282 PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION. 



Or about 1,800,000,000 pounds per annum, the value 

 of which averages over $27 5, 000,000 wholesale, according 

 to its market price at time of sale. 



TABLE II. 



WORLD'S CONSUMPTION (ESTIMATED). 



Countries. Weight in Tons. 



Asia, 40,000 



Africa, 25,000 



Australia, 5,000 



Continent of Europe, 430,000 



Great Britain and Ireland, 15,000 



United States and Canada, 275,000 



Mexico and Central America, 20,000 



West India Islands, 15,000 



Brazil and South American Countries, .... 40,000 



Total, . 865,000 



Which shows that, in recent years, the world's supply 

 has not kept pace with the growing demand throughc ut 

 the civilized world. 



TABLE III. 



Showing the average annual consumption in the United States, 

 imported principally as follows : 



Country. Tons. Per Cent. 



Brazil, 150,000 75-o 



Venezuela, 20,000 5.00 



Mexico, 10,000 4.00 



Central America, 5,000 2.00 



West India Islands, 10,000 4.00 



India and Ceylon, 1,000 i.oo 



Arabia and Africa, 10,000 5.00 



Java and Sumatra, 10,000 4.00 



Total, 216,000 100.00 



