. Canadian forest industries 1886-1888. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. YOL. 7. PETERBOROUGH, OKT., FEBRUARY, 1887. NO. 2. CANADA'S LUMBER SHIPMENTS TO ENGLAND. Chubchill & Sim report the following consignments of lum- ber, etc. from Canada during the year 1886 :— Sawn wood.—Pine, deals. &c.,from the St. Lawrence, for 1884,1,714 000 pieces ; 1885, 1 665 000 pieces ; 1886, 2,072,000 pieces. Spruce Deals, &c, from the St Lawrence, for 1884, 1, pieces ; 1885. 1 968,000 pieces ; 1886, 1,858,000 pieces. Spruce Deals, &a
. Canadian forest industries 1886-1888. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. YOL. 7. PETERBOROUGH, OKT., FEBRUARY, 1887. NO. 2. CANADA'S LUMBER SHIPMENTS TO ENGLAND. Chubchill & Sim report the following consignments of lum- ber, etc. from Canada during the year 1886 :— Sawn wood.—Pine, deals. &c.,from the St. Lawrence, for 1884,1,714 000 pieces ; 1885, 1 665 000 pieces ; 1886, 2,072,000 pieces. Spruce Deals, &c, from the St Lawrence, for 1884, 1, pieces ; 1885. 1 968,000 pieces ; 1886, 1,858,000 pieces. Spruce Deals, &c , from New Brunswick, for 1884, 355,000 pieces ; 1885, 510,000 pieces; 1886. 5^3,000 pieces. Timber.—Yellow Pine from Quebec, for 1884, 3,841 loads ; 1885, 6,247 loads ; 1886, 2 681 loads. Red Pine from Quebec, for 1884, 1,135 loads ; 1885. 797 load*; 1886. 289 loads. Elm -from Quebec, for 1884, loads ; 1B85 2,713 loads, 1886, 622 loads. Ash from Quebec, for 1884 .4,495 loadB. 1885 2,123 loads; 1886, 1,632 loads Hickory from Quebec, for 1884, 144 loads ; 1885, 223 loads ; 1886, 41 loads . Oak frem Quebec, for 1884 2 936 loads, 1885, 3 557 loads ; 1886, 3;076 loads Birch from Quebec, for 1884, 2 066 loads, 1885, 5,475 loads ; 1886, 966 loads. Birch, Nova Scotian, &c, for 1884, 3,982 loads ; 1885, 3,327 load. ; 1886, 1,654 loads. Pink Deals, the most important supply from the Canadian ports, have varied little during the year. They have arrived in larger quantities than required ; but, owing to firm holding, there has been no appreciable fall in value except for first quality. A favourable turn in the demand is wanted to save the market from the dangeis of too large an accumulation of stock. Spruce have fallen so low that it is difficult to believe that they will be much cheaper, or that any reduction could increase the consumption. In Timber, shipbuilding woods have been very difficult to sell, and exceedingly unprofitable ; furniture woods, with the one exc
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