The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1913-07-25
SENT OUT OF THE UNITED STATES
IN THE FISCAL YEAR
JUST ENDED.
HALF THAT IN YEAR 1903
Fine and Oak are the Principal
Timbers Being Exported from
This Country.

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100 million dollars worth Of the
products Of the forests Of the United
States was sent out Of the country
in the fiscal year just ended, against
less than half that sum in 1908, a
decade ago, according to official fig
ures of the Bureau Of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. The total
value of wood and manufacturers
Thereof exported during the fiscal year
1913 amounted to approximately 12O
nillion dollars and the bulk Of this
! was in crude or semi-manufactured
condition. Hewn and sawed timber
aDproximated II million dollars for
tie year, boards, deals and planks,
over so million and shocks and
slaves, over IL million; while the
higher grades Of manufactures, such
as doors, sash, blinds, trimmings,
woodward and furniture formed little
more than 10 per cent Of the total
exports Of wood and manufactures
thereof. These figures Of forest
products exported do not include
naval stores (tar, tl,rpentine and
rosin") Of which the exports amount
t. over Is million dollars annually.
Pine and oak are the principal
classes Of timber being sent out of
the country. or the approximately
10 million dollars worth Of wood
and manufactures thereof, exported
ir the year just ended, 81 million
dollars worth was pine timber and
Timber, and approximately IS million
d)llars' worth was oak. Of that
g ing out in the more completely
manufactured form, furniture
amounted to approximately 2 million
dollars.
The whole world seems to be de-
manding the products Of the Ameri-
can forests. The oak lumber ex-
p orted in 1912, for which full details
a e available, was distributed to a
dozen countries in Europe, about 20
countries in North and South Amer
ioa; and in smaller quantities to Asia,
Oceania and Africa. The other
classes of lumber exported went to
n ore than IS countries and colonies.
IL Guiding score of countries in
Europe; more than score of coun-
tries in North America; practically
every country in South America; a
dozen countries in Asia; dozen
islands in Oceania; and various
countries and colonies on the eastern,
western and northern coasts of
Africa,
Shocks and slaves ready for use
in making boxes or barrels find a
" lde dissslsntion, and aggregate
q aanp ~ million dollars value in the
e sports of 1913. Box shocks 90 i'm
!; rye quantities to the countries and
Is stands of North America and in con-
s derable quantities to South Amer
lea, Asia and Oceania; while Europe
" as by far the largest purchaser of
the approximately 6 million dollars
v orth of slaves exported. Doors.
s ish and blinds 60 largely to British
territory-the United Kingdom,
Canada, the British West Indies.
Australia and British South Africa:
Trough Argentine, Mexico, Cuba and
Ssnto Domingo are limited purchas-
ers of this class. American furniture
Is also very widely distributed, going
II more than a score of countries IN
Europe. an equal number of countries
and islands in North Amesacs. every
ountry in South America, 20 cpun-
ties and cclopes IA Asia. . dozen
n Qreanip, and more than a dozen
countries. colonies and dependencies
in AfriQ.