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Graph. The Rise and Fall of the Square Timber Trade. 1810-1880.
Top Line: Exports from all of British North America
1810-1841 Pine
1842-1867 All timber
Bottom Line: Exports from Quebec
1810-1849 Pine
1850-1880 White Pine
One can see how the following economic policies and political events affected the export market.
1. Britain's early demand for pine during the Napoleonic Wars - Continental System. (1793-1815)
2. The gradual reduction of tariff duties and the return of the Baltic Market. (1840's)
3. The cancellation of the Navigation Acts. (1849)
4. The Crimean War. (1854-1856)
5. The Depression of the 1870's.
Left Hand Scale: Board Feet in Millions. A Board Foot is a unit of measurement of a piece of lumber 1 inch by 12 inches by 12 inches.