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from 18,000,000 lb. in 1890 to 129,000,000 lb. in 1909 ; coffee 

 imports, from 499,000,000 lb. in 1890 to 1,049,000,000 lb. 

 in 1909, and tea imports, from 84,000,000 lb. in 1890 to 

 114,000,000 lb. in 1909. Thus cacao importations have in- 



Pio. 60. — The World's Consumption of Cacao 



Total, 427,000,000 lb. The quantities by countries are given in miUiona 



of pounds. 



creased seven times during the period under consideration, 

 while those of coffee have a little more than doubled, and 

 those of tea have increased 40 per cent. In value, the 

 imports of cacao have grown from 2 '3 million dollars in 

 1890 to 14-8 million in 1909, while those of coffee are 

 practically unchanged, being 78*2 million dollars in 1890 

 and 79 '1 million in 1909, and those of tea have increased 

 about 50 per cent., being 12"3 million dollars in 1890 and 

 18-5 million in 1909. 



Another interesting fact with reference to this more rapid 

 growth in the imports of cacao is that it has occurred in 



