The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-09
TO TURN THURSDAY
Local Saw Mills Will Operate This
Week.
NEW LUMBER is BADLY NEEDED
Hardwood Lumber situation IL Re-
ported IAN Very Firm--Shin-
~ giles Are strong.

1t Is expected the saving season at Mime
Rpolis will be In full swing by the end OF the
week. The Mississippi and Rum River Boom
company has announced to the local mills
that turning operations at the Minneapolis
sorting gap would commence tomorrow NOR
ming, and that unless there prolonged
drought during the spring they would be able
TO supply sufficient logs to meet the, require
nents or the mills from that time forward.
Although the river is the lowest ever known
at this season Of the year and Is within six
inches of the lowest point ever known in the
history OF local saving, logs have been moved
out OF the storage booms. where they re-
1nalned all winter and large supply is III
the main channel. The cost of getting these
logs out was comparatively heavy and will
increase the cost OF manufacture. Jams were
permitted to form In the river at different
points, and these acting as DAMS backed up
water sufficient to float out the logs. Practi-
eally there is supply of 600 feet Of
AOgs available between here and st. Cloud,
which can be drawn upon during the coming
month.
Conditions in the northern part of the
state, however, are worse than last week. No
rain has fallen for over fortnight, and the
lakes and tributaries OF the logging rivers
so low that 1T will be impossible to move
out new cut until there is rain. This may
seriously interfere with saving operations
later.
The starting up Of the sawmills will furnish
some relief to local manufacturers. Demand
the past week for white pine has been I'M
usually heavy, owing to the mild weather,
which has enabled the contractors and build
ers TO resume building operations. AS they
have both been working on short supplies Of
white piue pending the arrival Of new cut on
the market, they are almost constant buyers
and the resumption Of work has created a
very active movement again Demand from
low stocks with retailers ana heavy buying
the part OF the consuming trade. Shortages
continue i'll practically every important de-
sCripuon and local firms continue to turn
down a large proportion Of the orders coming
to them, for the reason that they haven't the
lumber with which to meet the demand A
better supply Is expected to be available at
the end Of another month.
Hardwood Lumber Is Firm.
The market on hardwood lumber is very
firm nearly all descriptions Birch is tax
ing stronger tone and will undoubtedly show
advancing tendencies In the near future. Soft
maple is in better demand and is very active,
with stocks none too large. Common and
better Eastwood is firm and will undoubtedly
show a stronger tone very soon, supplies
are very light. Red and white oak are firm
and are worth more money than is being OBJ
tanned, the competition Of southern oak hold
ing back prices to an important extent.
Cooperuge Market Steady
Only a fair volume of business is being
done in cOoperage stock, but there is an
undertone of sentiment which indicates a
strong market on slaves and hoops. due to
the shortage in the cut Of logs the past win
ter. Heading holds steady the basis OF
1905 cents Slaves are firm at $SGtS.25. and
patent hoops are held very firm at $S.7509
Supply of the latter Is said to have been con-
siderably Curtaled by reason of light input
of logs the past season. ~.
Shingles Are Firm.
Red cedar shingles are on very firm basis
at the recent advance, and while trading il
POSSIBLY not as active as formerly, this is dut
TO fairly heavy supplies to meet current re
quirements In the hands of the local trade
Extra star stars held at $685. will
clears at SS.O5dS.lO. White cedars are also
on q firm basis at $3.50 for extras and ST. 2
for standards fob. Hermansyle