Music Trade Review
Issue: 1923 Vol. 76 N. 22 - Page 33
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JUNE 2,
THE
1923
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
33
THE N1CARAGUAN MAHOGANY CUT
FREIGHT CONGESTION DIMINISHES
FOR BUREAU OF DOMESTIC COMMERCE
Estimated at a Total of 17,000,000 Feet for Cur-
rent Year—Controlled by Eight Firms
Interstate Commerce Commission Reports Car
Shortage Practically Eliminated
Legislation Proposed for Creation of New Bu-
reau to Concern Itself With Domestic Trade
Problems Generally
The total production of mahogany and Span-
ish cedar in the eastern part of Nicaragua for
the current year is conservatively estimated at
20,000,000 feet. All of this production, of which
only 3,000,000 feet is Spanish cedar, has been
contracted for by eight American mahogany
companies, according to Consul W. M. Heard,
Bluefields, in a report to the Department of
Commerce. The contract prices for the wood
have ranged as high as $75 per thousand feet,
delivered at the mouths of the several rivers.
"The cutting of the wood began shortly after
Christmas," says the consul, "and has pro-
gressed rapidly. Representatives of the mahog-
any companies who have recently returned from
inspection trips to the numerous camps report
that in many cases the total quantity contracted
for already has been cut and rolled to the banks
of the streams. The contractors now await only
favorable rains in July to bring their logs to the
seaboard.
"Shipments are made from Cape Gracias a
Dios, Prinzapolka, Rluefields and the Colorado
Bar, Costa Rica. The wood from the latter
port is cut in the vicinity of Lake Nicaragua,
floated down the San Juan river and finally
reaches the seaboard at Colorado Bar, as the
mouth of the river at Greytown has become
almost entirely filled up with sand."
The shortage of railroad cars and engines has
lately been reduced to a minimum, making it
now possible for nation-wide traffic to progress
in a normal fashion, according to the report of
railroad spokesmen speaking before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in Washington this
week. R. H. Aishton, president of the American
Railway Association, pointed out that during
recent months, with traffic volume breaking all
seasonal records, car shortage has been con-
stantly diminishing and freight movements
growing continuously better. Reports of traffic
handled during the week ending May 19 indi-
cated that 991,000 carloads had been handled
on the rails.
Mr. Aishton explained the provisions of the
railroad program, agreed on in New York, which
calls not only for a speeding up in loading and
unloading, but also for a heavier loading of cars,
and the reduction of the number of locomotives in
need of repairs to 15 per cent of the number owned
by October 1 next and the reduction of the number
of freight cars in need of repairs to 5 per cent
within the same period. The program also calls
on the carriers to complete by September 1 the
storage of coal needed for railroad operation
and provides that every effort be made to induce
all other consumers to lay in as much as pos-
sible of their coal supply during the Summer
months. In anticipation of the heavy traffic
this year, 252,257 new freight cars, of which
136,501 had already been delivered, were pur-
chased by the railroads from January 1 to May 1
and a total of 115,756 were now on order.
THREATENS W0RLDJT1MBER FAMINE
British Forestry Commission Forecasts World-
wide Shortage in Timber Supplies
A world timber famine before many years
pass is feared by forestry experts in many
lands, according to statements made recently
by the British Forestry Commission. The re-
sults of such a famine would affect the United
Kingdom more than any other nation. It now
develops that virgin forests are being used up
far more rapidly than had been supposed.
Steps are accordingly being taken to ascertain
what reserves of coniferous timber are avail-
able and how long they are likely to last. The
Commission urges the people to take a broad
view of forestry problems, pointing out that
the reasons which make necessary the mainte-
nance of the Forestry Commission are not
merely local but world-wide.
*A MESSAGE
* FOR YOU
Are you still wasting your time and go-
ing to the expense of scraping off old
vamish and shellac to eliminate the
checks and cracks in order to secure a
smooth surface for refinishing?
Use Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradica-
tor.
It saves time, trouble and incidentally
expense, at the same time giving you as
fine a body surface for the new finish
as you could possibly wish for.
A sample can for trial awaits your
request.
IVORY TAKESj\_LONG ROUTE
Abyssinian Product Passes Through Many
Hands Before Reaching America
Abyssinian ivory reaches the United States by
a roundabout route, according to Cecil B. Cross,
U. S. consul at Aden, Arabia, through which
port the bulk of this commodity is sent out to
the world. Before the war Great Britain was
the biggest purchaser of ivory, but she has now
been replaced by native merchants in India.
This nation simply acts as middleman for the
product, however, sending the best grades of
ivory to England, which in turn ships it to the
United States. Before the war an average of
5,000 pounds of ivory were shipped direct to
the United States from the port of Aden, but
this direct route has since been discontinued.
CONDITIONS IN_COPPER MARKET
According to reports from general markets
the price of copper is falling before forced sales
by producers at the present time. However,
market quotations to a certain extent do not
reflect the true condition. Prices in brass liavc
not taken a corresponding fall, due to the
former high-price period.
Piano & Organ Supply Co.
ActiotiSy Keys, Etc.
