650 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (FORESTS PATENTS COMMERCE.) 



42,515,855 acres, of which 31,685,613 acres were . Artic1 !. 8 ' 



unsur^eyed; Washington, 11,913,104 acres, of BS5SS 



which 6,299,221 acres were unsurveyed ; Wiscon- silk, manufactures of 26,842,138 



sin, 230,813 acres; Wyoming, 47,656,896 acres, of Fibers, vegetable, unmanufactured 22,932,506 



which 4,887,309 acres ere uLurveyed The total 1^^^^^:~^-. JJ-^g 



area of public lands and Indian lands remain- Wool, unmanufactured 12,529.881 



ing unsurveyed, including private land claims, Fruits, including nuts. 19,586,703 



*& 698,897,62 acres. The number of acres en- ^^^^^^'^^^ $$ 



tered under the homestead act during tne yeai wool, manufactures of .... 14585306 



ending June 30, 1901, was 9,497,275. No lands Tobacco 16,290,387 



were taken up under the timber-culture act.. The ^^^^a^oj;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; 



receipts of the General Land Office for the year Copper ; and manufactures of 9,9401468 



were $4,307,437 from disposal of public lands, Furs, and manufactures of 11,019,658 



$585,661 from disposal of Indian lands, $585,661 Tea - WJS 



for depredations on public lands $25,305 from E^^^^^ware................. 94,2,869 



sales of timber, $597 from sales of Government wines 8,219,236 



property, $14,429 for furnishing records and Oils 7,097,431 



plots, and $16,686 from fees and commissions. 



Foreste.-There are 699,500,000 acres of forest 



in the United States, constituting 36.5 per cent. Coal, bituminous 5,381,474 



of the land area, exclusive of Alaska. There are 



2,250,000,000 cubic feet of lumber consumed an- 



nually in the United States, and 15,000,000,000 Books, maps, engravings, etc s792536 



cubic feet of wood for fuel, 27,000,000 cubic feet Spices 3,563,109 



of railroad ties, 30,000,000 cubic feet of fencing, gPf e r n f ock ' crude i'liffi 



-and 1 ,000,000,000 cubic feet used for other pur- Lead ...'." .' .' .' ! ! .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' !.!!.! '. '. '. '. '. '.'.'.'.'.'. .' .' .' .' .' .' ! .' 4'832'737 



poses, making the annual consumption over Toys 3,830,311 



18,000,000,000 cubic feet. The annual value of glff bonnets "and materials for 2798 m 



forest products is $1,038,616,000. The greater part ^^d^S^SSSf^.fff:::::::::::::::: W45 



of the white-pine forests has been cut down, and Art works 3,304,546 



serious inroads have been made on other valuable g ice : . ?'JJ'?!8 



timbers. The average annual loss by fire is over pSles " 8 1 730497 



$20,000,000. In accordance with the act of March Corkwood, and manufactures of. ' !" ! I ! I ] .". ! i ! ! 2'270,'995 



3, 1891, the President made 17 national forest Clocks and watches, and parts of 2,038,239 



reservations, comprising 17,968,440 acres, situated Fertilisers ' '.'. 2 230235 



in Colorado, California, New Mexico, Arizona, All other articles!! !!!!!!!!! ."'."'.I'.'.. !!!!!!!!!!! 83^641^876 

 Wyoming, Oregon, and Washington, and in 1897 



President Cleveland proclaimed 13 additional res- Total merchandise $823,172,165 



ervations, comprising 25,683,840 acres. New The quantitv of sugar imported was 3,975,- 



York, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Maine, New 05,840 pounds; of coffee, 854,871,311 pounds; of 



Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have teaj 89,806,453 pounds; of cacao, 45,924,353 



State Forest Commissions. Dounds; of rice, 117,199,710 pounds; of tobacco, 



Patents. During the year ending Dec. 31, 1900, 26,851,853 pounds; of malt liquors, 3,599,446 



there were 26,499 patents, reissues, and design gal i ons . of wool> 103,583,505 pounds; of cotton, 



patents granted, and 1,721 trade-marks, 737 46,631,283 pounds; of hides and skins, 280,909,837 



labels, and 93 prints registered; total, 28,050. The pounds; of India-rubber and gutta-percha, 64,- 



number of applications for patents was 39,673; 927,170 pounds; of bristles, 1,684,575 pounds; of 



for design patents, 2,225; for reissues of patents, coal? ! 977 2 38 tons; of tin, 73,091,890 pounds; of 



82; for registration of trade-marks, 2,099; for lead 251,183,836 pounds; of cement, 638,770,499 



registration of labels, 943; for registration of p ounds 



prints, 127; caveats filed, 1,731; disclaimers, 2; F The ; alues of the art i c les of domestic produce 



appeals on the merits 907 ; total 47,789. or manu f ac ture exported in the fiscal year 1901 



Commerce and Production -The total value are iven in the fol f owing table: 

 of foreign merchandise imported into the United 

 States in the year ending June 30, 1901, was Article*. values. 



$823,172,165, compared with $849,941,184 in 1900. Agricultural implements $16,313.434 



The total value of domestic exports was $1,460,- %^^'^^'M'^"p&& 



462,806, compared with $1,370,763,571 in 1900, matter...... 3,472,343 



which was the highest amount reached up to that Brass, and manufactures of . . . , . . . 2,007,450 



year. Of the imports of 1901 the value of $47,- Bre ^ s r t " ffs: 82527981 



i nrk oi/i j .LI -i-i ' Corn o^,o^( ,yoo 



100,814 was brought in cars and other land vehi- Wheat .... 96,771,743 



cles, $93,055,493 in American vessels, and $683,- Wheat-flour".'...'..".'. 69,459,296 



015,858 in foreign vessels. Of the exports in 1901 Carriages, cars, and other vehicles, and parts ^ ^ ^ 



the value of $104,184,393 was carried in cars and chemfcais," drugs! dyes! 'and medicines!!.';!.'! 14'384'453 



other land vehicles, $81,406,597 in American ves- Clocks and watches -2,340,751 



sels, and $1,274,871,816 in foreign vessels. The Coal: 

 total value of imports free of duty was $339,- 



608,669, and of dutiable imports $483,563,496. Copper ore ... 1,346,707 



The values of the various articles of merchandise Manufactures of 43,267,021 



imported during the year ending June 30, 1901, SttSSS5?5S^:::V;V;."V:.V.V/.V:.: %& 



are given in the following table : Earthen stone? and china ware 512,913 



Fertilizers 5,425,960 



Articles.. Values. Fibers, vegetable, and textile grasses, manu- 



-Sugar $90,487,800 factures of 4,302,876 



Hides and skins, other than fur 48,220,013 Fish 6,789.482 



Chemicals, drugs, dyes, and medicines 53,508, 157 Apples, green or ripe 2,058,964 



Coffee / . 62,861,399 Fruits and nuts, all other 8,767,687 



.Silk, unmanufactured 30,051,365 Furs and fur skins .. 4,404,448 



Cotton, manufactures of 40,246,935 Glass and glassware 2,126,309 



