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FORESTRY INVESTIGATIONS U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



dollars annually, about 25 per cent of which consists of materials which do not grow on this 

 continent. The balance comes mainly from Canada. 



The exports of forest products and partly manufactured wood materials varied until two 

 years ago between twenty-five and thirty million dollars, with twelve to fifteen million more of 

 manufactures in which wood plays an important part. 



To be sure, *here are constant increases in exports as well as imports, but the amounts as stated 

 are small in comparison, with home production and consumption remaining generally below the 

 thirty-million-dollar mark, and a little above or below 3 per cent of all exports, as appears from 

 the following table, which shows the value of exports of forest products, crude, or only slightly 

 enhanced in value by manufacture: 



Value of exports of forest products, 1860-1897. 



Year. 



Value. 



I860 

 1870 

 1875 

 1876 

 1877 

 187b 

 1879 

 1880 

 1881 



$10, 299, 959 

 14, 897, 963 

 19, 165, 907 

 18, 076, 668 

 19, 943, 290 

 17, 750, 396 

 16, 336, 943 

 17, 321, 268 

 19, 486, 051 



Total ex- 

 ports o± 

 domestic 

 products. 



Per cent. 

 3.26 

 3.27 

 3.43 

 3.04 

 3.14 

 2.55 

 2.34 

 2.11 

 2.20 



Year. 



1882 

 1883 

 1884 

 1885 

 1886 

 1887 

 loo8 

 1889 

 1890 



Value. 



£25, 580, 264 

 28, 636, 199 

 26, 222, 959 

 22, 014, 839 

 20, 961, 708 

 21, 126, 273 

 23, 991, 092 

 26, 997, 127 

 29, 473, 084 



Total ex- 

 ports of 

 domestic 

 products. 



Per 



cent. 

 3.50 

 3.56 

 3.62 

 3.03 

 3. 15 

 3.01 

 3. 51 

 3.70 

 3.49 



Year. 



1891 

 1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 

 1890 

 1897 



Value. 



$28, 

 27, 

 28, 

 28, 

 28, 

 33, 

 40, 



715, 713 

 957, 423 

 127, 113 

 000, 629 

 576, 235 

 718, 204 

 489, 321 



Total ex- 

 ports of 

 domestic 

 products. 



Per cent. 

 3. 29 

 2 75 

 3.38 



3.22 

 3.61 

 3.91 

 3.92 



To get an idea of the character of the materials exported, whether raw or manufactured, and 

 the approximate territorial distribution of the same, the following table is reproduced from the 

 report of the Division of Forestry for 1892. It shows that the Southern States furnish the largest 

 amount of raw material exports in value, while the Northern States furnish the bulk of the manu- 

 factured articles. To be sure, for this tabulation only the freights at ports could be utilized which 

 do not allow a very close territorial distribution of the place of production. 



Exports of wood and certain wood products during the year ending June 30, 1892, "by districts of country ivlience exported. 



Products. 



Raw materials • 



"Boards, deals, planks, etc 



Joists and scantling 



Hoops and hoop poles 



Laths ■ 



Palings and pickets , 



Shingles ■ 



Shooks ■ 



Staves 



All other lumber 



Timber (sawed) 



Timber (hewn) 



Logs and other round timber . 



Fiiewood 



Rosin 



Tar 



Turpentine and pi tch 



Spirits of turpentine 



Bark and bark extract 



Total raw materials 



Manufactures : 



Agricultural implements 



Carriages and horse cars . . . 

 Cars, passenger and freight. . . 



Matches 



Organs 



Doors, sash, and blinds 



Moldings, trimmings, etc 



Hogsheads and barrels, empty 



Household furniture 



Wooden ware 



All other wood manufactures. 



Total manufactures 



Total exports 



Districts, a 



No. 1. 



Dollars. 



3, 089, 115 



16, 953 



74, 626 



2,337 



76 



5,841 



691, 867 



946, 210 



657, 304 



37, 235 



242, 770 



875, 371 



3,604 



652, 777 



38, 534 



15, 965 



445, 249 



84, 268 



7, 878, 102 



3, 682, 784 



1, 799, 344 



1, 145, 473 



48, 657 



748, 938 



191, 045 



169, 623 



281, 533 



2,751,111 



326, 991 



1, 551, 013 



12, 696, 514 



20, 569, 217 



No. 2. 



Dollars. 



2, 220, 327 



157, 130 



13, 465 



75 



1,183 



39, 671 



46, 052 



709, 952 



29, 651 



259, 653 



57, 986 



740, 502 



2, 755, 811 



12, 078 



2,217 



4, 050, 533 



155, 440 



No. 3. 



Dollars. 

 2, 962, 732 

 43, 739 



No. 4. 



620 

 293 



13, 171 

 1,899 

 551, 578 

 250, 687 

 1, 844, 333 

 682, 818 

 268, 985 



8,123 



226 



38 



429 



11, 251, 732 6, 621, 671 



19, 042 

 550 



95,419 

 76 



19/970 

 633 



14, 592 

 326 



48, 114 



27, 197 

 134, 626 



360, 545 



11, 612, 277 



65, 753 



73, 954 



56, 565 



3,395 



1,573 



12, 124 



1,423 



5,162 



112, 261 



2,289 



54, 647 



389, 140 



7, 010, 817 



Dollars. 



1,400,319 



10, OSS 



131 



14, 685 



4,707 



29, 309 



41, 719 



3,976 



113, 755 



531, 933 



38, 746 



1,748 



1, 679 



116 



4, 510 



Total. 



Dollars. 



9, 672, 493 



228, 513 



88, 222 



17, 717 



6, 259 



87, 992 



781, 537 



2, 211, 716 



1, 051, 397 



2, 673. 154 

 983, 574 



1, 923, 604 



1,604 



3, 418, 459 



52, 417 



18, 336 



4, 500, 721 



239, 708 



2, 198, 018 



27, 404 

 70, 322 

 j32, o08 

 21,537 



2,101 

 92, 116 

 16, 951 



3,092 



178, 660 



76 



87, 182 



522, 249 



2, 720, 267 



27, 957, 423 



3, 794, 983 



1, 944, 170 



1, 320, 265 



73, 606 



772, 582 



295,918 



202, 589 



290,113 



3, 090, 146 



356, 553 



1, 827, 470 



13, 968, 455 



41, 925, 878 



a District No. 1 includes all of the United States north of Baltimore and east of the Rocky Mountains. District No. 2 includes the terri- 

 tory having its outlet by the South Atlantic ports. District No. 3 includes the territory adjacent to the Gulf ports. District No. 4 embraces 

 that portion of the United States bordering on the Pacific Ocean. 



