This of course does not appear to be a very extensive business, but the nature of the commodity will readily convince that the money figures are not at all in comparison to the bulk of corkwood, for it would really seem that if the trade should increase to an amount sufficient to vie with other prominent ones, the ships would be at loss how to stow the other freight. The imports of corkwood into this country and the exports, for comparison, may be seen in the following tables:
| January | Seven Months ending January | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1913 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
| Corkwood, Free: | ||||
| $450,082 | $367,884 | $2,265,373 | $1,849,550 | $1,707,164 |
| Corks mfrd., Dutiable: | ||||
| $181,252 | 130,580 | 1,380,109 | 1,137,504 | 1,180,816 |
| January | Seven Months ending January | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1913 | 1912 | 1913 | |
| Corkwood, Free: | $1,518 | $1,195 | $19,795 | $22,393 |
| Corks mfrd., Dutiable: | 209 | 1,086 | 3,078 | 2,170 |
And the periods ending December, 1913 will be of interest also.
| December | Twelve Months ending December | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1913 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 |
| Corkwood, Free: | ||||
| $300,253 | $468,937 | $3,819,651 | $3,182,131 | $3,616,177 |
| Corks mfrd., Dutiable: | ||||
| $164,711 | 194,457 | 2,070,672 | 2,440,399 | 2,370,527 |
| December | Twelve Months ending December | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | 1913 | 1912 | 1913 | |
| Corkwood, Free: | $2,960 | — | $34,404 | $25,091 |
| Corks mfrd., Dutiable: | — | $8,335 | 5,552 | 5,392 |
Footnotes:
[1] Letter from Prof. Nelson G. McCrea of Columbia University, June 12, 1910, to writer.
[2] According to “Spanish Dictionary” of Lopes et Bensley; Cortex: “La Parte exterior del Arbol.” Arbol in botany meaning “a tree.”