OLIVE CULTURE IN SPAIN. 



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for pressing oil, it would ho as nothing when compared to the vari- 

 ations in the figures bearing upon the raising of fruit for pickling pur- 

 poses. I do not believe that authoritative data can be obtained on the 

 subji'ct, and I therefore think it best not to discuss the financial results 

 of this branch of culture at all. It may be stated, however, that any 

 fanner engaged in raising fruit for pickling would expect a larger cash 

 income per acre than if raising for oil, both on account of the more per- 

 is). able nature of the finished commodity and of the more contracted 

 and more fluctuating market. Olive oil is a staple of the first irapor- 

 t; ; m-e in this country, of which any quantity almost can always be dis- 

 d of readily for cash. The pickled fruit is looked upon more in the 

 light of a fancy article, the sale of which, it is true, is just now very 

 brisk, but which some vagary of taste or fashion may any day render 

 Jess readily salable. 



Exports. The following are the latest official figures showing the 

 exports of olive oil and of pickled olives from Spain: 



OLTVE OIL. 



Tears. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Kilograms. Petos. 



Average of five years, 1877-1881 1 17,585,865 16,148,877 



year 1881 24,625,487 22,901,702 



Calendar year 1882 13,730,474 12,357,426 



PICKLED OLIVES. 



A vt>i age of five years, 1877-1881... .... 1,574,309 788,154 



Calendar year 1881 1,926,350 963,176 



Calendar year 1882 1,722,945 861,472 



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



OILS. 



Kilograms. 



Germany 956,417 



Algeria 1,531,326 



Belgium 63,663 



France 3,123,874 



Holland 53,208 



Great Britain 2.189,611 



<in>r:iltar 342,390 



Portugal 760,093 



Sweden 442,354 



2,824,990 



1'orto Rico 476,161 



1'n it M! States 80,596 



oo 183,771 



Argentine Republic 240,399 



:>.XV 192,119 



Philippine Islands 101,001 



Allother countries ,, 168,501 



13,730,474 



