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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Active steps are now being taken to foster fruit industries in several of 

 the islands, and we may hope that in the future other colonies will occupy 

 a more important position. 



Chief Fruits exported. 



It having been already shown that Jamaica occupies the predominant 

 position as the fruit-producing colony of the West Indies, it will be 

 sufficient to consider in detail the exports from this colony to ascertain 

 which are the commercially important West Indian fruits. For the year 

 under consideration the official returns are as follows : — 



Jamaica Fruit Export, 1902-3. 



Bananas. 



To United Kingdom .... £90,114 



Canada 6,137 



Bermuda 522 



United States of America . . . 1,037,977 



£1,134,750 



Oranges. 



To United Kingdom £5,872 



Canada 7,743 



Other British Possessions . . . 888 



United States of America . . . 86,688 



Other Foreign Countries ... 4 



101,195 



Grape-fruit. 



To United Kingdom £939 



Canada 1,201 



Other British Possessions ... 42 



United States of America . . . 7,007 



( Uher Fresh Fruit. 



To United Kingdom . 

 Canada .... 

 Other British Possessions 

 United States of America 

 Other foreign countries 



Total fresh fruit exported . . . £1,249,544 



Pineapples form an appreciable item of the "other fruit" exported 

 from Jamaica. In addition, the Pineapple industry of Antigua is worthy 

 of notice, the value of the fruit exported being some 2,000/. per annum. 



Tamarinds are also exported on a moderate scale from Antigua and 

 Barbados. 



Bananas are clearly thus the principal fruit exported from the West 

 Indies, followed at a great distance by Oranges, Grape-fruit, and Pineapples. 



Direction of Trade. 



The analysis given above of the Jamaica fruit trade indicates clearly 

 that at present the United States of America receive by far the greater 

 portion of the fruit exported. Thus of 1,134,750/. worth of Bananas 

 exported, no less than 1,087,977/. worth were sent to the United States, 

 the United Kingdom receiving Jamaica Bananas to the value only of 

 90,114/. The proximity of Jamaica to the States and the well-organised 



£1,328 

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 578 

 1,690 



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