, 1866-01-01

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Cedar rotls, pcs........ 0sa,2ss bM,S3I sss,sso
SbtnEc Goe. c1c.. CORDS 1341 N.e5s 9,ias
Great a. hss been tue pro.re4s Of s1zde In oiher
thc increase 10 tic lumber trade ~ Of such rn.
The year ISL thrrr Herc imported lnio this city
marry .fso fec. mlHe lanb-r than in 135a but
<UO mor :. .aB 1854. Whc1 We CON, 10 cons,dcrthe
,tadssnas aHaes h, .he .rps ads opened
mrncement OF The year the etocs VIVA very much
r'du'.d. nnd some di4sapuons pre.ented
ID particular With fsu,4os ana clear lum-
bsr- Tl:s alone would haze stimulated
The trade hu1 The 1o"n!a'' o: Rlchm ond, and the
o. The srsr caused very un:esiled fes!inE in the
markets fur NIL Descriptions of produce aud be
Lumber market WIS not c-rmpt from the depres-
rebellion The gold marl:el re: led in measure, q
f.1ction look place aud punlic confidence Was re-
3n .t1fed 1he q Lonbet psllng in r.
OF lhs market iron 1weuiT-:our 1oEty-eeht hnurs
ocforr docl1ge could be ob AIMED. Tnie scarcity Of
docRage continued throughout the season and at
lines greatly dtp!efAed The market.
Ih1 H. iEno'tant lumber ports. ~hlch contributed
& 20 1lesally lust Esat, have been equally, !! not
rerion, including the Menom1uee, Oeonto, Pe.b-
tlso, ftrt>auhre and ii4y Sc,tlemsn1 a regular
some tlue1plainra cau:e, l.,e quality was uni 70
good ~ last yrar. 1his IL NaItcr OF eomo secu-
lauon ~ ths tnindI OF the Trade and the only CON
suppositlon that .he luu,er men In that eecton
,a ,hna1 tnst the na prizes Of lumber .. pr
consequently Tn thing that looked lIke board
would +e!!. If Inst winter Ind been an uniavor-
1sts 5n o9e eS the matter would at once hsre
The Murkgou trade has brcn large, showing =
decided Increase over lat yesr, and the receipts
hnvs been uniformly Of good quality. Last year
out tn ,he Lake Ut the mouth Of the river Inc cur
fenl o. Which worked army the bar, and there is
now now Il 70 10 'eet e waller IN thc haroor sll tho
Seaf souno-mak1ng II one o! the hest barbara md
place. oI rsfaee to BE- found on Lake Michigan.
1f GHnd River stock there has becn received a
nzopof,son Of good mill rua and slip caTeoes,
There Nas better supply wnter in The the iribn-
taris. oi Gruud Ktscf thi- scason. than la-t and
From Manistee y received he largest rronoftf9n
o. tlc square timber that comes to this MARKET
For Los thus Description q building rnateria! there has
teen az act1se deu1And, and inu prices naye been re-
alxeo oa!lng the year The de naud tot square tim
oct ie conslantly on the 1ncrea4e. The s.retch1nc
vast amount lor bridge End cutvc71 bnilninc, and a
;1eM ocsl Eas been tnseu south for rebuilding the
!fideee dcssroyed during The rebellion. From Pese
fsuc,nE aud uooang has beel lulfy eqsal 6 hat
of other ycars aud she qua1s as good
Inc .upp1y OF CSuadL1n Lutn ,cr ~As 1bopt Of the
taue dimensions as Last ycar-cous,strc Dostl7 Of
etock ho.1ds and uopezE. tor which tnrTe has pecn
ulrou:hoai The scsson good demand at lnli p1ces.
from This quarter nv1t season, H. the Reciprocity
Treaty will expire in March nex,. md duty OF ~
pe, h.,s. Gs.t ~, ~ ro.d Mt shesea!,er DC Imposed
and compete with home manufactures, time only
The receipts from Saginaw and Bay City we're
about an average 1hcrr is very lirtle OF This luu.
PR oaercd on The natkct BIZ the carCo II Is mostly
erousn1 hers On eon:fae,f made b those who have
H.
-. year there ~ns IN e<cesd1ns1y active de.
nland from 1he mississippi valley country. c.need
tlsatpp. 10 run the'I los, on account OF the low
eia2t OF nster in ,bc river 1hi~ season the re-
ye.te Wa The eare, and iu consequence. The 11ade
from the secllon OF country <uc along the Aissls-
h1Ppi uas VERY much red1ct-d. ano al lime the
very heavy arrivals l,cr-heinc larccly In excess OF
market, which ioot con ,id.1abis tns to ). WORKED 20
on. Ihc denaand throughout the season, however,
haa becn IN proportion 10 the receipts. Last year
aet N sna = Ps e r 81 love-
OF ths SnIsrocy uns larger this yer than last, It
s. ss 4as I fl e. 81 q e. e.. Co,
eosty I'D % vsiasble 'ap ,@p1s1enen's-9eness: n as
large amount Of Los.ibsr ha: scen conpumea. Gov
stnn1eu bought, comparatively speaking. vrry little
Lumber this season, owing 10 tae carly .erm!nas.on
lecn larec. 4 great deal OF building has been done
nlore consuming about 11,UJ, ,ooJ tee,.
The 1Doss serious drawback to the trade. vas The
scarcity of fright room, boh on tuc railroads. and
Oh the Illinois and Michigan caosl. The gtea. de-
mand for cars and oos;s sor th- transportation Of
prcfescnce-cansed the tntcrests Of the lumber
ltaoe 70 b. ncglccscd This ec-ucity ol trunspoaA-
Ihe docks were osc4coHdet, and aFter Que neet
Seo ss oet st aonss e see Ind a a
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