The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-03-17

"niie the cut Of lumber ia not va
normal reports of mills being onane,
come IN every week. No. 2 and bette
vertical grain flooring is selling a
s4o' NO. at $23; 4sx4 in. ceiling /,
WV thousand; drop siding s21
boards and shiplap $12.5O-s13.5O; di
mension $1150; planks and small tim
bers $3.50; big sticks $21. No
rough is being reported in some cir
cles at $9-s9.5O, but that is said to bt
under the market.
Ihere is no demand for logs ant
rev camps are operating. The winter
cut Of logs in the water is about clean
ed up. Some effort has been made te
arrive at price and the following fig
ures have been given out, although II
Is admitted that they are too low:
$1&$16-$2O.
Shingles are reported weak with the
exception of Projections which are be-
ing shipped to New York for distribu
ton in the New England states where
they are popular.
The price Of steel products is still
drifting and probably will continue to
do so until orders come in to establish
a definite trading basis. The Steel
Corporation mills, which have been
running full blast under orders book
ed before the general slump, are fall
ing off steadily until last week their
operations did not cover more than 60
per cent Of the mills. The lower rates
of the Independent mills have enabled
them to book more than their share
OF such business as has been offered.
Steel production in February was IL
per cent lower than in January, the
output being at the rate of 26,63O,0 900
tons annually. British pig iron pro-
ducers announced cut Of So to 50 a
ton and are still under competition
with the Belgian producers who are
underselling them on steel rails in
some cases as much as $25 a ton. The
composite iron and steel market av.
erage last week was $45.53 compared
with $46.65 the preceding week, $47.15
three weeks ago, and $5275 the first
week of this year.
Butter has about reached the bot
tom price for the season with a drop
of possibly 2 cents in sight depending
on the San Francisco market on which
the Northwest producers are now de-
pendent. The egg market is still un-
steady. Egg production in this Sec
ton is so heavy now that the market
Is entirely dependent on outside influ-
ences One former influence not to
be felt this year to any great extent Is
the storage business. With the pres
emit scientific production Of eggs the
margin on storage eggs is too small
to be good gamble. II eggs were put
down at the present price Of about 80
cents and an allowance made of at
least IL cents for carrying them until
November fresh laid eggs would have
to be as high as IS cents to so cents
in order to have the storage eggs sold
in competition with them. for storage
eggs always have sold at about 10
cents to Is cents under fresh ranhc.
OF course it may be argued that fresh
ranch have been as high as 80 cents
dozen in the last few years during
the winter, but 1t Is doubtful II that
price will be Appropriated this win
ter.
Seattle Saturday Prices
Eggs-Puget Sound select ranch,
2sc per doz; mixed colors. 27c per
doz.; pullets. 24c per doz; Eastern
Washington, Oregon and Idaho, nom
inal.
Butter fat. o. b. stations. 47c per
lb.; raw milk. $2.45 per cwt.
Poultry-Broilers, 2 lbs. and under
3Oc per ib.; springs, over lbs, 3Oc
per lb.; hens, 8 to 3A lbs, 25c per h.;
lbs. and up. 2Sc per lb.; old ROSTERS
15c per h.; geese. live. fat, 2Sc per h.;
ducks, live, fat, 32c per b.; Belgian
hares, 81 lbs. and up, 15c per h.; dc
dressed, zoe per h.; guineas. 50 pei
doz.; squads, 81 per doz.; pigeons, 81
per doz.; turkeys, fat, 8 to 20 lbs, 4Sc
per ID.
Bookstores, fat, to l0c per ID
| rough, to &c per ID.
Veal-Fancy light, Is to tic per ID;
do medium, 9 to 15c per ID.
Mutton-Fat, to &c per ID; spring
lambs. fat. dressed, lao per ID.