i6 



Germany 72,91 i,ooo lbs. 



Turkey 66,000,000 '' 



Java 59,274,000 '' 



France 57,466,000 '' 



Brazil 55,000,000 " 



Sumatra 50,721,000 '' 



Cuba 37,700,000 " 



Mexico 20,000,000 " 



The returns for 1904 are not all in Init are, as far as reported 



United States 660,461,000 lbs. 



Cuba 45,748,000 " 



Germany 75,794,000 " 



Austria 14,047,000 " 



Roumania ' 4,000,000 " 



The 1905-6 world's production of raw silk is estimated at 40,- 

 075,508 pounds, as against 41,998,821 pounds for 1904-5. 



Mr. F. O. Licbt's estimate of the production of sugar in Europe 

 in 1905-6 as compared with the previous year is as follows : 



T905-6. 1904-5- 

 Countries. Tons (2,240 lbs.) Tons (2,240 lbs.) 



Germany 1.997.955 1,465,167 



Austria-Hungary 1,304,412 816,635 



France 872,670 571.369 



•Russia 973,716 872,670 



Belgium 298,545 158,918 



Holland 183,720 124,930 



<^-)thers 3^^^5.812 313.243 



Total 6,016,830 4,322,932 



The 1905 apple crop of the United States is commercially 

 ■estimated at about 23,500,000 barrels as against 45,400,000 bar- 

 rels in 1904. 



The 1905 hay crop of the United States is reported as short in 

 quantity and poor in quality. Dealers east of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains report slow movemxCnt of the crop because of a car famine. 

 Prices rule much higher than in 1904. 



