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about 5 million pounds, Cuba 4 million pounds, and Canada 3 million 

 pounds. 



Fresh pork exported in 1884 amounted to 185,000 pounds, which 

 increased to 44,000,000 pounds in 1902 and decreased to 2,668,000 

 pounds in 1914. During the 15 years 1895-1909 about 90 per cent 

 of this product went to the United Kingdom. During the five years 

 1910-1914, 35 per cent of the fresh pork was consigned to the United 

 Kingdom, 26 per cent to Panama, and 20 per cent to Canada. The 

 fresh pork imported in 1914 amounted to 4,624,799 pounds, valued 

 at $540,801. Canada supplied 4,600,000 pounds and Eussia 21,000 

 pounds. 



The annual exports of salted or pickled pork during the five years 

 1852-1856 averaged 41 million pounds, which was doubled 25 years 

 later, or during 1877-1881, amounting to 86 million pounds; this 

 amount was again doubled 20 years later, or in 1907, the amount 

 being 166 million pounds, which decreased to less than one-third, or 

 52 million pounds, in 1909, and to 46 million pounds in 1914. In 

 1895 the United Kingdom received about one- fourth of this article, 

 or 14 million pounds. Ten years later, or during 1904, this was in- 

 creased to about one-half, or 58 million pounds. After a lapse of 

 another 10 years, or in 1914, the proportion to the United Kingdom 

 was reduced to about one-eighth, or 5 million pounds. In 1896 four 

 countries — the United Kingdom, Canada, Haiti, and the British 

 West Indies — received 10 million pounds each. In 1914 the same 

 countries received 5 million pounds, 13 million pounds, 1^ million 

 pounds, and 5 million pounds, respectively. 



Lard. — The exports of lard in 1851 amounted to 20 million pounds. 

 Ten years later this was doubled, amounting to 10 million pounds, 

 and continued to increase until 1906, when the quantity amounted to 

 742 million pounds, which decreased to 481 million pounds in 1914. 

 In 1895, 184 million pounds were consigned to the United Kingdom 

 and 104 million pounds to Germany. Ten years later, or in 1905, 229 

 million pounds were consigned to the United Kingdom and 188 mil- 

 lion pounds to Germany. After a lapse of another 10 years the con- 

 signments decreased to 165 million pounds to the United Kingdom 

 and to 146 million pounds to Germany. During the five years, 1910- 

 1914, the value of the lard exported formed about one-half of all the 

 pork products sent abroad. 



Neutral lard exported in 1911 amounted to 38 million pounds, in- 

 creased to 62 million pounds in 1912, and decreased to 45 million 

 pounds in 1913, and to 29 million pounds in 1914. The Netherlands 

 was the leading country to which this product was consigned, taking 

 approximately one-half of the neutral lard exported. Denmark'. Ger- 

 many, Norway, and the United Kingdom received the greater portion 

 of the remainder. 



