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in 1914. The United Kingdom supplied one-half of this item, and 

 nearly all of the remainder came from Jamaica, China, British India, 

 Hongkong, and Japan. 



The black and white pepper imported in 1884 aggregated 13 mil- 

 lion pounds, which was nearly doubled in 1914, amounting to more 

 than 24 million pounds. 



The imports of ginger, preserved or pickled, in 1899 amounted to 

 142,698 pounds, valued at $6,309. This quantity increased to 478,058 

 pounds, valued at $36,434, in 1914. Practically all of this product 

 has been supplied by China and Hongkong. 



VEGETABLES. 



Beans and peas exported in 1900 amounted to 617,355 bushels, 

 which decreased to about one-half in 1914, the exports being 314,655 

 bushels. In 1900 the export value of this product was about $1.60 

 per bushel, which increased to about $2.75 per bushel in 1914. As a 

 destination for our beans and peas Cuba has led all other countries 

 during the last 20 years, receiving approximately one-half of the 

 total exports. 



During the last five years the imports of beans have averaged more 

 than 1 million bushels annually, valued on an average of a little over 

 $1.75 per bushel. These have been supplied by Austria-Hungary, 

 France, Italy, Mexico, and Japan. 



The exports of onions have ranged from 53,335 bushels in 1895 to 

 386,322 bushels in 1914. The average annual exports for the 10 years 

 1895-1904 were about 100,000 bushels. During the five years 1910- 

 1914 this quantity was increased to about 350,000 bushels annually. 

 Canada has been the chief market during the last five j^ears, receiving 

 from 100,000 to 300,000 bushels annually. Other countries to which 

 large quantities were consigned were Panama, Mexico, and Cuba. 



The onions imported in 1897 amounted to more than 560,000 bush- 

 els, which increased to a little over 1 million bushels in 1914. This 

 product came chiefly from Spain, the United Kingdom, and Ber- 

 muda. Large quantities also came from the Canary Islands and 



Egypt. 



During the last three years the imports of dried peas were sup- 

 plied chiefly by Germany, Canada, and Mexico. The imports 

 amounted to 806,762 bushels in 1912, 1,134,346 bushels in 1913, and 

 866,488 bushels in 1914. The average import price has been a little 

 less than $2 per bushel. 



The exports of potatoes in 1851 were slightly more than 106.000 

 bushels, which increased to more than 500,000 bushels in 1863, and 

 remained at practically that figure until 1893, when the quantity 

 exceeded 845,000 bushels. This quantity increased to 999,476 bushels 

 in 1910, and during the four years 1911-1914 the average exports 



