The finer kinds of agave-finres are suitable for the manufacture of tissues which have to 

 answer high requirements of strength, and the Java-Cantala especially has, on account of its 

 cleanness, whiteness, high brilliancy, fineness and flexibility, an unlimited future as a rawmaterial 

 for the weaving-industry. 



The real Sisal-nemo, on the contrary, is not sufficiently useful for the spinning of tissues. 



Exports. The export of agave-fibres from Netherlands'-East-India has only in recent years 

 grown in importance as a result of the fact, that larger estates which were laid out since 1904, 

 gradually began to produce. The exoort of this article during 1Q13 amounted to more than 

 8700 tons, against 6000 tons for 1912, and 2000 tons for 1911. 



The principal countries of destination for the Java product are the United States of America, 

 the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Germany and Japan. 



During the years 1912 and 1913 the total export from Java amounted to (in tons of 1000 K.G.): 



