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Table IV. — Imports of honey into the United States, 1901-1908, by countries from 



which consigned. 





Cuba. 



Mexico. 



Year ending 

 June 30— 



Pounds.^ 



Value.fr 



Average 



price per 



pound 



in cents. 



Percentage 

 of total 

 imports 

 from all 



countries. 



Pounds.^ 



Value.fr 



Average 



price per 



pound 



in cents. 



Percentage 

 of total 

 imports 

 from all 



countries. 



1901 



809,784 



131,736 



1,565,088 



1,296,912 



1,575,768 



756,312 



915,744 



1,162,872 



$31,591 

 5,807 

 64,867 

 42,597 

 57,918 

 26,239 

 33,380 

 46,726 



3.9 

 4.4 

 4.1 

 3.3 

 3.7 

 3.5 

 3.6 

 4.0 



37.0 



6.6 



45.3 



66! 1 

 45.6 

 43.4 

 45.7 



727,728 



1,361,052 



1,166,796 



652,404 



516,804 



724,488 



884,340 



1,045,944 



$25,659 

 33,269 

 31,697 

 12,345 

 10,477 

 18,107 

 27,534 

 37,926 



3.5 



2.4 

 2.7 

 1.9 

 2.0 

 2.5 

 3.1 

 3.6 



33.3 



1902 



67.8 



1903 



33.8 



1904 



26.3 



1905 



21.7 



1906 



43.7 



1907 



42.0 



1908 



41.1 







Year ending 

 June 30— 



Santo Domingo. 







Average 



Pounds.^ 



Valued 



price per 



pound 



in cents. 



327,876 



$13,091 



4.0 



160,440 



4,853 



3.0 



198,204 



4,897 



2.5 



373,212 



8,982 



2.4 



162,792 



4,063 



2.5 



27,840 



820 



2.9 



31,272 



746 



2.4 



49,068 



1,376 



2.8 



Percentage 

 of total 

 imports 

 from all 



countries. 



Haiti. 







Average 



Pounds.^ 



Valued 



price per 



pound 



in cents. 



146,256 



$5,086 



3.5 



35,184 



1,173 



3.3 



255,588 



5,013 



2.0 



58,476 



1,273 



2.2 



44,052 



779 



1.8 



81,444 



1,703 



2.1 



188,640 



4,849 



2.6 



106,116 



2,870 



2.7 



Percentage 

 of total 

 imports 

 from all 



countries. 



1901, 

 1902. 

 1903. 

 1904. 

 1905. 

 1906, 

 1907. 

 1908. 



15.0 

 8.0 

 5.8 



15.1 

 6.8 

 1.7 

 1.5 

 1.9 



6.7 

 1.7 

 7,4 

 2.4 

 1.9 

 4.9 

 8.9 

 4.2 



Year ending June 30— 



1901 

 1902 

 1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 



AH other countries. 







Average 



Pounds.** 



Valued 



price per 



pound 



in cents. 



174,708 



$8, 172 



4.7 



319,200 



11,281 



3.5 



266,676 



8,926 



3.3 



94,500 



3,856 



4.1 



83,988 



3,482 



4.1 



68,568 



3,782 



5.5 



88,068 



4,345 



4.9 



179,904 



y,tw« 



5.3 



Percentage 

 of total 

 imports 

 from all 



countries. 



8.0 

 15.9 

 7.7 

 3.8 

 3.5 

 4.1 

 4.2 

 7.1 



Total. 



Pounds.** 



2,186,352 

 2,007,612 

 3,452,352 

 2,475,504 

 2,383,404 

 1,658,652 

 2,108,064 

 2,543,904 



Value.fr 



$83,599 

 56,383 



115,400 

 69,053 

 76,719 

 50,651 

 70,854 

 98,425 



Average 



price per 



pound 



in cents. 



3. 8 

 2.8 



3. a 



3.1 

 3.4 

 8.9 



a Custom-house returns of honey are given in gallons, assumed here to weigh 12 pounds, 

 fr Imports of honey into the United States are subject to a specific duty. 



Values.— The values of all imported articles, whether subject to ad valorem or specific duties or free 

 of duty, are regulated by the act of Congress of June 10, 1890. 



The actual market value or wholesale price of such merchandise as bought and sold m usual wholesale 

 quantities at the time of exportation to the United States in the principal markets of the country from 

 whence imported, and in the condition m which such merchandise is there bought for exportation to the 

 United States or consigned to the United States for sale, including the value of all cartons, cases, crates, 

 boxes, sacks, and coverings of any kind, and all other costs, charges, and expenses incident to placing the 

 merchandise in condition ready for shipment to the United States. 



Valuation deceptions.— The value of imported articles subject to ad valorem duties is believed to be 

 determined with more accuracy, according to the legal method of valuation, than other imports, with 

 specific duties or free, and exported articles; the valuation of dutiable imports and of exports dutiable in 

 foreign countries tend to understatement, and the valuations of imports that are free of duty are often 

 inflated for the purpose of trade deception. 



