xxxiv. The Fermentation of Cacao 



Tons of 1,000 kilos. 1910 1911 



Brought forward 212,876 ... 236,794 



French Colonies ... I >575 T >364 



Cuba ... ... ... 1,412 ... ^251 



St. Lucia ... ... 743 ... 940 



Belgian Congo 902 ... 681 



Dominica ... ... 573 ... 576 



Colombia ... ... 297 ... 400 



Costa Rica ... ... 184 ... 343 



Other centres ... ... 1,000 .. 1,500 



Total ... 219,562 ... 243,849 



For last year, taking those centres of which 

 the actual figures have come to hand and 

 this includes all the chief ones and adding to 

 that the average of the others, the Gordian 

 gives us a total for 1912 of 230,000 tons, 

 so we can work out the following table : 



Total output, 1910 ... 219,562 tons. 

 ',, 1911 ... 243,849 ,, 

 1912 ... 230,000 ,, 



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This gives an annual average output for the 

 three years, 1910-12, of 231,137 tons (each 

 1,000 kilos) or 227,500 English tons. Taking 

 therefore Mr. Hudson's figures of 2 gallons 

 of vinegar per bag of 200 Ib. (see p. 216), 

 we have (227,500 tons = 509,600,000 Ib.) 

 5,096,000 gallons, valued at 2s. to 2s. 6d. per 

 gallon wholesale. Even at 2s., we thus have 

 over half a million sterling at present being 

 allowed to run to waste, and causing a nuisance 



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