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wood sold in the Glasgow market. The differences of price of 

 the manufactured wood as in the rough timber is owing to 

 quality : — 



Birch staves of same thickness three years ago realized 50s. 

 per 1,000 feet, but are now all but unsaleable at any price, be- 

 ing superseded by the larch — the latter answering the purpose 

 equally well, and having the advantage of being much easier 

 wrought : — 



S. D. 



Larch sleepers, 9 feet long 10 X 5 each, . . . . . 3 3 



Scots pine, do. do. do. . . . . . 2 (J 



Spruce, do. do. do. 2 6 



Sleepers (Scotch Pine) for mining purposes 3 5 feet long 5x2 



per 100 lineal feet, . . . . . . . 11 



Sleepers (Larch) for mining purposes, 3^ feet long 5x2 per 100 



lineal feet, ......... 14 



Pit props (Scotoh Pine) 3£ to 41 diameter per 100 lineal feet, . 5 

 Do. (Larch) Do. do. do. do. .63 



From the above quotations deductions are easily made so as 

 to show how far any proprietor is receiving for his rough wood 

 a fair value, comparing it with manufactured wood and vice versa. 

 The following example will show how this is done. If a 

 Scots pine sleeper is manufactured in Strathspey, and sold in 

 Newcastle market at 2s. 6d., how much can the timber mer- 

 chant give the proprietor for the rough timber per foot in the 

 wood ? — 



Cutting down and cross cutting per sleeper - Of d 



Loading and carting to saw mill, half a mile, - 0|d 



Sawing, including wear and tear of machinery, lAd 



Loading and cartfng to railway station 4 miles, 3d 



Eailway carriage 50 miles, and loading trucks, 4d 



Shore dues, - - Id 



Freight and Commission, - - 4d 



Is 3d 

 Timber required for 10 in. sleeper 3 feet, at 5d. per ft. Is 3d 



Price of sleeper, - - - 2s 6d 



From the above statement it is evident that 5d. per foot is 

 the highest price that can be given for sleeper wood in Strath- 

 spey, or in any district similarly situated. Other examples might 



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