FIGURES OF EXPORTS 



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The drop in the mean price is explained by the fact 

 that in 1908, 1909 the chief fellings were made in the 

 great forests in the north, where prices always rule 

 lower than in the centre and south of the country ; it 

 was also to some extent attributable to the fact that 

 themarking of trees for sale is now done on better sylvi- 

 cultuial lines, the selection not being made only amongst 

 the finest stems, as was formerly always the case ; the 

 system of cleanings having, as has been already stated, 

 come into operation. In 1908 the total timber sold 

 from the State forests amounted to o'24 cubic metres 

 per hectare (2j acres) of dry forest soil. The mean 

 annual increment of wood put on per hectare has been 

 valued at i "5 cubic metre for the whole country. There 

 should therefore be, and in fact is, a considerable 

 excess of mature timber in the State forests. 



The figures of exports from Finland in 1907 show the 

 following forest produce exported from the country : 



Poles, stems and logs . 



Pitwood and wood for paper pulp . 



Fuel 



Beams, approx. in the round 

 Spars, squared, approx. in the round 

 Sleepers, approx. in the round 



Total 



Net measurement in 



cubic metres. 



215,727 



1,135,008 



640,892 



1,113 



234,200 



45.382 



2,272,322 



In the same year industries absorbed the following 

 amounts : 



Sawmills 5.169,025 



Bobbin mills (in 1906) approximately . . 177.559 

 Paper pulp mills (mechanical and chemical), ist 



class ....... 



Paper pulp mills (mechanical and chemical), 



fuel approx. . 

 Wheels, blocks, rollers, etc. . 

 Charcoal making . 

 Distillation of tar. 



Total 



704.975 



350,000 

 13.500 

 33.718 

 79,721 



6,528,498 



