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pounds in 1903 to 27,543 pounds in 1913; from Italy, from 7,872 
pounds in 1903 to 161 pounds in 1913, and from Spain and Turkey 
in Asia the decrease was about 2 million pounds each. 
Imports of currants in 1903 were 33,878,209 pounds, and 30,843,735 
pounds in 1913, of which more than 98 per cent came from Greece, 
with small amounts from Italy, Spain, and the United. Kingdom. 
Currants are really the Corinth raisin, so called because of their 
origin in the Levant, some of which are grown in this country. 
Imports of dates in 1903 were nearly 22 million pounds, in 1913 
over 34 million pounds, of which the largest amount came from 
Turkey in Asia, nearly 15 million pounds in 1903, and over 27 million 
pounds in 1913. 
Imports of bananas were valued at 8J million dollars in 1903, and 
14J million dollars in 1913. We get the most of our bananas from 
Central America, Cuba, and the British West Indies, having received 
from the British West Indies alone in each of the years 1903 and 
1913 about 3^ million dollars worth. The value of cur banana trade 
with Cuba increased from $670,690 in 1903 to $834,206 in 1913, and 
for Colombia, from $612,114 in 1903 to $1,107,429 in 1913. 
In 1903 the imports of lemons were 152 million pounds, valued 
at over 3 million dollars; in 1913 the imports were 151 million 
pounds, valued at 4 million dollars, of which more than 95 per cent 
came from Italy. 
The imports of pineapples in 1903 were valued at $634,945, and 
$1,319,006 in 1913. Most of them came from Cuba, but a small quan- 
tity came from the Straits Settlements, the Azores and Madeira 
Islands, and Mexico. 
More than 97 per cent of the grapes came from Spain during the 
five years 1909-1913, amounting to 1-J million cubic feet capacity 
of from 25 to 30 pounds annually at an average value of about $1 
per cubic foot. Belgium, Canada, and the Netherlands each sup- 
plied small quantities. 
The exports of dried peaches were first separately stated in 1906 and 
amounted to 1,182,000 poimds, which increased to 7 million poimds 
in 1911 and decreased to 6^ million pounds in 1913. Germany re- 
ceived 211,355 pounds in 1906 and 2,432,000 pounds in 1913. Canada 
took 479,431 pounds in 1906 and 2,365,000 pounds in 1913. 
Our export trade in fresh pears was valued at $631,972 in 1906 
and increased slightly to $796,913 in 1913, Canada, the United King- 
dom, Cuba, and Brazil being the largest purchasers; a little less than 
one-third went to Canada and more than one-half went to the United 
Kingdom. Hongkong and the Philippines were the smallest pur- 
chasers, Hongkong taking $25 worth and the Philippines $24 worth. 
