The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-09-13
mn MARKET REVIEW.
!. Weekly Report of the Con-
tltions Of Trade.
kap STUFF IS SLOW OF SALE.
| .,.,mship Load Ever Carried
s...,.d From BcaumOnt.
A silver Lining.

q from dealers mas nv ~
..ntIble extent. nor can 1t be saio
s,rinished. II Is but nominal,
md I, Is not thought the i'm
%, wifi be immediate. Dressed
:, as slow sale as rough and the
Il several points in this section
"a down for want of orders. Be
4. large amount of special saving
the mills Of this city have
4.,a.s,zed railroad bills-enongh, in
y keep them running steadily for
rsn,hs
h, are moving slowly and at low
EXPORT BUSINESS.
!. ,he 9Th instant the largest steam
r., has ever loaded pitch pine will
sbne Pass and take on 1905 900
! herman primes, after which 1t will
Pensacola for an additional quantity
n, proceed to Ship Island to COM
Il !. cargo, This vessel is the West
md Is under charter to load for
| Keyser & Co. 1t Is 40 feet long
IN carry between three and four
1 f,et more than one-third of " hlch
I in,ded at SABINE Pass. Reference
L,tofore been made to large lum
r,-ers that have entered ana cleared
a, Pass, the most recent OF which
Y darlington, whose cargo consist
1 tsrly two million feet. hut the
k,aih has fully twice the carrying
n q that ship, and is, in fact, as
,hoye. the largest snip that has
I.itn on a cargo Of yellow pine.
Norwegian bark JOhancss is now in
Itne az Sabine Pass, direct from
(w. She will lead 100000 feet for
! Ayres, her cargo being furnished
I Reliance Lumber company of this
sYlance of this city has Just made
v Shipments Of finish 10 Glasgow.
(E,ied TO only a few cars and was
"a via Galveston. there TO be lead
he steamship Legislator.
A SILVER LINING.
latlng dies got relate to the re
Il the forthcoming election, but to
|sv Of the Northwestern Lumber
II tie outlook for yellow pine. 1t is
|eeriul, aad as II is well reasoned
3 reprinted with the hope that 1t
|.iye the dropping spirits of lum-
ligtaeturers In this section:
|nIl operators OF the South are now
b through the most trying period OF
|ifser. Those who can endure the
! rnlil after November WIN begin
l.Is that the worst has passed, ana
n.y are emerging into a place OF
|nportnnity anu continuous gain and
|ry. Another period Of revived
Eilure, building in the cities, I'm
Esnts IN the country, development
prl OF enterprse, including railway
y building, VII surely be accom-
4 " such a boom IN the yellow pine
q has never been Witnessed. Then
b forclbly impressed on the
. and users OF Northern pine that
I really scarcity OF better uuL!.-
lMhk.nd Of lumber ana that yell
R must be the main dependence.
'Nrn Circumstance prosperity must |
y the producers OF southern lum-
Aa only viii the demand increase
F'ee n,yer before known, but prices
l'ino. When II Is seen that the
sptndence of nece ssily is on yeloiw
Nv will be stiffcning Of values
y the lire. II will he remembe red |
Eed the demand Of lSa2. and even in
t!lA, pushed up prices so that the
E1s association was able to make |
W advances until values reached |
.shlch insured fair profits. A like |
y viii prevail again under re-
TrH . since " can assurcdly look |
a'Sr demand than in any past |
!. s1 greeter dependence on South- |
3 It is evident that prices VIM h. |
g Ian ever before, though they can |
~ w y. enough TO sfully com
M ,,,, ine prices OF any other lumber
iS r~h"Int'
: ,,,s.l lately referred TO the
m .,' ! demand for yellow pine.
~, y, :, oound to draw away u largt
y, W. ~ me Product of m IL CON
\. .as coast. II VIII greatly aid IN |
n. 49, - ul tnnual output, ana thus
it% ,r h,.oi surplus. This foreign |
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