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Show Italy's Macaroni Industry. Itnly has somo 5,500 macaroni factories fac-tories employing nearly 25,000. A number of theso factories nro largo, UBlng Improved mnchinory and stoam power. Tho total annunl output of mncaronl exceeds 215,000 tons. It Is a growing Industry. Tho local con. sumption, ns well as tho exports, increase in-crease stendlly. Tho exports of macaroni maca-roni In 1889 wero 7,719 tons; In 1900, 8,898 ins; In 1001, 9.G73 tons; In 1902, 11,322 tons; and In 1903 (eight months), 13,120 tons. Nearly iju per. cent of tlyo above exports went to tho United Siates. |