FOREIGN WOODS In the aggregate, the equivalent of about 100 million board feet of the more costly woods is used annually in the factories of the United States, principally for the manufacture of furniture and for the finer, more expensive mill work, as well as for various decorative purposes. The total quantity of each of these woods imported is divided among the various industries in about the proportions which are indicated in Table 105.
The only important foreign wood omitted from this table is Spanish cedar, of which about 30 million feet is imported annually and practically all used in the manufacture of cigar boxes.
Table 105 Factory Uses of Imported Woods Turkish BOXWOOD Purpose Per Cent Whips, Canes, and Umbrellas 88 Firearms 6 Shuttles, Spools, and Bobbins 5 Other Uses 1 Total 100 West INDIAN BOXWOOD Professional and Scientific Instruments 75 Shuttles, Spools and Bobbins 12 Musical Instruments 8 Handles 4 Other Uses 1 Total 100 Cocobola Handles 75 Professional and Scientific Instruments 23 Other Uses 2 Total 100 Ebony Whips, Canes, and Umbrellas 37 Sporting and Athletic Goods 36 Musical Instruments 11 Mill Work 9 Brushes 2 Tobacco Pipes 2 Furniture 1 Other Uses 2 Total 100 Lignum VITAE Furniture 62 Sporting and Athletic Goods 25 Pulleys and Conveyors 8 Professional and Scientific Instruments 4 Other Uses 1 Total 100 Mahogany Furniture and Fixtures 47 Musical Instruments 17 Mill Work 14 Car Construction 12 Caskets and Coffins 3 Ship and Boat Building 2 Vehicles 1 Other Uses 4 Total 100 • Padouk Car Construction 52 Mill Work 24 Furniture and Fixtures 23 Other Uses 1 Total 100 Prima VERA Furniture and Fixtures 52 Mill Work 32 Ship and Boat Building 8 Car Construction 7 Other Uses 1 Total • • 100 Rosewood Purpose Per Cent Professional and Scientific Instruments 46 Furniture and Fixtures 14 Musical Instruments 10 Car Construction S Sporting and Athletic Goods 5 Handles 3 Brushes 3 Bungs and Faucets 2 Artificial Limbs 2 Mill Work 1 Carpet-Sweepers 1 Other Uses 5 Total 100 Satinwood Mill Work 60 Furniture and Fixtures 34 Musical Instruments 7 Caskets and Coffins Other Uses 2 Total 100 Teak Ship and Boat Building 83 Mill Work 12 Car Construction 3 Sporting and Athletic Goods 1 Other Uses 1 Total 100 Circassian WALNUT Mill Work 43 Furniture and Fixtures 32 Musical Instruments 15 Firearms 3 Ship and Boat Building 1 Sporting and Athletic Goods 1 Carpet-Sweepers 1Other Uses 4 Total 100 In addition to the foregoing, there are annually used on the Pacific Coast several million feet of foreign hardwoods, among the more important of which are Japanese oak and birch, Siberian oak, Philippine mahogany and other species, and Australian eucalyptus. Small quantities of many other foreign woods are also used for a variety of purposes.
Under normal conditions, considerable pine lumber manufactured in northern Mexico is shipped across the border, while a large amount of Canadian white pine is marketed in the United States.