. Canadian forest industries 1899-1901. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. II. Canada Lumberman Weekly Edition. September 26, 1900 shingles at $$ to-$ The latter are said to be scarce at northern mills. No. 1 white pine lath are held at $ f. o. b. cars Manistee, Mich. It is understood that Sims Bros., of Little Current, Ont., have purchased the Lippincott timber limit for a sum in the neighborhood of $100,000. According to report, they intend taking out a large quantity of logs this winter. The German ship Admiral Tegghoff s
. Canadian forest industries 1899-1901. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. II. Canada Lumberman Weekly Edition. September 26, 1900 shingles at $$ to-$ The latter are said to be scarce at northern mills. No. 1 white pine lath are held at $ f. o. b. cars Manistee, Mich. It is understood that Sims Bros., of Little Current, Ont., have purchased the Lippincott timber limit for a sum in the neighborhood of $100,000. According to report, they intend taking out a large quantity of logs this winter. The German ship Admiral Tegghoff sailed from Chemainus, B. C, last week, for Antofogasta, with 720,000 feet ot lumber. The barque Louisiana sailed from the Hastings mill, Vancouver, for Melbourne, Australia, with 1,100,000 feet of lumber. At a recent sale held by Churchill & Sim, London, Eng., third quality 3 by 9 spruce sold at ^10 ex Vera, which is un- doubtedly a good price, as the majority ot the contracts were closed in the early part of the season at ^8 5s Unsorted spruce 3 by 11, ex Tynedale and Portland, sold at £10 15s. The Beck Manufacturing Company, of Penetanguishene, Ont., had a raft ot about 80,000 logs tied up on the opposite side of the bay from Penetang. A boom chain broke and the logs went adrift. Most of them have been recovered, but at considerable expense. The Georgian Bay Lumber Company, of Waubausnene, encountered a similar loss by the recent severe storm of two weeks ago, which caused the logs to jump over the boom. It is said that 72,000 pieces went adrift. Following is a comparative statement ot timber measured and culled at Quebec up to 25th September, as reported by the Supervisor of Cullers: 1898. 1899- IO°°- Waney White 1,,975 ,268 *>W<f* White Pine 1,060,634 587,°7° 507,525 Red Pine «7,7°B 159-937 Oak 948,044 522,178 455,3|i E?m 474,194 456,84. 676,163 Ash 34,735 56,646 9L522 Basswood 955 2]l Buttternut 60 *** Tamarac +I5 7 Birch and Maple
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