American Timber Imports.

Progress, Volume XII, Issue 7, 1 March 1917, Page 894

American Timber Imports.

An interesting table has been compiled from

latest information showing the amount of American

timber imported into this country during the year 1916. It is as follows: Auckland imported .. .. 22,500 ft. Napier imported .. .. 230,707 „ Wellington imported.. .. 420,448 ~ Lyttelton imported .. .. 979,675 „ Dunedin imported .. .. 3,087,231 „ New Zealand (unspecified Port) 669,349 ~ Total .. 5,409,910 ,

For many years timber millers of the west coast of America have made efforts to form an organisation controlling Oregon, and this has been achieved recently. Latest advices state that the combination includes 94 per cent, of those engaged in the industry.

Fears of a substantial increase in the price to importing countries have now been realised, advances being as much as 6 dollars 50 cents (£1 7s. Id.) on the f.o.b.price. While immediately prior to the initiation of the combine from 8 dollars 50 cents (£1 15s. Id.) to 9 dollars 50 cents (£1 19s. 3d.) f.o.b. was asked, •Tuly-October shipments are now onoted at 12 dollars (£2 10s.). with 50 cents (or 2s. Id.) more for OctoberDecemhev shipments, and in some cases 15 dollars £3 2s. 6d.l is wanted. Sydney merchants carry fair stocks, and with cargoes afloat sufficient Oregon will he available for some time to come, especially in existing nuiet building conditions.