902 FORESTRY OF NORWAY. 
1878, , . . 737,014 tons. 
1877, F ; 3 : 830,508 ,, 
1876, , ; : | 932,654 ;, 
1875, f ‘ p a 751,309 ., 
‘Since 1870 the exportation of planed wood shows a 
continuous augmentation. In 1880 it amounted to more 
than one-fifth of the whole export, showing an increase, 
which was progressive, from 96,445 tons in 1870 to 
193,654 in 1880. Sawn wood, on the contrary, has fallen 
from 428,553 tons in 1870 to 245,548 tons in 1880. Spars 
and mine supports have increased from 100,552 tons in 
1870 to 295,616 tons in 1880. Lastly, staves have in- 
creased from 19,631 tons in 1870 to 30,061 tons in 1880. 
‘ The six principal Norwegian ports, arranged according 
to the importance of the wood exports, give for the years 
1880 and 1879 the following results :— 
1880. 1879. 
Tons. Tons. 
Fredrikstadt . ‘ : . 132,383 107,244 
Christiania ‘ . ‘ . 126,234 90,838 
Dranimen ‘ F . . 117,270 87,783 
Christiansand . ‘ ‘ . 63,739 41,994 
Fredrikshald . : . . 53,436 34,583 
Arendal . . « ‘ . 50,585 46,038 
Totals. - é . 533,647 408,481 
‘It may be seen from this table that the town of Fredrik- 
stadt occupies for the past, and it always will occupy, the 
first place, on account of its advantageous position at the 
embouchure of the Glommen. Indeed, the general report 
for the year 1880 shows that in the basin of the Glommen 
there have been marked by the traders 185,395 tylters 
and three pieces of trees. (A tylter contains twelve trees, 
felled and bound together.) These 185,395 dozen trees 
have been floated and delivered to the owners at their 
mills, with only a loss of 3 per 200. This is far beyond 
what they had expected, according to the prospects sug- 
gested by the spring and summer of the year preceding. 
‘The good result has been equally complete in the 
