Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-20
PACIFIC COAST.
Lumber Trade with Esroue.


/ OF Creating new and very profitable
| industry, at the time of the iuitiatoYy
shipment by the German bark Helene.
he venture wac purely Speculative, and
the impression created was due to the
low frelghts of deep-water vessels, and
that ship-owners preferred to carry ex-
ports or their own account rather than
incur the additional expense OF waiting
for better freights. Within the past
few weeks affairs have taken such a
turn as to warrant increased trade in
lumber With Europe. and dealers in con-
| sequence are iubilant. Very recently a
shipment of Washington Territory red
fir WAS made to Scotland, including a
small quantity of cedar. 1t was sent
by prominent firm. Certain grades
of black walnut will eventually enter
largely into articles \of furniture. In
9uiries We're recently made by Danish
house of local lumber firms. requesting
information as to the resources of Ore
gon and Washington Territory, and re-
ferring particularly to the numbering
interests of the latter, and the possibil-
lty of establishing trade. In this re-
| spect they limited, as information, that
the supply from the Baltic was made
quate to meet the demands OF the whole
| continent, and they may have to look to
America for stocks. Another shipment
| was recently made to London, of which
| northern lumber formed the most i'm
| portart article of export, and today a
| contract was made for direct shipment
from Washington Territory of an as
| sorted cargo of lumber to Panama. The
only difficulty to the complete success
| OF the new enterprise seems to be the
freight rates. The correspondence
which has been opened on the subject
places the home supply in Europe
| wholly out of question as offering any
competition against shipments from
this coast. On the other hand, no defin-
| lite understanding exists in the minds of
local dealers as to the particular kind of
lumber needed by the foreign market,
| though the opinion is generally enter
tanned that red fir and white pine would
be most in demand, which would be
used principally for finishing purposes.
A shipment of the latter was made to
Antwerp about two months ago, the
success of which will be anxiously
| awaited. The coast demand has large
ly increased, the principal drift being
| outside trade, extending as far south
| ward in direction as the scene of rail
road improvements in Mexico. All
these have drawn largely on the lum-
bei supply, SO much so az to induce en-
terprising shippers to extend operations
further from home by coming into &C
tive competition with Quebec trade in
Central and South America, notably
Montevideo and Buenos Ayres. Trade
with the Australian colonies is rapidly
assuming great proportions, the prlnci-
pal export there being lumber for home
hrt oil "a
the front as direct importer, and it is
believed that during the present year
she will be one of the most important
importers. Dealers have every reason
to feel gratified at tho business, and re-
gard the future not only as promising,
but as decidedly hattering.
A suicide at the Terminus.
New TACOMA, Feb. ia man named
Clark, just from Portland, took dose
of laudnum this evening. Drs. Bost-
wick and Ashmore we're called, but too
late, for Clark was dead.
Market Report.
| SAN Francisco, Feb. 19.-Wheat is
strong and unchanged at $1.95td1.95.
Barley is unsettled; fesd, $1.2211@
1.25; brewing, $1.3Ot9l LAO; chevalier,
S1.35ta1.5O.
Oats, no change; $1.S501.90.
Corn, dull; yellow, $1.624@1.671S;
white, $50 is bid and SLIGO asked.
| Hay, Sl3(9l7.50.
shipping Intelligence.
| PoRT GAMBLE, Feb. 18.-Arrived,
bark Kitsop.
PoRr Discovery, Feb. 1s.-Sailed,
| the Larser.
San Francisco Personals.
Gen. Sprague and Capt. J. @. Aims
arrived in New Orleans, where they re-
main for about six weeks, then leaving
| for visit to Mexico.
The Misses Dunsmuir, of VictoIia, ar
rived from the north recently and are
stopping at the Grand Hotel. They will
leave for the east in few days.
Gen. N. A. Miles, of the Vancouver
barracks, will shortly arrive from an ex-
tended trip to the east.
Jno. P.:West, who has been visiting
in Oregon, returned to his home in
Oakland yesterday.
Mr.. p. Minor, formerly engaged in
the stock business here, and well known
in society circles, leaves for Portland
| Wednesday, where he intends to settle
permanently.
| Murderer Bound Over.
F.C. Hammond, who killed Gunnell
ination on Saturday, and was bound
over without bail to await the action of
the Grand Jury. He was taken to the
Colfax jail.
The Water Famine.
SAN FRANoIsoo, Feb. 19.-Considerable
inconvenience results from the action
Of the water company shutting off the
supply, and in certain instances serious
casualties have been fortunately avert
ed. At the Baldwin Restaurant, on
Geary street, a large boiler narrowly es-
capped bursting. The gage registered
two hundred pounds of steam, and an
examination showed very small guam
tity of water in the boiler. The fires
were banked and steam let off, not,
however, until the large tank was crack
ed by the heat and the valves and pipes
badly scorched.
The steam dummies" of tbs Market
street railway have stepped running in
consequence of the lack of water.
A large building on kearney street,
in which the faucets were left open,
was flooded when the water was turned
on.
Paying Its Debts.
Treasurer Refs today received from
the State Controller a warrant fol
$40l 900, the amount due from the
State to the city on account of the
school department. The warrants will
be paid on Wednesday. The amount
on hand when this money is received
will be sufficient, with economy, to
carry the school department through
the year without any trouble.
The Portiand.Kalama Branch.
PORTLAND. Feb. 19.-The Northern
Pacific let the contract to-day for the
extension from Portland to kalama "a
III. b. Montgomery. Work will be com
menced Immediately, and under the
contract must be finished by September
lst. The company will lay the trach
and the contractors will construct the
grades and bridges
BRITlSu COLUMBIA.
The ice at Port Moody remains solid
Notwithstanding the storm OF Sunday