The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-14
no ADVANCE IN sHINGLEs.
Puget sound Association Continues Old
Prices-Secretary Duniway's Views.

Prfces-Secretary Duniway's Views.
The Puget Sound Shingle Manufacture
ers' Association met yesterday morning at
the Chamber Of Commerce and continued
for another month the prices prevailing
the last month. The rates were 81. rs per
1000 for "Star A Star" and 81. 50 per thou
sand for Extra Clears" these being the
leading brands.
Some objection was made during the
meeting to these prices and minority
deemed II favorable time for raise in
rates. This was disputed, however. by
those present who represented the mer-
chandising and brokerage elements of the
trade. and they prevailed.
The association includes about 80 per
cent. of the trade. The chief mills not in
the association are those of Blaine, and it
Is said that they are not disturbing ele-
ment IN the trade owing to the
difficulty they have in shipping
their product. The mills directly
represented were the Stimson Mill Com
pany, Ballard; ii. Il. Duniway Lumber
Company, brokers. Portland, Or. (repre-
senting twelve firms not appearing on the
roll of the association); Puget Sound
Shingle Company, Tacoma: Foster &
Hastings. Tacoma representing about
a dozen tirms): Seattle Cedar Inm-
Der Company, Ballard and Seattle; West
Coast Manufacturing and Investment
Company, Ballard: West Coast Sales
Agency, Tacoma representing five frms);
American Lumber Company, Seattle:
Skagit River Lumber and Single Com
pany. Woolley; Puget Sound Red Cedar
Shlngle Company. Snohomish; SNYDER Il
Frost. CeDtralia; Casweil & Daubs. Castle
Rock: Cushing Young Shingle COMPANY.
Tacoma; White River Shingle Company,
Buckley; Washington Cedar Shingle Com
pany. New Whatcom; Clipper Single
Company, Bothell; Berg & Phelps Bros,
NooAsack; W. ii. Box, Tacoma; Clark &
Horner. Centralia; North Avon Shingle
Company. Avon; Clear Lake Lumber and
Single Company, Clear Lake; Hartford
shinrle Company. Hartford. Wash; Avon
Manufacturing Company, Avon. Wash.
Rainier Cedar Shingle Company, Seattle.
Ill. L. Duniway, Of Portland, secretary
Of the association. said last night:
The association has worked together very
well during its existence aud prices have rarely
been cut except in the instances where
members have been dealing with parties from
east OF the mountains In these cases. and for
the sake ot getting this trade, tie members, or
some oi them. have found themselves unable
to resist the temptation 10 cut prices below
rates. he impression seems TO have got
abroad TIA; all q man has 10 do TO be ''in the
swim" IS 20 buy an engine, some machinery.
set them NJ ana begin cutting shingles A. a
matter OF TACT, IT AL the mills on ths Coast were
able 20 market their product today. the market
would be over up. and prices would 20 down
below living prices la the spring of 1891
"star star" were quoted at s. per 100. Be-
fore the summer was over this grade went
begging AZ 81 ~, being in some cases below cost
/ think mcst people viii agree that If 100 mills
are running and making iistle money il will
be better than II 30 were running at loss We
need no more mills. Personally. have no in.
teress, since am no, . shingls maker. bu,
dealer.