FOREIGN TRADE IN" FARM AND FOREST PRODUCTS. 45 



doubled, being $58 in 1895 and $120 in 1914. This product has been 

 supplied almost exclusively by Mexico, chiefly the State of Yuca- 

 tan. The imports from that country in 1895 were 47,483 tons, valued 

 at $2,734,909, and 195,086 tons, valued at $25,980,480, in 1914. 



MINOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. 



The argols or wine lees (crude cream of tartar) imported were 

 32,115,646 pounds in 1909 and 29,793,011 pounds in 1914, of which 

 nearly 90 per cent came from France and Italy. 



The exports of glucose or grape sugar were 229 million pounds in 

 1899 and 200 million pounds in 1914, of which about 80 per cent went 

 to the United Kingdom since 1908. 



The exports of ginseng were 106,510 pounds in 1851, which in- 

 creased to 224,605 pounds in 1914. During the last 20 years Hong- 

 kong has taken about 95 per cent, and the export value during the 

 last five years has averaged $7.54 per pound. 



The exports of hay were 153,431 tons in 1902 and 50,151 tons in 

 1914. The imports were 48,415 tons in 1902 and 170,786 tons in 

 1914. The United Kingdom was the destination of about one-third 

 of the exports and Canada supplied practically all of the imports. 



As an exporting country for hops this country is exceeded by 

 Austria-Hungary and Germany, and is exceeded in imports by 

 Belgium and the United Kingdom. The exports increased from 650 

 pounds in 1791 to 24,262,896 pounds in 1914, and the imports in- 

 creased from nearly 500,000 pounds in 1881 to 5 million pounds in 

 1914. The United Kingdom took most of the exports and Austria- 

 Hungary and Germany supplied nearly all of the imports. 



Nearly all of the indigo came from Germany and increased from 

 1 million pounds in 1851 to 8 million pounds in 1914. The imports 

 of licorice root were 115,636,131 pounds in 1914, of which about 70 

 per cent came from Russia and Turkey. The exports of nursery 

 stock were valued at $315,065 in 1914 and the imports were valued at 

 $3,606,808. The exports went to Canada and the imports came from 

 the Netherlands. The annual imports of opium since 1870 have been 

 about 500,000 pounds, 75 per cent came from Turkey and 15 per cent 

 came through the United Kingdom. The sago, tapioca, etc., was 

 valued at $1,641,540 in 1914, and came chiefly from British and Dutch 

 East Indies. The vanilla beans came from French Oceania and 

 Mexico, and amounted to 898,100 pounds in 1914. 



Nearly all of the exports of broom corn were consigned to Canada, 

 while Austria-Hungary and Italy supplied nearly all of the imports. 

 Imports of curry and curry powder came from the United Kingdom, 

 and were valued at $11,861 in 1914. The exports of flavoring ex- 

 tracts and fruit juices amounted to $85,000 in 1910 and $107,000 in 



