THE FOREST EESOUECES OF THE WOELD. 

 Imports and exports of France. o- 



77 



Year. 



Imports. 



Exports. 



Excess of imports. 



Tons. 



Value. 



Tons. 



Value. 



Tons. 



Value. 



1875 





$32,820,000 

 55,600,000 

 31,780,000 

 31,580,000 

 26,020.000 

 35,400,000 

 35,620,000 

 33,820,000 

 32,560,000 

 33,480,000 





$8,280,000 

 6,960,000 

 5,220,000 

 8,580,000 

 8,880,000 

 9,920,000 

 9,580,000 

 9,320,000 

 10,840,000 

 10,780,000 





$24, 540, 000 



1880 









48,640,000 

 26,560,000 

 23,000,000 



1885 









1890 









1895. . 







535,' 665" 



685, 000 

 649,000 

 519,000 



17,140,000 

 25,480,000 

 26,040,000 



1900 



1,658,000 

 1,667,000 

 1,584,000 

 1,571,000 



1,123,000 

 982,000 

 935, 000 



1,052.000 



1901 



1902 



24 500 000 



1903 



1904. 



21,720,000 

 22,700,000 











a Endres, loc. cit. 



France gets most of its sawed timber from Eussia, Sweden, Norway, 

 Austria, and America. 



SWITZERLAND. 



The following table shows that Switzerland, with its carefully 

 managed and productive forests, is still increasing imports yearly 

 with the development of industries, and must be reckoned with as a 

 competitor in future bidding for timber. 



Imports and exports of Switzerland. (^ 



Year. 



Imports. 



Exports. 



Excess of imports. 



Tons. 



Value. 



Tons. 



Value. 



Tons. 



Value. 



1878.. . 



180,000 

 214,000 

 255,000 

 273,000 

 266,000 

 278,000 

 285,000 







$1,160,000 







1887 











1895 



$2,580,000 

 3,160,000 

 2, 680, 000 

 2,840,000 

 3,140,000 



54,000 

 64,000 

 79,000 

 77,000 

 64,000 



380,000 

 520,000 

 660,000 

 640,000 

 500,000 



201,000 

 209,000 

 187,000 

 201,000 

 221,000 



$2,200,000 



1900- 



2,640,000 

 2,020,000 

 2,200,000 

 2,640,000 



1901 



1902. . 



1903 :..■ 





o Endres, loc. cit. 



The percentage of firewood constitutes over half of the total import, 

 most of which comes from southern Germany and France. The 

 import of sawed material exceeds that of logs, and most of it comes 

 from Austria-Hungary. 



BELGIUM. 



The net imports of Belgium are surprisingly large when the small 

 area of the country is considered, and they are increasing at a rapid 

 rate. In the future they will certainly continue to increase and help 

 swell the demand of western Europe for wood from foreign countries. 



