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Okume wood, "Gaboon" or "African Ma- 

 Okume hogany" is being boomed in Europe. The 



Wood. tree belongs to the family Malvaceae. 



Great quantities are found on the west 

 coast equatorial region of Africa from where it is shipped 

 through the ports Libreville and Lopez. The forestry authorities 

 of the French Congo and Kamerun have reduced the cutting limit 

 from 75 cm. to 60 cm. with an immediate effect of an immense 

 amount of the smaller stuff appearing in shipments. Logging 

 to the streams is difficult and the streams uncertain. Decay and 

 insect work on the logs is rapid. Shipment, generally to brokers, 

 is generally in round logs, only occasionally in square-hewed 

 pieces. The wood is soft and strongly patterned, and since it is 

 cheaper than our white wood, and poplar is replacing them in 

 veneers and boards. — American Lumberman. 



Very little lumber is used in Uruguay ; the 



j.„ , principal construction material is stone- 



What lumber is consumed comes from 



tft 



jj Eastern South America or Norway, and 



costs about $75.00 per thousand. An ordi- 

 nary door manufactured in United States 

 for $1 sells for $16. The native woods consist of scrub pine, 

 a eucalyptus, and the umbo, the national shade tree. In the 

 northern part there are some extremely hard cabinet woods. — 

 Timberman Jan'y., 19 13. 



STATISTICS AND HISTORY. 



During the 20 years from 1893 to 19 12 log 

 Wood prices on the Upper Rhine drives have in- 



Prices creased just about 20 per cent., namely 



in from 15.3 cents per cubic foot to 18.4 cents. 



Germany. This is 2 per cent, per annum on the original 



price or somewhat below 1.5 per cent, com- 

 pound. Several times during this period prices amounted to 19 

 cents and more. 



Square timber at Mannheim in 1912 brought near 32 cents for 

 perfectly square material, with reduction for wany squares down 

 to 27.5 cents ; farther down the Rhine these prices increase by 



