xxxiv. The Fermentation of Cacao 
Tons of 1,000 kilos. 1910 I9QlI 
Brought forward 212,876 we 236,794 
French Colonies ane 1,575 we 1,364 
Cuba ies sib 8 1,412 bes 1,251 
St. Lucia i a 743 wits 940 
Belgian Congo ... oo go2 sa 681 
Dominica ou Set 573 Sos 576 
Colombia win ae 297 a 400 
Costa Rica oe ci 184. hg 343 
Other centres... dias 1,000 a 1,500 
Total we 279,562 .. 243,849 
For last year, taking those centres of which 
the actual figures have come to hand—and 
this includes all the chief ones—and adding to 
that the average of the others, the Gordian 
gives us a total for 1912 of 230,000 tons, 
so we can work out the following table :— 
Total output, 1910 on 219,562 tons. 
o »  IQit ae 243,849 ,, 
‘i » 1912 nf 230,000 ,, 
693,411 ,, 
This gives an annual average output for the 
three years, 1910-12, of 231,137 tons (each 
1,000 kilos) or 227,500 English tons. Taking 
therefore Mr. Hudson’s figures of 2 gallons 
of vinegar per bag of 200 lb. (see p. 216), 
we have (227,500 tons = 509,600,000 Ib.) 
5,096,000 gallons, valued at 2s, to 2s. 6d. per 
gallon wholesale. Even at 2s., we thus have 
over half a million sterling at present being 
allowed to run to waste, and causing a nuisance 
‘in most cases by doing so. If instead of 
