The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-16
n.,ober Business Reveals a Gain
Over Last Year.
.,c neMAND FOR CAR MATERIAL
S., shipments by Rail to Date
49, Increase Over 1897 of
yarfy Per Cent.--shfnEfe Mills
r,~.e Town. Owing 10 Lessenlng
Denass-Compnrntfv Tables Of
rail and Cargo Shipments.

..snyls industries Of Washington il not Jess
.~a,;fvfnz o the manufacturers and the
80 thar the n.ne ulonths preceding 1t.
- =, w.hch mas shown a great improve
80. ayer ralie conditions Of isgs. The No
49, nunf,er Of the West Coast and PIT
-. sound Zimmerman contains al inter-
80. review o! the lumber and saingle
u.s,xst and Of the general lumber trade
.sr-as,ions Car 0ad shipments Of lumber
- oetob-r. is3s Haow az increase OF ap-
sss.xsrrs.av d Der cent over the same
r,or,s 81 ISL. The gam made In shingie
sssp-nsst. is sHniler. owing To the iateness
q 'as season
A table o. raj shipments Of lumber ard
.s,,vlss for IN first ten months OF ISIS
aa,,rarad with Ike period In 1877 shows
"a the IuYnbr shipments for the period
rarss.s In ,ses we're 81 per cen,. Larger than
q, IKE uerid named I'm 1851 A cUnsifer-
sf8s gain In single shipments is also
.saxn whgeL taken with the Increase
rr,ee az shln1es indicates the prosperous
character ofshe sh!ngle trade during the
past ten moshs.
~ trade onditions generally applicable
a. ,hr iu,ner and single industries, the
LsinfoerHlsr says
sIn the Zee Of general complaint In al
nost ever other lumber district In the
AZ. full O orders with prices being fairly
well rgaiuained. the only marked exception
being in he quotations made on cedar sid
ing fortunately the sales are limited
vhlle # is expected that sales Of home
naisria. Will fan of a. this time IN the
year. thre are SO far sufficient old orders
unfui!ilu to keep the mills active on those
i.nes Nfnand for car material. bridge TIM
bsfS al other large stuff Is good and
;romss 10 hold up well Into the pext year
some isse orders for tirnoers from the East
are spected 10 be placed before long In
all IL cities along the coast there Is
narki demand for local consumption
Stree improvements are consuming large
qualities OF rough lumber. The surprise
Of 10 past month Is the number OF shingles
sa.yed. II vas pretty generally conceded
TIA The demand was off and october ship
NETS would show a marked decline The
or al reports OF the railways prove the un-
rsahieness Of popular belief. TIE rail
apments In lumber for October are also
vi up In volume. Shipments of shingles
3 iais date November - are falling off,
IN majority of the mills closing down.
pr the next three months movements Of
hinges should he and viii be light. The
salfornla cargo trade FOR October IS Inn
sroving. as shown by the reports OF the
ssss for that month. Prices have been adj
sanced In San Francisco The box trade
people have agreed 10 maintain better prices
California trade. The foreign trade has not
s1nsa any Increase in output during the
past month over the previous one, but the
conditions are growing more healthy, with
az Increased demand imminent. In all the
log markets fir is In good demand with a
shor'aEe IN some. Prices are firm and a
little Inclined upwards. ON PUGET sound
cedar. single logs are weak, but No. !
hunter logs are strong"
TITS Is the annual period for shutting
s9Ea among the shingle mill owners The
cause lies IN he decreased demand from the
East. caused by the suspension Of building
operations The Lumherman says:
THE Skating down Of the shingle mills
IN Nestprn Washington is more general
saaa ever before. Every mill man recOs~
nlEes the necessity of the movement. Shin
Ess cannot be manufactured al present
Prices without loss save by a very few ia
yeFa6y located mills. An attempt has been
made 10 ear wages In some localities. so
thsi The mills could continue 10 run on the
prvs Hing market. II this * accomplished
4 simply means more cheap shingles If
i5e mills .ill remain closed for sixty DAVIS
prices all advance and profitable spring
trade can confidently he anticipated Some
d lie combined lumber and Shtngie mills
Aase agreed Ia ship only mixed cars and re-
zacs their output - the lowest possible
poni The movement deserves the sup-
9Ufi o. all who have the good OF the shineie
lrale at heart"
TIE following tables show the raj and
cargo shipments Of lumber and lath during