often surrounded by dead bark, and drop out when timber is worked. The Russian white deals shrink and swell with the weather, even after painting. Best from Onega. Russian deals generally come unmarked into the market, or only dry stamped or marked at their ends with the blow of a branding hammer, such marks being also termed hard brands. In some cases where the goods are not branded, the second quality have a red mark across the ends, third- being easily distinguished from first-quality goods. The well-known Gromoff Petersburg deals are, however, marked with "C. and Co.," the initials of the shippers (Clarke & Company).
First Quality Marks
| ♚ | ✶ | |
| Gromoff | or | 1 |
Second Quality Marks
| ✶ ✶ | ||
| Gromoff | or | 0 |
Another good Petersburg brand is "P. B." (Peter Belaieff) for best, and P. B. 2" for second quality.
St. Petersburg Brands:— Belaiefi's Shipment.
First Quality Marks.
P B S & Co.
Second Quality Marks.
P B S & Co.
2
Third Quality Marks.
P B S & Co.
3
Russanoff &, Co.
First.
N R1 & S
Second.
N R2 & S
Third.
N R3 & S
K Pavloff.
First.
WO♚DA
LOG
Second.
WOLOGDA
Russian Goods:—
Imperial Appanage Shipment (Czar's Stock).
| 1st. | 2nd. | ||
| Double Eagle |
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| 3rd. | 4th. | ||
| Double Eagle |
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All hammered on butt with the Imperial Arms (double eagle).
Best Archangel Stock:—
Maimax Shipment.
| Yeo. | 1 | <image> | 3 | 4 |
| Bds. | 1 | <image> | <image> | 0 |
| White | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Onega Wood Co.'s Shipment.
| Deals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Battens | |||||
| Boards | X Red | V Red | V Black | V Red |
Amossoff, Gernet Shipment.
| A G & Co. | AG & Co. |
| A | B |
| A G & Co. | A G & Co. |
| C | D |
Archangel:—
E. H. Brandt & Co. Shipment.
| 1st. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th. |
Marks, Archangel:—
Olsen & Stampe Shipment.
| O S | O S | O S | O S |
| I | II | Ill | IV |
Surkow & Shergold Shipment.
| S & S | S & S | S & S | S & S |
| I | II | III | IV |
Surkow & Shergold K E M Shipment.
| K E M. I | K E M. 2 | K E M. 3 | K E M. 4 |
Russanoff's Mesane Shipment.
| R | R | R | R |
| N & S | N & S | N & S | N & S |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Timbers from Russian and Finland ports are dry-stamped on the ends without colour.
