;funo 9, 1894





Record  and  Guide.





9&i





let for other (lUalitles kei-pitlg uan'ow, aud a great
deal of stock reniaiiiiiig on hand unsold aud vvith-
biit Jiresent custom, even thoiijih holders have about
made up their minds that if they get rid of it at
fOst it will be doiug very well. 'The tenders frnm
liriinal markets are ojieuly moderate, but repidar
and casual agents have left word where they can
be found with larj-'cr (iiiaiititics to ofl'er whenever
b.iyei's are ready to ue.gotiate.

Yellow Pine is comiug along iu moderate quan¬
tity now aud theu, mostly for jnirposc nf dehvery
nn contract, aud a few houses ave fairly success-
ful iu hooking additional eugagements for special
cuts, but in geueral the open (leiiiiind proves mod¬
erate, and buyers .assume an iudillireut sort of
Jiosition. So far as present calls from customers
npon local stocks are coucerned tbe snjijily avail¬
able Is said to (lo very well. Yet, in coniiuou with
all other grades of lumber, the yard accumulation
is much below an average, and the tliiie will come
when dealers must show a great deal more hurry
to obtain goods for replenishing.

Carolina Pine I'cmaius about stead.y, with little
change noticeable iu the character or volume of
business. Tbe mills want a cargo now and then
und dealers, bo.x uiakers. etc.. also afl'ord an opjior-
funity for placius moder.ate niiantities. hut a
hanging biick policy is jiiirsued by nearly all
elassea of buyers and the evident jiolicy is inake
iuvcstmeuts as small as jiossible. There is no com¬
plaint over eost, but simply an adherence to cau-
lious methods.

Hemlock does not appear to attract the atten¬
tiou ot local enstom to any noteworthy extent.
Mauy dealera fr.ankly admit that the recent loss of
logs and manufactured stutf, aa well as injury to
the mills, would, under normal conditions ofcou-
sumption, be a very strcngtheuing facter, but hav¬
iug onl.v a moderate diatrilnitive buainesa at the
UKuneut. and feeliug entiielv tree from specula¬
tive inclination they piefer til await the spur nf
actiiall.v increasing \v ants before eonmicucing to
Jilacc new orders, 'fifl-erlngs eoutiuue fair and iu
most cases at about fonner rates.

SjU'Uee reinaius iu a jmsition where a v-ei-y little
additional force nf deniiind would change tlie
entire character of tbe niarkel. .Iust now buveis
of Eastern cut arc few and far between aiil re¬
ceivers feel satisfied that nioderate arrivals are
rcaby the best thiug for tiie inarket, yet, witb
generally amall accumulations iu yard, the cut of
the mills limited aud many mauufiicturers nrac i-
ciiUy without logs, a very little expansion of luiiiie-
di'ite consumiog wants would surely act is a great
stimulus aud infuse streugth and buoyauey iuto
tile entire line nf values, Cari:o values reiuaiu
aiuuewbat iincertai'i aud the same may be said ot
yard rates. The latter arc "(luotcd"' uniformly
enough ami it would jirobably be ilillicult to con¬
vict any dealer of haviug cut the list tigures in
making charge.s.but there are more wa.y8 of giviug
liuyers an advanta?e than by openly naming a
reduced selliug rate, and the feeling seems lo be
that they are jiut iuto use quite cxtensiv-ely.

Hardwoods iirc without new features. There is
some little deniiind for staple grades, with some
fair sales nt poplar rejiorted to dealers who furnish
I'iiriieiitei's with sujiplies, but nothing out ofthe
ordinary run, and offerings have liceii ainjilc fnr
all wauts. Prices, too, remain about steaay, but
ou more extensive deals buyers could obtain some
special alliiwances.





GENERAL  LUMBER   NOTES.

THE WEST.

The Northwestern/.iiiii/i^'c/inoi as follows:

III Siiiriiiaw Valley a peculiar state of iitt'airs prc-
V iiils. rhoiigh tbe mills were startedlate. aud have
i.i'cu run moderately, jiiling room has been tilled,
aud It is uow a question as to whether some of th"
mills cau be much louger operated shouM there
not be a larger outlet for stock. The market has
fiiiled to absorb lumlier iu sutlicient volume to pre¬
vent over-accninuliition, and the result is that,
jii-obably for the, hrst tune in the history of the
Sairiuaw lumber business, jiiliug lOoiii has been ex¬
hausted, while yet the sjii-ing ninn'bs were uot
;iast. It is Jirobable that the situation in Sagiuaw
A'alley is a little more straiued tbau iu districts
fiirthi'i' West, because mill operators have set a
niiuiiiinn jnicc on their lninber, and refuse to sell
below it. But a somewhat similar conditiou pre¬
vails at mill Jioiuts elsewhere. Values have been
lowered to what the mauufactiireis consider bed¬
rock, aud the.v will hold them there for several
weeks before tbey will sell for auy lower jirices.

