The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-11
Prices in the East Show Substan-
tial Advances.
DEALERS PREDICT A REVIVAL
In the Missouri River District the
Price for the Red Cedar Product
Has Advanced II Cents Within n
Few weeks-MinneapoIis Prices
Are Vow Nut Cents Below
the Mil Assocfntion's List.

The single market in the East is show
ing more activity than It has for tn,
past two months, and the prediction II
made that before the season IL over there
will be rush Of orders from all Eastern
distributing points to the washington
mills. This prediction is based on the
probable early settlement OF labor trou'
blss which Will permit tho resumption
Of building operations.
Among the large Eastern tobbers OF
washington shingles is J. L. Brown. OF
Kansas City, who arrived In the city
yesterday on business connected Win
the lumber and shingIe trade. He VIII
20 today 20 Everett, and before returning
viii visit several OF the larger mills IN
this territory.
'It would be very hard TO say the de-
mnnd for red cedar shingles had i'm
proved 20 any great extent in the mis-
souri, river section" he said at the But
Ter. "rhe outlook, however, IL brighter
than Il has been for sixty days past.
with a settlement of the labor troubles,
which 10 IN believed will soon be accom-
pilshed. there will be resumption of
building operations and n lively demand
for both lumber and shingles. AZ tho
present time there is more inquiry, and
5ohbers arc putting themselves In shape
TO handle n good trade.
The general belief among Missouri
river fobbers OF shingles is that the re-
cent action OF the Washington Associa-
tion In establishing Arm and higher prices
viii have n good effect on the trade. par
ticulayiy II they remain staple long
enough 10 convince the dealers they will
continue, During the last month short
ly after receipt OF the news that the mills
In this section had shut down. prices ad-
vanced 10 cents per thousand Extra
AS. which 4 few weeks ago brought 81. Is
in Kansas City, on June / were selling
At sass
"On my way out here I remained over
In Minneapolis n few days. and from
conversations I had with dealers I am
convinced that in the Mississippi valley
the market for rod cedar shingles shows
a greater Improvement than In our sec
tion. The Indications arc II will con-
tinue to grow better each week until the
old price OF 1850 Is reached.
There II stiil quite a large stock on
hand In nearly all yards. but prices are
frm AT S2.2o and 30 far As I was able
to learn no sales were being mnde Mt
less than this figure. In that city the
real erect OF the associations action In
being felt, and as n result tho market IL
much nrmer than for some months I'm
the past. All dealers there are also
looking forward TO n settlement Of the
labor troubles and general reaction I'm
building N
THE present demand for shingles in
Minneapolis IL very fair. but as vet no
large sales are being made. The bust
ness shows however, that the stocks OF
country dealers are getting low and All
they are doing is waiting
ut IL my belief that shortly after July
! there viii be a splendid market I'm the
Fast. and the Washington mills will have
all they can do"