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and to depend upon the prices prevailing, the growing and harvesting 

 conditions existing throughout the rice-producing countries of the 

 world, and the tariff and other shipping conditions under which the 

 importations are made. 



QUANTITY AND VALUE OF RICE IMPORTED. 



Through the courtesy of the Department of Commerce the detailed 

 list of rice imports shown in Table I was secured. It will be seen 

 on examining this table that the quantity and value of imported 

 rice have become greater from year to year, and especially is the 

 increase noticeable in the milled rice when the total for the fiscal year 

 ended June 30, 1914, is compared with that of 1912 and 1913. Table I 

 shows that practically $5,000,000 worth of rice was imported during 

 the fiscal year ended June 30, 1914, an increase of about 60 per cent 

 over the importation of 1913 and 100 per cent over that of 1912. 



Table I. — Quantity and value of rice imported into the United States during the fiscal 

 years ended June 30, 1912, 1913, and 1914, according to the countries from which 

 shipped. 



Part I.— Uncleaned or "Brown" Rice (Including "Paddy" or Rough Rice). 



Exporting country. 



1912 



1913 



1914 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Quantity. 



Value. 



Europe: 



Pounds. 

 833 



Dollars. 

 7 



Pounds. 



Dollars. 



Pounds. 



Dollars. 









66,805 



39, 221 



508,931 



120 



29, 900 

 411,897 



1,280 



Italy 



615 



13 







1,650 









11,298 









56,000 



55,070 



963, 738 



25 



1,307 



1,638 



33,934 



3 



9 



North America:" 



44,320 



285,384 



1,596 

 9,911 



1,129 





18,016 







South America: 







798, 102 



12, 032 



Asia: 



128.268 



4,403 

 503 



1,601,946 









Hongkong 20, 220 



Japan ; 47, 998, 624 



3,185,195 

 47,519,298 



74, 920 

 1,788,279 



576,525 



52,013,918 



338,632 



17, 415 



1,845,349 



9,480 



Total 



Recapitulation: 



Europe 













48,478,264 



1,618,379 



51,779,326 



1,900,081 



54,784,051 



1,917,658 



1,448 

 329, 704 



20 

 11,507 



56,000 

 1,018,833 



1,307 

 35,575 



615,077 



441,797 



798, 102 



52, 929, 075 



14,237 

 19,145 





12, 032 

 1,872,244 



Asia 48, 147, 112 



1, 606, 852 



50, 704, 493 



1, 863, 199 



Part n.— Completely Milled Rice. 



Europe: 





56,000 



1,729 



900 

 220 



27 









10 





6 



39,884 



2,379 



1,817,925 



2,401,257 



1 



1,502 



150 



65,308 

 88, 128 









Germany 



Greece 



218,084 



1,725 



1,239,353 



2,521,070 



200 



57, 550 



7,035 

 111 



47, 186 



98, 440 



20 



2,289 



4,716,558 



153,250 



Italy 



Netherlands 



1,421,615 



48,407,957 



54,072 

 1,632,584 





76, 734 



2,988 



89,899 

 599 



4,871,248 



3,324 

 50 





United Kingdom 



4, 586, 094 



118,119 



3,631,443 



107, 436 



136, 844 



