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Table VII. — Coconut oil imported into the United States.* 



Year. 



Amount. 



Total value. 



Value 

 per ton. 



1907 



To->is. 

 15,868 

 18,616 

 22,986 

 21,583 

 22, 820 

 20,701 

 22.546 



Pesos. 

 5, 247, 948 

 6, 535, 170 

 6,159,364 

 6, 682, 818 

 8, 288, 888 

 7,702,558 

 8.366,072 



Pesos. 

 330.72 

 351. 05 

 267.96 

 309.63 

 363.23 

 372.08 

 371.07 



1908 



1909 



1910 



1911 - 



1912 



1913 





° Compiled from Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance of the United States, Nj. 

 12, Series of 1908-9. 1910-11. 1912-13. 



of oil, or approximately 1,000 nuts for 100 kilograms (220 

 pounds) of oil. 



Comparatively little oil is expressed in Ceylon at the present 

 time, and with the exception of a few large mills the machinery 

 is primitive. Prices in 1912 ranged from 324.40 to 362 pesos 

 per ton, and advanced during 1913 to 425 pesos, with little 

 indication of falling off. Table VIII shows the amount exported 

 to the various countries during the past three years. See also 

 Table XIV. 



Table VIII. — Export of Ceylon coconut oil. 



To- 



Shipped in- 



1911 191 



19IS 



United Sutes __ 



United Kingdom 



Norway and Sweden . 



Austria _ 



Belgrium 



Germany 



Holland 



Italy 



Russia _ 



Tons. 



8,696 



13.341 



973 



843 



549 



766 



107 



43 



Tons. 



8,640 



8.019 



1,590 



879 



141 



235 



72 



102 



Turkey 



India 



Other countries. 



Total 



13 



82 



202 



14 

 61 

 32 



Tomt. 



15, 918 



7.617 



2,227 



725 



220 



85 



155 



115 



20 



13 



147 



41 



25.615 



19,785 I 27,2&3 



A very brief description of the essential parts of one of the 

 largest mills, located in the suburbs of Colombo, would include 

 the following processes: The copra is passed through elevators 

 to machines that cut it into small pieces, which are then ground 



