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5 per cent of the total output—not sufficient to take care of the 
surplus production in a year of great activity. 
There seem to be excellent reasons for stimulating the export 
trade in cement as rapidly as possible, for, although the export of 
a relatively bulky and low-priced material such as cement does not 
promise large direct profits to an individual producer, indirectly the 
creation and maintenance of an export trade should benefit the indus 
try at large through the opportunity afforded of disposing of surplus 
stocks and thereby tending to maintain steadier prices. 
American manufacturers have not yet made the most of their 
opportunities to establish greater export trade. Statistics show that 
the export of cement from England, Germany, Belgium, and France 
not only have been considerably greater than those from the United 
States, but have borne a much higher ratio to the production in 
these countries. The quantity of cement exported by France in 
recent years is estimated to have reached at least 23 per cent of her 
production, and that of Germany about 17 per cent. There are few 
cement plants in South American countries, and in the past these 
countries have been supplied mainly from Europe. There is evi 
dently an opportunity now for the cement industry of the United 
States to secure this trade. The extent to which we have made our 
selves independent of foreign cement in times of peace is shown 
by the fact that 20 years ago our domestic product was less than 
one-fifth (18.2 per cent) of the consumption. In 1913 our imports 
were less than 0.1 per cent of the domestic production, and our 
exports were from 30 to 40 times the imports. 
BARYTES. 
Since the outbreak of the war in Europe many American users of 
foreign barytes have been forced to look at home for their future 
supplies, and it may be well to inform the general public that there 
is undoubtedly a good supply of barite in this country. Barites 
has a wide variety of uses in the manufacture of paint, lithopone, 
Wall paper, glass, artificial ivory, insecticides, fertilizer, etc. The 
largest consumers of barytes are the manufacturers of " ready 
mixed” paint and of lithopone. The largest plants at which these 
products are made are near the Atlantic coast. 
In 1912 the United States produced 37,478 short tons of barytes, 
Valued at $153,313, or $4.09 a ton, and imported 26,186 short tons of 
crude barytes, valued at $52,467, or $2 a ton. In 1913 the domestic 
production was 45,298 short tons, valued at $156,275, or $3.45 a ton, 
and the imports of crude barytes were 35,840 short tons, valued at 
$61,409, or $1.71 a ton. From these figures it can be readily seen 
that the users of barytes located on the eastern seaboard have been