February 10, lOlC 



Furniture Industry in United States 



Tables liavo been compiled by the United States Forest Service 

 showing iu detail the extent of the furniture industry in this coun- 

 try. Statistics covering one year are compiled from two viewpoints, 

 first, the kinds and amounts of the woods used ; second, the size of 

 the industry in the various States. The following table deals with 

 the matter from the standpoint of the woods used : 



Woods used for Furxitiiie in United States. 



Qu.Tntity used -Vverage Total cost 



annuallv Per cost per f. o .1). 



Kind of wood i l"t. li. m.) cent 1000 ft. factory 



Oak 4:n.(l.j:!,289 45.63 ?34.11 ?]4,704,07r,..iS 



Red Gum 10].S(!G,707 10.78 20.15 2,052,423.40 



Maple S7,n71,4.'i(; 9.27 26.17 2,291,852.90 



Kiri-li 54,077.450 5.79 25.02 1,367,919.24 



Yellow poplar 53,374,580 5.65 24.29 1,296,715.05 



t.'licstnut 44,734,180 4.73 20.70 . 926,042.00 



ISiisswood 33,140,276 3.51 26.13 866,132.43 



Beroli 21 .163,204 2.24 19.74 417,712.11 



Yellow pine is.lt26,400 2.00 15.69 296,916.90 



.\sh 1.-),C,68,58S 1.66 27.21 426,270.56 



Mahogany 1 5.037,125 1.66 133.91 2,093,930.08 



Elm 12,154,102 1.29 24.50 297,790.79 



Douglas fir n,3;<7,79() 1.21 24.24 276,042.l'o 



Vnnte pine 9,3.32,808 .99 25.33 236,379.80 



Hemloclj 7,053,446 .75 13.38 94,347.50 



Cottonwood 5,158.309 .50 22.48 115,964.00 



Cypress 3,477,800 .37 18.01 62,619.00 



Tupelo 2.900,100 .31 22.32 (>4, 735.00 



Spruce 2,270,500 .24 26.06 59,170.36 



Cedar 1.856.100 .20 57.60 106.919.20 



Western yellow pine.... 1,806,985 .19 25.00 45,178.56 



Blacli walnut 1.689,937 .18 109.90 185,732.02 



Sycamore 1,474,882 .16 23.99 35.381.66 



Hickory 843,600 .09 16.70 1 4.om;.00 



lied alder 792,500 .08 27.72 L'1.im;t.oo 



Cherry 622,530 .07 51.15 :;i>42.58 



Lignumvltae 593.663 .06 76.85 4r..r,i;5.n() 



Butternut 593.500 .0(i 39.20 23,;j(;3.00 



Magnolia 477,100 .05 17.05 .v. 135.00 



Circassian walnut 452,040 .05 312.85 141.420.00 



Buckeye 415,000 .04 23.52 9,760.00 



Sugar pine .375,510 .04 47.13 1T.i;08.03 



Bcdwood 355,250 .04 32.55 11.r,c,4.10 



Padciuk 230,100 .02 140.57 :'..;, 725.00 



Larch 154,000 .02 14.42 2,220.00 



Hackberry 70,000 .01 17.00 1,190.00 



Prima vera 67,500 .01 175.04 11.185.00 



Wilhnv 40,000 • 15.00 000.00 



I'irsiiiimon 35,000 • 32.14 1,125.00 



.lapanese cedar 30,000 • 12.00 360.00 



Satinwood 22,070 « 224.83 4.962.00 



Cucumber 16.000 » 53.75 860.00 



Koscwood 15,280 • 393.20 6,010.00 



Hornbeam 15.ii(i(i • 17.50 262.50 



Laurel 13.00ii • 70.22 955.00 



Sassafras 12,(i(iii » 32.00 384.00 



Haw 9.900 • 15.15 150.00 



Eucalyptus 5,50i) • 250.91 1,380.00 



Ebony 5.45(( » 354.68 1,933.00 



Sen 3,000 • .50.00 250.00 



.\frican walnut 4.330 • 181.76 . 787.00 



Mesquite 3.O0O • 16.00 48.00 



Hed flr ' 2.300 • 22.00 55.00 



Spanish cedar 2,500 <■ 80.00 200.00 



Locust 2,000 * 15.00 30.00 



Tonquin 2.000 ' 300.00 600.00 



Teak 1,690 • 167.96 283.83 



Australian plumwood . . . 1.500 ' 273.33 413.00 



Madagascar tulip 1,300 " 180.00 270.00 



Camphorwood 1.000 • 225.00 223.00 



Kalniia 1,000 • 40.00 40.00 



Lodgepole pine 1,000 * 20.00 20.00 



Osage orange 1,000 * 12.50 12.30 



Amaranth 750 " 400.00 300.00 



.\pplewood 300 * 20.00 10. OO 



Cataipa 500 • 25.00 12.30 



China tree 500 » 25.00 12.50 



Koa 300 ■> 200.00 100.00 



Sumac 500 • 80.00 40.00 



Mulberry 230 ♦ 20.00 3.0O 



Holly 100 • 100.00 10.00 



Total 944,677,807 100.00 ?30.40 ?2S, 717,873.46 



•Less than 1/100 of 1 per cent. 