In the Jireseut state of demand it is doulitful if a
lui'ther cut iu ni-iees would stiiiiulate demand.
The wholesale iind retail dealers aud cousumers
iue not buying freely because they see no.iustitica-
tinu for it. A mere further ciittiuff: of prices would
not induce them to stock iiji iu advance of nearby
requirements until a priiuouuced change in tbe
oiillmik sbiinld have occui'red. ludeed we ean
safely iissnnie that another droji in values would
I'iiiise bii.vers to further hesitate. The onl.v intlii-
cnce th.it can induce dealers tn lieiriu buying
freely is a more aetive demand and a inanU'est
teudeucy toward au advance iu prices. The manu¬
facturers will have to jiosscss their souls in
patieuce uutil this desired change comes

111 sjiite of receut heav.y raius in some jiortions
of the Southeast, a scarcity of jioplar logs is still
rejiorted at the mills, mauy of which are still idle.
Iniiniries for lumber are slow-ly iucreasiug and there
is a slightly tiiuier teudeucy to Jirices, especially

A.    KLABER,

Importer of and 'Worker in

MAl!BLE, ONYX  &  GRANITE

STEAM WORK.S,
23.»1  to  211   KAST   B7th   (STKEET,

\f2il Ave. i:ievatcd B. K. Station.       New Ynrk.





DESKS.

Office Furniture.

Great variet.v of style
and price.

MANUFACTtlEED BY

T.   G.   SELlEW,

111 Fulton St., N.Y.







for the better grades. Firsts aud aeconda are in
demaud at Nevv York aud other Eastern markets,
at better Jirices than previdled tblrtv davs ago,
and a lietter feeling fs reported at Rt. Louis on
these gindcs.   Coarse lumber is still druggy.

The commission dealers report an improved tone
in the market. There is increased inquiry and
more williugncss on the jiartof th() yard mento
Jiay goiug pjices.

Eeecijifs are mostly confined to piece stutl'.
shingles and lath. Little inch stock is arrlviug.
The commission men say that eastern buyers are
ofl'eriugmore for inch lumber thau dealers here
are williug to pay. It is probable that the yard
meu are lookiug ui-ouiidiimnug themills for boards
aud strijis. Just at jiresent tlie.y aro not wanting
iiiiii'h iuch luiuber, but are after piece stuff if they
can liuy It right

Short green piece stuft'is still selling on a basis
of itO. A Jiereentage of 30 per cent, more or less,
of long stuff raises the bid from '25 to 50 cents.
If the Jiereentage of wide .joists is considerable
the cargo is still moi-e favorably considered. Lots
of long inists. sold as a sejiarate quantity, go from
$10.50 to if 11..50, according tn the jierceiitagc of
very loug aud wide In the lot. .^s a rule, the
buver is getting some iidvantiige on loug lumber
aud the niannfaeturer is ciirresoondingly losing
It. It is tlioiigbt by some that priees of jiicce stutf
will still'eu a little as soou as the demand shall
become a little more urgent. Others do not look
so far ahead as that and would be satisfied vvith
an iictive market and steady sales at jiresent
Jirices.   Hemlock jiiece stuff is held at iiiT.

The Mississijijii Valley Lumberman as follows :

There seems to have been no backward tuove-
tneiit in lumber trade circles the jiast week, al¬
though the general Improvement is not worthy of
iiotU-e. Ill fact, trade ajipears to lie .lust about
boldiug its own. wliieh is doing a good deal wheu
the conditiou nf the business and industrial world
is taken into consideration.

'rbere hiive been many discnuragements and
biudriincestn the development nf trade, tbe i-hief
of wliiili is the labor troubles in various parts nt
the countr.v, from the cnal niiniug districts of Il¬
linois to the lead mines of Colorado and the coal
helds of Feiinsyivatiia. There is prospect of set¬
tlement of the.'e troubles liy arbitration and tbis
gives a ray of llojie to tli^ otherwise rather irlooiuy
outlook as far as the.v are coucerned. The strikers
in Illinois have delayed tralhc fo a great extent
and liuuber sbijiments to the iiffected region have
beeu eut utt". Travcliug men also rejiort (hiit they
are not able to make their regular trips owing to
the diseoutinuiiiice of tniin service ou some brauch
tines.

Ou the whole the white jiine trade is iloiug faii-l,-
well, it having received an impetus from the re¬
duced freight rates that bave beeu iu ett'ect fnr a
couple of weeks jiast. but whicb were restored to
the (lid noteb the tirst of this week.

