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Oak piles are easy to handle in connection with a chestnut pole 

 operation. 



2. Cross Ties. All railroads now accept all the oak ties 

 offered. White oak commands a higher price, and red oak a 

 somewhat lower price, than does chestnut. The prices are not 

 such as to make the manufacture of oak ties advisable except 

 for knotty upper cuts and crooked, poorer grade logs. 



3. Car Stock. There is a great demand by the railroads for 

 oak sawed into dimension stock and plank for car repairs. It 

 cannot be sold except to the road on whose lines it is delivered. 

 The price has recently been fixed at $40 on the cars for red 

 oak, and $43 for white oak. This price is considerably below 

 what the roads were paying before the price was fixed. Unless 

 the price is increased, other classes of material offer a better 

 market for oak. Before cutting car stock it is necessary to 

 receive an order from some dealer or the purchasing agent of 

 the railroad. 



4. Wagon and Ship Plank. This is the highest grade of oak 

 produced. It should be cut only from the best butts and 

 second cuts from large, sound trees. Thicknesses 2, 2J, 3 and 

 4 inches. All should be sawed a little over, to allow for drying, 

 and in as long lengths as possible. Prices range from $50 to $75 

 per M sawed round edge. Some prices for exceptional width 

 and quality have been up to $100 per M. For ship building, 

 larger timbers, especially those with crooks and bends, are in 

 demand. These pieces often run up to 32 feet in length, and 

 are flatted on two sides. There does not seem to be any 

 standard price, but these timbers are usually sold by the stick. 



5. Chairs and Furniture. There is a very good demand for 

 round edge oak of fair quality, sawed Ij, If, If and 2J inches 

 for the chair and furniture shops. Prices run from $35 to $60 

 delivered, depending on quality, etc. Most buyers like to get 

 this material log run without the best butts being taken out. 

 This is the surest and easiest market for oak lumber. 



6. There are a number of other miscellaneous markets for 

 native oak, as for finish, machinery, bridges, baskets, etc. It 

 is advisable to handle and saw the oak carefully if the best 

 prices are to be obtained. 



