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4.4 per cent in Ireland, and 2.6 per cent in Scotland. Apples, pears, 

 cherries, and plums are the principal orchard fruits grown, and 

 strawberries, raspberries, currants, and gooseberries the principal 

 small fruits. Statistics of production are not collected. The five-year 

 (1909-1913) average acreage under individual fruits was as follows: 

 Apples 175,084, pears 10,153, cherries 11,842, plums 17,441, straw- 

 berries 26,804, raspberries 9,461, and currants and gooseberries 28,168. 



IMPORTS. 



The value of foreign and colonial fruits entering the ports of the 

 United Kingdom during the five years 1909-1913 averaged 

 $69,827,000 annually, ranging steadily upward from $64,000,000 in 

 the first-named year to $74,000,000 in the last named. Fresh fruits 

 contributed 65.1 per cent of this value, dried fruits 26.2 per cent, 

 and preserved fruits 8.7 per cent. In addition, the annual value of 

 the two leading fruit products imported, wine and olive oil, averaged 

 $19,973,000 and $2,926,000, respectively. The value comprises cost 

 of the fruit plus insurance and freight to the place of landing, or, 

 when consigned for sale, the latest sale value. The weight of the 

 fresh fruit imported (excluding bananas, the weight of which is not 

 given) averaged 1,368 million pounds annually, as compared with 

 313 million pounds of dried fruits and 113 million pounds of prepared 

 or preserved fruits. The principal fruits imported during the five 

 years named and their average annual quantity and value were 

 oranges 5,662,000 hundredweight of 112 pounds each, valued at 

 $11,678,000; fresh apples 3,369,000 hundredweight, valued at 

 $10,869,000; bananas 6,713,000 bunches, valued at $9,174,000; 

 dried currants 1,247,000 hundredweight, valued at $7,622,000; 

 raisins 721,000 hundredweight, valued at $6,055,000; canned or 

 bottled fruits, including canned pineapples, 715,000 hundredweight, 

 valued at $4,787,000; grapes 613,000 hundredweight, valued at 

 $3,353,000; pears 598,000 hundredweight, valued at $2,701,000; 

 lemons, limes, and citrons 859,000 hundredweight, valued at 

 $2,228,000; fresh plums 386,000 hundredweight, valued at $1,992,000; 

 prunes and other dried plums 187,000 hundredweight, valued at 

 $1,724,000; canned pineapple (1913 only) 270,000 hundredweight, 

 valued at $1,578,000; dates 429,000 hundredweight, valued at 

 $1,466,000; preserved fruits other than canned or bottled 296,000 

 hundredweight, valued at $1,322,000; and figs and fig cake 179,000 

 hundredweight, valued at $1,155,000. Other important fruits im- 

 ported and their average annual value were cherries $793,000, cur- 

 rants $668,000, apricots and peaches $211,000, strawberries $163,000, 

 and gooseberries $74,000. 



Of the fruit products imported, the more important, next to wines 

 and olive oil, and their average annual value, were lime and lemon 

 juice, $386,000; grape juice or must, $53,000, and cider and perry, 

 $37,000. 



Oranges and grapes were obtained chiefly from Spain; apples from 

 Canada and the United States; bananas from Colombia, Costa Kica, 

 and the Canary Islands; dried currants from Greece; dates, raisins, 

 and figs from Asiatic Turkey; canned fruits and prunes from the United 

 States; pears from Belgium and France; plums, cherries, apricots, 

 peaches, currants, strawberries, and wines from France; lemons from 

 Italy; and edible olive oil from Italy, France, and Spain. 



