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Russia, Netherlands, Germany, and France, took for consumption 

 in 1890, 274 million pounds of tea ; and in 1900, 383 million pounds, 

 an increase of 40 per cent. The United States, on the other hand, 

 has not materially increased her consumption of tea during that 

 period, 83 million pounds, according to a recent United States re- 

 port, being the consumption for both the initial and final dates of 

 the period under consideration. The relative popularity of tea and 

 coffee in the United States and the United Kingdom may be seen 

 from the per c> pita consumption of those articles in the two coun- 

 tries. For the year 1900 the relative per capita consumption 

 in the United States was 9 8 pounds of coffee and ri pounds 

 of tea; in the United Kingdom, 6 pounds of tea and '71 of 

 a pound of coffee. The net imports of tea into the United States 

 have remained almost stationary since 1 890, having been 83,494,956 

 pounds in that year, and 83,303,177 pounds in 1900, and for the 

 iiscal year 190J, are expected to be approximately qo, 000, 000. 

 Into the United Kingdom, the imports of tea for consumption have 

 increased from 194,000,000 pounds in 1 890 to 250,000,000 pounds 

 in 1900. The net imports of coffee into the United States have 

 increased from 490,000,000 pounds in 1 890, to 749,000,000 pounds 

 in 1900, while into the United Kingdom 28,000,000 pounds were 

 imported for consumption in 1 890, and 29,000,000 in 1900, the 

 growth being almost imperceptible. The following Tables show 

 the exports of tea from the four principal countries of production 

 in 1898, 1899 and 1900: — 





i8 9 8. 



t8gg. 



1900. 



Countries. 



Million 



Million 



Million 





pounds. 



pounds. 



pounds. 



China 



205 



217 



184 



India 



157 



175 



189 



Ceylon 



119 



138 



149 



Japan 



41 



46 



43 



The following Table shows the relative consumption of tea and 

 coffee during the year 1900, in each of the countries named : — 





Tea 



Coffee 



Countries. 



Million 



Million 





pounds. 



pounds. 



United Kingdom 



250 



29 



Russia 



117 



18 



United States 



83 



749 



Netherlands 



8 



86 



Germany 



7 



352 



France 



2 



180 



The relative consumption of tea in the United Kingdom and the 

 United S'ates is shown in the following Table, which compares the 

 imports for consumption in the United Kingdom, with those in the 

 United States, in each of the years from 1890 to 1900 inclusive: — 



