, 1873-06-07
LUMBER.
Eo.no Fncts md Figures.


To ASCERTAIN somo particulars regarding this
branch Of trade In this city tho wrttor Yesterday
callod upon b number Of tho moro prominont
doalors who conduct tho business hcrc on d. lnrgo
scale.
Alr. 4. g. r. Dodge WA ypitod at his place OF
business, No. 80 Wall Htroot, whom tho following
MaS e i t6s fsas5a condition of tho lumber
"lsathor dull, sir, and has bonn all winter.
Baloa layo beo, gonorally pretty light here"
"How much lumber Is annually sold In this
city,, .,. nm nm nm ,..4 ,,~, 49,, mn mn nm
foot In md west Of Chicago and in tho ontiro
valley Of tho MIasisssnpt There !s 900 0oo ,0oo
10 200 OOD o00 feet sold annually IN tho City of
Chfcngo n1ono, SO you 800 this is by no moana Il
chief distributing point for this material"
como from7"
:" It comos from Michigan, Canada, and Maine.
THO pino altogothor from Michigan md Canada.
md tho spruce aud honlook from Northorn Now
Michigan being about 10000 GOO foot, md in
Canada about Gnlf thnt amount, Of which G00,-
900, ,00o foot comos to tho Unitod 8tatos, whi1o
tho rest goea toe Europe in tho nhnpo Of dea1s."
han IL Now rs fos f2 "oSts oty supply OF lumber
"Ncw York haa on hand at all ttmoa about
60,000000 foot for its own consumption and for
shipment to foreign ports in South Amorica and
tho West India Islands. There Ia considerable
Amorica particularly, mid tiioro aro now on hand
ordors for Homo 12,02J, 900 fcot to bo shipped
direct from Florida and Goorgla to Duonoa
Ayros."
=" "What amount Of bnsiness in this tradc in
yearly transacted In this city7"
VOL, sir, about 250, ,000, 900 foot aro sold In
this noighborhood, and some 20,000,00O to
10000, 900 foot takan on orders hero aul shipped
to DO sold sbroad, Sales n,ado IN this city arc
Tn fhn mimi f7n1jr1ru
In order to avoid handling"
"What is tho general courao lumbor takes In
reaching this and othor markots3"
"That dependse, somewhat on whore 1t is
Of lumber are sawed 1t points WILDLY separated
from each othor. Willlan,sport, Pa, annually
manufactures 250.000,0 foot, chiefly for con-
sumption in ponnsylvanla, Maryland, md New
Je5aSy Bangor Mo aono aa,,ntacturos 290-
ia annually cut in Nova sootia. and for tho most
part shippod diroot to the Southern 8tntos aud
countries. Tho gonoral plan pursued every
where. 1owovor, il this: Tho logs arc cut during
tho winter months by IN army Of men who in
They then haul thom to somo noighboring stream,
where they loave them In such manner TINT
tho high wators OF tho carly Bpring ahal1 loat
thom down to tho milfH Bituated below, upon
pod by yassols or bargoa acrosa tho lakos, and
thon by bhrgoB from varIouB distributing points
in alt directions. Most OF the lumber destined
for tho Now York marriott Is 1oatod down by tho
Eric Canal and tho Hudson rivor to this point.
Nearly gu lumber is sawed Vory near whore it ia
cut, aud the logs oftou seen floating down tho
Hudson in tho form Of RATS are for tho most
part mover sawed into boards but used as heavy
tinabors, for various building purposes"
ais 1t your opinion that tho present difficulty
among somo dealers will result disastrously ?"
Not at all, and tho whole matter has boon
worry greatly exaggerated. The so-called combi-
nation, 60 fur ns any existed, was not at all for
tho purpose Of soorncring tho lu,nbcr trade or
controlling the market. but simply, . business
arrangement among number Of dealers to do
away with the. services Of a large army Of mid
dlemen and agents, who charged commissions
for their work, and did not always dispose Of
lumber to tho bost possible advantage. In or
dor to accomplish THIS it bocauo necessary for
tho doalors aud manufacturers to lock up d vorY
largo amount Of capital in their stocks, and this,
together with tho stringent condition OF tho
money market, aud tho general lasatuda Of tho
wintcr and spring trade, crampod thom so sori-
ously that they wero temporarily unable to moet
their paper engagements. Sufficient timo l,aa,
howeVor, boon giyon by their creditors. al.l they
will be ablo to turn their stocks and got out Of
tho trouble all right"