The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-17
Foreign Demand Strong and
Prices are Stlffening.
THE TRADE IN SEPTEMBER.
Tables of Rail and Cargo shipments
of Lumber and shingles Tor the
Month - single Mills Urged fo
shut Down for Two Months to
Brief News Notes OF the Industry.

Conditions IN the lumber ana logging in
6iusrries as portrayed IN the oc-ope[ .l0lii-
bar OF the West Coast and Puse1 oouhu
I.uuterEnan. are as RUE ehIour4siAe'
while in some departments they are not
so rood This IS the season OF tire year
w., from various causes. all OF which
are recognized in the single industry
,,~ices for red cei1r shingles IN the East
ern market show falling of. As a mat
ter Of far.. me shingle season this year
mas continued over thirty days later than
usual while prices have been GOOD
throughout. -.
Extreme activity prevails n The foreign
shipping mills. many OF the InahulActdi
ers refusing orders. Wages have adj
rarce3 and the Iocgers are getting more
money for their logs. These are fae Fea-
sons why lumbermen are predicting an
advance IN prces:
Says the Lumbecnan:
The reports from Eastern lumber mar
kets as RUE indicate dlsappo.h'Irflt
n the volume OF the fall trade. The low
price OF wheat has postp0ned l1S Nov
nnent TO market. and resulted III curtaA-
ng building Some sections are making
a good SHOWING out they are ..' -, - es1,-
hers and car materials continues heaNE.
The saw mills on this coast are plsym
full of orders, but hampeTed somewhat ny
car shortage. The ShiuSle shipments con-
tirVe heavy, with a very weak 1eS mig IN
the market. Exceedingly low prices are
prevailing: the movement for the feSt OF
The ear shipments for September both
n lumber ana shingles, are practically 'he
same in August. ,..,
'Thf California market seems little
heavier. but with low prices prevailing
Foreign demand = good: some mills are
refusing orders. There $ a strong tehd-
ency 10 advance prices 70 meet tne au-
yanced cost OF logs and labor. The cargo
shipments 10 California and 70 toIe.9n
ports for September vary but little from
the previous month Fir logs IA ruSee
sound are strong: cedar weak. In Grays
harbor the log market is firm. while IN
the Columbia river It seems TO be weak
enng q little.
shIncle mills in Western Washington.
which now is assured. means duh mar
ket for cedar logs.
rnents of thirteen Of the leading mills of
Washington for the month of September
lS2s:
Foreign Lumber, TT. Lath.
4 Ludlow t0.''oe. 90, 2.ssos2o 21s.1oo
Pr Port i1 RIakeiev MN l...-... 1851 ...
Tacoma NH Co, Tacoma 4-6i9 ......'
Der e" Co Tacoma, ........ $4,000 GO, 90
f. X Wood Lumber Co,
Hoqu.am ..,..... $500. l,3ANf $780,.
Gamble Can 'l' ....... ~. ....,.. 3ors7s 1915
Total foreign ..........12.@o9l1 Sss.275
Coistwise-
pia ' 1..'........ ........-.. 5S223s 1eS.5oo
60, south Bend ........ 1,432.0oo $4,000
LUDLOW '........ ........ S5sl17 1,eS9,s 500
Port Elakeley Mill Co.
Pert Blakeley .........-.. l.Sl .69 312.Srp
Tacoma Mil Co, Tacoma. Isl 65 1212.00o
Northwestern Lumber
Co. H0cuiam .-......... 92o,3b2 4sa, Il"
Slade MIL Co,
Aberdeen ........ ....,... 3lSi6 oo.Vp
Hoauian "a ..!...' '.c ........ $3.50 1oi3. 800
Gamble ....'... ,......... 1.5sS117 467. sG7
Grays Harbor CONNER
cill Co, CosmOpaEs 49,. $4,000 $500.
Wilson Bros & Co, Aher-
-. Paul & Tacoma Lum-
Der Co, Tacoma ........ l,09o00
Anderson & Middleton
Lumber Comm. ...,.. 1.f33l3s S9o.10
Total -coastwise ........1412i,% 4SS7.9'7
Total foreign .....-.........l29o9n Sfs,2i3
Fatal shirnner+s y no t5- : 705 SO