The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-03
AMERICAN FRUIT
TRADE DOUBLED
In Calendar Year 1914, the Imports Were
$5e,a3I,3e4, While the Exports Were
$3s,6os,77s - Bananas Were
the Principal Product.

Washington, D. c., April 3.--Thc for
cign trade of the United States in fruits
and nuts, 500, s4O,l72 in the calendar year
1914, has doubled in the last decade.
Imports were $59,23l 1914, and exports
$33,60s,77s, including in each case trade
with Hawaii, Porto Rico, Alaska, and
the Philippine islands.
Bananas, with a total of $l6000,0OO;
lemons, $5,500000; olives, S2,500,0OO;
pineapples, 81 ,333,333; currants, 81, ESQ.,
900; preserved fruits, $l,0000Q0; and
figs, nearly $l,000000, are the leading
classes of fruits imported. Cocoannts,
copra, etc, $5,250,000; walnuts, S35O0,-
600; almonds, $3,500,000; peanuts, about
81 900 900; and filberts, 81 100000 value,
are the principal nuts imported.
According to official figures, compiled
by the bureau of, foreign and domestic
commerce, department OF commence, i'm
ports of lemons have increased about 80
per cent, figs about 90 per cent, cocoa
nuts have quintupled, and bananas, wal
nuts, and almonds have doubled in im
port value during the period under re-
view. Meantime Hawaiian pineapples,
mainly canned, of which the imports
were not sufficiently large in 1904 to |
justify a separate enumeration, are now
being shipped into the United States at
the rate of $6,000,000 worth per annum,
last years total being two and one-half |
times as much as in 1911, while imports |
from Singapore, which at one time
reached several hundred thousand dol |
lars annually, have now nearly ceased.
Porto Rican pineapples, mainly fresh,
are coming in at the rate of 81 100000
worth year, as against little more
than half that amount in 1911. While
Cuba is the leading source OF our fresh
from foreign countries, the
amounts received therefrom remain prac-
tically stationary, and the rapidly grow
ing consumption is being supplied chiefly
by canned Hawaiian and fresh Porto
Rican pineapples.
About half of our imported bananas,
aggregating AZ 100000 punches last year,
were from the Central American states,
about one-thrd were from the British
West Indies, and the remainder chiefly
from Cuba and South America. In nor
NAL years France supplies about three
fourths of our imported walnuts, but in
1914 her share was only 100000
pounds out of 30,000,000 pounds import
ID. Italy, Turkey in Asia, Chile and
china rank next as sources OF imported I
galnuts. Greece continues to be the
yreat source of currants imported from
oreign countries, having sent to our
,orts practically 32,0O0,O00 pounds last
Ycar, as against 100000 pounds from
he rest of the world. Asiatic Turkey
furnished American markets with nearly I
10 900 900 pounds of dates, while 2,250,-
100 pounds came direct from other Ash
tic countries and 100000 via English
'orts. Turkey in Asia also is the leading
ource for our imported figs, imports
hereform in 1914 being 100000 pounds
5 against 1888 1888 from Greece, l,000,-
90 from Italy, and smaller amounts
rom Egypt, French Africa, and Hong
ong. Our imports of grapes range be-
ween 100000 and 1888, 1873 cubic feet
and all of them, except negligi-
lie amounts, are from Spain. Italy occu- II
les similar position with respect TO p
UT imported lemons, having supplied be- G
ween l40,o00000 and l50,000,000 pounds !,
nnually during the last few years. !,
pain sends us between 100000 and
900 900 gallons and Greece about .000,-
DO gallons of olives annually, while It. II
ly, also an important producer of olives, !,
ends MS less than 100000 gallons of
lives annually, but ships to our shores
Irge quantities Of olive oil.
Foreign.grown oranges are gradually
ling excluded from the domestic mar
IT. the diminished imports of that a,
ass 1852, $50 worth in 1914, against
'56,224 IN l900l coming now chiefly
ON Jamaica. Turkey ranks first and
pain second in supplying our imports
raisins and other dried grapes, while
uropean countries send US most Of our =
lported preserves.
In certain lines, the growth Of exports
American fruits has been remarkable.
ranges have quintupled in ten years
1891 .2606 in 1904; S4,225,9al in 1914
rgely a. result ri the expansion Of =
~ California and Florida citrus fruit
dustry. Pruncs have also scored big {
lin over the average for earlier year,,
ough when 1914 is compared with 1904
decrease is apparent, since both those
airs were abnormal figures for
% (s3.634.942) being twice the annual
erage for the next four snccccdlng ].
ars, and those for 1914 (S2 ,5s2 500 but
n as much As those for 1919. Apricots -
! SOS. 405 in 1904 and preserved fruits :,
5.777 1911 have doubled in export sales "
the decade.
American fruits are marketed in al
ITS OF the world. Our apples, the
ports Of which have ranged between
$4,000 and sl0OO0l0OO in the last
cade. are asnt chiefly to Europe. and u
r dried spricots 20 Europe, North =
nerica. and Australia. Most of the
snCes and lemons which We export
: sent % Canada, and smaller amounts 49,,
{ distributed in many countries. Can "a
q, Germany, England, France, the
tberlsnds Australia. and New Yea
q are the best market for dried
sches. while the United Kingdom, Can
}. and Other British territories take 70
~ % our exported pears American
mes are shipped principally b. Europe
3 Canada and considerable quantities Id
the 0rieut. Canada takes siruut three
lrths Il our exported rsisins. While
" Zealand buvs betueen llWn9i0l
: 4ge8OD0 pounds annually. The "a
~ Of canned fruits are ehie1g 20 ing
a. With smaller bot important ship or
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