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of coffee imported into the United States through various domestic 
ports considerably more than one-half entered through the port of 
New York. Entries through that port for the 10 years 1901-1913 
averaged 645 million pounds annually. The port of New Orleans 
ranked second, with an average of 211 million pounds, and San 
Francisco third, the entries being 31 million pounds. 
Chicory root. — The imports of chicory root during the five years 
1910-1911 averaged 2,895,791 pounds annually, of which 81 per cent, 
or an average of 2,315,263 pounds, came from Belgium and 16.1 per 
cent, or 171,185 pounds, came from Germany. 
Coffee substitutes other than chicory root. — The imports of coffee 
substitutes other than chicory root in 1910 were 200,008 pounds; in 
1911, 169,201 pounds; in 1912, 70,810 pounds; in 1913, 116,897 
pounds ; and in 1911, 188,116 pounds. More than half of this product 
came from Germany. 
COCOA AND CHOCOLATE. 
The yearly imports of crude cocoa and leaves and shells of cocoa 
was about 2 million pounds from 1851 to 1866 ; from 1867 to 1879 the 
average w.as about 3^ million pounds ; increased to 7 million pounds 
in 1880 and to 176 million poimds in 1911. During the last 20 years 
about one-half of the cocoa came from countries in North America, 
chiefly the British West Indies, Cuba, and Santo Domingo. Twenty 
years ago countries of South America — Brazil, Ecuador, Dutch 
Guiana, and Venezuela — supplied nearly one-half but decreased to 
about one- third during the last five years. Also large quantities 
came through Portugal and the United Kingdom. 
The cocoa and chocolate exported in 1902 was valued at $166,000. 
Five years later this was doubled, amounting to $319,000, which in- 
creased to $199,000 in 1911 and decreased to $337,000 in 1911. Dur- 
ing the last five years, 1910-1911, Canada received the greater por- 
tion of this product. Other important markets during the same 
period were Panama and Cuba. 
Imports of chocolate, including cocoa, prepared or manufactured 
during the five years ending with 1911 averaged nearly 3 million 
pounds annually. The Netherlands supplied a little more than one- 
half, or 51.3 per cent; the United Kingdom, 18.6 per cent; Switzer- 
land, 15.7 per cent; and the greater portion of the remainder came 
from Germany. 
TEA. 
Tea has been an important article of our foreign commerce, the 
imports ranging from 17 million pounds in 1851 to 91 million pounds 
in 1911. The import value of this product has ranged from 5 
million to 17 million dollars for the years 1851 and 1911, respectively. 
