STATISTICS 0E FRUITS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. 39 



EXPORTS. 



The principal fruits exported from Algeria during the five years 

 1909-1913 and their average annual value, were lemons and oranges 

 $172,000, mandarins, etc., $449,000, grapes $578,000, dates $613,000, 

 and figs $646,000. In addition, shipments of common wines in casks 

 during this period averaged 185,422,000 gallons annually, valued at 

 $33,278,000, and of olive oil 11,918,000 pounds, valued at $1,547,000. 

 Practically all of the fruits and olive oil and 98.5 per cent of the wine 

 were shipped to France. 



IMPORTS. 



Preserved fruits, apples, pears, and raisins were the chief fruits 

 imported into Algeria, and wine and olive oil the chief fruit products. 



BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA. 



Exports. — The value of fresh fruits exported from the South African 

 Union in 1914 was $453,000. The chief fruits exported and their 

 value were pears $121,000, grapes $100,000, oranges $87,000, plums 

 $49,000, peaches $44,000, pineapples $12,000, nectarines $6,550, 

 apples $6,229, bananas $3,815, and apricots $1,475. 



Imports. — The principal fruits imported in 1914 were dried currants 

 and raisins $105,000, bottled and canned fruits $57,000, dates $46,000, 

 dried fruits not specified $37,000, and figs $13,000. 



TUNIS. 



A wide variety of fruits is cultivated in Tunis, including apples, 

 peaches, apricots, nectarines, pears, plums, cherries, grapes, lemons, 

 mandarins, oranges, dates, olives, and figs. The most important are 

 the olive and the wine grape. In 1912 there were exported 32,793,000 

 pounds of olive oil, valued at $3,966,000, and 5,684,000 gallons of 

 wine, valued at $1,101,000. 



OCEANIA. 



AUSTRALIA. 



PRODUCTION. 



The total area of the vineyards of Australia increased from 59,450 

 acres in 1908-09 to 62,388 in 1912-13. The vine is cultivated in all 

 the States of the Commonwealth except Tasmania, where the cli- 

 matic conditions are unfavorable. During the five seasons 1908-09 

 to 1912-13 there was produced an annual average of 5,413,000 gal- 

 lons of wine, 13,480 tons of table grapes, 13,506,000 pounds of 

 raisins, and 8,076,000 pounds of dried currants. South Australia led 

 in the production of wine, New South Wales in the production of 

 table grapes, and Victoria in the production of raisins. 



The total area of the orchards and fruit gardens of Australia in- 

 creased from 171,558 acres in 1908-09 to 205,174 acres in 1912-13. 

 There were increased areas in Tasmania and Western Australia, 

 mainly due to extensive plantings of apple trees with a view to the 

 possibilities of the London market for fresh fruit. The production 

 of fruits in the season 1912-13 was as follows: Apples 4,693,000 

 bushels, valued at $5,289,000; nectarines and peaches 924,000 

 bushels, valued at $1,296,000; apricots 429,000 bushels; valued at 

 $748,000; pears 1,100,000 bushels, valued at $803,000; bananas 



