December 11, 1852
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The quantity of lumber surveyed at Bangor averages annually about 200,000,000 feet, whose value cannot tall far short of $3,000,000 The quantity got to market this year is less than last year, owing to the great drought in the early part of the season. The demand has been great, and the prices of all qualities have run a dollar higher per thousand feet than last year, so that although the quantity will fall short by some 15,000,000 of feet, the sales will amount to nearly a quarter of a million dollars more than last year.
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