. Cacao. Cacao. [from old catalog]. 480 INTEENATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMEEICAjST REPUBLICS. The cacao beans are now ready for shipment. They are collected into bag:s, carried on board vessels waiting for them, and transported to the markets at which the best prices are obtainable. The largest ^ markets to-day are those of Hamburg, Rotterdam. I^ondon, Lislwn, Havre, and Ncav York. An interesting illustration of the spread of an industry is given by the expanding area over which the produc- tion of cacao can be traced. Originally a native of Mexico, Central and South America, it was introduced int
. Cacao. Cacao. [from old catalog]. 480 INTEENATIONAL BUREAU OF THE AMEEICAjST REPUBLICS. The cacao beans are now ready for shipment. They are collected into bag:s, carried on board vessels waiting for them, and transported to the markets at which the best prices are obtainable. The largest ^ markets to-day are those of Hamburg, Rotterdam. I^ondon, Lislwn, Havre, and Ncav York. An interesting illustration of the spread of an industry is given by the expanding area over which the produc- tion of cacao can be traced. Originally a native of Mexico, Central and South America, it was introduced into the West Indian Islands very soon after the invasion of the New World, From there it was carried to the East Indies, then down the African coast, and now it is grown in all parts of the earth where climatic conditions are favorable. In Mexico, all the Central American republics and Panama, in Venezeula, Ecuador, Brazil, certain areas of Colombia and Peru, in Cuba, the British West Indies, in Haiti and especially WORLD'S PRODUCTION AND eo,/e9,9o/Kilos ' 64-MS,l03 l^iLos heM^e,103 Kilos. ,6^9H':io3. HUp3. ml4e,/3e,S3r \/S6J0ej84l â FRODUCTTON U CONSUJvl-PTION the Dominican Ivepublic, cacao growing has long been a recognized industry. In the insular possessions of the United States, Guam, and the Philippines, nuich encouragement is given to efforts to establish plantations, Avhile in HaAvaii and Porto Rico the crop seems to be promising a successful addition to their export opportunities. Cacao is one of the few crops of the world the home consumption of which has apparently little concern with the quality or the amount of what is sent away. Although chocolate of the most delicious flavor can be obtained in the cafes of Caracas, and the peoples of cacao countries partake of it both as a stimulant and as a delicacy, it is really displaced in popular taste by coffee, and to get the full flavor of the food and drink it is necessary to go to the nort
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