------------------------------++---------------------------------- || To United States, including To All Countries || Hawaii and Porto Rico -------+---------+------------++------------+--------+------------ | | Value || Percentage | | Value Fiscal | Tons | in U. S. || of Total | Tons | in U. S. Years | | Currency || Exports | | Currency -------+---------+------------++------------+--------+------------ 1899 | 14,047 | $656,870 || 4.7 | ---- | ---- 1900 | 37,081 | 1,690,897 || 7.8 | ---- | ---- 1901 | 52,530 | 2,648,305 || 10.0 | 103 | 4,450 1902 | 19,687 | 1,001,656 || 3.6 | ---- | ---- 1903 | 97,630 | 4,472,679 || 11.2 | 61 | 9,173 1904 | 54,133 | 2,527,019 || 7.0 | 174 | 9,231 1905 | 37,557 | 2,095,352 || 5.6 | 205 | 14,425 1906 | 66,158 | 4,043,115 || 12.3 | ---- | ---- 1907 | 49,082 | 4,053,193 || 11.8 | 1,110 | 108,086 1908 | 76,420 | 5,461,680 || 16.6 | 2,968 | 228,565 1909 | 105,565 | 6,657,740 || 21.1 | 4,714 | 287,484 1910 | 115,285 | 9,153,951 || 22.9 | 5,538 | 447,145 1911 | 115,602 | 9,899,457 || 24.9 | 12,241 | 1,030,481 1912 | 169,342 | 16,514,749 || 32.8 | 24,160 | 2,339,144 1913 | 113,055 | 11,647,898 || 21.9 | 7,460 | 720,245 -------+---------+------------++------------+--------+----------- An extraordinary drought, which seems to have extended throughout the Far East, is largely responsible for the decrease in exports during the last fiscal year, its effect having been felt long after it had passed. Coconut oil is very extensively used in making high-grade soaps, and is now also employed in the manufacture of butter and lard substitutes. Their quality is excellent, they keep well in the tropics, and being non-animal in their nature are not open to the æsthetic or religious objections which some people entertain toward oleomargarine and true lard. Lard made from coconut oil is of course especially appreciated in Mohammedan countries. There is a steady demand for the shredded coconut used by confectioners. The press-cake which remains after the oil has been extracted is a valuable food for fattening animals. A rich, palatable and nutritious "milk," on which "cream" rises in a most appetizing manner, is made by wringing out fresh shredded coconut in water. Whether or not it can be preserved and utilized as a commercial product remains to be seen, but the experiment would be worth trying.