Quantity Produced, 1917
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This section is from the book "Beverages And Their Adulteration Origin, Composition, Manufacture, Natural, Artificial, Fermented, Distilled, Alkaloidal And Fruit Juices", by Harvey W. Wiley. Also available from Amazon: Beverages And Their Adulteration.
Quantity Produced, 1917
Practically all the rum produced in 1917 was made in the Third Massachusetts District (2,706,414 gallons) and Sixth Kentucky District. The total quantity was
2,842,834.3 gallons. The quantity remaining in bond was 906,-042.5 gallons.
The total quantity withdrawn from bond and tax paid was 642,798 gallons and the quantity bottled in bond 17,019.7.
The quantity of rum exported was 1,030,249.9. Of this there was sent:
To Africa.................. | 778,057.3 | Gallons |
To England................................. | 122,081.5 | Gallons |
To China................... | 42,400.3 | Gallons |
To Holland................. | 30,730 | Gallons |
To Canada................. | 24,232.6 | Gallons |
The dearth of ships has greatly decreased the amount of exported rum to Africa over that of previous years. In 1916, 1,196,905 gallons of rum were exported to Africa alone.
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