THE TIMBER TRADE.
STILL SLACK IN" DUNK DIN"
(hy I elesrrapli.— Own t'orrcspondenr.) DI'N'EDIN-. this day. That trade in native t : mber i- >lacker at present than it ha- been for twelve months is the opinion e.\pre--ed bv the manager of a pioinuient Dunedin timber hi in. Roth building* and joinerv activities are particularly dull.'and prospect* for winter are not bright, Condition of trade is contingent upon supph- and demand, and at the moment the supiilv is much greater than the demand. This particular firm has been compelled to put off a number of cmplovee* a- the rc-Milt of depression. The 'extra tariff imposed on foreign timbers about the chin t° T ■ VPar i,;,? llol "<'d nierc nant> to a certain extent, but the imports are still having a marked effect on the sale ot native timber. The new system of prading allows f ur Urc^i,,,, ot lower grade of timber and it is n-»T A t r ay tiade. Australian trade in beech is verv fa" and if tins improve, merchant- v, i.l also he helped considerable
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 83, 9 April 1929, Page 7
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178THE TIMBER TRADE. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 83, 9 April 1929, Page 7
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