84 
SPICES 
CHAP. 
Source. 
1901. 
1904. 
1908. 
Tahiti .... 
Madagascar 
Martinique 
Mayotte and its dependencies 
Guadeloupe 
Mexico (July to June) . 
Seychelles .... 
Kilos. 
92,398 
7,019 
226 
1,364 
2,591 
25,588 
71,899 
Kilos. 
134,405 
9,289 
317 
76,094 
8,657 
98,334 
41,072 
Kilos. 
173,411 
57,285 
1,806 
69,867 
30,954 
108,071 
24,776 
The re-exports from France to various countries are 
also given ; from this information the following is 
abstracted : — 
Exported to 
1901. 
1904. 
1908. 
Kilos. 
Kilos. 
Kilos. 
England . 
69,783 > 
37,971 
United States . 
113,015 
249,793 
259,620 
Germany . 
40,200 
71,900 
90,300 2 
Italy 
4,500 
7,200 
78,961 
Austria-Hungary 
10,700 
16,800 
24,200 
Belgium . 
4,110 
6,893 
7,436 
Taken altogether, the figures show that the general 
production and consumption of vanilla are decidedly 
increasing. 
Toward the end of the article the following statement 
is made : — 
Up to the present, the large quantities of vanilla produced 
in the different countries — quantities which have varied 
between 500 and 600 tons per annum — have always found 
buyers. Over-production, in the true sense of the word, 
has thus not taken place, since there are not at present large 
stocks in hand. But it may be stated definitely, that there is, 
on one hand, a too abundant production of vanilla, and, on the 
other hand, this is concurring with a large manufacture of 
vanillin. This forms an explanation of the low prices that have 
just been under consideration. 
1 In 1905. 
2 In 1907. 
