The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-28
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL

In these days OF pools and combinations. or
gnniz ton and system In the management Of
sary. and 10 no line of business in this whole
| country is there so utt0r lack OF these impor
tant I @ ors TO success as In III lumber and
building material trades. Here We see an ut,ei
forest or tho manufacture OF material TO the
| final delivery 70 consumers. Repeatedly at en-
ton has been called 10 The neces ity OF csfab.
and the adoption OF methods whereby
the Innocent buyer might inielligently
act in purchasing material The old
Of and Ss not how GT
bound 10 do no good to the trade at large, and
eventually work. an injury to all persons inter.
ested The necessity. Of classification among
other systems cannot be estimated too hi hly,
and the ly explanation that can DO given why
such course Is not strictly adhered to IL that
| with such rules in force there would be no way
Of avoiding the filling OF orders Just as given.
| The amount of improvement that will be made
| In the city during the neat year, and the y ane
| OF progress that seems now evident, sh ,uld act
all classes of building mate ia, to intelligenty
act IN forming such methods as would be in
keeping with the times, and better ,prepar
themselves for the benefits that should arise
from development. The time is fast approach
ing when the same amount of Intelligence will
be necessary to successfully cout uct the lnmber
and building material Industries as arr dis
reGuis to is necessary failure and dis
appointment will always follow where II is lsck.
ing. The increasing trade of this city and Sec
ZION In the materials alre idv name ;, the atten.
ton thes industries are attracting abr0sd and
the continued investment Of outside capital all
indicate the importance these grades will surely
attain In the very near future, and wit out
thoroughly established 81 stem the better parts
of the benefits that should be derived will be
lost
QUOTATIONS TODAY.
sToNE-At the Dallas qua -ries, &c psi cdoic
foot; lie for foundation 16c for WALL and ESQ for
LUMBER-Yellow Pine. rough. ? 90 per 100
over "a feet 2 % per 100; Drsd side finishing
clear Q go; common, 225 Il ceiling, 20 0J; Il cell
rs per loc KS dressed, per 16c. siding,
rs per 100 Poplar dressed finishing, 90 per
TO- iding, 2 so; y ceiling, 49, y ceiling, 8 90
White Pine dressed finishing, o TO per 100
cieiling, LIST comm on, 90; 2nd common, 275
siding, LIT common, IS; 2hd oommen, 80.
sHINGLES-Yellow pine. 60o4 90 whits
| pine, 4 60eb 90. oyprasa NO. ]. co. No. q
| I 30: NJ, g. 825
PLASTER PARIs--Per barrel 4 0oO4 so.
CEMENT FLUEs-6 inch, t1nG in0n, 40cs 8
ssp ss ioin 1'as iSah e ap0 40 &C. '''n
DRAIN PIES inch. 16c pey foJS finch, co.;
| 0 inch. c7kcs inch, &c; 8 inch, 600.
MIXED PAINTS-Resdy for use and all COL
| ors, Is par gal All the tested and stan.
ded Tsef m On sss ~ p esrs sss
WINDOW GLASS--8x10 TO 10x12 100 10x14
70 I4x2i $50 1924 to 2Ox28 rs, less 40 per cent
LIME-t'ooperod Austtn.2 90 Ter bsrrsG .r.s,
| 1 5os benson Car lotc, 200 per barrel u:
| 0allss 10 iatR. 10: ye. eusbe!We.
HAIR--Per pound, Sa9xo.
| POSTS-Cedar. IL so BOis daro. l6'
| IATHS-l 90 LOGO