Re-Exports of Coffee from United States, 1921
CountryPounds
Belgium2,717,949
Denmark4,099,403
France11,429,952
Germany3,200,158
Greece539,933
Netherlands920,855
Norway237,155
Sweden1,935,641
Canada1,037,628
Mexico3,236,245
Cuba2,831,109
Other Countries4,618,656
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Total36,804,684

Per capita consumption of coffee in continental United States showed a slight increase during the calendar year 1921 over that of 1920, the figure being 12.09 pounds as against 11.70 for the previous year. This calendar-year figure compares with the fiscal-year figure of 12.21 pounds, indicating that imports during the last half of 1920 were somewhat heavier than during the last half of 1921.

The various items for the two calendar years 1920 and 1921 are shown as follows:

1921
Calendar year
(pounds)
1920
Calendar year
(pounds)
(a) Total imports into U.S.1,340,979,7761,297,439,310
(b) Imports into non-contiguous territory from foreign countries7,41027
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(c) (a) minus (b)1,340,972,3661,297,439,283
(d) Total exports from U.S.34,572,96736,757,443
(e) Exports from non-contiguous territory to foreign countries30,363,09832,028,832
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(f) (d) minus (e)4,209,8694,728,611
(g) Total re-exports from U.S.36,804,68449,144,691
(h) Re-exports from non-contiguous territory to foreign countries——20,008
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(i) (g) minus (h)36,804,68449,124,683
(j) Imports into continental U.S. from non-contiguous territory4,394,5772,303,830
(k) Exports to non-contiguous territory from continental U.S.798,644972,303
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(l) (j) minus (k)3,595,9331,331,527
Net consumption, continental U.S.: (c) minus (f) minus (i) plus (l)1,303,553,7461,244,917,516
Population, July 1107,833,279106,418,170
Per capita consumption, 192112.0911.70

Chapter XXIII

HOW GREEN COFFEES ARE BOUGHT AND SOLD

Buying coffee in the producing countries—Transporting coffee to the consuming markets—Some record coffee cargoes shipped to the United States—Transport over seas—Java coffee "ex-sailing vessels"—Handling coffee at New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco—The coffee exchanges of Europe and the United States—Commission men and brokers—Trade and exchange contracts for delivery—Important rulings affecting coffee trading—Some well known green coffee marks