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MANACtEMENT AND SA.LE OF TIMBER. 



abatement for bark upon all sorts of hard-woods, Scots pine, and 

 larch ; but only 2 inches upon spruce, the bark being in general 

 thinner upon the latter than upon the former species of trees. 

 It is here worthy of remark that this system of measuring is apt 

 to mislead strangers as to the real value or price of timber, be- 

 cause the same allowance is made for bark upon a tree that 

 girths only 24 inches as is made for one that girths 24 feet. Small 

 timber by this system would be sold too cheap, and large timber 

 too dear. The prices quoted are those at which timber is now, and 

 has of late years been sold and bought at. There are instances in 

 which picked trees realize prices higher than those quoted, and 

 also instances in which it is sold lower, but these are only acci- 

 dental or occasional occurrences, hence are no rule for the pur- 

 chase or sale of timber in general. 



The prices of wood in Glasgow to which the following quo- 

 tations apply, are generally believed to be higher than in any 

 other part of Scotland. On comparison, however, the reverse 

 of this seems to be the case. Some classes of wood are ac- 

 tually cheaper in Glasgow than in any other part of Scotland. 

 It must not be overlooked that the prices about to be quoted 

 for Glasgow are those for timber delivered in the market, 

 and not those given in the woods, which makes a very consider- 

 able difference. 



1. Larch, 1st quality, root cut, 



Do. 2nd do. do.. 



2. Soots Tine, 1 st quality, root cut 



Do. 2nd do. do , 



3. Spruce, 1st quality, root cut. 



Do. 2nd do. do , 



4. Ash, 1st quality, root cut. 



Do. 2nd do. do.. 



5. Elm, 1st quality, root cut, 



Do. 2nd do. do., 



6. Beech, 1st quality, root cut. 



Do. 2nd do. do . 



7. Oak, 1st quality, root cut, 



Do. 2nd do. " do.. 



8. Sycamore, 1st quality, root cut, 



Do. 2nd do. * do , 



9. Birch, 1st quality, root cut, 



Do. 2nd do. do., 



10. Alder, 1st quality, root cut. 



Do. 2nd do. do., 



11. Poplar. 1st quality, root cut, 



Do. 2nd do. do . 



12. Willow, 1st quality, mot cut, 



Do. 2nd do. do., 



13. Lime Tree, 1st quality, root cut. 1 



Do. 2nd do. do , 



14. Sweet Chesnut. 1st quality, root 



cut, - - - - - 

 Do. 2nd do. do., 



The following are quotations of the prices of different sorts 

 of the principal description of manufactured timber and small 



