FOREIGN" TRADE IN FARM AND FOREST PRODUCTS. 5 



As a source of supply for agricultural products Brazil held second 

 place, being exceeded by Cuba. The imports from Brazil in 1914 

 were valued at $84,187,000, of which $76,016,000 was coffee. The 

 principal forest product imported from Brazil is india rubber; it 

 was worth 16 million dollars in 1914. 



OTHER COUNTRIES. 



During the fiscal years 1910-1914 Canada received three-fourths of 

 the horses and oranges, one-half of the raisins and peanuts exported, 

 and supplied one-half of the sheep, butter, and wood pulp, 90 per 

 cent of the lumber, all of the cream and pulp wood imported ; Argen- 

 tina supplied one-fourth of the cattle hides, 90 per cent of the que- 

 bracho extract and quebracho wood ; the Netherlands took one-half of 

 the oleo oil, one-fourth of the cottonseed oil, and supplied one-half of 

 the nursery stock ; Belgium took one-third of the flaxseed oil cake and 

 wood pulp ; Italy was the source of one-third of the cheese, one-half of 

 the argols or wine lees, three-fourths of the hemp, filberts, and olive 

 oil, 90 per cent of the macaroni, lemon oil, and ground sumac; Cuba 

 was the destination for two-thirds of the eggs, one-third of the lard 

 compounds, one-half of the coffee and potatoes, and supplied one-half 

 of the beeswax and honey, 90 per cent of the molasses, three-fourths 

 of the sugar, and two-thirds of the tobacco ; Spain was the source of 

 90 per cent of the grapes and olives and one-half of the almonds; 

 Japan was the source of one-half of the silk, rice, and tea, and 90 per 

 cent of the camphor gum; Mexico took one- fourth of the malt, and 

 supplied three-fourths of the cattle, 90 per cent of the istle or Tam- 

 pico fiber and sisal grass, and all of the guayule gum; Egypt sup- 

 plied three-fourths of the cotton; Russia three- fourths of the horse 

 hides; British India three-fourths of the buffalo hides, one-half of 

 the goatskins, 90 per cent of the jute and jute butts and shellac; and 

 the Philippine Islands was the source of 95 per cent of the manila 

 fiber. 



LIVE ANIMALS. 



The principal countries to which the United States has exported 

 live animals are Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Exports 

 of live animals to all countries were valued at $298,000 in 1855; 

 $2,626,000 in 1858; $15,882,000 in 1880; $33,638,000 in 1890; 

 $43,585,000 in 1900; then the exports declined and amounted to only 

 $5,804,000 in 1914. The live animals exported were cattle, horses, 

 mules, sheep, swine, and other, including fowls. 



The imports were cattle, horses, sheep, and other, including fowls. 

 The import value of live animals was $367,000 in 1855 ; $1,408,000 in 

 1858; $4,710,000 in 1880; $6,767,000 in 1890; decreased to $4,531,000 

 in 1900 and increased to $24,712,000 in 1914. Prior to 1877 the 



