———————————————————————————————————————- | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 ————————————+——————+——————+——————+—————— Brit. West | | | | Africa | | | | Gold Coast| | | | (Accra) |2775·9|4045·9|6009·2|5752·5 Portuguese | | | | West | | | | Africa | | | | (St. | | | | Thomas) |4259·3|4969·6|5559·9|7303·8 Brazil | | | | (Bahia) |4506·4|6106·1|6937·2|6233·7 Ecuador | | | | (Guaquil) |5350·3|4693·6|4245·0|4123·6 Dominican | | | | Republic | | | | (Samana) |4514·1|5663·8|4037·4|4574·3 Rest of | | | | British | | | | North | | | | America |2009·0|2503·6|2293·2|2083·7 Venezuela | | | | (Caracas) |1380·9|1685·9|2365·0|1435·6 Cameroon | 839·4|1199·0|1240·3|1397·7 Ceylon | 589·3| 588·0| 788·0| 604·7 East Indies | | | | (Dutch) | —— | —— | 333·4| 347·2 Cuba | 195·6| —— | 331·4| 120·6 Samoa | 140·0| —— | 52·9| 124·2 Columbia | —— | —— | 75·2| 66·7 Togo | 6·0| —— | 15·0| 18·6 via The | | | | Nether- | | | | lands | —— | —— | —— | —— via Portugal| | | | (probably | | | | Thomas) |2853·4|2714·9| 103·3| —— Haiti | —— | —— | —— | —— The consumption of cacao in other civilised countries shows a corresponding increase, although with occasional divergencies and astounding relapses. We give the following table (3) to indicate its progress between the years 1901 and 1908, and to facilitate comparison. It must be borne in mind, when making use of this table (specially in connection with Germany) that the falling off in the years 1907-8 is to be attributed to the abnormally bad harvests and consequent increase in prices. ~Table~ 3. =Import or Consumption in the Various Lands in tons.=