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Wine and Brandy Shipments by Rail and Sea — 1891- 



Kinds. 



1891. 



1892. 



1893. 



Wine by rail... 

 Wine by sea .__ 

 Brandy by rail 

 Brandy by sea. 



Gallons. 

 5,621,179 

 5,492,850 

 305,886 

 493,726 



Gallons. 

 6,330,624 

 4,843,128 

 366,763 

 540,967 



Total gallons 



Expressed in carloads. 



11,913,641 

 4,765.4 



12,081,472 

 4,832.5 



Gallons. 

 8,711,684 

 3,736,859 

 500,166 

 293,231 



13,241,940 

 6,620.9 



Shipments of Fruit by Sea— 1893. 



Canned, cases 124,522 



Dried, pounds 823,560 



Green, packages 5,162 



Raisins, packages 1,244 



Total pounds 8,635,570 



Total carloads — 431.7 



General Summary and Comparative Table of Shipments by Bail and by Sea, of Fruit, 

 Wine, Brandy, and Vegetables. 



Kinds. 



Pounds 

 1890. 



Pounds 

 1891. 



Pounds 

 1892. 



Pounds 

 1893. 



Gain Per Cent 

 in 3 Years. 



Green deciduous. 



Citrus 



Dried fruits 



Baisins 



Nuts 



Canned fruits. .. 



68,084,124 

 68,419,370 

 64,595,181 

 41,120,330 

 1,574,230 

 80,121,950 



96,689,100 

 93,862,800 

 65,090,220 

 44,954,850 

 2,623,560 

 49,566,680 



111,688,640 



69,862,800 

 58,735,980 

 53,113,320 

 4,015,240 

 77,555,820 



159,905,000 

 161,514,000 

 82,476,800 

 74,788,000 

 3,585,000 

 55,681,400 



133.57 

 136.06 



12.00 



81.00 

 127.78 



43.00 loss. 



Total pounds 



Carloads fruit by rail 



Carloads fruit by sea 



Carloads fruit by rail and 



sea..- 



Carloads vegetables by 



rail 



Carloads wine and brandy 



by rail and sea 



Carloads fruit, vegeta- 

 bles, wine, and brandy, 

 by rail and sea 



323,915,185 

 16,195.7 



354,778,210 

 17,738.9 

 954 



18,692.9 



374,324,000 

 18,741.2 

 1,754.5 



20,495.7 



4,765.4 



4,832.5 



537,950,200 

 26,897.5 

 431.7 



27,329.2 



6,978.4 



6,620.9 



40,928.5 



39.00 gain. 



These tables present some facts at once new and instructive, and from 

 which we may draw some interesting deductions. 



We commence exporting green deciduous fruits in May, and con- 

 tinue without cessation until and including December — eight consecu- 

 tive months; and now that apples are being sent East we may add two 

 more months. 



We ship citrus fruits every month in the year. 



We send out fresh vegetables, including potatoes, every month in the 

 year. 



We ship dried fruits, raisins, honey, canned fruits, and beans every, 

 month in the year, and nuts nearly every month. 



The bulk of green deciduous fruits are sold in July, August, Septem- 

 ber, and October, the greatest monthty shipment being in August. 

 Over 2,000 carloads were shipped from the northern part of the State in 

 that month of 1893. 



Canned goods move with the dried fruits. The shipment of fresh vege- 



