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MASSACHUSETTS WOOD-USING INDUSTRIES. 



price which each paid for wood at the factory, and the comparative 

 quantity used by each. The amount of lumber used by all was 

 549,319,644 feet, and the average price was $21.29 per thousand. If 

 these figures are borne in mind, the table will show at a glance which 

 industries paid more and which less than the average, and the com- 

 parative amount of lumber used by each will likewise be shown. 



TABLE 2. Wood-using Industries, Average Prices paid for Lumber at the 

 Factories, and the Per Cent, which each Industry used of the Total 

 Quantity. 



BOXES AND CRATES. 



In quantity of wood used and in total cost, boxes and crates head', 

 the list. These items, and others, will be fully set forth in Table 3. 

 It is worthy of remark that the State demands 351,941,350 feet of 

 lumber for boxes. This is seven times as much as any other wood- 