2132 N. Racine Ave., Chicago, 111.
ARTNOVELTYCO.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Anilines
Shellacs
Cxclusive manufacturers of
Stains
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Ave., and 8th St.
Piaivo Beivekes
and Musie Cabirvets
GOSHEN
Write for catalog and
details
INDIANA
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 28.—Legislation look-
ing toward the permanent establishment of a
bureau or division to handle domestic trade
problems will be asked of Congress as soon as
the new session convenes, it is indicated at the
Department of Commerce. At the present time
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com-
merce includes many divisions whose work is
chiefly directed toward domestic questions, and
it is planned to bring these divisions into the
Division of Domestic Trade, which begins oper-
ations on July 1, next.
The Division of Domestic Trade will concern
itself entirely with problems of distribution,
manufacture, etc., relating to the domestic mar-
kets and will endeavor to do for manufacturers
and merchants transacting a purely domestic
trade what is now being done for manufacturers
and exporters in foreign markets. The legisla-
tion creating the Department of Commerce pro-
vided that it should give attention and assistance
to domestic as well as foreign trade, but no
opportunity has existed heretofore for the es-
tablishment of a force to deal with the domestic
problems.
HARDWOOD ^TOCK FIGURES
Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute Issues Last
Report on Available Stocks
The Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute has
recently resolved to tabulate statistics and in-
formation relative to the manufacture, sale and
utilization of lumber and forest products pro-
duced from hardwoods. All branches of the
hardwood industry are contemplated by the pro-
gram with the hope to bring about thereby a
degree of co-operation between sUch branches
as will ultimately guarantee to the consuming
public a constant supply of finished product at
the lowest minimum price. At the same time
the idea of conserving the natural hardwood
resources of the country will be kept in mind.
The compiled reports are in such form as will
most accurately set forth the facts as reported
to the Institute without disclosing the name of
either manufacturer or buyer in this connection.
A nominal fee will be charged manufacturers for
the report, which will also be given publicity
in the press.
THE MARKET FOR PIG IRON
According to a survey of the pig iron market
a generally better feeling is prevailing in the
primary markets. The producers generally are
optimists on the present situation. Prices have
fallen off slightly, with small sales and heavy
shipments the order of the day, both Pittsburgh
and Birmingham developing this trend.
Leather Specially
Tanned for Player-
Pianos and Organs.
Also Chamois
Sheepskins, Indias
and Skivers
A Specialty of
Pneumatic and
Pouch Skin Leathers
T.L.LUTKIN&L,
4 0 SPRUCE S t . NEW YORH.N.Y.
JUNE 2,
THE
1923
MUSIC TRADE
REVIEW
33
THE N1CARAGUAN MAHOGANY CUT
FREIGHT CONGESTION DIMINISHES
FOR BUREAU OF DOMESTIC COMMERCE
Estimated at a Total of 17,000,000 Feet for Cur-
rent Year—Controlled by Eight Firms
Interstate Commerce Commission Reports Car
Shortage Practically Eliminated
Legislation Proposed for Creation of New Bu-
reau to Concern Itself With Domestic Trade
Problems Generally
The total production of mahogany and Span-
ish cedar in the eastern part of Nicaragua for
the current year is conservatively estimated at
20,000,000 feet. All of this production, of which
only 3,000,000 feet is Spanish cedar, has been
contracted for by eight American mahogany
companies, according to Consul W. M. Heard,
Bluefields, in a report to the Department of
Commerce. The contract prices for the wood
have ranged as high as $75 per thousand feet,
delivered at the mouths of the several rivers.
"The cutting of the wood began shortly after
Christmas," says the consul, "and has pro-
gressed rapidly. Representatives of the mahog-
any companies who have recently returned from
inspection trips to the numerous camps report
that in many cases the total quantity contracted
for already has been cut and rolled to the banks
of the streams. The contractors now await only
favorable rains in July to bring their logs to the
seaboard.
"Shipments are made from Cape Gracias a
Dios, Prinzapolka, Rluefields and the Colorado
Bar, Costa Rica. The wood from the latter
port is cut in the vicinity of Lake Nicaragua,
floated down the San Juan river and finally
reaches the seaboard at Colorado Bar, as the
mouth of the river at Greytown has become
almost entirely filled up with sand."
The shortage of railroad cars and engines has
lately been reduced to a minimum, making it
now possible for nation-wide traffic to progress
in a normal fashion, according to the report of
railroad spokesmen speaking before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission in Washington this
week. R. H. Aishton, president of the American
Railway Association, pointed out that during
recent months, with traffic volume breaking all
seasonal records, car shortage has been con-
stantly diminishing and freight movements
growing continuously better. Reports of traffic
handled during the week ending May 19 indi-
cated that 991,000 carloads had been handled
on the rails.
