The evening times., 1900-07-31

To the commission agent in Hamburg and
Bremen II IS immaterial- for he handles
only that lumber which sill sell best at the
auctions or or the market generally Inc
above table shows thai Germany buys fully
ten times more sawed Lumber CT the United
States than logs
The kinds OF foreign lumber which find
ready sale IN Germany a=e black walnut.
poplar, and oak The logs which the saw
mills buy readily are usually rot less thaE
q inches, but run TO 20 feet in dame
ter The length is from ~ to II feet.
The logs should have as few knots and IS
littIe sap as pOssit' Last fall. such logs
brought, C J. f Ha.b5urg. about SIS per
cube metre (25.316 cubic feeO. The ay T
age price OF white-osk lumber OF , inches.
I 81 TO I IL inches In thickness and 20
IL and = inches In width. in Hamburg and
Bremen last fall was 90 cents percubic foot
The price OF poplar lumber IS about the
same. ] understand that the freight rates
have been considerably advanced duriLg g
the winter, thus Increasing the price of
American woods. but these viii return 20
their normal channel this summer II our
exporters would only put the very b=st
lumber on the market in Germany. much
higher prices would b. realized.
The inland firms which buy OF Ham
burg and Bremen agents usually get from
10 6 months credit. These bills are often
discounted at a bank. Cash IS frequently
paid FOR a good discount. The bill dis
cUU1t during the winter has been about .
per cent per anuUm. This high rate has
been due 10 TIE tighjuess OF the German
money market during the past six month";.
Money. however. is expected 10 become
much cheaper this year Lumber dealers
prefer TO take notes. for the reason that
they can more easily persuade people TO
buy.
The i-iaId cities Of Germany are capa-
BILE u consuming much more lumber than
at present This IS especially true Of logs
7 persc laily know of German sawmin Own
ers who would cheerfuIly give space and
shelte. gra-EitCUsIy 10 any American firm
Of exporters who would be willing 20 keep
a sock cf Grst-Cl2ss legs on hand. They
themselves would al oncc buy large quau-
titles The American coasignOr would be
IT liberty 10 sell 10 aEgone else in the
EmpirC- The best policy would be TO ep-
po.lt some responsible agent 20 take charge
Of the stock and 10 sell for per cent com
mission
The EIba ard Rhine. rivers afford admi-
rable water routes 20 some OF the central
cities of the Empire. The lumber indus
lTy in Germany is continually CT the in
crease New pulp mills are spTinging up
an through the Erzgchergs. and presume
il Is equally true IN other parts Of the En-
p.re where soft ,x5oEs are accessible. TEe
zawmills of the Empire cannot get enough
hardwood loss. The brIsn fcCtc-i5s OF
>srCuEai5e l-J the musical .iu=-rUUeEJ
-rrri-- or EItr-e1-haI and MaTkueU6ir-
chen consume annually great quantities of
.l-polt-. .a-1L=- The projected German
navy VII during the n<zt decade constitute
q splendid market for American hard
woods
Il would recommend TO our lumber eX-
p0IJers the F'cl -Cf making direct ship
r1en,s 10 soE- CT the inland cities. keepi1s
a good supply or lcEs Oh hand and selling
as occasion 6ez-aG-s from stick Il would
be well % have every shipment Cf logs Of
dciaI-y measured ald examined by same
proper PARTY corrected with the local city
government. Much friction might be done
away with il this way
The future import Of sawed lumber 70
the German Empire must stcaGlIy decline
10 favor Of loss Tor the reason already
given. II any firms should feel interested
in tie subject I VIII gladly arswar eE-
quiries as TO inland f-eishts, estabI:-hiRg
C5-ueCtioDs. etc"