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home-grown oranges, show that the consumption of citrus 

 fruits is rapidly increasing in this country. 



The trade in foreign fruit has been less than last year, 

 however. The following figures of orange and lemon impor- 

 Orange tations for 1890 and 1891 show a decrease this year, especially 

 imports. in oranges late in the season. The reasons for this falling off 

 are not easy to determine. Many dealers attribute it to the 

 abundance of domestic fruit, but the tariff no doubt has much 

 to do with it.* The foreign orange and lemon crops are re- 

 ported as good. 



Orange Importations. \ 



Cases. Boxes. 



1890. 



1891. 



47,140 



14.563 



52,529 



9,217 



10.637 



992 



14.554 



266 



8,997 





550 





57,341 91,710 



79,667 61,522 



102,982 121,234 



144,464 147,070 



May 8,997 102,486 76,550 



June 550 61,486 74.985 



July 37.3o8 38,355 



August 4,024 13,960 



September 365 4,765 



October 425 



November 2,770 147 



December I 7> 1 43 1,900 47,180 5,777 



151,000 27,488 640,073 636,500 

 The Valencia crop is said to be large and of good quality. 



Lemon Importations. 



Boxes. Boxes. 



1890. 1891. 



January 36,750 78,800 



February 107,679 67,560 



March 100,406 95,325 



April 172,483 100,000 



May 184,872 256,000 



June 184,725 226,300 



July 221,851 207,310 



August 124,796 172,300 



September 62,801 86,005 



October 5°. 79° 53, 5 22 



November 130,430 73.149 



December 117, 950 158, 7 l6 



1,495.533 1,318,987 



*For tariff schedules, see Annals for 1890, 133. f Fruit Trade Journal, Jan. 9, 1892. 



