AMERICAN LUMBER IN FOREIGN MARKETS. 



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PRICES. 



Tlie following prices, duty included, are paid for lumber per standard 

 or 4 tons : 



Norwegian $29. 04 to $38. 08 



Russian 41. 65 to 60. 60 



Finnish 36. 89 to 55.93 



Swedish 27.37 to 55.93 



American pitch pine 59. 50 to 64. 26 



German Baltic Sea white wood 33. 32 to 57. 12 



Scotch fir 35. 70 to 83.30 



GENERAL BUILDING. 



During the years 1891 and 1892 875 houses were built in the city of 

 Bremen, representing a value of 10,424,126 marks ($2,480,942). 



There are several railroads in contemplation from Bremerhaven and 

 Cuxhaven, and some branches in Oldenburg. ~No railroads have been 

 built in this district during the last five years. 



The following table gives the total number of vessels built in this 

 district during the years 1888 to 1892: 



There are six shipbuilding companies in this consular district, but 

 only a few of them are now in operation. The building of ships has 

 considerably decreased during the past year and several of the ship- 

 yards have kept up their work only to give employment to their men. 

 The ships so built were not ordered and are still for sale. 



HUGO M. STARKLOFF, 



Consul. 

 BREMEN, January 31, 1894. 



FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN. 



NATIVE WOODS. 



The principal native woods are oak, white walnut, beech, white birch, 

 ash, the Lombardy and silver poplars, and, most important of all, three 

 evergreens, viz, the red pine (Fichte), the black fir (Tannenbaum), and 

 the Scotch fir, which is called in German " Kiefer." All these trees 



