This page has been validated.
90
"THE FOOD OF THE GODS."
quantities doubled between 1880 and 1890, and have since more than doubled again.
TABLE SHOWING THE QUANTITIES OF CACAO CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION SINCE 1880.
| lbs. | lbs. | ||
| 1880 | 10,556,159 | 1892 | 20,797,283 |
| 1881 | 10,897,795 | 1893 | 20,874,995 |
| 1882 | 11,996,853 | 1894 | 22,441,048 |
| 1883 | 12,868,170 | 1895 | 24,484,502 |
| 1884 | 13,976,891 | 1896 | 24,523,428 |
| 1885 | 14,595,168 | 1897 | 27,852,152 |
| 1886 | 15,165,714 | 1898 | 32,087,084 |
| 1887 | 15,873,698 | 1899 | 34,013,812 |
| 1888 | 18,227,017 | 1900 | 37,829,326 |
| 1889 | 18,464,164 | 1901 | 42,353,724 |
| 1890 | 20,224,175 | 1902 | 45,643,784 |
| 1891 | 21,599,860 |
