The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-26

Our principal supply of pine comes from Virginia and
South Carolina and is more extensively used than any
other description. In fact, we hare been told that
the consumption Of pine In this CITY exceeds more
than double the amount Of all other kinds. It
is used chiefly for hrewood, a. 1. is much easier to
knce than ether wood and IL also In greater demand for
factories Mills steamboats, and rail- Dads than any other
While it Is hyperion osk hickory and other hard wood
for lighting res it is inferior to these In tho opision OF
the economical housekeeper account of it's burning
rapidly 1t mskes, however, pleasant, cheerful
FIRE end from its iesinous quality Is said to give on.
heat portion Of the pine sent to the New York
market from New jersey, but 1t is small that It
is hardly deserving even Of mention.
Hickory Is, may be seen from the foregoing table,
the highest In price, and comes under the denomination
of hard wood. It la particular fAvorits with eoonomi
cal housekeepers, account Of its 'lasting' qua
hiiss and next to pine is extensively used
than any other kind OF frewood 1t il pro-
cured principally from this State and New Jersey,
and occasionally get supply from Connecticut.
large proportion of our supply comes BY the way OF
the Raritan canal Hickory has been known during .
severe winter season when there VS. . deficiency to
bring sax alcad.
Oak 70 not 10 abundant In market And L. We b.
lieve generally stered inferior to hickory comes
sso from this State Connecticut and New Jersey Beech
birch, and maple regarded By some superior to
the cord They seldom however, SEPARATE bat are
mixed up with hickory.
The retail dealers the North and East rivers mum
Der about one hundred and each Of these furnishes en-
ploymsnt at least the means Of giving employmsn
to ak cartnen and ak woodsawJers to these we add
the captains e the vessels engaged in carrying vood to
New Yosk, and Of ave to each, We have total
two thousand Eve hundred persons who directly de-
pendent on the trade in this city In addition these,
there are large number Of In the poorer lo,a
ties who sell frewood in st smaller quantities than the
dealers along the rivers ~ to bring within the reach
Of those who are unable TO buy load At time. By
these the wood Ia chopped up and split after which Il
tied In small bundles and sold at from sxpencs to
shilling bundle Quite Aourahng little business has
also been Established by wood pedars within the last
four or five years and In quarters II is nm
mon sight to little boys and girls bearing their
heads small hamper baskets, surmouned BY pya mid OF
frewood almost o. tall themselves What the poor
have TO pay load Of wood In this FORM and s,h la
this WY how much the poor little pedsrs realize We
csnnot say We are safe In saying however, that the
peor par more than double the amount for which Il IL
sold by the first retailer and for which those who are lar
better able TO pay higher price can purchase It.
The yooesswyen obtain rather pretanoas subsis
tepce from their business and except a certain seasons
are no. 80 ven paid common 'sborers. There are
worry few njeed Who can procure steady employment