Grenada.       St. Lucia.       St. Vincent.
lbs.           lbs.              lbs.

1828 75,275 17,384 1829 300,051 93,793 12,216 1830 337,901 153,340 9,989 1831 368,882 98,090 7,861 1832 196,195 51,925 538 1833 312,446 91,048 1,005 1834 349,367 60,620 2,197 1835 276,359 49,218 5,876 1836 307,236 47,950 7,721 1837 351,613 48,591 2,525 1838 426,626 38,590 6,588 1839 327,497 54,639 760 1840 269,680 82,293 3,956 1841 372,008 78,225 3,874 1842 280,679 55,175 7,268 1843 296,269 48,279 55,867 1844 544,253 65,667 8,304 1845 342,092 31,000 6,450 1850 609,911 1,372 8,642 1852 604,299 9,428 5,287

A little cacao is now grown in Antigua, about 19,000 lbs. having been exported from that island in 1843, and 2,000 in 1846.

Dominica and British Guiana produce small quantities; our imports from these quarters having been as follows:—­

Dominica.      Demerara.
lbs.           lbs.
1833          8,808          2,051
1834          4,767             86
1835            685            126
1836            279          1,121
1837          1,896            522
1838          1,054
1839          1,127             58
1840          2,366          2,376
1841          4,014            129
1842            667             98
1843          4,614          4,178
1844          1,746         10,209
1845          5,444

The cultivation of cacao in Cuba is of comparatively recent introduction, but it is expected to increase, and, in some degree, to supply the place of coffee, which is evidently on the decline there.  In 1827, the gross produce of Cuba amounted to 23,806 arrobas, and the exports to 19,053.  In the same year, 15,3013/4 arrobas were imported, so that at that period the production was not adequate to the consumption.  The expectation of a great increase of production seems not to have been realized, as the exports of cacao in 1837 were only 5871/4 arrobas, while the imports amounted to 40,8371/2 arrobas.

There are now about sixty-nine cacao plantations in that island, almost exclusively situate in the central and oriental departments, which produced, in 1849, 3,836 arrobas, valued at 19,180 dollars.

Hayti exported, in 1801, 648,518 lbs. of cacao; in 1826, 457,592 lbs., and in 1836, 550,484 lbs.

The French island of Martinique produces a considerable quantity of cacao.  In 1763, there were stated to be 103,870 trees in bearing.  The produce exported in 1769 was 11,731 quintals.  In 1770 there were 871,043 trees.  In 1820 there were 412 square acres under cultivation with cacao, producing 449,492 lbs.; and in 1835, 492 hectares, which yielded 155,300 kilogrammes.  I have no later returns at hand.