. Canadian forest industries 1899-1901. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. II Canada Lumberman Weekl\ Edition. August 22, 1900 ^24, thirds at ,£14 to £15, and fourths at £11 to £12. These, of course, are about the maximum figures. Spruce deals are as strong as ever. There is a marked scarcity of first qualicy Quebec deals, but a larger supply of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia production. Battens are gaining in favor, and it should be possible to export a gteater quantity of these from Canada. The sizes most in demand are 2^x7, 2x7 an
. Canadian forest industries 1899-1901. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. II Canada Lumberman Weekl\ Edition. August 22, 1900 ^24, thirds at ,£14 to £15, and fourths at £11 to £12. These, of course, are about the maximum figures. Spruce deals are as strong as ever. There is a marked scarcity of first qualicy Quebec deals, but a larger supply of the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia production. Battens are gaining in favor, and it should be possible to export a gteater quantity of these from Canada. The sizes most in demand are 2^x7, 2x7 and 2x8. In square timber Quebec elm seems to be most asked for, and the stock is scarce. For 45 to 50 feet average 3s 3d to 3s 6d per cubic foot can be obtained. A moderate busi- ness is doing in birch at i8d to 2id for 14 to 16 inches, and 22d to 2s for 17 to 18 inches average. STOCKS AND PRICES. At Marinette, Wis, No. 3 pine boards are held at from $14 to $15. The steamer "Dallmally" left Pugwash N. S., last week for Engfand with a cargo of deals. Up to August 1st of this year, 151,268,- 050 feet of lumber was sawn at the Minne- apolis mills,as against 193,632,2150 feet for same period last year. Three vessels loaded lumber at Beck's wharf, Penetanguishene, last week, two for Bay City and one for Detroit, their cargoes being 1,000,000 feet. At the annual meeting of 'he Rouge Boom Company, held at Calumet a (ew days ago, it was stated that over 500,000 saw logs had passed through the Rouge booms this summer, and that there remained over 400,000 logs still to go through. The Saginaw Lumber and Salt Com- pany, of Saginaw, Mich., are having 12,- 000,000 feet of lumber sawed at Parry Sound. This lumber was sold early in the spring for delivery to eastern dealers; Another Parry Sound firm is reported to have sold 4,ooo,coo feet recently to go east. The steamship ''John Christie" is load- ing a cargo of deals at Hochelaga, Mon- treal, for Preston, England, shipped
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