Russia, Netherlands, Germany, and France, took for consumption 
in 1890, 274 million pounds of tea ; and in 1900, 383 million pounds, 
an increase of 40 per cent. The United States, on the other hand, 
has not materially increased her consumption of tea during that 
period, 83 million pounds, according to a recent United States re- 
port, being the consumption for both the initial and final dates of 
the period under consideration. The relative popularity of tea and 
coffee in the United States and the United Kingdom may be seen 
from the per capita consumption of those articles in the two coun- 
tries. For the year 1900 the relative per capita consumption 
in the United States was 9 8 pounds of coffee and 1*1 pounds 
of tea; in the United Kingdom, 6 pounds of tea and '71 of 
a pound of coffee. The net imports of tea into the United States 
have remained almost stationary since 1890, having been 83,494,956 
pounds in that year, and 83, 303,177 pounds in 1900, and for the 
fiscal year 19OJ, are expected to be approximately 00,000,000. 
Into the United Kingdom, the imports of tea for consumption have 
increased from 194,000,000 pounds in 1890 to 250,000,000 pounds 
in 1900. The net imports of coffee into the United States have 
increased from 490,000,000 pounds in 1890, to 749,000,000 pounds 
in 1900, while into the United Kingdom 28,000,000 pounds were 
imported for consumption in 1890, and 39,000,000 in 1900, the 
growth being almost imperceptible. The following Tables show 
the exports of tea from the four principal countries of production 
in 1898, 1899 and 1900: — 
1898. 
1899. 
1900. 
Countries. 
Million 
Million 
Million 
pounds. 
pounds. 
pounds. 
China 
205 
217 
184 
India 
157 
175 
189 
Ceylon 
119 
138 
149 
Japan 
41 
4 6 
43 
The following 
Table shows the relative consumption of tea and 
coffee during the 
year 1900, in each of the countries named : — 
Tea 
Coffee 
Countries. 
Million 
Million 
pounds. 
pounds. 
United Kingdom 
250 
, . 
29 
Russia 
117 
18 
United States 
S3 
749 
Netherlands 
8 
86 
Germany 
7 
... 
352 
France 
2 
180 
The relative consumption of tea in the United 
Kingdom and the 
United Slates is shown in the following Table, which compares the 
imports for consumption in the United Kingdom, with those in the 
United States, in each of the years from 1890 to 1900 inclusive: — 
