| Show LUMBER PRICES TO TOBE TOBE BE CUT DOWN IN SALT LAKE UK SOON Wi Will ill tho price of ot lumber in Utah Ut bo he lowered or wi will Trill it That is the all aU important question in lumber at nt present It likewise is the question which has deadened tho the lumber market to n a J. J noticeable extent October 15 to the tho northern Harriman roads will place Taco into effect a now new frei freight ht rate rato re re- acing the tariff of Washington on lumber from irom 45 cents on pounds to 40 cents on thus th making the Washington Washing Washing- ton rate on op a a. par with tho do Ore Oregon on rate The question now is when tho the now new rate rOM goes into effect will tho the Washington lumbermen send their output into Utah and undersell tho the Oregon mills thus re re- ducin dueing tho the price of lumber or orwill will they bring their lumber hero and Be soil sell it on a apar apar par with tho the Ore Oregon on mills and keep tho the price stationary The general opinion on tho the subject is divided with tho the local wholesalers and retailers and as a consequence consequence con con- sequence both the wholesale and tho retail retail re re- re tail markets have been more moro or less Jess deadened Tho The retail market is awaiting tho move of the Washington mills before buying up lumber except what is necessary necessary sary lr for or general use In the spring most of tho the retailers Lou bought ht up a great eat deal of the cheaper gra des es of lumber andare and andare andare are stilt still I selling Boiling it it in in hope that the they will get et better prices when the rates are aro reduced and Washington sends in its I lumber Heretofore Washington ton has not DOt beon boon ablo able to cope with the Ore Oregon on mills roms millson on lumber umber and n usual usually it was only the tho finer qualities of Washington ton lumber that found their way into Utah Thoro There are other thin things s which are brou brought ht to bear on the tho situation in Washington on ono one of which is the car shortage which exists there Tho The deficiency enc ency oney in the number of loaded cars which go o into the Washington milling districts causes a car shortage which docs does not exist in in Oregon This it is IB believed willbe will willbe be some Bamo drawback to the reducing of the lumber prices It s a question of moment to local ocal retailers and to Ore Oregon on wholesalers as aswell aswell aswell well as a a. reduction of the Washington prices means a forced lowering of ol Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- reon re- re gon on prices and it is is of importance to the consumer as tho reduction of the wholesale prices probably moans a reduction reduction reduction re re- re- re on tho the retail market |
