. Canadian forest industries January-June 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Pulpwood Market is Improving Slightly There has been some improvement in the pulpwood situation of late and certain firms are entering into contracts a little more freely than formerly. The Thompson & Heyland Lumber Co., of Toronto, have already contracted for 22,000 cords for the coming year, and possibly will handle about cords, all told, which will surpass last year's activities. Of course, the offerings are much larger than any firm can acc
. Canadian forest industries January-June 1922. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. Pulpwood Market is Improving Slightly There has been some improvement in the pulpwood situation of late and certain firms are entering into contracts a little more freely than formerly. The Thompson & Heyland Lumber Co., of Toronto, have already contracted for 22,000 cords for the coming year, and possibly will handle about cords, all told, which will surpass last year's activities. Of course, the offerings are much larger than any firm can accept and settlers are not going ahead and taking out wood on speculation as they dir) a year or two ago. They desire to have contracts before they start cutting. The prices of pulpwood are generally from 33 to 50 per cent, lower than a year and a half ago. Peeled spruce, south of North Bay, Ont., is bringing $ to $, cars, according to freight rates, and north of North Bay, $ to $ Some rough spruce is being bought south of North Bay from $ to $ per cord, while the figure in the extreme north is $ to $ per cord. Quite a large quantity of poplar is being bought, the figure being from $ to $ per cord, according to location and freight rates. If the paper mills get as busy as present signs indicate, a number may have to enter the market for pulpwood before the season of 1922 is over. Dryden Company Holds Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Dryden Pulp & Paper Co., Dryden, Ont., was held in Montreal recently. The balance sheet presented showed considerable strength throughout, although operating deficits of last, year amounted to $321,720, which includes timber depletion and invent- ory written off around $166,000. No provision has been made for depreciation but $109,573 has been charged against operations in respect to maintenance and repairs. The assets side of the balance sheet, as at September 30, shows total assets at $6,
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