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ported, two-fifths of this going to the United 
States and the remainder to Germany. 
“Caracas” cocoa is famous, most of the prod 
uct going to France, which in 1913 imported 
$2,305,475 worth of this article alone. 
Tonka beans, used in flavoring extracts, are 
shipped to the United States, which bought 
$137,156 worth of them in 1913. 
This country is rich in dye woods, cabinet 
and hard woods, but the great distance of the 
forests from the seacoast retards this industry. 
“Ballata,” an inferior rubber, much used in 
the arts and found in the forests bordering the 
Orinoco and its tributaries, formed an impor 
tant article of export, $1,767,259 worth being 
shipped abroad in 1913. 
One of the largest asphalt deposits in the 
world, covering 1000 acres in extent, is to be 
found in the State of Bermudez. This is 
owned by an American company and is prac 
tically all exported to the States, $294,184 of 
the $303,589 shipped last year going to 
America, and the remainder of $9,405 to Eng 
land.