The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-10
TIE TIMBER TRADE.
SUalBEl; II.

III n recent communication upon tho timber
trade in Charleston, took occasion to remark,
upon inspection and measurement of timber, tho
necessity Of establishing high standard Of re-
quircmcnts as to quality, in order 10 insure tho
production Of good mcrchaItablo timber in mar
ket, &C.. &c. The importance Of tLs trade is not,
perhaps, fully appreciated.
II We take its increase 4 criterion, wo should
bu able to discover somewhat of its probable inl-
portance.
/ find, then, by reference TO Congressional
reports, commerce and navigation 1859: Hewn
timber shipped to foreign ports from Charleston,
$50 tons. yaIuo, s122s From Savannah, IL, SIC
Ions. Value, 1926, ,5Oi. have no means Of ascor-
tanning The amount of timber shipped in any whole
year since that time. The weekly reports OF
shipments from Savannah in tho carly part
of this year will giyo n very good idea
of it's increaco thore, and loro I romnrk
if the commercial reports for tho city Of Charles
ton, wero as carefully prepared as those of your
ulster city, should not DO at loss to show,
with tho samo degree Of certainty, tho increase
| (for wo presume it has becn so, Notwithstanding
all tho clogs which hayo boon thrown around it,)
in Charleston. Wo will cndoavor to show both
nnd rofcr first to tho Savannah Weekly Reuieio and
Prices Current. February 8th, under tho head OF
lumber for tho week have been but 2G3 900 foot, OF
which 900 feet were shipped to Nassau, 129, 900
feot to Baltimore, 10000 Fcot to Now York, and
1000 (eet to Boston. The demand for shipping
timber is light, except for amallots OF strictly
first class article tho only export foT the
week, las been a cargo OF 3S1 ,8l5 feet for Corl
and market. Tho quotations aro /; timber mill
81 50a$9 90. Ranging sma! $i2asll. Ranging
largo s1Sas2J.
February 22d. Tho exports Of tho past wecl
hnvo been I'll foot, md "GiG pocos of boards,
ATS wore sont TO Rio Janoiro, 365, ,320 TO Span
is ports A ,30G feet 10 st. Marys and 2O5, 100 ant
G146 pieces to Baltimore. There is large amour
of tinbor in tho market, but sales slow, oxcop
for strictly primo article of shipping. The OK
ports Of the week amount to G3l, ,57S fcot OF whcl
AS, ,2O3 were shipped TO Spanish ports and 196, 81
TO Liverpool Tho quotations are tho samo a
thoso previously sivcn-s7 5Oa9, s12a14, $laa2o.
March 18TH. Tho shipments Of timbor for til
past week amount 10 G73 1875 feot, of which 37, II
went to Glasgow, 1885, GAO TO Liverpool and 100 90
to Now York. Thero wore woro 101, ,6l5 feet c
!, lumber exported during tho weok. Tho quotl
tions continue tho same. Now II wo tako up til
Charleston reports, wo find in tho whole month {
o March 5i5,GlG feet of lumbor shipped to foreig
o ports, and 2l5,OoO feet to domestic ports
}, and only 82.GS9 feet OF timbor shipped
o Tho quotations aro as follows: Common limbo
s4a5; mill timber, s7a10; shipping, $12a15, on th
Slh whilo on tho 9th, thoy wero, for tho sam
descriptions: s4a5, seas, and s12a14. At Savanna
r. tho aggregate shipments, in thrco wcoks, wore
!. Lumber, 1,167,320 foot; timber, 1,9s7.15s feet
d prices fer timber ranging from 81 80 ttho loves
!. to $40 {tho hghoBt). Tho difference in increase
}, shipments from tho two points is sremRroable we
i; VIC consider the iaeitieB OF production In tn
Il stnto. We arc aware TINT Georgetown has COZ
siderable timber trado, but 80 too has Darion ar
|. st. Marys. With tho aamo facilities for irado
!; foreign md domestic ports, tho dfferonco In mn
!. kot Yaluo 10 worry astonishing, and can bo bost a
/. counted for, we Think in tho mannor herotofo
9. auggested. Hsvo wo not as much good timbe
and are not our rivers aud creeks oasy OF accc
O. as OIL. ~. shbors7 Our lumbcr.mcp hayo as NUT
X cnorgy, and there Is no scarcity Of labor for th
'B branch OF busincss; oil TINT wo noed thon to MAJ
]; this business profitable is we'll regulated mark'
q TIMBER GUTTER,