ee from the West Indies; and France normally
has led all other countries in shipments from the larger producing
islands, including Jamaica, although the island is a British possession.
In the year before the war, France bought nearly 4,000,000 pounds of
Jamaican coffee, more than half the total production. In the year
1900-01 also she took about 4,000,000 pounds, leading all other
countries. This trade was very much cut down during the war, but was not
wiped out. As shown in the figures for 1918, England largely took the
place of France in that year, and Canada increased her purchases several
hundred percent.

COFFEE EXPORTS FROM JAMAICA
1901 (fis. yr.) 1913 1918
Exported to Pounds Pounds Pounds
Great Britain 1,849,456 671,440 6,919,808
Canada 109,536 263,872 1,819,328
United States 2,976,512 802,032 643,888
France 3,958,304 3,743,264 729,120
Aus.-Hungary 104,272 303,296
Cuba 114,800
Barbados 226,464 26,992
Other countries 508,704 507,248 97,440
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Total 9,621,584 6,517,616 10,236,576

"Other countries" in 1901 included British West Indies, 316,512 pounds.
In 1913, they included Netherlands, 125,216 pounds; Norway, 28,896
pounds; Sweden, 70,224 pounds; Italy, 46,592 pounds; Australia, 71,456
pounds.

HAITI. Prior to the taking over of the administration of the customs of
Haiti by the United States, detailed statistics of the exports are
almost wholly lacking. France took most of the annual production,
continuing a trade that dated back to old colonial times. An American
consular report says:

Before the war there was no market for Haitian coffee in the United
States, practically the entire crop going to Europe, with France as
the largest consumer. However, there has been for some time past a
determined effort made to create a demand in the United States, and
this is said to be meeting with ever-increasing success.

The actual success achieved can be measured by the following figures for
the fiscal year ended September 30, 1920:

COFFEE EXPORTS FROM HAITI

Exported to Pounds
United States 27,647,077
France 23,921,083
Great Britain 39,583
Other countries 10,362,351