Gallons. Value in Dollars. 1872, 1,989,713 $1,485,781.00 1873, 2,289,053 1,827,763.00 1874, 2,088,858 1,752,559.00 1875, 2,167,251 1,742,120.00 1876, 1,490,150 1,161,467.00 1877, 974,277 758,850.00 1878, 767,709 592,707.00 EXPORT OF BEER OF DOMESTIC PRODUCE. IN BOTTLES. IN CASKS. /--------^--------\ /--------^--------\ DOZENS. VALUE IN GALLONS. VALUE IN DOLLARS. DOLLARS. 1870, 1,076 $2,250 66,467 $23,759.00 1871, 1,570 4,077 105,213 34,301.00 1872, 2,205 5,340 77,639 27,829.00 1873, 3,443 7,712 103,009 36,743.00 1874, 2,897 6,245 99,135 33,357.00 1875, 3,633 7,600 61,661 16,604.00 1876, 7,045 13,007 99,310 29,657.00 1877, 37,876 51,077 144,244 40,138.00 1878, 76,475 108,279 119,579 38,918.00 It will be seen from this table that whilst the export of beer in casks has not considerably increased, the increase in the export of bottled beer has been very large. In 1870 we exported 1,076 dozens, and in 1878, 76,475 dozen! This trade has especially been encouraged by the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, as it enabled us to show to the world the quality of our production. The gigantic establishments that, in many cases cover entire blocks, are monuments of very lucrative enterprise and ought to be the pride of the American people. The truth is, that, notwithstanding a yearly sale of more than 300,000,000 gallons, the consumption of beer is yet in its infancy. With an increasing number of persons it ceases to be a luxury and takes rank with the other articles of daily food. The demand for it in all parts of the United States is increasing so rapidly that existing breweries are enlarged and improved, and new ones are springing up in every direction. In Appendices D, E and B will be found a list of breweries in the United States with the names of the proprietors and the product of each, together with the total product by States, as also the production _per capita_ in the various countries of Europe, the total production in the same countries, and the number of breweries in each, and we trust that these tables will not only be of service to the trade and to students of this question, but also serve to give some prominence to the men who have done much for the advance of genuine temperance and who deserve a more substantial recognition than any it is in our power to give.