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THE FOREST EESOUECES OF THE WORLD. 



Total timber imports and exports of Germany. a 



Year average of— 



Imports. 



Exports. 



Excess of imports. 



Tons.ft 



Value. 



Tons. 



Value. 



Tons. 



Value. 



1862-1865 



1,314,000 

 1,981,000 

 3,633,000 

 3,190,000 

 1,990,000 

 2,253,000 

 3,051,000 

 4,637,000 

 3,9.32.000 

 4,797,000 

 5,049,000 





1,181,000 

 '897,000 

 1,153,000 

 1.183,000 

 731,000 

 501.000 

 302.000 

 329,000 

 342,000 

 371,000 

 323,000 





133,000 

 1,084,000 

 2,480,000 

 2,007,000 

 1,259,000 

 1,752,000 

 2,749,000 

 4,308,000 

 3,590,000 

 4,426,000 

 4,726,000 





1866-1871 









1872-1875 







1876-1878 



1543,875,000 

 22,400,000 

 22,400,000 

 36,575,000 

 63,800,000 

 46,400.000 

 55,125,000 

 59,475,000 



S17.500.000 

 10,000,000 

 6,425,000 

 4,050,000 

 5, 550. 000 

 •5, 575. 000 

 6,175.000 

 5,825,000 



.?26,375,000 

 12 400 000 



1879-1884 



1885-18*^7 



15 975 000 



1888-1896 ... 



32 5'^ 5 000 



1897-1901 



1902 



58.250,000 

 40,825.000 



1903.. 



48 9.50 000 



1904. 



53,650 000 



a Endres: Handbuch der Forstpolitik. 



b In this and the following tables 40 cubic feet is a fair equivalent for 1 ton. 



Percentage of imports from most important countries ivhich export to Germany. 



Year average of— 



Russia. 



Austria- 

 Hungary. 



Sweden. 



United 



States. 



Norway. 



1880-84 



Per cent. 

 46.6 

 49.8 

 47.4 

 37.8 

 35.3 



Per cent. 

 37.0 

 34.6 

 35.4 

 42.1 

 43.0 

 41.1 



Per cent. 

 7.3 

 8.1 

 10.9 

 10.6 

 12.5 

 10.6 



Per cent. 

 . 0.7 

 .8 

 2.4 

 5.9 

 7.4 

 7.5 



Per cent. 

 2.4 



1885-87 : 



2.1 



1888-96 



1897-1901 



1.6 

 1.2 



1902 



1.2 



1903 



37.5 



1.0 



a Endres, loc. eit. 



A glance at the above tables, with the knowledge that the forest 

 resources of Germany are and have long been developed to their 

 highest capacity, plainl}^ indicates that Germany's imports will con- 

 tinue to rapidly increase. Her competition will be a large factor in 

 bidding for any surplus timber in the future, and it must not be 

 lost sight of in considering the possible sources of supply for the 

 United States. 



• " • FRANCE. 



A consideration of the following table shows that France -will cer- 

 tainly continue to import, but the net imports are not appreciably 

 increasing, since the population is about stationary, while the indus- 

 tries were already well estabhshed in 1875. The forest area is being 

 extended, and coppice is being converted into high forest, so the 

 imports will probably not increase to any extent_ for a number of 

 years, but with growing industries they will certainly not decrease, 

 and France will continue to be an important factor in competing for 

 the surplus timber of the export countries. 



