Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-31


Chicago and now prevail at st. Paul in all
Wholesale offices. 1t is worth while for dealers
| to note the entire list for future reference, as
they are most conveniently obtainable in this
way, and the GLOBE is the only st. Paul paper
which has published them:
CHICAGO YARD GRADING.
| The system OF grades prevailing among the
| yards of Chicago is most difficult thing to
| describe, yet general similarity of ideas is
supposed to prevail among all dealers. We
| therefore endeav0r to give the general laws
governing their grading.
| First Clear.-Shsli be not less than twelve
inches in width and twelve feet long (except
| ted In the upper grades, the ma iori,y adbering
! TO the twelve foot standard), and with no i'm
perfections unless the piece is fourteen inches
or over in width; will then allow Imperfect
lions equal to sap, one inch one side, ex-
tending the whole length of the piece, but the
face must be perfect. AS the width increases
will allow larger imperfections in proportion
to the width.
Second Clear-Shall be not less than ten
inches wide, and must be perfect up to eleven
inches. Above eleven inches imperfec-
lions may be allowel equal to
sap one inch on one side of she Wh,jie length
of the piece if we'll manufactured. With in
creasing width will allow other aud larger i'm.
Projections in proportion to tie width, but not
impef fections enough to decrease its value be-
yond the standard Of twelve inch piece of
above description.
Third Cledr.-Shail not be less than nine
inches in width Except as below, and perfect
up to ten inches; will then allow Imperfect
lions equal to sap one inch on one side of tie
whole length OF the piece IL we'll Inanufac-
tured. This grade however, is subject to
| modification in that while it is mainly tie
| equivalent of Albany Thirds and Fourths, it
may generally be found to combine the grades
of Box, Stock and 9-inch A, varying from
standard Inspection by allowing minimum
| width OF nine inches and length of twelve
| feet. In yard grading, knots as big as half
dollar may be allowed in q fair sized piece, as
| to general location and effect upon the use Of
the board. Smaller knots. as high as five in
! number, or bright sap OD each edge of one
! side, two inches in width. In narroH boards
one face must be nearly perfect except 8-inch
| A, where the general rule applies modified by
the Width. stocks. usually refers to Pinch,
but may apply to 10 inch stocks when go
specified.
| B Boz and i Stocks usually range in price
with Third Clear. Eight-inch A, although Of
the same general quality. rangas from S3 to S.
lower in price Ten-inch Stock in all grades
usually ranges 50 below l2-inch.
| A Selects, B Stock Eight inch Il and B.
These are all of about one grade, and are taken
| called Zine boards" between the two grades.
| a Selects are properly grade below al
| though some claim to make 1t equal 10 Sd
Clear. In this grade, some yards will allow
shake, where the use and general valne of the
piece is rot seriously impaired thereby. As a
| rule however, no shake is admitted. Knots
| may be allowed according to size of board and
| location of knots, but seldom both knots and
shake. Widths may run from S-inch upward
| Sap may be allowed equal to two inches on
one side of q nine inch piece, increasing with
| the width. The term BOX" is applied to all
| grades, where the width makes the lumber
| suitable for cornice ard shelving, or wag on
| box boards from which latter the Chicago use
of the term is derived. Sample boards may
| be described follows: A board twelve feet
| loug, twelve inches wide, had one knot the
| size of dime, one cat-face knot. two saps on
one side, of which one is narrow, running tie
| whole length, the other three inches at one end
tsperint out at four feet. Some call this a
| fair, Others good. Select.
q Bo1.-Is thirteen inches wide and over. a
| board seventeen inches wide, sixteen feet long
with twelve medium knots; another sixteen
| inches wide, two saps of two inches each on
one side and ten small kGots on the other, were
| seen in q pile of B Box, but were criticised by
| other graders.
B Stock is usually twelve inch, but may in
clude ten irch stocks. Eight inch B is of
parallel width az to 81 up 10 grade, in pro-
| portion to width
B Select in general character is q sap board
if narrow, one side may be well covered with
sap, no knots on the face. Such a board NAV
| be from seven to ten inches. At ten to
| fourteen inches, some knots and less sap. This
class makes good lone side'' humber for fin
ishing boards. and in general, knots may be
allowed of character not 60 IL iure the board
| for finishing purposes for cutting up a
| sample board seveA IL ches vide had bright
sap nearly covering one side, the other q face
Another of thirteen inches lad but four inches
of msat on the sap side, the sap came through
| TO the Lace, and there two SIN Ill knots OF
the face. Another of nine inches had sap Gov
ering one end for five feet, sap ran slightly on
TO the face of the board. B Select on wider
pieces may combine some considerable shak e
| at rhe ends If the center ID good or on center
if the ends are good.
The sap in this grade should be judged in
The matter of color by its surroundings.
While black sap is scarcely allowable, sipn-
pie discoioration will not condemn the piece
if all other requisites are present. A piece
| of fair width with one clean face to work
would admit of blacker sap on the outside
of the cut. In this grade also may be admit
ted class of soft wide lumber, with large o,
even loose knots, where the cuts between the
knots may give large proportion of flushing
lumber. Such lumber is often found where
the rules of regular and strict inspection
would condemn piece to the grade of Gull
yet where the piece IS of especial value fol
cutting up.
Common. ALI good sound lumber ten fee
long and upwards, however knotty if the
knots tight and sound and not coarse
enough to weaken the board, are included il
this grade. Also sap boards, when the SAL
is fairly bright. Boards free from rot auc
shake, which involve their usefulness, ar,
common boards. Lumber which will make ,
water-tight roof is in all markets included il
this grade. *Splits or Checks if straight ans
not of extent or nature to materially In
jure the board, are generally allowable. Tn,
lumber must be of full standard thickness
and well manufactured
Worm holes may be permitted in this grad,
in number and character proportional to the
size of the piece. but rule, wormy lumber
should be excluded as Culls. Custom has al
lowed common plank, measuring q thick, t.
be measured as If full two inch. few worm
holes are not objectionable in dimension stuff
unless enough in number to weaken the piece
or of a generally unsightly charac er.
Boz is a grade of thirteen O3) inches
wide and over, with small, sound knots.
ID Boz is simply good, wide Common.
Neither of these last two pretend to any
grading above Common, except that thei
widths adapt them to special uses
Cults.-Unsound lumber, Ionse knots, bad
black knots, or large, coarse knots, loose o
shaky hearts, unedged or waney, and bsdl