| Show importation OF BANANAS INTO THE UNITED STATES four thousand million bananas were imported into the united states in the calendar year 1910 the banana habit is a growing ono one in the united states in the early eighties the of bananas imported according to the figures ot of the bureau of statistics of the department of 0 commerce and labor labar ranged between one and two million dollars po per r annum by the valus value had bad increased to ak million dollars in the fiscal year ot of 1900 to nearly 6 million dollars and in the calendar year 1910 to practically 12 million dollars the rapid growth in this class of importations led the bureau of statistics a few years ago to call upon collectors of customs for the quantity as well as the value imported and the figures of titles beginning with the year 1908 showed for that year 35 million bunches in 1909 39 vz million and in 1910 a little over 40 million bunches were imported assuming that these average bananas to the bunch a figurs figure which the importers irate to be a conservative serva tive estimate the total number imported in 1910 would aggregate approximately million bananas the vain of the bananas imported in the last decade aggregates in round terms million dollars in the calendar year 1901 the total value of banas imported was 6 million dollars in 1905 9 million in 1907 11 million and in 1910 12 million these figures ot of the values of bananas imported are the valuation at wholesale prices in the countries from which exported to the united states and the average price per bunch was 31 cents as will be readily seen sy by dividing the bunches imported in 1910 into the stated value of how flow much money is paid by consumers in the united states for ban bananas cannot be estimated with accuracy I 1 though the cost of 0 freight and the profits of importers imo MD wholesalers and re tol must add very materially to the wk 12 million dollars paid tor for them in u the countries coun triss of production central america and the west indies 4 are the chief sources of supply of the bananas imported into the U united ni states of the 40 million bunches imported in the calendar year 1910 21 million were from central america million from british west indies 24 million from south america principally colombia and dutch guiana 2 million from cuba and about I 1 million from other countries costa rica is the largest sarce source 0 f ftp supply kiy in cen america honduras second and panama third and jamaica Is the largest source of supply in the west indian islands the united states Is I 1 the worlds worlds largest importer of bananas the united kingdom Is the largest importer her imports of this article in the calendar year 1909 being 6 million bunches as against 2912 39 million bunches imported into the united states in the same year |
