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THE FOREST RESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 

 Exports to South Africa. 



CENTRAL AFRICA. 



The forests of Central Africa are little known, but their area is not 

 so great as commonly supposed, and the chief species of commercial 

 value are expensive hard woods, which have no bearing on the ques- 

 tion of the supply of common timber for the United States. 



NORTH AFRICA. 



The countries of North Africa, other than Egypt, have barely suffi- 

 cient forest for the low home consumption, except Algeria, which has 

 already had to import timber. With increased railroad building 

 and general development this import will increase. 



Imports of Algeria. 



Year average. 



Value. 



1890-1894. 

 1895-1899. 



$813, 500 

 814,000 



A review of Africa shows, then, a timber import destined to in- 

 crease in the future in all but the central part, which is utterly unde- 

 veloped and can export only costly woods. 



ASIA (EXCLUSIVE OF SIBERIA). 



CHINA. 



The reasons why China will continue to import in rapidly increasing 

 amounts have been fully brought out; that it will take the surplus of 

 eastern Siberia and continue to draw on the United States and 

 Canada is certain. 



Imports of structural timber of China. 



PERSIA. 



The forests of Persia are limited in extent and do not produce 

 woods of common use to an extent to supply any timber for export. 