 The commanding position occupied by oak stands out prominently. 

 Its total amount falls only a little short of that of the seventy other 

 woods combined, and the total annual sum paid for this oak is 

 greater than that paid for all the other woods. Oak is so far above 

 any other in the place it fills that there is scarcely room for com- 

 parison. Its total is more than four times that of its nearest com- 

 petitor, which is red gum. The lumber grouped as oak consists of 

 many species, perhaps as many as thirty. Among these are white 

 oaks, like post oak, cow oak, overcup, bur, chestnut oak, swamp white 

 oak, and the common white oak. The red oaks are as numerous and 



among them are found the common uorthern red oak, the southern O;' 

 Texan red oak, scarlet, yellow, Spiuiish, and pin oak, and others of 

 minor importance. 



The important place occupied in the furniture business by red 

 gum will prove a surprise to many persons who have not followed 

 that wood's rapid advance to the front. 



Black walnut is the only American wood costing over $100 at tha 

 factory. Holly costs an even $100; and there are seventeen foreign 

 woods going above that figure. 



The use of woods in the manufacture of furniture within the vari- 

 ous states is sho«ii in the table which follows: 



Wood Used bv States for Furniture 



Quantity used Average Total cost 



annually cost per f. o. b. 



State ft. b. m. 1.000 ft. factory 



Xorth Carolina 1.32,211,250 .$23.65 $ 2.372.691.07 



Illinois 104,949,930 38.02 3,990,648.00 



.New York 104,452.092 41.04 4,2Sf,,VJ4.00 



Indiana 99,585,812 29.05 2,,S92.4S2.00 



Michigan 81,476,554 41.13 3,:;51.1S1.00 



Pennsylvania 58,995,170 35.24 2,07N,971.00 



Wisconsin 48,751,000 25.22 1 ,22'.i,c,i;().00 



Ohio 41,231,909 36.91 1.521,r,s.s.00 



Tennessee 39,272,500 22..34 n77, 221.00 



Massachusetts 20,936,241 31.60 001 ,r,:i(i.50 



Missouri 20,294,730 27.63 3ti0,s33.00 



Virginia 20,207,800 22.13 447.244.90 



Kentucky 17,512,100 29.62 518.758.00 



Maryland 16,486,675 .30.14 496.949.00 



Ceorgia 16,253,607 19.22 312,470.00 



Arkansas 15,373,000 24.90 382,735.00 



West Virginia 11,781,5.30 27.46 323,490.00 



Mississippi 10,278,000 13.44 138,110.00 



Minnesota 9,875,448 28.59 282,373.00 



Vermont 8.779,913 27.29 239,372.79 



Louisiana 8,392,030 12.65 ]OC,,193.50 



Oregon 7,975,250 31.40 230,419.25 



California 7,254,295 34.76 252,134.00 



Texas 7.059,000 17.92 1 26.501.00 



Washington (!.535,00O 36.06 235,667.00 



Iowa li.266,S40 32.16 201,561.00 



Kansas 5,945,850 25.26 1.30,167.00 



New Hampshire 4.599,800 21.42 98,530.50 



Maine 3.765.000 2.3.04 86,742.00 



-Xew Jersey 2.916.100 40.14 117,048.00 



-Alabama '. 1.S74.0OO 13.90 26,048.00 



South Carolina 1.518,000 13.46 20,435.00 



Connecticut 489,238 5.5.93 27,364.95 



Nebraska 240.000 .36.15 8,675.00 



District of Columbia 97,880 57.29 5,608.00 



Colorado 68,900 58.23 4,012.00 



Nevada 48,783 56.23 2,743.00 



North Dakota and South Dakota 30,666 39.18 1,815.00 



New Mexico 30.000 51.17 1,535.00 



Montana 28,000 70.54 1,975.00 



Idaho 15.100 47.02 710.00 



Wvoming 5,200 44.04 229.00 



.\!1 other : 



Oklahoma. Utah, Delaware and 



Rhode Island 817,550 30.44 26,858.00 



Total 944,677,807 $30.40 $28,717,873.46 



The average prices paid for furniture in the various states present 

 an interesting problem. Montana pays most, Louisiana least. The 

 freight problem occupies a prominent place in fixing the prices paid 

 for lumber at furniture factories. Montana has little within its own 

 borders that it can use; Louisiana imports little from the outside. 

 A study of the figures of the two foregoing tables will furnish much 

 food for thought on prices, freight, kinds of wood, and the influ- 

 ence of the locality or region upon the furniture industry. 



Canadian Lumber Received 



Exports of forest products from Ottawa, Canada, into United 



States were worth $288,129 more in 1915 than in the year before. 



Following are the principal items of such imports: 



Rough lumber 73,463,359 feet 



Dressed lumber 9,734,874 " 



Tongued and grooved 42,303 " 



Lath 35,780,250 pounds 



Pickets 6,349,500 pieces 



Shingles 7,393,000 " 



The invoice value of these imports totaled $2,234,357. Similar 



imports from the province of Quebec follow: 



Lumber 43,978,000 feet 



Lath 134,736,.336 pounds 



Pulpwood 292,906 cords 



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