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meat and pork was already in 1898 1.28 kilo per
head, as against .06 in 1866-68. The import of
eggs in 1899 was 25 millions, and the value 1¼ million
marks; in 1898 19 million eggs were imported, and
in 1897, 18 millions. The import of apples in 1899
was of the value of 1⅓ million marks; but there was
a larger import of other fruits. We have spoken too
about the greatly increased consumption of sugar, of
which 27,000 tons were used in 1899, against 25,000
in 1898, 21,000 in 1897, 18,000 in 1896, and 16,000
tons or less in 1895 and 1894; the weight being
reckoned in refined sugar. In 1886 the amount
imported was under 10,000 tons of the value of
about 5 million marks; but in early years, for
purposes of comparison, one million marks should be
added for the confectionery which up to 1896 was
imported from Russia, but which is now manufactured
in the country as a result of the duty which has been
imposed. The import of sugar was in 1898 9.43 kilos
per head, or nearly five times as much as thirty years
ago (2.04). Coffee was imported in 1898 to the
amount of 8,400 tons; in 1899 to the amount of 8,100
tons, against only 6,000 tons in the period 1894-96,
and 5,000 tons in 1893. The value in 1896 was more
than 13 million marks, a figure due to exceptionally
high prices, and 5½ million marks in 1886. The
import in 1898 represents a consumption of 3.20 kilos
per head, or three times as much as in 1866-68
(1.11). Tobacco increased, as already mentioned, to
4 million marks in 1899, against 2 millions in 1886.
If we also here compare the figures of 1898 with
those of thirty years earlier, the period of 1866-68,
we find an increase in consumption of from 0.42
to 5.74. Petroleum rose to 19,500 tons with a
value of 2¾ million marks in 1899, against 17,500
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