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gum when used for lubrication purposes, however, it brings a lower 
price. 
PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION STATISTICS 
Table 1 shows the quantities of fats and oils produced and con- 
sumed in the United States from 1921 to 1925, inclusive. Table 2 
shows the quantities of oil-producing seeds imported into the United 
States during the same period, and Table 3 shows the quantities of 
raw materials used in the production of oils in this country from 
1921 to 1925, inclusive. All the figures given are taken from the re- 
ports issued by the Bureau of the Census of the United States De- 
partment of Commerce. 
Table 1. — Production, consumption, and importation of fats and oils 
United States, 1921-1925 
the 
Product 
Production 
1925 
1924 
1923 1922 
1921 
Cottonseed oil: 
Pounds 
1, 510, 802, 294 
1,345,461,442 
15, 156, 315 
8, 331, 570 
207, 604, 172 
197, 118, 259 
104, 153, 260 
79, 624, 310 
2, 519, 938 
Pounds 
1, 154, 433, 880 
1, 056, 673, 231 
6, 681, 244 
6,109,531 
191, 357, 413 
173, 719, 921 
117,064,953 
93, 921, 515 
950, 437 
1, 797, 085 
1, 509, 412 
Pounds 
973, 753, 164 
857, 979, 352 
5, 358, 647 
5, 950, 409 
235, 918, 724 
172,381,589 
111,343,267 
82, 887, 570 
1, 404, 035 
2, 567, 769 
573, 867 
Pounds 
934, 627, 442 
827, 204, 553 
22, 644, 253 
23, 472, 252 
185, 526, 073 
135, 242, 528 
HI, 508, 447 
85, 569, 288 
751, 108 
3, 217, 796 
584, 883 
Pounds 
1, 277, 300, 130 
1, 185, 909, 960 
33, 233, 378 
34, 200, 050 
113, 194, 282 
122, 675, 416 
87, 480, 934 
61, 426, 528 
Refined 
Peanut oil: 
Refined 
Coconut oil: 
Crude -. - - 
Refined 
Corn oil: 
Refined 
Soy-bean oil: 
Crude 
Refined - 
5, 656, 166 
Olive oil: 
Edible 
513, 610 
974, 425. 
Foots or sulphur oil ... 
Palm-kernel oil: 
Crude. 
1, 327, 382 
1,031,569 
G32, 216 
30, 000 
705, 585, 985 
689, 751 
800, 294 
58, 125 
456,514,418 
978, 965 
127, 905 
763, 822, 379 
653, 563, 870 
482, 917, 742 
China-wood or tung oil 
45, 049, 646 
37, 433, 650 
37, 382, 715 
31, 486, 885 
20, 595, 268 
Chinese vegetable tallow 
» 
Fish oils: 
Cod-liver 
1,070,790 
46, 618, 856 
8,071,110 
41, 741, 242 
1, 090, 099 
2, 571, 408 
46, 628, 612 
1,506,892,385 
50,215/381 
378, 471, 536 
9, 247, 315 
4, 474, 673 
73, 097, 022 
64, 457, 211 
40, 589, 623 
24, 476, 482 
798, 112 
29, 429. 280 
8, 562, 712 
27, 470, 347 
758, 557 
2, 065, 702 
68, 323, 719 
1, 934, 545, 302 
51, 675, 829 
388, 295, 393 
8, 505, 673 
4, 333, 878 
93, 630, 359 
71, 200, 443 
43, 776, 688 
26, 761, 712 
707, 955 
55, 960, 238 
10,097,670 
14, 337, 532 
1, 578, 555 
2, 621, 558 
60, 960, 546 
1, 944, 862, 331 
52,923,030 
384, 045, 626 
8, 397, 530 
7, 313, 876 
97, 500, 001 
67, 356, 983 
56, 253, 331 
27, 992, 177 
536, 542 
53, 270, 078 
13, 972, 612 
6, 594, 152 
2, 880, 975 
1, 761, 722 
49, 431, 962 
1, 575, 639, 547 
49, 108, 268 
362, 817, 541 
8, 806, 999 
4,114,600 
82, 305, 027 
56, 929, 003 
43, 373, 507 
27, 324, 784 
373, 920 
49, 953, 565 
2, 657, 790 
Whale 
Herring (including sar- 
2, 128, 612 
1, 265, 468 
2, 285, 325 
63, 110, 364 
All other (including 
marine animal) 
Animal fats: 
Lard- 
Other edible 
1, 454, 854, 775 
Tallow- 
Edible 
41, 237, 809 
Inedible, 
326, 905, 156 
Neat's-foot oil... 
6, 953, 795 
Greases (partial)— 
Wool grease 
White .„ 
6, 076, 080 
65, 526, 980 
Yellow. 
45,914,431 
Brown 
33, 685, 444 
Bone 
26, 775, 541 
