Sentence:  The true state of the case is, that manufactures, as a general thing, in view of the depressed condition of the trade, have been making calculations to do a light business, and got out their logs sooner than they expected, and will on the whole do rather more than they had anticipated, having gone into the woods <WSD>lighthanded</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Carrying very little.