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cent of the total value, dried fruits 31.1 per cent, and preserved fruits 

 2.2 per cent. In addition, there were imported annually 1,277,000 

 bottles of sparkling wine, valued at $1,741,000, 282,000,000 pounds 

 of wines other than sparkling, valued at $13,575,000, 6,320,000 

 pounds of olive oil for table use, valued at $916,000, and 7,618,000 

 pounds of olive oil for industrial uses, valued at $491,000. 



The principal fruits imported into Germany during the five years 

 1909-1913 were fresh apples 560,275,000 pounds annually, valued at 

 $7,502,000; dried apples 27,355,000 pounds, valued at $2,157,000; 

 grapes 169,016,000 pounds, valued at $5,633,000; oranges and man- 

 darins 288,117,000 pounds, valued at $4,899,000; prunes 73,290,000 

 pounds, valued at $4,044,000; raisins 39,990,000 pounds, valued at 

 $2,478,000; bananas 66,719,000 pounds, valued at $1,894,000; fresh 

 pears and quinces 100,678,000 pounds, valued at $1,847,000; fresh 

 lemons, dates, figs, etc., 80,732,000 pounds, valued at $1,827,000; 

 fresh berries 50,704,000 pounds, valued at $1,697,000; dried currants 

 36,342,000 pounds, valued at $1,664,000; and fresh plums 60,438,000 

 pounds, valued at $1,095,000. Of the other fruits imported during 

 the five years named the more important and their average annual 

 value were dried figs $803,000, fresh cherries $798,000, dried peaches 

 and apricots $748,000, fresh and preserved pineapples $662,000, 

 fresh peaches $485,000 and preserved fruits $436,000. 



Dried apples, dried peaches and apricots, and prunes were im- 

 ported chiefly from the United States; fresh apples and wines from 

 France; fresh pears, quinces, and plums from Austria-Hungary; 

 cherries, grapes, lemons, peaches, and olive oil from Italy; bananas 

 and oranges from Spain; fresh berries from the Netherlands; dried 

 currants from Greece; dried figs and raisins from Turkey; pineapples 

 from Portugal; and preserved fruit from Serbia. 



EXPORTS. 



Exports of fruits from Germany during the five years 1909-1913 

 averaged 41,353,000 pounds annually, valued at $1,216,000. Fresh 

 fruits contributed 80.3 per cent of this value, dried fruits 16.5 per 

 cent, and preserved fruits 3.2 per cent. There were also exported 

 wines to the value of $5,627,000 annually. Fifteen per cent of the 

 value of wine exports was derived from sparkling wines and 85 per 

 cent from wines other than sparkling. 



The principal fruits exported from Germany during the five years 

 1909-1913 and their average annual value were fresh plums $275,000, 

 berries (not including strawberries) $242,000, pears and quinces 

 $197,000, apples $121,000, and cherries $98,000. 



Fresh fruits are exported principally to the United Kingdom, dried 

 fruits to Sweden, France, and Finland, sparkling wines to the United 

 Kingdom, and other wines to the United States and the United 

 Kingdom. 



