for 1910 being ll2,
l00, 1000 pounds These figures OF A
are supplied by Mr. Geo
Robertson. statisticIan Of Fresno
tounty, California, and are here
quoted Ia the absence Of official
iata covering the production in the
United States as whole
While these figures suggest
growing consumption Of raisins IN
he United States. de per capita
consumption IL sim bur one-ihird
IS large as IN the United Kingdom, ,
ir George Robertson the stats I
lean above mentioned being author
~ for the statement that the per
apita consumption of raIsiRs IN the
'Hited States in 1919 was bnt ~
'ounds, compared with pounds Ia
he United Kingdom Dr. Josiah
'idfield y c. l.. Oxford places rails
rs firs. among all known foods aud
nperion 10 grapes because the
ugar has been thoroughly maturod
ma fipened. and transformed ready
or digestion
The year 1910 was one Of short
reduction Of Falslus throughout the
'arld IN 1903 wheu conditions
ere normal. four leading sources
reduced $4,000 long tons on which
reek currants represented Iss. 600
'ns. California rAlsgns. no 900
afkish sal,anas. so.e6o tons. and
pain. 2s.e0o Ausiraiias product
mostly consumed in the home
iafke,. ba The output Is incres.-
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