, 1875-01-01
LUMBER,

LUMBER.
CHICAGO HANDLES NEARLY OsE-IkN1H
Of al the lumber produced in the United States,
and long ago earned tho reputation ot being tha |
largest lumber market in tho world In 1917
ahe received 32 liz 225 feet, and ing tho years
following tllo bnAneas Increased Until for several
years past the annual receipts have averaged !
over LINN 0Db 100 feet. reaching the maximum in
1879, whom 1,lH3.G53.2s0 foot nj lumber we're
taken care Of. Tic auouut Of capital invested
by Chicago parties 10 tho business, including
mill property and pine lAnds, approximateH
e7J. o00, 900 and in lumber, nitls it's varions ap
pendssea in this city f3e, o0o, ,uo0 to t4p, ,oAt tD
Tho following statement ehows the recsipth and
shipments Of lumber in feot for the periods
nau,ed:
Er1r. Rre4irfs, Yhipnknff.
so.....",.... lo!.a6t!7o
lor!t 2i!,tN6.t 1lirat!ttto
isss sss.-...........,...t..... q ,l!i,5A :t,o5t6is
!5!U.. ,fli1,J9H.G-o 6sl4htG33
1919. .l.l43a5.6Ii eI'4t,i4y
,o3a ,iaa t9&.sA,l45
The movement in shiugles and lAth for the
two years WAS "a fo!f0wK:
mts's'',. ir!: Ia Is9st''1"<1'tn III ls;3
sh!ngies, u..... .eus.3H sl7325 Es,4A iH,sa5
LAth, nl........., H1.9i1 si,al3 4u,7H 56.LNl
THE EEcE1FT;
at Chicago i'll 1874 by water from the poiuto
na'..y1 "s4', ~ 0s - eo'' app''A"Aasvs ~
~ - 'ono"o: nAoSa'uch' ~ ''tana Al@'eo' ~
blacK ahd Luck I.aseE, ~: MnskeGon. .3g
Wh,te Lake. 40; pontwAter. 10; Ludiugton. c.;
Lincoln. IIamlin. and Silver 1,ake, Ii. Manstec.
1l5; Portage Lake and Frankfort, H. Grand
Traverse. 70; Cheboygan aud Duncan 20; A1pe-
na- %; Haginaw Valley, 25; Monistiquo. "; Bay
des foauettc, Ia; Escanaba, al Ford River,
Is; Cedar River, 211@; ManoIninae. 1l5; Icsbtigo
| Sc: QcoDtu, As; pensaukee, Is Suamco, 6;
"feeh LAY y; Luis @oa n!s 0snsssoo' ~ Ae'
"ahnee' l; Two losers, \ Georgian LAY, b.
Daianco miscellaneous aud by rail.
The na.t wear. !iI,o tin am nrece dine v.s mt
| remuDera,tye vim consaouanca NJ axcs..;re
','''.. ~ A0otuo1''o' sAI<s74''
pfoaocsio"' ---. .....-... ......
AASrfAe7rhERs FAD TEE ADVANTAGE
OF very low freKhtB, and the cost OF mauGfac-
ra.rae, a1rns. aa,;a.s a ,.,, ,a,
49, "'DoS' eoNS 'se1'oeu' a'' WIZ 70"
exceptions detiefs claln that the ouainess OF the
| seaeon was conducted without profit. STILL only
.nnonncnd Thora wa. m ;ncreys, ~ ~ -.~ds
bere, matine 1tn nunIer now tff1. md n f;r,ns
| IN tho i,1mhrr ,nsina.s 1in Th.rn ~ ind,e.
| tIoun That continued nyer.ntonct;nn ;s efyectnr
| S'hicsoo hss hshn-to hnrnn t;,a ta,,ntst;a, ~
| hainc = ca.h marIet. Inf thr rradt syateto !.
slnw{r creerinr into nsr c.rt1cui,rIx .uo,r 70. a.
tail dealers. vt1o. 1t is said' bnyo nav mofn Iu,n.
ber in lie country unnald for thtn ovcr bc1nTe
| The vbofeaaln marknt f. still e.s.n,,aitv ra,h
one. o"'N'
rrr .aauvat7r rvry,p-.
| f,om thc norts M 'aae Wie,;csn y u.rs son.rh,t
smaller tlnn N l675 bnt tI,e 1efr,cncy r,s ,,r.
t,aIiy ,nnnjiei tr 1,r..er shinnrots t1on, .n.
| Hnrrn norris ~ AS
| THE cosuoG cr4nr.
| .uff.r,d the ronRt sc1e,a decline in cona.,r.nc.
Of excessive 1rod, ctiou. wh1le lie hinheT nnaIj.
ttes thnurh dave sod ~ symn.shr Swfts 800.
mn md rI.l,u1, io wer ti,an N 1H7s b,onHte nm,
,nrt,nnmtclv heftcr nyices. rhe ros, ~ oi,tnn.
me eood Iocs ia fe,riy jncreat,nc. ei,co thev
have 10 bo nnneht for in more rcn,obs reHons a.
the nina Ianns as1r accesribio .,nro hcen cnt nj
over seyetsl times. Ind now Weld only infer1or
| inou III. fart .j'o .ccorn,s in = nnsas"rs for
| the orernunnv of cannon luu,her,
| TuE r'r:unFnw.g's ro.nr ~ 4r.nr
WAS oreanized earfy in tbs wear by yard deaters.
Tha association socon,pl,shed much for lis nam.
bera csnecislIy in In WV ~ rnlocti,,c 10 rsnshs
| kt.t,stics and othar iuformatlon interesting tn
the tsnda. Cndsr its AUSPICES central system
% the Fnr!ng I the meaemrine der.r.msns ,1uss ~
whieh At nnrn bocame noDntar viii tha ms fn,itv
Of kuvers aud eoIlors, Under the new eye,et,
the work could be performcd with nora sstrfac.
tiou than in ,be old vsv, and at an nnnual sayinr
Of about go, 600 in inspection fees. An attempt
snectipn rules into uee. araiust tho w;atcs of
sellers. IN midsummer caused tho litter Ia with.
] draw = lx.ca mart at their nat tronaoe afterv.rds
EfHtGFl MEASUREMENT rnncRJfff
to be superior to the old and doseryes to be mr..
uatuated.
1ratnrr rnr1aYTx
To u,oat nonts haye beon lover thnn sinca 1871
| Tbs nyerane rntes to the noipth named V.ra a.
follows: Mueke.on. Sl.45: han,ttee a1.s7. :.
Lndnpton ri Is Menomjnee. ST -t;1
Ahnnt Is mar cent Of the lumher rece;yaa v,r
sold At the wholesale tnarket. prictn for rnm.
mon lumber e,eatli]y decItned under heavy re
calnta until sootember. when thay heea, ~ nj
ya,,,o. bnt nortion OF thia rise was sftsrw,Tds
icst. The better grades. thouah decliniusr1
ruled stearlier than common. and eold nora
rstbar scarce. M.nuf.ctnrers vera anis to G..s
nosc o5 # to bet,sr adyantaes E.st hs,co n
cousidersbio nl,ant1ty Of tho hast craaes was
d;yerted from Ibis market. ""A
ar,,x.d in March. md cops,Rsed of ,u,h., 1.,t
nysr tha nrecedinr fs,l Peca stuff nncned ~ ~
ali ooG ii 10 tronnod to s10.M. whso r1rsn
coa,~cnaad y, orr!rs ,n's contin,,sd ~ 5scia
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