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good reason also to believe that the quantity of the crop was under- 

 estimated, as by deducting the quantity exported in that year the re- 

 mainder for home consumption would be deinoustrably below even a 

 very moderate estimate. 



Exports. The following are the latest official figures showing the 

 total exports of oranges and lemons from Spain : 



ORANGES. 



Years. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Pegof. 



A vera tre of 5 years, from 1877-'81 M.. 673,199 10,366,003 



Calendar year 1881 M.. 599,562 8,993,430 



Calendar year 1882 kilograms.. 116,667,600 'J9.166.900 



LEMONS. 



Average of 5 years, from 1877-'81 kilograms.. 4,971,089 694,790 



Calendar year 1881 do.... 5,392,916 970,725 



Calendar year 1882 do.... 5,415,503 974,791 



The destination of these exports for the year 1882 is given as follows: 



Countries. Oranges. Lemons. 



Kilograms. Kilograms. 



Germany 81,760 929,952 



Algeria 17,500 8.530 



Belgium 817,880 69,175 



France 19.448,660 1,094,568 



Holland 203,840 248,019 



Great Britain 87,131,800 1,229,033 



Italy 2,240 16,358 



Sweden 4,060 29,644 



United States 8,843,240 1,695,302 



Porto Rico 116,620 



Russia 27,525 



Portugal 2,000 



Denmark 53,125 



Gibraltar _ 4,180 



Morocco 392 



Dominion of Canada 7,680 



Total 116,667,600 5,415,503 



NOTE. Up to 1881, inclusive, the orange exports were entered in thousands. 



ERNEST L. OPPENHEIM, 



UNITED STATES CONSULATE, Consul. 



Cadiz, February 29, 1884. 



BARCELONA. 



REPORT BY CONSUL SCHEUCIT. 

 ORANGES. 



Varieties. Not all the varieties of orange trees are known to fls, for 

 behfg indigenous to the tropical regions of Asia, not all were brought 

 over to Europe where about one hundred and seventy species have been 



