In connection with the coffee trade there are here given interesting statistics concerning the average annual consumption of coffee _per capita_ of the population of different countries: Pounds. Holland 21.00 Denmark 13.89 Belgium 13.48 Norway 9.80 Switzerland 7.03 United States 7.61 Sweden 6.11 Germany 3.94 France 2.73 Austria 2.13 Greece 1.24 Italy 1.00 Great Britain 1.00 European Russia 0.19 _Industries._—The scarcity of working people and the absence of capital were formerly the greatest barriers to the progress of industry, while at the same time the abundance and relative cheapness of imported articles rendered useless all attempts at home production. In regard to industrial and manufacturing establishments and workshops, there were in 1892: 842 in the Province of San José. 700 ” ” Alajuela. 193 ” ” Cartago. 272 ” ” Heredia. 187 ” ” Guanacaste. 89 ” Comarca de Puntarenas. 20 ” ” Limon. ---- 2303 _Distribution of industrial and manufacturing establishments in Costa Rica._ -------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- | | | | | G | P | | | | | | | u | u | | | S | A | | | a | n | | | a | l | C | H | n | t | | | n | a | a | e | a | a | | | | j | r | r | c | r | L | T | J | u | t | e | a | e | i | o | o | e | a | d | s | n | m | t | s | l | g | i | t | a | o | a | é | a | o | a | e | s | n | l | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . -------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- Iron foundries | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 Blacksmith-shops | 25 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 68 Gunsmith-shops | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 7 Flour-mills | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 Soap factories | 5 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 7 Breweries | 3 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 Ice Factories | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 3 Distilleries | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 Brick and tile factories | 22 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 18 | 2 | .. | 109 Fine brick-yards | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2