The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-16 00:00:00

AMERICAN TIMBER.

PINE TIMBER: Feera Quebec 56,t-33 logs have been
imported, against 53,663 at the same date last year. The
stock will exceed last year's by about 100,000 feet, and as
the import is now at an end for at least six months, there
has been but little' depreciation in the value of this
description of wood, 70 to 93 feet average seeing at 19d to
21d per foot ex ship. From St. John 40,106 logs have
been imported, against 30,790 last year. The consumption
has been circumscribed. The stock has latterly increased
with rapidity, and was on the Ist instant 953,000 feet,
against. 868,000 feet at the some period of last year ; and
to effect sales lower prices have been submitted to-18
inch average will not realise moro than 21d per foot by
the cargo, with some concession in stowage at the reduc-
tion above noted. Of Lower_Port 6,937 logs form the
supply, against 5,087 last year. No sales of the latter.
. RED Puss with cargo has been sold at 2ld to 22 1 for
large average ; there is a full stock.
OAK AND ELM: The former article is being reduced in
stock. The consumption of the last month is equal to
30,000 feet; it. is worth 2s 2d to 2s 4d per foot, according
to quality.. Elm maintains its value for large average, and
is saleable at 21d to 23 2d, as in size and manufacture.
HARDWOOD: St. John* of 14 to 15 inches average, is
saleable at 18d to 191 with cargo; a parcel of Pic'ou has
realised nearly 171 d per foot; there are Irrny inferior
P.E Island parcels selling at 14d to 163 per foot. The
market is overstocked with Ihe latter description.
N.B. AND N.S. PINE AND SPRUCE DEALS : Since Ist
February the imports tp this date amounts to 4,793,203
pieces of Pine and Spruce, against 4,425,740 pieces
last year. The stock is about 4,000 standard in excess of
last year's : the safe price to, which they are now reduced
will have the effect of inducing an extensive consumption,
There has been but little change in value during the fort-
night, and Several cargoes are in course of being yarded,
natwithstauding which sales have, in some instances, been
effected by, submitting to low rates.
QUEBEC DEALS aro worth our quotations.
SPRUCE SPARS are realising 12d to 12id per foot.
PITCH PINE : A cargo has been sold just landing, the
price will not transpire.
TEAKWOOD: There is only about 9,000 feet in stock.
A few sales have lately been made at some of the outports ;
the prices do not transpire publicly.
Since our annual circular, dated Ist February, 430
vessels, 317,361 tons register, wood laden, have arrived
from British North Americe, viz., 113 from Quebec, Ibb

Same time last year.
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. IMPORTED uc tf••-. ao. °DE 4,4' x•• 0 7, 6a'
in9m 4.4 .ate 43 ..'' ;71 :4) ..Z 4 ° ''' .-,
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Quebec 53'6..1 2839 48./4 3713 31, 36 t 354042
St. John, N. 8.,. 36796 ..
~. j.. 11405 2675483
Other Portil.... r 5087 .. !• ',••' II •• 7228 1750257
Total 05515 23.,9 4594 ;3713 131 18659 4779732
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a PRINTED LIST, with full prticulars of the SHIPS
(new and old) ar.rl STi-IAMER,-, they have on SALE,
- " both in Liverpool and.therentports, from- fiO to 1,500
tons: and Monthly, a return of Sales mace, State of
therialptets, which intiy he tatrfo anptictition. N.8.--Contractors
or-i3tlitdiu Iron Ship t and -Steamers..
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