THE MAHOGANIES OF COMMERCE 57 
held English timber sales that take place in out of the 
way districts in Cornwall, this old-fashioned method is 
still observed. It is needless to say that catalogues 
were not large, probably between 100 and 150 lots. 
At present-day auctions, and in these times of hustle, 
close upon, and sometimes over 1,000 are frequent, 
and a disposal of 200 lots per hour is usual. 
