. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. II. Canada Lumberman Weekly Edition ness generally has improved in response to better conditions. There is much building in progress and lumber is going into consumption aclively. Several ad- vances in prices have been made. Under the new while pine list, first common pine boards are quoted at $25 for 12-inch and $24 for 8 and 10-inch, while the corres- ponding prices for second grade are $20 and $19. There has also been an advance of$i per thousand in the wholes
. Canadian forest industries 1901-1902. Lumbering; Forests and forestry; Forest products; Wood-pulp industry; Wood-using industries. II. Canada Lumberman Weekly Edition ness generally has improved in response to better conditions. There is much building in progress and lumber is going into consumption aclively. Several ad- vances in prices have been made. Under the new while pine list, first common pine boards are quoted at $25 for 12-inch and $24 for 8 and 10-inch, while the corres- ponding prices for second grade are $20 and $19. There has also been an advance of$i per thousand in the wholesale price of British Columbia fir lumber, and of $2 per thousand in the price of cedar. The higher price of British Columbia "cedar shingles which went into effect two months ago have been maintained without difficulty. The movement is quite brisk and the mills are behind with orders. UNITED STATES. Farmers are now busily engaged with their crops, and for that reason are not purchasing lumber in any quantity. The consumption for building purposes in the cities is as heavy as ever, the record of building operations for May showing a substantial gain over the corresponding month of the previous year. The move- ment of lumber, taken as a whole, is entirely satisfactory. The eastern re- quirement is large, and notwithstanding the labor troubles in the anthraci'e mining district, a considerable quantity of lumber is finding a market there. A report just received from Pittsburg states that the outlook is for an early advance in the price of lath. Stock is more plentiful in eastern wholesale centres than it has been for months, but there is still a scarcity of some grades owing to the fact that dealers have not yet been able to get their lumber shipped from the mills. At Buffalo and Tonawanda slight advances have been made on some of the better grades within the past week. No. 1 and No. 2 barn in 12-inch has been advanced 50 cents. In Chicago dealers are ex- periencing greater co
Size: 2245px × 1113px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectforests, bookyear1902