Mr. Aishton explained the provisions of the
railroad program, agreed on in New York, which
calls not only for a speeding up in loading and
unloading, but also for a heavier loading of cars,
and the reduction of the number of locomotives in
need of repairs to 15 per cent of the number owned
by October 1 next and the reduction of the number
of freight cars in need of repairs to 5 per cent
within the same period. The program also calls
on the carriers to complete by September 1 the
storage of coal needed for railroad operation
and provides that every effort be made to induce
all other consumers to lay in as much as pos-
sible of their coal supply during the Summer
months. In anticipation of the heavy traffic
this year, 252,257 new freight cars, of which
136,501 had already been delivered, were pur-
chased by the railroads from January 1 to May 1
and a total of 115,756 were now on order.
THREATENS W0RLDJT1MBER FAMINE
British Forestry Commission Forecasts World-
wide Shortage in Timber Supplies
A world timber famine before many years
pass is feared by forestry experts in many
lands, according to statements made recently
by the British Forestry Commission. The re-
sults of such a famine would affect the United
Kingdom more than any other nation. It now
develops that virgin forests are being used up
far more rapidly than had been supposed.
Steps are accordingly being taken to ascertain
what reserves of coniferous timber are avail-
able and how long they are likely to last. The
Commission urges the people to take a broad
view of forestry problems, pointing out that
the reasons which make necessary the mainte-
nance of the Forestry Commission are not
merely local but world-wide.
*A MESSAGE
* FOR YOU
Are you still wasting your time and go-
ing to the expense of scraping off old
vamish and shellac to eliminate the
checks and cracks in order to secure a
smooth surface for refinishing?
Use Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradica-
tor.
It saves time, trouble and incidentally
expense, at the same time giving you as
fine a body surface for the new finish
as you could possibly wish for.
A sample can for trial awaits your
request.
IVORY TAKESj\_LONG ROUTE
Abyssinian Product Passes Through Many
Hands Before Reaching America
Abyssinian ivory reaches the United States by
a roundabout route, according to Cecil B. Cross,
U. S. consul at Aden, Arabia, through which
port the bulk of this commodity is sent out to
the world. Before the war Great Britain was
the biggest purchaser of ivory, but she has now
been replaced by native merchants in India.
This nation simply acts as middleman for the
product, however, sending the best grades of
ivory to England, which in turn ships it to the
United States. Before the war an average of
5,000 pounds of ivory were shipped direct to
the United States from the port of Aden, but
this direct route has since been discontinued.
CONDITIONS IN_COPPER MARKET
According to reports from general markets
the price of copper is falling before forced sales
by producers at the present time. However,
market quotations to a certain extent do not
reflect the true condition. Prices in brass liavc
not taken a corresponding fall, due to the
former high-price period.
Piano & Organ Supply Co.
ActiotiSy Keys, Etc.
2132 N. Racine Ave., Chicago, 111.
ARTNOVELTYCO.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
Anilines
Shellacs
Cxclusive manufacturers of
Stains
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Ave., and 8th St.
Piaivo Beivekes
and Musie Cabirvets
GOSHEN
Write for catalog and
details
INDIANA
WASHINGTON, D. C, May 28.—Legislation look-
ing toward the permanent establishment of a
bureau or division to handle domestic trade
problems will be asked of Congress as soon as
the new session convenes, it is indicated at the
Department of Commerce. At the present time
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com-
merce includes many divisions whose work is
chiefly directed toward domestic questions, and
it is planned to bring these divisions into the
Division of Domestic Trade, which begins oper-
ations on July 1, next.
The Division of Domestic Trade will concern
itself entirely with problems of distribution,
manufacture, etc., relating to the domestic mar-
kets and will endeavor to do for manufacturers
and merchants transacting a purely domestic
trade what is now being done for manufacturers
and exporters in foreign markets. The legisla-
tion creating the Department of Commerce pro-
vided that it should give attention and assistance
to domestic as well as foreign trade, but no
opportunity has existed heretofore for the es-
tablishment of a force to deal with the domestic
problems.
HARDWOOD ^TOCK FIGURES
Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute Issues Last
Report on Available Stocks
The Hardwood Manufacturers' Institute has
recently resolved to tabulate statistics and in-
formation relative to the manufacture, sale and
utilization of lumber and forest products pro-
duced from hardwoods. All branches of the
hardwood industry are contemplated by the pro-
gram with the hope to bring about thereby a
degree of co-operation between sUch branches
as will ultimately guarantee to the consuming
public a constant supply of finished product at
the lowest minimum price. At the same time
the idea of conserving the natural hardwood
resources of the country will be kept in mind.
The compiled reports are in such form as will
most accurately set forth the facts as reported
to the Institute without disclosing the name of
either manufacturer or buyer in this connection.
A nominal fee will be charged manufacturers for
the report, which will also be given publicity
in the press.
THE MARKET FOR PIG IRON
According to a survey of the pig iron market
a generally better feeling is prevailing in the
primary markets. The producers generally are
optimists on the present situation. Prices have
fallen off slightly, with small sales and heavy
shipments the order of the day, both Pittsburgh
and Birmingham developing this trend.
Leather Specially
Tanned for Player-
Pianos and Organs.
Also Chamois
Sheepskins, Indias
and Skivers
A Specialty of
Pneumatic and
Pouch Skin Leathers
T.L.LUTKIN&L,
4 0 SPRUCE S t . NEW YORH.N.Y.
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