WORLD'S PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION. 2 'Q 



United States second, and Russia third, the Australian 

 colonies and Canada coming next in order, comparatively 

 little tea being used in France, Germany and the other 

 European countries. It is rarely used in some parts of 

 the globe, and is practically unknown in a great many 

 other countries. It is also apparent that 90 per cent, of 

 the world's supply is chiefly consumed by English-speak- 

 ing people, fully 75 per cent, of this being used by Eng- 

 land and her dependencies alone, the United States being 

 next in importance as a tea-consuming country. And it 

 may here be noted that while the world's production of tea 

 has been very largely increased during the last quarter of 

 a century in greater ratio than that of any other of the 

 great staples of commerce, the production of China and 

 Japan having increased at least 50 per cent, in that period, 

 to which must be added that of India and Ceylon, from 

 which countries little or none was received until a few 

 years ago. Yet it cannot be said that the consumption 

 has increased in anything like the same proportion, which 

 will account for the great decline in price in later years, 

 and to prevent prices from going still lower it is evident 

 that new markets must be opened up for its sale in other 

 countries where it has not yet been introduced. 



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SUMMARY. 



World's Production, ....... 1,377,600,000 



" Consumption, ...... 1,307,130,000 



Surplus, 70,470,000 



or 



8uantity exported, 503,100,000 



onsumption in non-producing countries, 432,630,000 



Surplus 70,470,000 



In England, particularly, the increase in the consump- 

 tion of tea in late years borders on the marvelous, the 



