THE OUTLOOK OF THE WORLD'S TIMBER SUPPLY. 



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Period. 



1842-64, 

 1865-69, 

 1870-74, 

 1875-79, 



1880-84, 



Period. 



1885-89, . 

 1890-94, . 

 1895-99, . 

 1899 only, 



Mean Annual Net 

 Imports in Tons. 



. 2,075,000 



. 2,796,000 



. 3,200,000 



. 4,600,000 



. 131,000 tons. 

 . 167,000 tons. 

 . £14,820,000. 



in 1898 came from 



Germany. 



Table; VI. — Showing the Mean Annual Net Imports of Timber into Germany. 



Mean Annual Net 

 Imports in Tons. 



13,000 



913,000 



. 1,992,000 



. 1,692,000 



. 1,186,000 



Mean annual increase during thirty-five years, 



Mean annual increase during the last ten years, 



Value of the net imports in 1899, 



The gross imports of timber into Germany 

 the following countries : — 



From Austria- Hungary, 1,883,000 tons. 



,, Russia, 1,831,000 ,, 



,, Sweden and Norway 570,000 ,, 



,, North America, 262,000 ,, 



Total gross imports, . 4,546,000 tons. 



Of these quantities, about 13 per cent, were hardwoods and 

 87 per cent, coniferous timbers. 



The following additional information may prove interesting : — 



Annual production of timber in the German forests, . 15,000,000 tons. 

 Annual production of firewood in the German forests, . 23,000,000 ,, 

 Total timber and firewood, . 38,000,000 tons. 



Annual gross receipts from forests, . 

 Annual costs for staff, labour, etc , . 



Annual net receipts, 



£21,500,000 



8,600,000 



£12,900,000 



About 1,000,000 people live by work done in the forests, and 

 about 3,000,000 people by work connected with forest industries. 



France. 



The following data show the mean annual net imports of timber 

 into France : — 



Table VII. — Showing the Net Ivqyorts of Timber into France. 



