. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN 57. Montreal Market Shows Slight Decline Business in Montreal has fallen away to some extent and indi- cates that the great activity which lately characterized the market has received a slight check. As one wholesaler put it, "We have to scratch more persistently for the orders we ; The slowing up mainly affects spruce for Americal buyers, and is no doubt partly accounted for by the postponement of building due to the hi
. Canadian forest industries July-December 1923. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. CANADA LUMBERMAN 57. Montreal Market Shows Slight Decline Business in Montreal has fallen away to some extent and indi- cates that the great activity which lately characterized the market has received a slight check. As one wholesaler put it, "We have to scratch more persistently for the orders we ; The slowing up mainly affects spruce for Americal buyers, and is no doubt partly accounted for by the postponement of building due to the high cost of^onstruction. Some of the recent orders for shipment across the border are of the rush description. Wholesalers state that they have a considerable number of old orders at hand, and that they are busy filling these as promptly as possible. Prices, on the whole, continue firm, although there are reports that on certain lines of spruce, the quotations have been slightly reduced. Advices from New Brunswick mills are to the effect that it is impossible to quote lower prices having regard to cost of manufac- ture. However, some of the small mills in the Province ofl Quebec are stated to be inclined to sell at prices a little lower than were recently demanded. Montreal retailers have no heavy stocks. For months, they have, as a whole, declined to buy immediate needs. The memory of the way in which they were caught in the historical slump still clings, and they are not willing to take any undue risks by stocking up. This is a healthy condition, as it militates against over-buying although it entails a lot more work on the part of the wholesaler in that he has to sell more often and in much smaller quantities. The extension of building has resulted in a heavy trade for the local yards. The constructional programme is daily widening, and if there is no labor trouble (the carpenters have just made a wage compromise with the contractors) the Montreal district will have a record
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