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The imports of tobacco were 729,900 pounds in 1847. These im- 

 ports increased the next year to more than 3 million pounds. Im- 

 ports continued to show a general increase and reached 21 million 

 pounds in 1890, 40 million pounds in 1907, 68 million pounds in 1913, 

 and fell to 61 million pounds in 1914. Cuba is the source of about 

 one-half of the tobacco imports. Other countries supplying large 

 quantities are Germany, the Netherlands, Asiatic and European 

 Turkey, and the United Kingdom. 



OIL CAKE AND OIL-CAKE MEAL AND VEGETABLE OILS. 



Oil cake and oil-cake meal. — The exports of oil-cake meals were 

 valued at $739,589 in 1855, which was increased to $21,667,672 in 

 1914. The quantity increased from 342 million pounds in 1878 to 

 1,530 million pounds in 1914. This article is a by-product of three 

 grains — corn, cotton seed, and flaxseed. 



Imports of oil cake for the last five years ranged from a little 

 more than 5 million pounds in 1910 to 12 million pounds in 1914. 

 This product came chiefly from five countries, Japan supplying 

 nearly one-half. Mexico, the United Kingdom, Canada, and China 

 supplied the remainder. 



The exports of corn oil cake were 2,203.000 pounds in 1898. in- 

 creasing to 59 million pounds in 1914. The cottonseed oil cake ex- 

 ported in 1895 amounted to 490 million pounds, increasing to 800 

 million pounds in 1914. The flaxseed oil cake increased from 244 

 million pounds in 1895 to 663 million pounds in 1914. Other oil 

 cake was separately shown in 1912, the exports being 9 million 

 pounds for that year, 7 million pounds for 1913, and 8 million pounds 

 in 1914. France has received about one-half of the corn oil cake, and 

 large quantities have been consigned to Germany, the Netherlands, 

 and Sweden. More than half of the cottonseed oil cake has gone to 

 Denmark and Germany, and large quantities have been consigned to 

 Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, 

 and Canada. 



Corn oil. — During the five years 1900-1904 about 60 per cent of 

 the corn oil went to Belgium, but shipments to that country decreased 

 to less than one-fourth during the five years 1910-1914. Italy re- 

 ceived less than one-tenth of the corn oil in 1900, but received two- 

 thirds in 1914. The shipments of corn oil to all countries were 

 4,383,926 gallons in 1900, 25,316,799 gallons in 1911, and 18,281,576 

 gallons in 1914. 



Cottonseed oil. — The cottonseed oil exported in 1895 was valued 

 at $6,813,000 and in 1914 at $13,843,000. The Netherlands has been 

 the best market, receiving about one-fourth; also large quantities 

 were consigned to France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, 



