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Show CAR SHORTAGE j FELTJf ILLS Lumbermen Look for Extensive Exten-sive Demand When Building Build-ing Work Is Resumed ; Thp principal question of Interest ,both to producers and consumers of lumber just now, says the American lumberman I? whir rffecr on the price 'of lumber will ihe advanced freight rates have. The advance, however, will ; represent noe 1 per cent of the coat of an ordinary hou?e. I'.crnise of improved labor supplv and bi tter weather conditions, mills have been enabled fo reach more near ily normal production and as a rule there are ample slocks wiih which to care for normal demands, but the acute car shortage has made It extremely ex-tremely difficult to secure prompt shipments. As harvesting progresses, a bumper grain crop is assured and the lumber Industry is being deprived of badly needed cars In order to put them into erain service A feature of the market during the last fortnight has been a rush of orders especlall) nr.ci r.mct inlllj from huvprs who I were anxious to get their ord"r platted and the lumber moving before the nW I Treight ratca become effective. 7 he slowing up of the building pronm, i resulting from a combination nf restricted re-stricted finances, high labcr cost and inabiliiv to secure cement, has curtailed cur-tailed the usual late summer demand for lumber, and as a rule dealers have I been buying only for their Immediate j requirements. The necessity of providing pro-viding additional storage faclL I's on the farm Is bringing considerable busi ne-s to retailers situated in - rj Mstrk B, There Is a tremendous housing hous-ing phonal all over th country that mill 1 be mei snnuer or later, and while much of Ubla i!l be taken care of this fall and irinter, the bull; of It probobly will be carried over until spring and the lumber Industry Is looking for a dotatand to detelop early In 'his coming com-ing year wi.l t ix the capacity of the producers to Biipply. The liimbi-: industry l looking to the railroads for a market for a very large amount of lamber that will be ni eded for maintenance and extensions, exten-sions, for car building, and other necessary nec-essary iinpr cmenls. Ej. stern railroads rail-roads now are buying heavily of ties especially inany large orders recently having been placed with mills on the Paciiic coast (jr ties for eastern railroads, rail-roads, many of v hich will be shipped by vessel through ;he Tanama ciiiiul Soft woods, especially southern pine and Douglas .tr. (ire recovering frcm the market slump experienced a short time aeo ad while prices are much be low the hi?h peck attained carh in ihe year, there is a stronger feeling, and prices are ruling higher than they did 60 days ago. Hardwoods are just now beginning to feel the ctfeet of the price decline afid are ruling lower than at any time during ihe present year This .s a temporary condition, however, and the general tendency of the number market is upward. oo K Nss CITY LIVESTOCK. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Aug. SI. (Colti-cl State? Bureau of Markets. ) , attTe Receipts 2l.OOO: beef steer n-.cstlv steady; better diodes strong to 26c higher; top 17 15; other gradof 59 001j' 16.70; best she-stock Strong; otlcs slow and steady; good calves $:0.uu. mixed yearnings 1,10.50: calves unevenly higher, best veaters H4.00; ihoice heavies and baby beer $12.50 i 13 50; feeders uneven, others mostly most-ly steady li0g8 Ueceipts 7000; opening stfady to I0c higher on best, closing steady; others unevenly lower; top 1G 66; bulk light -md medium weight 515.3515.50, bulk heavy $14.75 15.00 Pheep Receipts 14,000: mostly 25c lower: western ewes $.7.'S; fat lambs 26 IP 40c lower; top westerns 118.40; natives $12.60 CHICAGO GHAIX. CHICikGQ, Aug. 81. rre?h declines in the v;;lue of Wheat took place today chiefly on account of hedging pressure from cash, houses here. Buying was only of a scattered sort, with but little demand from the searboard. Opening prli es, which ranced from '-j to lc lower, December $2.32 arid March $2.29. were followed by a moderate rally and then by a downturn much under initial figures. Corp descended with wheat. Deferred De-ferred faturer touched the lowest level yet tills seaaon. After opening unchanged to I ' ' lower, Including December at $1.17'- to 1.17Ti. the iiiarket reacted a little and then dropper drop-per lower than al first- Support was lackmg In oats as In other grain, prlcos starting Mi to Hi' down. December 60 Hj to 66c, and continuing lo show weakness. Provisions sympathized with cereal decline's. Higher Quotations on hogs lulled as a countc-i -balance. Ill n I U I I ( , . s CHICAGO. Aug. 31 Butler lower; creamery 4S0S4feC. Eggs higher; receipts 11.991 eases; firsts 60ft 51c; ordinary firsts 46fr 47c at mark. ca?es included, 45fi 49c; storage packed firsts 52 Poultry alive higher, fowls 26'i35c; springs 3 3 Vac. POTATOES. CHICAGO. Aug. 31 Potatoes W'eak, receipts 92 cars; Jersey cobblers cob-blers $2.4)001.05; Minnesota earlv OhiOB $2 I603-36; Idaho rurals $2 -90 |