The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-07

The stock Of timber Ling over at Quebec this
winter is as follows Oak s2s i4s; elm
A6,2l0 ash, 1913 LAG bircn, IL 632 (; bass 40 "A.
II $50; tarnarsc, 465, 49, white pine, 1887 l0i
red pine, 2,t52 2i6; standard slaves, $685. 1922;
white tak pnDcDeon slaves, 1901 .0.24; red oak
puncteor slaves. ll9.8Il7; barrel Saves 3I.3.5
ash slaves. l4.629; staad.td pine deals, 825. 1874;
standard spruce ceals, so $50; one aud half add
two inch plank, l0l SOB; pairs a.h oars 20s; hand
spikes, 1901; cords iaGnwO0d 36l; white pine
masts, 2il60; red pine spsrs l,23l, aud sleepers,
L f07.
The circular ia accompanied by comparative
statement OF toe supply, export and stock OF lumber
tor the years 1850, '5l. 90, '53, "a compiled by
Messrs. Wood, Petry, P1,tras Il Co. From this
table IT appears that the su ply OF timber this year
according to the Supervisors report, AIS Dr.
berg 7,S649SG IN excess Of Las. year, and 1925,
662 more than in 1850. or slaves tue su oily was
4,sl3, being 81 less than 10 1853. aud 1913 more
than in 1850. Deals In market amout ted TO 1858 $50
an increase over last year OF 354 1884, aud $50
over 1850. The export, ~ stated IN customs re
tuir. OF timber darIng the year 1854. rs 3i6 ,sO0
an Excess over AIT year of 3ll7,6s0, aud 8l2 $50
over the year 1850 OF slaves there gers OK ported
4,2si 500 more tnan ia 1853 and ll3 more tnan Ia
1850. OF deals the exports amounted TO 47G 49l al
itcrtase over last year 39S 0l6 and ever 1850 OF
G55,l2 -. The actual sto " timber now In market
~ 49, COZ; 500 6I3 over the stock 10 the fall of
1858, and 1852 S0f over that Of 1850. or slaves
TIE stock IN band Is l52; being 2l3 less Oh last
year, and 465 less tnsp in 1850. TIE stock Of
deals II ol4l24, being l66, 1873 more tnaa la 1853
and l35 -55 less t1an IN 1850.
The elk ct Of the depression in the numbering bu
Sizes and ship boiiding win be very severely felt
by the hundreds who oeTead for subsistence up "a
these branches OF tade. In the suburbs OF
Quebec, particularly in 81. Rocks, there ere many
families whose only means OF snbsistonce will be en-
irey cut of, ard We sha probably have 10 vitn SIS
In leseer extent those Effects o. hari times which
are DoS attracting the attention OF the ci'n ms
Of New York. Less sympathy Ia ied for
these people, account Ct the exorbtant rates II
wages demanded by them during the busineas sea
ton, Al sbelr overbeatiog c0Bdu,t 70 employers,
who were for tie time being virtually tneir de
pendants. TIE bieb prices OF provisions must tend
TO enhance their misery, and unless some means be
adopted Tor their relief the deplorable conse
quencts must be the result Fires afford good op-
portunities 70 the starving 10 supply their wants,
al the absence 81 honest employment frequently
cause men 10 resort TO the Infamous trads OF incen-
caIes IL Ia most desou;ly to be hopsd. that steps
Will be taken TO relieve the DISTRESS OF those VINO
are, by ciicumstan beyond their control, brought
70 the very verge Of starvation. There In little
prospects of such relief being afforded By the opera.
tioIs in shipbulding. The losses OF the past year
and tie failures daily occurring forbid the hope that
further enterprises will be undertaken.