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Northwest Boost From Dun's Review On Crops and Trade
Dun's Review notes fair retail trade in Portland and rising Northwest confidence due to bumper crops and lumber expansion. Estimates put regional crops at 70 million bushels of wheat valued at 52 million, oats 18.7 million, barley 10 million, hay 3.5 million, with May wheat shipments 2.59 million bushels and season total 32.09 million. Portland lumber May shipments reach 12.47 million feet inland and 6.44 million feet exported, plus 50 million feet ordered for car construction. Wool prices up ten percent. hop outlook favorable at 110,000 bales in Oregon. fruit crops promising with 16,000 car harvest. Building permits in May total 903 valued at 1.52 million.
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