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THE HOP. 



GERMANY'S FOREIGN TRADE IN 

 HOPS. 



In bales, 180 pounds net. 



Crop of Exp'rts 



1896 

 1895 

 1894 

 1893 



1892 

 1891 

 1890 



1889 

 1888 

 1887 

 1886 

 1885 

 1884 

 1883 

 Av. 



111,495 

 135,613 

 41,746 

 118,516 

 118,020 

 124,778 

 208,999 

 127,100 

 144,197 

 226,010 

 167,880 

 159,322 

 93,497 

 21,864 



1-29,327 



[mp'rts. 



39,103 

 22,647 

 50,615 

 20,803 

 24,729 

 14,970 

 22,747 

 13,095 

 15,153 

 13,975 

 19,439 

 13,646 

 19,445 

 7,258 



Net exp' 



72,392 



112,922 



a 38,869 



97,713 



93,219 



109,808 



186,252 



114,005 



124,044 



212,035 



148,441 



145,676 



74,052 



14,606 



19,656 109,993 



a Net import. 



GREAT BRITAIN'S IMPORTS OF HOPS 

 BY YEARS. (BALES.) 



Cal 



yr- 



1896 

 1895 

 1894 

 1893 

 1892 

 1891 

 1890 

 1889 

 1888 



From 

 U. S. 



76 

 95 

 68 

 88 

 50 

 50 

 45 

 48 



Value 

 U. S. 



14c 

 15c 

 20c 

 26c 

 24c 

 23c 

 22c 

 15c 

 lie 



Value 

 Other. 



12c 

 13c 

 18c 

 24c 

 22c 

 22c 

 20c 

 15c 

 16c 



Exp't 



value. 



14e 

 16c 

 21c 

 30c 

 31c 

 35c 

 35c 

 21c 



IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND TOTAL 

 SUPPLY IN GREAT BRITAIN. 



(Thousands of bales, 180 Ibs. net.) 



1897 

 1896 

 1895 

 1894 

 1893 

 1892 

 1891 

 1890 

 Av'90-5 

 1889 



Ex- 



p'ls, 



Ini- 

 p'ts. 



129 

 135 

 118 

 127 

 117 

 122 

 117 

 123 

 124 



Net 

 Im't. 



122 

 127 

 105 

 116 

 110 

 116 

 109 

 114 

 113 



Eng'h 

 crop. 



256 

 257 

 344 

 396 

 258 

 257 

 272 

 177 

 284 



Tot, 

 sup'y 



380 

 471 



501 

 374 

 367 



388 

 286 

 398 



FOREIGN TRADE, SUPPLY 

 AND CONSUMPTION, a 



Crop 



of 



Ex- 



p'ls. 



~~63~ 

 93 

 97 

 97 

 63 

 70 

 49 



Net I 1m- 

 sup'ly p ? ts. 



1896 

 1895 

 1894 

 18.13 

 1892 

 1891 

 1890 



. - - ops 



.1 bbl. of beer, a In thousands of 

 bales. 

 ENGLISH HOP CROPS COMPARED. 



112 

 199 

 223 

 171 

 170 

 138 

 143 



Crop 

 of 



1897 

 1896 

 1895 

 1894 



In thousands 

 bales, 180 Ibs. 



Ken i 



153 

 199 

 197 

 264 



Olh 

 103 

 83 

 147 

 132 



Tot 



256 

 282 

 344 

 396 



Av. yearly 



prices, 

 ots. per Ib. 



Exp' t 



16 

 14 

 16 

 21 



Imp't 



15 



12 

 13 

 20 



Average import value . in 1893 

 was 26c per Ib. ; '92, 24c; '91, 23c; 

 '90, 22c; '89, 15c ; and in 1888 it 

 was 17c. 

 HALF-YEAR'S FOREIGN TRADE, 



JAN. 1 TO JULY 1, IN BALES. 



Great Britain 



Imports 



Exports 



Net. Imp'ts. 

 United States 



Exports 



Imports 



Net exp'ls. . 



1897 



35,206 

 3,497 

 31,709 



21,554 

 8,126 

 13,428 



1896 



62,404 

 3,016 



59,388 



1895 

 "65/170 

 3,450 

 62,324 



42,237 48,881 

 8,507 6,157 

 33,730 42,734 



U. S. HOP CROPS COMPARED, 

 lu thousands bales of 180 Ibs. net.] 



Crop 

 of 



1897 

 1896 

 1895 

 1894 

 1893 

 1892 

 1891 

 1890 



Paci'c 

 coast. 



135 

 100 

 182 

 180 

 143 

 105 

 94 

 92 



N. Y. 



75 

 110 

 140 

 125 

 118 

 114 

 100 



Total 

 U. S. 



200 

 175 

 292 

 320 

 268 

 223 

 208 

 192 



Av. exp. 

 value Ib. 

 ~15.4 c 



10.2 C 

 8.8 c 



10.7 c 

 22.0 c 

 23.7 C 



19.3 c 

 26.6 C 



A ten-year statement (1883-'92) shows Germany's imports to have 

 come, on the average, from Austria 90%, from Belgium 3%, from 

 France 1%, from Russia 2%, from other countries 4%. Germany's 

 exports during the period noted averaged: To Austria 6%, to Russia 

 2%, to England 6%, to France 13%, to Belgium 11%, to Sweden 2%, to 

 the United States (average for 1887-'92) 8%, to other countries 24%. 

 Germany's exports to the United States ranged from 7,500 cwt. (of 110 

 Ibs) in 1887 to 46,000 cwt. in the trade year ended Aug. 31, 1890. 



