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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  product ­
  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  important ­
  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  practically ­
  all  exported  to  the  States,  $294,184  of
the  $303,589  shipped  last  year  going  to
America,  and  the  remainder  of  $9,405  to  England. ­