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consequently less subject to disease, than the Arabian coffee, and 
the return per acre is only a little less valuable. It is the most 
suitable coffee to be established under the shade of bananas in the 
north-eastern districts of the island. 
There is a large number of Liberian coffee trees established 
for many years at the Castleton Gardens. These now 
the most rigid economy in the work of cultivation. As in former 
periods, the price will no doubt rise, and well-established coffee 
properties should become as valuable as they have ever been 
FRUIT TRADE. 
415. The fruit ee E spite anger: and the United States, 
hich is now the mportant industry in the island, was 
started in 1869 by the gee of Captain Bush, who, after one or 
constitutes 30 p cent. of the total value of the exports of the 
Colony ; sugar seer ha 11 per cent., and rum 93 per 2 
416. The following is a detailed iist ae the fruit ne fruit 
products exported from Jamaica in 1895- 
Fruit. Quantity. | Value. 
£ 
Bananas ae oe ... | 4,220,796 bunches a : 316,560 
Cocoa-nuts ... S i awe | 9,443,452 s rae en 37,774 
ath co ee et ee wo ee e f 169.794 
í \ 045 boxes ... 5.83 
Grape-fruit ... is die i 7253 barrels po 58 $ 
Shaddocks . . y an ote e 118 
A j 4363 boxes... t 20 
Tangerine oranges... } 19 barrels 12 
; 87} boxes... 768 
Limes i 1,767 barrels ee FI $ 
Lime juice au 128,483 gallons 4,818 
Pine-a ne 4,192 dozens 524 
Unenumerated fruits von yi A morgat 3 p : 
arpes echia ge se e ave ki iy : 
Kola-n wd 5 ERS 11, 609 the ee 291 
Total value £536,811 
417. Most of the fruit so far shipped has gone to New Done. 
Philadelphia, and Boston. This valuable trade was started o 
very simple lines. At first the fruit was purchased in es 
