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peat, and coke from the gas works. At Andoen, northern Norway, 

 are coal mines from which much has been expected, but so far I can 

 learn of no output. Coal is imported from England and Scotland. 

 Prices in the English markets are at the present time quoted as 

 follows : 



Best Newcastle, f. o. b. Blyth: s. d. 



Steam.. n 6=$2. 80 



Smalls 5 o- 1.22 



Best Hamilton, f. o. b. Grangemouth u o= 2.68 



Freight steamers Blyth-Christiania 5 3= 1.28 



Inland railroad rates for coal in carload lots are about 0.037 

 kroner (0.99 cent) per ton per kilometer. 



Petroleum in lots of TO barrels or more is quoted in this market 

 as follows, per 100 kilograms, including barrels, and with 2^/1 per 

 cent discount for cash: 



Inland railroad rates for petroleum are about 0.063 kroner (1.7 

 cents) per ton per kilometer (0.62 mile). 



Prices of wood depend on location. 



Of raw material for paper making, Norway has trees, vegetable 

 fibers, rags, and refuse. The trees consist principally of pine, fir, 

 elm, ash, and birch. The surface of Norway is 125,593 square miles 

 in extent. Of this, 76 per cent consists of unproductive mountains, 

 rocks, marshes, and lakes; 21 per cent is in timbered tracts; and 

 only 3 per cent in field, meadow, and town sites. Parts of the 

 mountains are used as pastures. The yearly cut of timber is calcu- 

 lated to be 9,740,460 cubic meters (343,999)93 cubic feet), or 143 

 cubic meters (5,050 cubic feet) per square kilometer (0.386 square 

 mile) of timber. It is estimated that at least one-fifth is exported 

 in some form or another. In the southern tracts, the annual growth 

 of timber is 152 cubic meters (5,368 cubic feet) per square kilo- 

 meter of timber, while in the northern tracts there is on an average 

 only 80 cubic meters (2,825 cubic feet) per square kilometer of tim- 

 ber, which in all probability is too high an estimate in general. 

 Available timber is growing less every year. The increase in the 

 export of lumber has of late years been as follows: 



