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dollars annually, about 25 per cent of which consists of materials which do not grow on this 

 continent. The, balance comes mainly from Canada. 



The exports of forest products and partly manufactured wood materials varied until two 

 years ago between twenty-five and thirty million dollars, with twelve to fifteen million more of 

 manufactures in which wood plays an important part. 



To be sure, there are constant increases in exports as well as imports, but the amounts as stated 

 are small in comparison, with home production and consumption remaining generally below the 

 thirty-million dollar mark, and a little above or below 3 per cent of all exports, as appears from 

 the following table, which shows the value of exports of forest products, crude, or only slightly 

 enhanced in value by manufacture : 



Value of exports afforest products, 1860-1897. 



To get an idea of the character of the materials exported, whether raw or manufactured, and 

 the approximate territorial distribution of the same, the following table is reproduced from the 

 report of the Division of Forestry for 1802. It shows that the Southern States furnish the largest 

 amount of raw material exports in value, while the Northern States furnish the bulk of the manu- 

 factured articles. To be sure, for this tabulation only the freights at ports could be utilized which 

 do not allow a very close territorial distribution of the place of production. 



Exports of wood and certain wood products during the year ending June SO, 1892, by districts of country whence exported. 



Districts, a 



a District No. 1 includes all of the United States north of Baltimore and east of the Rocky Mountains. District No. 2 includes the terri- 

 tory having its outlet by the Sout h Atlantic- ports. District No. 3 includes the territory adjacent to the Gulf ports. District No. 4 embraces 

 that portion of the United States bordering on the Pacific Ocean. 