Ill the northwest, fhe floods and high water have
delnyed the ojieration of mills in nearly every
locality and cousiderable time has been lost. Iu
fact tlie carly start of the mills has been more than
made uji for by delays. This means that the sea¬
son's cut is unt to be excessive, for the log crop
was curtailed on every stream, aud bnt few mills
that last .vear lau uighf and day arc this year being
run nights. All ofthese circumstauces teud to
sti-engthen the feeling in tbe tra<le tbat better
times are not far awa.v and manufacturers and
dealers are now jiatieutiy bidiug their time until a
nioieniiirlied imjirovemeut appears.





METALS.—CoI'HKR—Ingot bus fouud a dnubtful
demtind during greater jiortiou of thejiefiod iiuder
review. with ii weak tone ruling on values. The
latter was traceable to less jiromising accounts
from abroad, and at times to some quiet pressure
of supjilies. iuelnding occasioual jiarcels from
seeond bands. On the average rantte of valuallon
wequote at 9is®9'4C. for Lake and 8ili®9c. for
castiug brands. Manufactured cojiper has not
beeu unusually active, yet at timcB some very fair
dealin.gs took jitacewith regular linesof ciisloni,
Sujijilies were ample for all calls made, and
altliough the regular list rates are .cenei-all.y
uiiuiedit is surmised that buyers who know-hovv
to worii it can secure sjiecial favors. We
qiiiite as follows: Sheet, not above 30x72 in.,
10 oz. aud over. 14e.i dn. 14 fo 16 oz., 15c.: do. 12
to 14 oz.. Kie.: do, 10 to 1'2 oz.. 17c.; do, 8 to 10
oz., '20c.: do. uuder 8 oz., '2'2c. Sheets longer thau
7'2 luches add lc. lor 1'2 a 10 oz., '2c, for lOS 1'2 oz.,
and 3c. forSfllOnz. Sheets uot above 36x90 in.,
16 oz. aud over, 14c.; do. 14 to 16 oz., 16c.; do, 12
to 14 oz., 18c.: do. 10 to 1'2 oz.. ■2'2c.; do. 8 to 10
oz., 2.5e. Sheets longer than !I6 inches 14c, tor
over 32 oz. and add lc. for 16 to 32 oz.; lc. 14 to
16 oz.i lc. 12 to 1 loz.i lc. fnr 10 to 12 oz., and 2c.
fni' ."S to 10 oz. Sheets uot above 48x96, 32 to 64
oz., 14c.: do, 16 to 32 oz.. 16c.: do, 14 to 16 oz.,
18c.; do. 12 to 14 oz., 20c.: do, 10 to 12 oz,, 24c.
Sheets wider than 48-x96 aud louger, 14 <»17(', fnr
32 to 64 oz,i 19 n 22c. for 16 to 32 oz.; 21 a 27('. for
14 to  16 oz.  aud —®—c. for f2 to  14 oz.   Unit





RITTER    &   SCHAAB,





MANUTACTDREBS OP





CAS   FIXTURES

Show Room and Factory:
163 to 167 Van Pelt Avenue,

Comer Russell Street,                          BROOKL-YN.





Nichols Gas Fixture Mfg. Co

MANUFACTCRERS OF

CAS   FIXTURES.

Show Room and Factory;

56 and 58 Boerum St., Brooklyn.

Telephone, 175 WiUi.ams'ourg.





