EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 161 



Exports and Imports. Canned condensed milk only need 

 be considered here. 



The United States Bureau of Statistics reports the following 

 imports and exports of condensed milk for the years 1911 to 

 1917 inclusive : 



Exports and Imports of Condensed Milk for the Years 

 1911 to 1917, inclusive. 1 



Exports Imports. 



Years . Pounds Dollars Pounds Dollars 



Prior to 1914 the United States exported condensed milk 

 chiefly to North America, Oceanica and Asia, small quantities 

 were also exported to South America, Africa and Europe. About 

 60 per cent, of all the export condensed milk went to countries 

 of the North American Continent, Canada and Panama being 

 the leading- markets. During the last few years, immediately 

 preceding the world war, our exports to Canada had fallen off 

 very rapidly. In 1911 the exports to Canada amounted to only 

 about 15 per cent, of the total exports of condensed milk to the 

 same country in 1908. The rapid development of the milk con- 

 densing industry in Canada, within the last decade was largely 

 responsible for this situation. From 1907 to 1911 there was an 

 annual decrease in the total exports of the United States. In 

 1907 they amounted to $2,191,000.00 as against $936,105.00 in 

 1911. 



Prior to 1913, the imports of condensed milk into the United 

 States were likewise very limited. This was largely due to the 

 protective tariff on imported goods, which was an effective agent 

 to exclude foreign brands from American markets. 



1 United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of Statistics for 

 1911 to 1917. 



