The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-02-27
SEMI ANNUAL TRADE REVIEW.


The semi annual trade review pub
lished by r. g. Dun & Co., just issued
for the Pacific northwest, shows that
the year 1912 was marked by advances
in production in all lines, compared
with 1911.
Harvest conditions were generally
favorable" says the Review comment
ing upon the business conditions In
4 Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alas
la.
"An immense crop was secured
without appreciable loss. Owing to
heavy crops elsewhere serious diff
Guilty has been encountered in obtain
ing a market for all the products at
remunerative prices. Late fruits. and
forage crops have suffered especially
! in this regard. In some districts far
| mers have delayed selling with a con-
sequent depression of local business
activity. The revival of the lumber
business and successful season in
fisheries, combined with the excellent
harvest to create year of generally
diffused prosperity"
| IN the production of wheat, Wash
ington led the other states and raised
a million bushels more of the grain
than in the previous year. The figures
/ for 1912 were: Washington, 10000 900;
/ oregon, 22,0S0,000; Idaho. 1900, 900;
and for 1911 the figures were Wash
ington 39,O00,O0O; Oregon, 16,0O0, 900;
Idaho, 100000.
Idaho was first in the production of
barley with 5,O22,OO bushels last year
against 100000 in 1911.
4 Out of a total production of 41SS2,
! 600 bushels of oats in the same terri
tory harvested last year, this state
produced 100000, against 100000
in 1911. Oregon was second with 49,
100000 bushels last year.
Heavy Fruit Crop.
OF the fruit crop the report says
Fruit crop for 1912 throughout the
northwest was the heaviest in it's his
tory. Prunes and pears were general
ly a short crop, but of good quality.
All other fruits, both large and small,
were plentiful in quantity and Of ex-
cellent quality"
In 1912 the value of the fruit pro-
duced in Washington was nearly dou-
BILE that OF 1911, the figures for last
year being $10,660,000 against $685.
600 for the previous year Oregon pro-
duced $5,576,O00 worth of fruit in 1911
and $65Si000 in 1912, while Idaho in
creased its production from sass, 900
to $4,735,oo.
The report says of the lumber in
dustry:
For several years prior to the
spring of 1912 conditions were alto
gether unsatisfactory, both as to de-
mand and prices, 1911 having been
the poorest year since 1903. Improve
ment began early in 1912, when an
increase in demand was noted which
grew steadily during the spring and
summer months.
Important factors, which have i'm
proved the demand, have been the
heavy purchases of lumber for fruit
boxes and renewed buying from the
prairie states coupled with reopening
Of the export market and the coast
wise trade to California.
Rail shipments from Washington
are reported aggregating 100000 car
loads, while water shipments are
placed at 1000, 100000 feet.
Cargo shipments for Oregon
amount to 4370o0,000 feet.
THE allied interests of logging and
sash and door manufacturing partici-
pated in the revival
Railroad construction in the north
west continues large source of en-
penditures In 1910, 21901 miles of
new track were constructed: in 1911
l0S.0S miles and in 1912, 1878 miles.
besides seven miles reconstructed.
Undertakings actually in hand in the
three states call for an expenditure Of
$22 100000 and the construction of 1SS
miles of new track. In addition there
are projects under consideration on
which figures are not fully prepared,
which will bring the aggregate con-
struction for 1918 up to 900 miles of
new and reconstructed track and APP
proximately cost $27.000,000
THE principal mining districts are
the Occur d'Alenes, the Republic camp
in Ferry county. Wash. the Chewelah
camp in Stevens county. Wash. and
Baker and Josephine counties in Ore
gon. Prior to 1912 the industry was
dormant, due largely to the unsatisfac-