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1914. The exports of natural flowers were valued at $121,000 in 1914 

 and the imports at $24,540. The malt extract, fluid or solid, came 

 chiefly from the United Kingdom and was valued at $16,566 in 1914. 

 The exports of roots, herbs, and barks were valued at $531,071 in 

 1914. The exports of starch were 76,714,000 pounds in 1914 and the 

 imports were 15,518,000 pounds. The exports of straw were valued at 

 $4,714 in 1914 and the imports were valued at $33,499. 



The exports of molasses were 1,002,441 gallons in 1914 and the im- 

 ports were 51,410,271 gallons. The sirup exported in 1914 was 

 11,631,000 gallons. Teazels came from France and were valued at 

 $24,310 in 1914. There were 125,666 gallons of vinegar exported in 

 1914 and 311,643 gallons imported. One-half of the unmedicated 

 wafers came from Germany and were valued at $32,797 in 1914. The 

 imports of vegetable wax in 1914 were 4,255,686 pounds, and the ex- 

 ports of yeast in 1914 were valued at $332,895. 



LOGS, LUMBER, AND TIMBER. 



During the last half century the exports of timber may be divided 

 conveniently into four periods that show the development of the 

 trade, each period doubling over the preceding one. During the first 

 period, 1865-1869, the value of the yearly exports were $1,451,607; 

 during the second period, 1870-1881, the value was $3,794,097; during 

 the third period, 1882-1899, the value was $6,131,414; and during the 

 fourth period, 1900-1914, the value was $12,412,688. 



The exports of logs and round timber were 138,067,000 feet in 

 1914 and the imports were 148,938,000 feet. The exports went to 

 Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Netherlands, and 

 the imports came chiefly from Canada. 



Our export trade in lumber consists of boards, deals, planks, laths, 

 shingles, shooks, etc., and was consigned chiefly to the United King- 

 dom, the Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Mexico, the West Indies, 

 Argentina, and Brazil, while Canada was the chief source of supply 

 for imports. In 1895 the exports were valued at $14,959,287 and the 

 imports at $7,259,428. In 1914 the value of the exports was 

 $72,484,756 and the imports $22,436,585. The boards, deals, planks, 

 and other sawed lumber exported in 1914 were valued at $57,574,548 

 and the imports at $17,817,550. The joists and scantling exported in 

 1914 were 12,143,000 feet, valued at $^06,919, of which about two- 

 thirds went to Canada and Panama. 



The imports of laths were 564,778,000. valued at $1,613,586, in 

 1914, of which more than 99 per cent came from Canada. The num- 

 ber of railroad ties exported were 5,416,713, valued at $2,616,563, in 

 1913, and 5,123,004, valued at $2,504,543, in 1914, of which about 

 three-fourths went to Canada. The exports of shingles were 



