STATISTICS OF FEUITS IN PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. 19 



DENMARK, NORWAY, AND SWEDEN. 



DENMARK. 



Imports. — General imports of fruits into Denmark for the five years 

 1909-1913 averaged 56,896,000 pounds annually, valued at 

 $1,875,000. Dried fruits contributed 49.6 per cent of this value, 

 fresh fruits 45 per cent, and prepared or preserved fruits 5.4 per cent. 

 In addition, imports of wines averaged $734,000 annually, and of 

 olive oil $105,000. 



The principal fruits imported during the five years named and 

 their average annual value were prunes $340,000, fresh apples 

 $250,000, raisins $226,000, oranges $214,000, prepared or preserved 

 fruits $101,000, bananas $92,000, dried apples $90,000, apricots 

 $84,000, lemons $70,000, grapes $64,000, figs $55,000, pears and 

 dried currants $37,000 each, and plums $28,000. 



Prunes and apples were obtained chiefly from the United States, 

 raisins from Spain, oranges and olive oil from Italy, and wine from 

 France. 



Exports. — Exports of fruit from Denmark during the five years 

 1909-1913 averaged 412,000 pounds annually, valued at $17,000. 

 Fresh fruits contributed 59 per cent of this value, and prepared or 

 preserved fruits practically all of the remainder. 



NORWAY. 



Imports. — Imports of fruits into Norway during the five years 

 1909-1913 averaged 31,839,000 pounds annually, valued at 

 $1,319,000. Fresh fruits contributed 59.4 per cent of this value, 

 dried fruits 38.5 per cent, and preserved fruits 2.1 per cent. In 

 addition, imports of wine averaged $1,129,000 annually, and of olive 

 oil $495,000. 



The principal fruits imported into Norway during the five years 

 named and their average annual value were oranges and lemons 

 $326,000, apples and pears $206,000, prunes and dates $201,000, and 

 raisins $177,000. 



Apples and pears were obtained chiefly from the United States, 

 prunes and dates from Germany, oranges, raisins, and wines from 

 Spain, and olive oil from France. 



Exports. — Exports of fruit from Norway during the five years 

 1909-1913 averaged 1,787,000 pounds annually, valued at $67,000. 

 The greater part of these exports consisted of fresh berries which 

 were shipped principally to the United Kingdom. 



SWEDEN. 



Imports. — Imports of fruit into Sweden during the five years 1909- 

 1913 averaged 38,566,000 pounds annually, valued at $2,179,000. 

 Fresh fruits contributed 65.1 per cent of this value, dried fruits 33 

 per cent, and prepared or preserved fruits 1.9 per cent. In addition, 



