THE OUTLOOK OP THE WORLD'S TIMBER SUPPLY. 



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Americans, may yet be avoided. At any rate, it seems clear that 

 the people of the United States are determined to preserve and 

 adequately manage a sufficient area of forests for the benefit, not 

 only of the present generation, but for their children and grand- 

 children. Surely these are facts worth pondering over ! 



The Dominion of Canada. 



Mean annual net export of late years, 



Tons. 

 2,144,000 



The value of the exports during the last thirty years have been 

 as follows : — 



Table XI. — Showing the Value of the Exports of Timber from the 

 Dominion of Canada. 



Of the exports, 94 per cent, are coniferous timbers, and 6 per 

 cent, hardwoods. The increase during these thirty years, accord- 

 ing to value, has been at the rate of about \ per cent, a year. 



The price per ton has, however, risen since 1870. Taking white 

 pine squared logs, for instance, the average prices were as follows: — 



Period. 



1870-79, 

 1880-89, 

 1890-99, 



Average Price per Ton 



in Shillings. 



32 



47 



61 



The rise in the price of other timber has been much smaller, but 

 sufficient to show that the total quantity of timber exported is now 

 less than it was thirty years ago. 



Canada has not been able to meet the increasing demand in 

 Europe. The above figures, moreover, show that whereas the 

 exports to Britain have fallen, those to the United States have 

 increased, so that practically the two countries now take equal 

 quantities. A moderate reaction has, however, taken place during 



