Dec. 1895.] 



EVAPORATION OF FEUIT. 



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quantities of jam are made, but not hy the producers of fruit. 

 A few growers make surplus fruit into " pulp " for sale 

 to the jam manufacturers, and this appears to be the only 

 effort that has been made to " manufacture " fruit at home, 

 although there appears to be nothing in the shape of practical 

 difficulties to prevent home producers from successfully compet- 

 ing with foreign fruit dryers, or, at all events with those who 

 employ stoves and artificial heat. On account of the cheapness 

 of sugar, British fruit-growers have a great advantage in respect 

 of jam-making, and they might, if they pleased, contribute to 

 the supply of fruits artificially dried. 



It will be interesting to give some idea of the nature and 

 quantity of the dried fruit importation into this country, and of 

 its increase since 1885. 



It will be seen from the table below that in 1894 the imports 

 of " Fruit, Unenumerated, preserved without Sugar," were nearly 

 double the importation of 1885, though their value had not 

 increased in nearly the same proportion. This is due to the fact 

 that the industry in the United States was practically developed 

 after 1885, and would very largely increase the volume of im- 

 ports, but, the articles being lowly priced, would not proportionally 

 enhance the value. 



Imports of Fruit ; Unenumerated ; Preserved without 



Sugar. 





Quantities. 



Values. 



Country. 





















1885. 



1894. 



1885. 



1894. 



Russia . . - 

 SAveden _ = _ 

 German}^ 



France _ _ _ 

 Portugal 



]\[adeira ... 

 Spain - . - - 

 Canary Islands 



Italy - - - - 

 Austrian Territories - 

 Greece ... 

 Morocco . _ _ 

 United States of America 

 Other Foreign Countries 

 British East Indies 

 Australasia - . - 

 British North America 

 British West Indies - 

 Other British Possessions 



Lbs. 

 411,422 

 383,378 

 88,012 

 1,979,687 

 225,388 

 147,154 

 1,587,673 

 173,492 

 15,109,856 

 * 



104,590 

 200,616 

 1,860,968 

 201,349 

 780,419 

 13,404 

 12,913 

 1,025,484 

 10,132 



Lbs. 



3,360,412 

 265,516 



* 



2,164,415 



* 



26,509,873 

 390,597 



391,325 



* 



6,255,046 

 609,731 



2,300,418 

 169,184 

 433,881 

 t 



24,496 



3,106 

 1,869 

 1,183 



29,056 

 3,000 

 1,432 



15,163 

 1,628 



91,708 



1,304 

 1,738 

 31,693 

 2,509 

 10,618 

 336 

 231 

 7,539 

 67 



33,160 

 3,652 



* 



22,897 



79,035 

 1,820 

 2,764 



75,843 

 4,895 



20,423 

 2,593 

 4,714 

 t 



206 



Total - 



24,37 5;93 7 



42,,874;894 



204,180 



252,011 



* Included with " Other Foreign Countries." 

 t Included with " Other British Possessions." 



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