, 1873-12-26

md doollnol to e000@100l about tho 1st OF
JUNG. continuing at about this raugo until oarly
fall trado promised to DO active, and tho marriott
vas worry firm. Tho toeetnta at thas slno wore
loasoned by oil tho lumber yossos oapapo or
CARRYING, grain entering t9o attqr trauo;
bolhG attracted BY tho lgn tfo!Gts Jo.ss nta nn
Is,t tho panlo interrupted TIC trade, nnst prlooa
e7,75, and ss.oo@O.5o for common boar!le.
1s0o average ] ' prlco Cd about $500 and Of pieco
svsy aysnoed f to GPeoa Xse and as @ eosea e a. s5
a!!9at' VIZ ,nat n"go5 g1n oS ns 80 on trac
SilinTIna wars I. soarno in tic enrly fail. and,
with An aetiyo t)omaui, ina advanced to a3,255
aa7X nfc"t nj sa S1l%%1a. n, m trnc|. whon
lin nanic ocs' canN ", an1 "tcnno to trade @ hey
soon finc]fnoi gn,a"ts md cloars eold before
Anniomhnr nj am i]1Gab. no.
'I'j.n ynrs tradn Eas hoon active. md In a
tueasl,ro sat,sfaetnry. rio intorlor demand has
inoroaeeti, nn tho div trnlo exceeds thnk OF pre-
layo 6vet, Iower this season tla lass, tao Rronl-
cat ro]uotion being in ti,o common grades. which
have dou]Inoi 40. b nor m, solling On the ayor-
ago at A12.OO0l8 Oh. though common lumber
has sold lower than this. Tho upper grades
nriccs being not yory much lowar thai last year.
H,nclos nnd ln.h hive f]uotrntel some. hut
,yoro totorably steady, aud Dcarco aud firm during
tho Curly fnll.
Lumber vas very active, and advancing in
Tendency Of tho market. and although the total
trade continued uuintorruptod1y aolyo for Sow
oral weeks afier. prlcos for common soon ro-
oetlod to $l2o0, and concessions have since
Following is q statement of tho stocks Of 1um-
ber, shingles, and iath at The yards on jan. /
OF tho yoara named,
1871. 1872 1878.
.nl timber, ft...295 1242;2 2a3s1lSS1 s3l9t9 232
9hsloa. e. a9GS3os9 s90so ~
Ann 1d paes;'; a, aeuss' 9osy ;n stoc,,z ~ H.
vonia hna nnt VT baeU toon rhn stncts aro
nrnhahlu iosa Ia }an nspn a.o hc soc n
smSass is TIC thoasht to ps lot H. from sSSoo6
w nonnrta ,rom ho yor,o,a 1nmbcr 7strjota n-
Ito .no Sas.ous anust o .n",o
ca a. IN, n,"I, pItonatyo acoo th;s wntor
than N last i Tie s experience Of this season md
ssvy osn u m W" y 10 nvo:a nsaJn.
t,a ~ " w. ~ au'n. ror oc1vn
~ T., ta nt rn vnos 6w"r :" the rouoro
amnst,ior ~ -. su c'rt, .boro S sonn
@ ~ turtai opoaa'suus. eno'o - sve
th.M % 81 shoIt snpps ol anpus t,a;ni npai
~ s,n @ ,o,ii usno, m - .out ana rha oas;
;'t ~ tn"pEt' W. w. ~ .a1I 'M 1isia -
LILY W. h"a,das ,,an ~
.;"y?, 49,, ,ain 49,, r.. tIan .onr
nidito @ NV. ,.auo f.ats narnr t,oros
! boon lnrge nnlount OF lnmbor anti logs lei t
| over. The ostinato given rhakos the total
| amount in logs and lumber left over OH tho
shores Of Lako Michigan at 5s1 ,000, 600 feet.
! Another, authority mases tile amount for tho
| State Of Michigan at 1850. 100000 feot, Tue
estimated quantity OF logs, including aon,o lun-
Manistca a"a Masor ri f,,tawa anI oscana S;5.,,
| tics was 5s2, ,o0o aud feet. At Ottawa only
75o, ,0c0, 600 feet will DO got out tais aeason,
agsinst !, 400, ,000, 900 laat yoar.
The estimated amount Of lnmbcr and logs loft
over On tue cast mud vest ahorea Of Lake Mioii-
gan Is ISL, ,000, 900 feot, distributed as follows
Sangatuck, ID; South Haven, &; Grand Haven,
10; A1usltcgon 150; White Lako, II; Stony
Point, s.; pontwator 8; Ludinston, 2715; Lin
coin, 1; uamlin, 2; Froe Boil, Il; Han.
| istco, Ito; Portage Lake, /; frankfort, 2;
Traverse City, &; East Bay, u; Elk Rapids
TX; ChoboYEau, 10 Monastiquo, s; Two 'nly.
ors q; White Fish bay and AIasonyilo. O.; Cedar
Ifiyor, s; Moaomonee, TO- poshtigo, 20; ocon-
to, 60; lonsaukec, 90; Little Suanlico. &; Big
| Snamlcu, 2; Duck Greek, /: Gloon Bay, 8; Rec
Riye,, 8; Listle Sturgeon, s; Dig Sturgeon, |;
Two Rivers, 10; Kennuneo, 8. million foct
| tfl,o. 1,Ft s,,