The Raisin Industry: A practical treatise on the raisin grapes, their history, culture and curingEisen, Gustavus A.
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The Raisin Industry: A practical treatise on the raisin grapes, their history, culture and curing
Eisen, Gustavus A.
Raisins; Viticulture -- California
_Red Raisins._--England 2,699 tons.
North of Europe 6,488 “
Trieste 2,260 “
Russia and Turkey 2,995 “
----- 14,442 tons.
_Sultanas._--England 7,945 tons.
North of Europe 1,525 “
Trieste 2,820 “
Russia, etc. 285 “
----- 12,575 tons.
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27,017 tons.
_The World’s Raisin Production in 1889:_
Greece 125,000 tons.
Smyrna 120,000 “
Valencia 28,000 “
Lipari, Calabria and Pantellaria 15,000 “
California 10,000 “
Malaga 8,000 “
Scattered 5,000 “
Chile 1,000 “
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312,000 tons.
The above does not include dried wine grapes from Italy, California and
Algiers, nor any raisins made in Australia (Victoria).
_Statement Showing the Quantity and Value of Currants, Figs and Raisins
Imported and Entered for Consumption in the United States from 1873 to
1878:_
====+=======================++=====================++
YEAR| RAISINS. || CURRANTS, ||
END-| || ZANTE AND ALL OTHER.||
ING +----------+------------++----------+----------++
JUNE| QUANTITY.| VALUE. || QUANTITY.| VALUE. ||
30. | | || | ||
+----------+------------+++---------+----------++
| Pounds. | Dollars. || Pounds. | Dollars. ||
1873|35,271,312|2,292,948 83||14,141,797|566,386 49||
1874|36,419,922|2,544,605 95||19,319,191|752,694 00||
1875|30,501,316|2,443,155 50||19,334,458|771,384 56||
1876|32,221,065|2,425,277 14||20,911,061|856,425 62||
1877|32,419,637|2,109,333 60||17,152,664|749,488 00||
1878|32,931,736|1,904,866 13||17,941,352|776,827 00||
----+----------+------------++----------+----------++
====++====================
YEAR|| FIGS.
END-||
ING ++---------+----------
JUNE||QUANTITY.| VALUE.
30. || |
++---------+----------
|| Pounds. | Dollars.
1873||7,995,035|506,205 45
1874||5,630,292|391,300 16
1875||4,659,860|357,823 99
1876||5,056,779|361,835 53
1877||5,889,011|398,982 22
1878||3,873,884|262,428 15
----++---------+----------
_Statement Showing the Quantity and Value of Currants, Figs and Raisins
Imported and Entered for Consumption in the United States, with Rates of
Duty, etc., from 1879 to 1888:_
RAISINS.
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