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good reason also to believe that the quantity of the crop was under- 

 estimated, as by deducting the quantity exported in that year the re- 

 mainder for home consumption would be demonstrably below even a 

 very moderate estimate. 



Exports. — The following are the latest official figures showing the 

 total exports of oranges and lemons from Spain : 



OEANGES. 



Toara. 



Quantity. 



A\<'.ia2:6 of 5 years, from 1877-'81 ^ M. 



(Jaleudar year 1881 M. 



Calendar year 1882 kilograms. 



LEMONS. 



Average of 5 years, from 1877-81 kilograms. 



Calendar yn;ir 1881 do... 



Calendar year 1882 do. . . 



673, 199 



599, 562 



110, 667, 600 



Pesos. 

 10, 366, 003 



8, 993, 430 

 29, 166, 900 



4, 971, 089 

 5,392,916 

 5, 416, 503 



894, 796 

 970, 725 

 974, 791 



The destination of these exports for the year 1882 is given as follows: 



Note.— tip to 1881, inolnsive, the orange expoit.'i were entered in thousands. 



Ernest L. Oppbnheim, 

 United States Consulate, Consul. 



Cadiz, February 29, 1884. 



BARCELONA. 



REPORT BY CONSUL SCHEUOS. 

 ORANGES. 



Varieties. — Ifot all the varieties of orange trees are known to us, for 

 being indigenous to the tropical regions of Asia, not all were brought 

 over to Europe where about one hundred and seventy species have been 



