058 UNIV. OF MICH. Issued August 31, 1908. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST SERVICE-Circular 153. Yellow pine.. Summary of exports of timber and unmanufactured wood. Imports of forest products.... Tariff provisions.......... Summary of imports of forest products, 1903-1907. 16 16 17 17 18 Imports of forest products, by ports, 1907 Mahogany... 21 25 Other cabinet woods Other wood..... Comparison of exports and imports of timber and unmanufactured wood 25 26 26 EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF FOREST PRODUCTS. The data given in this circular, except Tables 16, 17, 18, and 19, are taken from the report of the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor upon "The Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States for the year ending June 30, 1907." Tables 16 and 17 are from the reports of the Lumber Record Bureau, San Francisco, and Tables 18 and 19 from the Pacific Lumber Trade Journal of January, 1908. The years given in these four tables are calendar years ending December 31, whereas those given in the other tables are fiscal years ending June 30. The classifications of the Department of Commerce and Labor have been strictly followed. EXPORTS OF FOREST PRODUCTS. SUMMARY OF EXPORTS OF FOREST PRODUCTS, 1903-1907. A summary of the exports of forest products from the United States for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1907 is given in Table 1; the increase in value from 1903 to 1907 was 48.6. The increase in value does not necessarily indicate an increase in the quantity of forest products exported. For example, the total quantity of rosin exported in 1907 was but little more than that exported in 1903, yet the total value was more than doubled, because the export value of rosin rose from $2 per barrel in 1903 to about $4.40 in 1907. There was a decrease of 524,111 gallons in the export of spirits of turpentine from 1903 to 1907, yet the total value increased over $2,200,000, because the value per gallon rose from 49 cents in 1903 to 65 cents in 1907. The total quantity of sawed timber exported in 1907 was but 70,000,000 feet greater than that exported in 1903; the value per thousand, however, was $14.06 in 1903 and $21.80 in 1907. There was relatively little change in the quantity of hewed timber exported in the various years; the average value per cubic foot was 23.9 cents in 1903 and 27.2 cents in 1907. In 1903, the average value of boards, deals, and planks exported was $19.66 per M, while in 1907 the average value was $24.55 per M. The average value of shingles exported was $2.26 per M in 1903 and $2.92 in 1907. Up to and including 1906, staves showed very little increase, but in the past year they have increased nearly $20 per M. The relatively unimportant amount of wood pulp exported shows in the last five years. very little increase in value; the price has continued steadily at about 2 cents a pound. TABLE 1.-Summary of exports of forest products and manufactures thereof for the fiscal years 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1907. E OF a Tanning extract combined with bark previous to 1906. 29, 119 1,066,253 57, 586,378 954, 268 1,524, 549 4,699, 877 201, 219 3,317, 164 805,577 5, 252, 230 243,955 34,851 803,346 51, 120, 171 890, 106 3,645, 180 39,861,352 752,152 939, 724 1,409,595 5, 127, 522 157,553 3,578, 452 527,551 5,377, 768 600, 865 3,278, 110 13, 101, 178 1,623, 964 345,980 755,854 528,720 498,552 5,799,075 105, 380, 256 |