Report. Dominican Customs Receivership Under the American-Dominican Convention 1907 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ... previous year, comprised chiefly of raw sugar, $2,999,737, and molasses, $194,336. Canada was the consumer of one item, sugar, of $3,228,981, thus dropping to fourth place with a percentage of 10.76, as against second place in the previous year with a percentage of 31.60; while France advanced to fifth place with a percentage of 5.29, taking a total of $1,600,848, chiefly leaf tobacco, $995,879, and raw sugar, $520,962, being closely followed by the Netherlands, with a percentage of 4.74, which country received a total of $1,434,853, chiefly of raw sugar, $776,058, and leaf tobacco, $523,980. Porto Rico was sixth, with a percentage of 2.60 as against 2.17 in 1923, taking a total of $785,942, consisting mostly of sugar cane, $383,013, and corn, $116,397. For particulars of exports reference is invited to Schedules 11 and 12 of the accompanying summary. MAJOR EXPORTS In the order of importance the five principal articles forming the exports for 1924 were: (1) Raw sugar, of which 220,629 tons were exported, valued at $21,682,556, represented an increase over 1923 of 51,119 tons and $2,956,644 in value. Of the total, 79,876 tons, valued at $7,227,910, were shipped to Ireland, probably for other British ports. The United States took 50,779 tons, valued at $5,517,193; Canada, 32,378 tons; England, 29,867 tons; Netherlands, 10,806 tons; Scotland, 9,744 tons; and France, 6,472 tons. The marked increase in sugar production was due to greater acreage, which is being added to each year. A bumper crop was had in 1924, and for the first time sugar exported passed the 200,000-ton mark. (2) Cacao, of which 23,142 tons were exported, valued at $2,793,502, represented an increase over 1923 of 3,212 tons, but with a decrease of $123,663 in value, due in part to the major po...