The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-09-04
THE LUMBER TRADE.

nual Review OF Commerce and
Trade for September LIST 1886, N
regard to the lumber trade and
prospects, wherein the ports Of Mo.
bile and PaScdgoula are alike in
terested
This important and growing
branch of business, which is one Oi
the leading Industries OF Mobile
and South Alabama, has, during
the past year, held its Own, and,
Notwithstanding the fact that this
trade has lelt lle general depreS,
sion that extended throughout the
country, as we'll as the curtailment
in shipments and gloomy feeling
caused 10y the failure ofthe Dauner
Land and Lumber Company, of Mo
lille and Pascagoull, Robinson &
Mcmillan, Of Stockton, aud Emile
DeSmet, Of Pascagoula, many ship
mehts have been made 10 foreign
aud domestic ports; showing, as it
does, that our dealers and exporters
who are active and energetic, have
been alive to any change in trade
aud sought orders from others,
where Mobile Lumber, which is OF
the best quality is we'll known aud
appreciated.
The trade of tile past year has
been, on the whole fair, aud the
mills have been fairly busy flling
orders tor Sawn Timber aud Lum.
beI for foreign aud domestic ship,
ments, as the demand from Europe
tor manufactured LumberiD prefer.
ance 10 hewn timber is increasing
every yeaI, aud large shipments
have been made by rail To the inte-
rior OF this aud other States.
AT the present time the outlook
of the lumber trade for the future
is encouraging to all engaged in
the business, as the crops are large
which generally produces II de-
mand, aud enquiries have already
been received from the interior as
to prices, ETC.. Of Lumber the COM
ing year, as well rs the increasing
orders from Europe Tor Lumber.
a meeting of the majority Of
those engaged in this trade, was re
eeutly held with view OF adopting
a classification TO be used by all,
and a committee was app5inted to
draw up Il Classification which WE
hope will be agreed on aud adopt
ed, as such a course Will tend to
make The business much more salts
factory TO all cohcrrued.
But let MS now turn to the ship.
ments OF the past wear, which are
to Il certain extent a true indication
OF the bnsi ess OF this branch of
the Pitch Piue trade. The i0tll
shipments, foreign aud co ST wise,
is abont 22,275,00J feet, against
-, 300, 900 teet last year, aud the
exports foreign show ii decrease,
while The shipments coastwise eX.
hihit a corresponding Increase.
The above |anoants do not hi
elude shipments BY boat OF rail 10
The interior, aud nldnY shipments
In vessels having cOasling liertlse,
not reported.
The exports foreign show a large
decrease to Great Biitaun, Trinidad
and The minor points, while those
to France and Caba exhibit a large
increase. they also show an il
crease TO Irsllnd, Germany aal
Holland, aud y decrease TO BrIgi.
UNI, Spaig Mexico, Jama; ca aud
Mohtrvideo, while s~ilipnenis have
been made 70 ASpinwail aud Bae.
nos Ayles, against pone last year.
AS previously stated tue ship.
ments cOastwiSe show an increase
which was caused by large ship
mentS to Philadelphia aud New
York, as the shipments to those
ports, especially the latter, show a
large increase over last year, aud
not Gully make up tor the decrease
in shipments to Massachusetts and
none TO Baltimore and Texas, bat
together with a few minor points
make the total cOaStwisp shipments
exhibit an increase of 1000 600 feet,
although the shipments TO Texas
last year were over one million feet.
The falling off ia shipments to Tex
as, which have bceu growing less
every year, is probably caused by
tue building otralrOads in Texas
to the timber regions, Were mills
have been established, aud the
opening up of the forests and build.
ing of mills on the Gull nearer to
which enable shipments to
be made mt cheaper rates of freight
and quicker time than they could
be from Mobile or Pascagoula.
As previously stated, The follow.
ing statement does not include
by rail and boat to The
hierior, and many shipments 70
Southern ports 10 vessels having
'Oasting license, not reported.
FoREIGN.
Ports lHc4s5 lfr3-s4 I
Britain. $50. .4,2l9,930 6,544,3s6
.......... 305.731 19I,3fs
rance. ..lA34.354 65l.s39
lermany.. .... 619,05l 303.697
............ 77b.4H9 51s.437 /,
'elgium. z95,l70 B0744
pain ...s...--.. 26f-3l5 44l,6s7
Iueu0s Ayrcs----- 67.205 ....
xico .....-...s 1901 .6l0,s ls
apluNAn ----. 4l3lu<4 ss~4r
uba ..........4 .2.64fA57 73f76lt T.
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