copjier, i'a inch dliitneter and over, 14e. Circles,
segmeuts and jiiitteru sheets. 60 diameter and
loss, 3c. above jiricc of sheets of same thickness;
circles, 60 to 06 do do. 4c. do; circles, 96 do and
over. 5c. do. Cold or hard rolled copjicr. 1 v!)2c.
per lb. iibove the foregoing prices. Copper bot¬
toms. 18S24C. pcr lb. Iron—American Pic has
steadied up in tene sutticient to make
It extremely difheiilt to hud v-ery low
priced bargains not uueommon during the
early sjiriug, but tliere is uo positive infusion
of strength into the maiket. Tbe principal ditfi¬
culty thus far exjierieuced from the fuel fuinine is
delay iu delivery of iiivrei-ls of iron due on contract,
and from that llie iiiiirket has not really suffered.
While for fhe moderiite new iii([uiry tliere has been
enough stock to go around. We (ii'mte at i}il2.n0&
13.00 per ton for No. 1 X foundrv i sfil 1.Oil aa2.00
for No. 2 X do., aud HHO.OOwll.Oli for (Jray Forge ;
Scotch iug iron, $19.50 n 22. Old luuterial lias
been inoViug out at rather slow rate and mostly
against the imicediaie necessity of buyers In
atteudauce. Yet there does not appear to have
licen any scUiug pressure, and supplies were
held quite steadily. We quote at $10.00
wil.00 for old 'iron niils; ipi0.00®10.75
for No. 1 wrought scrap ; $9.50ai0.50 for cast
scrap ; .tOO.OOS 11.00 for old car wheels, and $6.50
y7'9.00 for borings, stove jilatc. etc. Manufactured
irou is gettin,!; snme atteulinu for striietural assnrt-
nients on coutraet, but the business lacks libtial
fni-ni, aud all calls are readily met, with the sell¬
ing side of the market anxious for more business.
We quote Bciiuis UJI to 15-incli, 1.75^>2c.: 20-iiich,
2.10^/2.25c. forround lots: Anules. 1.75 .71 .iioc:
Tees, 2 « 2.15c.: Chauuels. 1.80®2c, ou dock, steel
jilatcsare I.65y;.1.90c. for Tank: 1.90o 2.10c. for
.Shell; 2ffi2.15(-. fnr Flange, and 2.50a)2.80c. for
Fire Box ou dock; Reflned Bars are 1.6"®
1.90c. ou dock, and Common. 1.45(j^l.60c.
Steel rails do not change in auy iinjioifanf
particulars. There is uow and then a croji of
rumors iu regard tn increased deiuaud, liut tbey dn
not bear I'r.iit aud the railwa.v eomjianies still
ajijicar safisjied w-itli jilai-ing siuall orders for
ordiinu-y renaii's. Prices liave undergone no change
of a qinitabi;'I'liiiiiieter. We quote standard sec¬
tions .-^124 a L'5 jiir ton at mill, vvith usual advances
for delivery at tide water. Pig lead has not been
offered with mueh general freedom, aud manu¬
facturers appear iudisjiosed to jilaee themselves in
ail attitude of seeking trade, Deniiind. however,
was moderate and mainly of .iobbiu,g character,
and buyers att'orded no ojijioituuity for the stift'en-
iiig of rates. We quote at 3'w 3.3()c. perlb. The
niiinufactnrcs of lead arc quot«d at 5i'4C. for Pipe.
6i-.;c. for Sheet, loc. for Tin-lined rijie. and 37ii!e.
for Block Tin Pijie. Pig Tiu has shown merit iu
the matter of statistics tliat would ordinarily
be considered strengthening and favorable
accoimts come frnm abroad, but speculative
feeling appeared ijuite indiff'erent and home
consumjitinu was of limited jiropoitioiis. Prices
are irregular and a trifle nuiiiinal ai the clnse. We
quote at about ]9.80<719"sc. tor round lots, and
20iKa20iec. for .jobbing Jiarcels. Tin plate has oc¬
casionally found ver.v good trade, but demaud was
uot of a lasting I'liiinieter and came in such form
as to ludiciite that bu.yers were only taknig enougli
.stock to satisfy inimediate waut^■. Prices con¬
tinue easy for most grades. We quote as
follows: I. C. Charcoal. Melyn grade, $6.25
^6.30; Cbari'Oiil. Mcl.vn grade, crosses, $7.751
I. C. Charcoal, .Mbivviy grade. .f.5.'I0a'5.45;
Allaway grade, crosses, .$6.45: Charcoal terne,
M. F. grade, 14x20, .$7.2537.30 ; M. F.
ffrade, '20x28, $14..50o 14.55 ; Worcester, 14x20,
$5.70a5.75; Worcester. 20x28, $11.00311.10;
.\lyn trrade, 14x20. $5.'20«5.25: Alyn gi-ade.
20x28, $10.00a 10.25; D. R. D. grade. 14x20.
$1.90S5 00; IX R. II. glildc. 20x28. $9.7059.75;
I. C. Coke, Penlan grade. $5.00ff 5.05 ; J. B. grade,
14x20, .$5.15 a'5.20: I. C. Bessemer steel, squares,

,$5,35tt----- basis;  1,   C.   .Siemens   steel,  squares,

S5.45ff-----basis.    Spelter meets  with moderate

uncertain demand trom both dealers and coii-
siiniers, aud shnws no irreat stren.i;!li on values,
although liberal shadiugs ciiuunt lei olifained.
Wequote 3.40ti3^c. for Couinioii Westeru, accord¬
ing to brand.





GEO. A. HAGGERTY,

ELECTRIC MECHANICAL

BELU  HANGER,

201 EAST 47Tn STREET, N. Y.





SC)1,K li.VSTERN  ItEPliKSENT.VTlVE  FOR

FRED. F. BISCHOFF & CO., Manulacturers of
THE BISCHOFF P.-VTENT

Ornamental Sheet Stee! Ceiling,

Sheet Metal Rooflng Tile, Rock Face Siding Archi¬
tectural Oruamcnis, Statuary, &c. '
•i03   Kast   1-.29111   .Htrci-t.   JVrw   Vorh.

Works, Libei-tyvillc, III,

The East Side Wall Paper and Painters' Eupply Store,

'Wholesale ^   107 ESSHX ST,.       ?   -t„„ i-nuiz-

aud Retail. >  39 CAR.MINE ST..   V   '^*'" lOKK.

Estimates for Paiuting and Decorating at the

lowest rates.