Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-25
GROWTH in EXPORTS OF
WOOD AND MANUFACTURES
Total Value OF Shipments From American
Ports During Nine Months OF This
Year Was $6l,OOO,OOO.

WOOD and manufactures of wood
are forming constantly and rapidly
increasing share OF the exports OF
ane United States. The total value
ot wood and its manufactures OK.
ported In the nine months ending
With September, 1906, exceeded by
50 per cent. those of the correspond.
ing period of last year and aggre-
gated, Tor the nine months no less
.han ftfty-nine million dollars. If
70 tnls are added the shipments
o. this character to the noncontig-
hous territory of the United States,
NOV now included In our foreign
traue figures. the total value of wood
and its manufactures leaving orr
ports In the nine months in question
VIII aggregate 81 million dollars. or
at the rate of 81 million dollars a
year. AZ decade ago. in the fiscal
year 1876 the total value of wood and
Hs manufactures was, in round
Terms, 60 millions and If to
this are added the shipments
W non contiguous territory
the total in round terms, would
De u millions. The increase in the
single year 1906 over 1905. was II
million dollars in the shipments to
foreign territory
Ilaslcaiiy the whole world is ask
ing Tor american wood and its
proaucts. even of Logs and sawed
ana hewn timber" the total exports
LOT the fiscal year 1906 were Is 1-3
nlilion dollars against z 10
in 1896, and the shinments
or the materia in this crude
form went not only to all the prjn.
clpai European countries, but to
lioSc OF the countries OF South and
Seatral America. Australia, japan,
Tt -, Islands, and even Africa
Inc value Of this class of wood
namely, Logs and sawed and hewn
Imber" exported TO the United King.
oom In 1906 was and one half
million dollars against three millions
an 1886; to Netherlands and cine
Shlrd millions against one half mill.
ION IN 1896; to Germany | and ono
I na,a millions against 1 million in
1870; TO British North America nearly
and one half millions; to Mexico
a miiiion; to Italy practically a mill.
ion, 10 france three fourths of a
Union to Central American States
t tmI ha1 million; and to British Aus
s s,an over 100000 in 1906 against
$l5H 900 in 1896.
The largest value Of this class
= epo'o - iouuu In the TWO
groups designated, respectively, as
boards, deals and planks, "and ''ioisi
and scanting." the bulk of these
being boards, deals, and planks."
and. therefore, a class of mcrchan.
use properly designated as lumber
on this the expectation in 1906 was
over ~ million dollars, exclusive of
mat sent to our noncontiguous terri.
tory, or over 80 millions in all. and
IL went not only to the PRINCIPAL
countries of Europe but to Mexico
central and South America, Cuba.
and the other West Indian Islands
The South American State, China.
Hongkong, Philippine Islands Brit
Ism Australia, British North America,
and smaller quantities to Oceanit
and Africa. The value of lumber
sent 70 the United Kingdom in 1906
was hye and three fourths millions
or dollars against less than two
millions in 1896; to Germany, nearly
Two and one fourth millions against
one-third Of million in 1896: to
British North America. lumber
producing country, over two and one
half millions in 1906 against little
more than q half million in 1896:
to Cuba, practically and one half
millions in 1906 against less than
one-third of a million in 1896; to
Mexico practically two million against
less than three-fourths of million
In 1896; to Argentenia 3 and one
half million dollars value in 1906
against little less than / million
In 1896; to British Australia. over
q million dollars in 1906 against
half million dollars in 1896; to Bel
GUM more than three-fourths mill
Ion; France, half million; Italy,