The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-21
MINNESOTA
SALES OF LUMBER
CONTINUE GOOD
PREDICTIONS OF HIGHER PRICES
BEFORE SPRING.
Shipments Are Large and Freights Of
This Glass Are About the Best In the
Whole List of Vessel Business-Mil
at Head Of Lakes Are Still Cutting
Down. ---- ----.=.-- ----
Special to The journal.

Special to The journal.
Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 21.-ssles Of lumber for
company alone sold about 100000 feet, and
various other concerns have placed 1000. 600
feet more. This stock has been No and bet
ter, mostly, tho there has been some lower
grade sold. No. boards are now selling at
SIS, which Is from SEQ to 75c better than year
ago, and stronger, tho not quotably than last
spring Then they We're held at So asked, but
sales We're frequently shaded or grades were
brought up to make it the same thing. The
conditions slightly different now, and the
r ds t gysn is held sfay r 1esEs is free ped
that next years figure will be considerably
better But as to this there is a difference of
opinion, usual.
Shipments for the past week have been large
and are we'll up to the saws The weather has
not been good for drying boards and buyers
seem to want to get their stock down lakes as
close as they can, therefore there will be great
deal of half-green stock moved before winter.
Lumber Freights Good.
Lumber freights are about the best in the
whole list Of vessel business, for everything else
Is dull and lower 1t is a surprising thing
however, that large ships making money in
a very satisfactory way. One that put in
commission In june and has, therefore, made but
few round trips. has already cleared more than
$4,000 net and Is to make good showing for
the first This $4,000 is about per
cent on cost, and ought to be doubled before
the year ends. Considering the way freights
are, and the dizziness all round, this is sur
prising showing.
The mills cutting down. Only four are
now running, but they making more lumber
than the five busy up to last week. This Is
because two that were busy days only have
added night crews. Perhaps one Or two may
run all winter. Alger, Smith & Co. are practi-
cally sure to maintain mill in steady opera
ton. The only other head-of- the lake mill thai
Is likely to run for the winter Is that of the
Scott Graf Lumber company, which is ready
for winter contracts and is likely to make so1ne.
This will be very different from last year, when
five mills ran during the winter, and it will
materially curtail the head-of the-lake cut for
the coming Add to this the probability
of light log crop for this winter and the bust
ness of mills for the season Of 1905 dwindles
to a smaller total than has been known here in
many years.
With the light pulpwood business that ia prob
able. this all means small employment in the
woods for the coming season. and a decided
change in the labor situation
One Roads Log Business.
The Minnesota & International road running
north from Belnidji.. has already handled more
than O,000,O 600 feet of logs this season, and is
still busly at work.
The mill of Sauntry Cain, at Carlton is
likely to be sold for removal to Ada, Minn
where 1t will be operated OH hardwood and
what pine can be gathered in the adjacent re-
gion. This will be the close of the lumber
industry at the village of Carlton.