Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-20
! REVIEW OF LUMBER.
Bad Weather the 0iIy D,awbach
During the Week.
MANUFACTURERS RECENT MEETING.


beaumont, Texas, February is-iixcept
Tor the rainy and very dimgreeAbic
weather throughout the State the past
week. manufacturers arc certain they
would now havo an unusually good trade.
only this circumstance OF bad weather
iH,s lnterfered with the business. Core
spondents Ia the Interior state that as a
eoncrai thing the roada are In such condi-
tion az to render the travel or loaded
wagons almost impossible. and henes the
trade OF dealers In confined exclusively TO
tho town and city demand. Even win thls
nnteNotable condition 10 contend agsinst
local manufacturers report fairy good
week, sonlo orders have come In from
dealers while others who are iooNing
about Tor the lowest prices, have sent In
Tor bids on ten. twenty and thirty car
loads. These Inquiries IRON only mouer-
ate purgtnrts are indicative or many
Statc and consequently OF heavy spring
denand--a demand which will materiA,ilo
ns soon MS the weather beeomes aottled.
Some very good timber bills have also
been booked during tho week.. but nene
OF large size. There Ia something OF
squirt In the demand for bills to go by
The demand for shingles is fair at the
old prices,
MANUFACTURER MEETING.
In lie lumber department the Beaumont
Journal prints the following account OF
tho recent meeting Of the Texas and
Louisiana manufacturers In HouAton;
There was largely attended meeting Of
lumber manufacturers In Houston ialt
saturday, about forty of the principal
mulmen OF this STATE and louisiana being
proaont The coming Si.4er Of ne ,ui a',.
bcrmcn was fer no apeeilc pdfnoie, aaNs
20 continue the practice OF httilhs
monthly conference and discus, the y9h-
diuon OF trade. locate ne poin1ts o., W ,hnaa
fer Improving the manufacture OF hmbst'
Tho exchange Of ideas about lpRHlng
manufacturing and grading lumber they
| uce OF ting for thi purpotc Tntfs
! are evils connected with the trade suen
1 ale the growing demand for ninety days
| limo on sales. which they are ondeaVoring
A Tow years agn no dealer thought Of
| naltlnH better tei'ns than sixty days ana
1 I'M invoices 10 express the terms Of sale;
/ but tho generosity OF manufacturers IN
| cNtondinE paper IN timos o. dullne's ana
| 10 insiat on ninety days credit and IN
homo instances four months. lnneinuch
\ ~ manufacturers have TO carry their luin-
| her IN stock for sixty and ninety dnys
| before II 10 dry enough 20 shlp, they leel
! that II II tc1 much of hardship 70 hhk
! them to wait nnoi her nlne'y Gays bs'ere
! they are paid Tor their product, -,
] Interest aud insurance rates are hlsh
/ and competition sharp; hcnce manuf lvtut-
era feel the neeeaaity Of ,Eet,lnE Pio,sr D
! Ing ginring evils II IA for the clntlderA-
| lion ~ fuch questions that thoy assemble
| monthly, and there Is no doubt good VIII
| n may he stated. by the way. that. tho
! gpvcral mlllntg of dollars invested N
| numbering ~ Southeast Texas dia NY
| business. and this circumstonce ought 10
| urge them 10 give confederation TO every
feature OF tho trade.
CYPRESS TIMBER
High water In tho Sabine has inter.
/ l.. n tina
mills nj Orange but while tho Neches
IA now higher than Il has been for oight
years there has been no interruption OF
business with mills N inns CITY ana thers
VIII be none unlcfs the river fh9uiu 1 ~
two feet above the present mark. This
! very high water has been OF great pen
cnt TO tho cypress lnternsts Several mll-
Hon feet VII. DO obtained on thlH NC.
abort distance above Beaumont a numlor
OF Immense RATS awaiting the rubAl lehre
Of the water y be Heated 70 the Doonls
tina city. The shinglo mills at orange
also expect to obtain some cypress um-
bcr from. the nwamps OF the NSehes, 70
up the Sabine 20 Orange
YELLOW PINE TRADE.
The condition of the yellow pine market
at st. I.ouia and points east OF the river
Is reflected IN the following from The
market rcvifw OF the Northweatern LuIn-
i,iaan Of last week. "a st. Louis ~
ders for yellow pine are rom,ug m 20 m
extent greater than last year and tho
outlook is considered bright FOR spring
trade of large volume. East II The Mirs-
lAalppI river the mills are generally run.
ming full time railway, car factory and
Implement orders keeping many ~ them
busy, Tho lpfgcr and better mills sold
short OF yard stock last fan. and theil
operators are Rad OF the opportunity
TO accumulate, a supply for tng eprina
trade. Demand IN territory north " thf
Ohio river Ia moderate. Ms In natural at
this season. but promises well when this
spring movement OF all kinda OF lumber
shall fairly begin"
EXPORT ITEMS.
The Albert n. stearns. loaded by the
Consolidated and Reliance Lumber COM
panios with $4,000 feet OF lumber cleared
on Tuesday from babino Pass Tor Tam
plco. The Josephine Ia now taking on
a cargo VI 10000 feet. furnished by the
Consolidated Export Lumber company for
Tamplco. The Export company has also
under charter the John n. Buttrick which
VIII load Gjo.0OQ feet for Tampi,o
Ship brokers In New York are now
Announcing to exporters In this city that
| vessels viii soon begin to load at Bal
| tlmoro for gublne Pass ana ihquir1ng
az TO the probability OF a return cargo
OF lumber from that port. rhese vetreis
are presumed TO be under charter 10 load
steel rails for the KanHas city, Ehreye-
port and Gulf Railroad company which
WI shortly begin construction from tLis
| city.