The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-17
BUILDING MATERIAL.

BETTER facilihes are offered lumber dealers
here for receiving their supplies from the mills
than in former years, and the consequence is
that stocks are large and well assorted, notwith-
standing the heavy drain made upon them for
building purposes in this city. Trade TO the
country Is better than in any former season.
Our brick kilns are still enabled TO supply the
growing demand made upon them. but how long
this may continue is yet 10 be determined. Inc
shipment of doors, sash and like material is now
very heavy. There have been heavy sales MADE
to the west and other directions OF paints, OILS,
lime and cement and the orders are daily in
creasing.
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS..
BarcK-At the kilns TO $40 kiln run.
foot O Ii for foundation; Is for wall and rs for
LUNBEa-Yellow pine, rough, % Is per per 100
eet oyer feet in isngsh " So 20 M ee an
~ 'isSN AOV ceiling, 81 So yellow pine
Siding 81; white pine ceiling q rs first
common: white pine siding, first common, " ~
poplar. dressed both sides, S55; rough walnut
sl25 to lGO. Common DOORS u 80 70 "; sash, u %
" P 3 81 - si2 So Boise dare, SIS
LATHs-S3 50@4 per thousand.
PLASTER PARIs-Per barrel A@+ 80
HAIR-Per pound, 7lc.
sHiseLEs,-YeiIOw. pine, 50 50 to 4 Is; white
pine, 50 so 70 IS %. Cypress, No. ], s6 NO z
cSstr ~. : 'Pnsendsle 90 vs.; Louisville ss 50
Portland, SO so.
DRAIN PTPn-s inch, l6c per foot; 4inch, acc
inch. s7Xc; z inch, 40c; inch, soc.
CEMENT FLUEs-6 inch, SSc; inch 4Oc, irch
ceiling Joint q; inch cap, SOC; 2 inch cling
Ioint 81 25 finch cap do, COO.
q i5si IS per gal All the tested and standard
makes are on sale by Dallas dealers
WHITE LEAD-strctly pure. 81 3d.
LlSs-ooopereo Austin y per barrel barrel su5 ~
dallas in lOts 2OC- Der bushol DC
t, GsIreBEp OlI-Raw. 10
There Is now great scarcity OF walnut logs
In this country, and II il said that u viii be
difficult TO obtain million feet OF walnut lum-
Der next year a. owing 20 the demand Tor this
wood IN Europe the supply was greatly reduced
by last years cutting The use OF wShu. d IN I'm, sne
ellis has almost cleaned this tree out OF our west
ern forests Some farmers have begun raising
walnut trees for their timber.
An Important question for builders and manu-
fecturers is what other wood can be used IN the
place OF walnut There Is widespread belief
that no other native wood Is equal TO walnut m
cures evenly. does not readily split or crack,
and holds IL color and shape under trying con
ditlous which would warp shrink ana oiscol0f
other woods Il takes eeeS polsn ,ns ari Hsp rs
semfies mahogany and rosewood Than any
o.her timber grown on our sol.
The substitute Of cherry dyed 70 resemble
el,Ouv has partially succeeded Ina the making Of
iightfrnme work. but a broad surface Of dyed
cherry h not 20 easily obtained Recently some
errerfmeuts have been made with The wood ~
The BLACK yum tree. one Of the largest trees
grown In the southern states rs small blue
FRUIT iefteus the opOssum. ard bees make honey
Z IN the hollow trunks. II 10 q peculiarly Of ne
growth OF these trees that they become hollow
a. lie grow old but there a much sound Ho0a
4 In the branches which has been largely ueed
for rrilrtnd ties u has been discovered thst
the wood Of this tee tan be dyed through ana
through. After u has teen dyed u Il suscefu-
be u q ine polish, lis dufs1llil, L0NtteI,
sens 40 aerenn ~ does I e color, upon some
e-fIfffrf t,ffaess and this renders iis aTaie1il-
nv a. a substitute for walnut questl9naule
There l. q great supply 81 gumEood IN MS
e1rrfrr aud III ID can be utilized for few
years fhe farming Of walnut tees may make ~
what i nov q serious deficiency In NE supply
of timber fur manufacturing rurIloscs-
, One Significant feet showing tite rarely ~
Walnut r ne rrusene. IN The West q men Who
~ pulling Nd old walnut sfurnrs and roots. %
A. arurnI INTO veneer