The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-16
LUMBER MARKET REVIEW.
Regular Weekly Report Of the Con-
ditions Of Trade.
DuLLNESS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Manufacturers Taking tho situation Phil
oaophicaIiy-Largc Bill for Tim
observation-disclosures


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~, dnI,rcs. IN trade circles ,hronchor,
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situation phi9osophcaIN' however, and
are making no efforts whatever 10 sell
krou.t,y ,, ,l,.x, ID thai sains mazda a.,
"N ~
Shch times means actual loss 10 Inc self
cr. The saving of square timhcrs at river
ard c,,tirnoos mills nravcrts any ..
u"i'ula'loh OIL s''cNS' WV" Hc"Ve 'n"' ~
comparative satisfaction with the bills
I'm hand There liz n variety of
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'"'oeF phis' WIN" "n'ih's OF
most advantageous saving. which "a a
very fortunate circumstance IN thesc
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Export bills continue TO bit offered and
some arr, being accepted for sh pmcnt
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.'V"e" 'N''.'iN 80 '"'' az"
CUR road. rms ls ABOUT tNe only class OF
business there Is now In the hltnl,er trade
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their rolling stock they are making low
rate for EXPORT
n,,o., q. i,.,Io doing /, tho sb,,ci, ,r,,,
NY Is l""o "''"s 90 ''e '"''s'e ''"'U
ana shingle Makers lke inmhermcn. are
patiently waiting for something TO turn
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LARGE BILL w iiMbhhS'
Since last December. when the big con
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W. iV' V'.s "''' ~, ''' wv W.
western iA'N3tSIo iNo''l"'l ,'"n'Pui'N
amounting 10 NaN'"" i'eI, was pltv'u WIN
| the liltchcr " Moore company 81 'lhnS',
| iuVtr nave hccn no hlls or ctrHoruluhiN
le offered and the serrihy of me saw
| nv. world OF lcAas mas neeh unu'sluin en.
| Ilme enough mas now elhpsed Tor a"vth'r
| contract OF unusual dimensions to nc
| nlacod ana inc fust correspondent nus
| me pleasure OF announcing 'he uelals 10
| drN, the reliance i'nmhrr company OF
| inns ciiy ana inc eNaS lln" LAM "sso-
N,",H 'oS" mIil = 49,, n',u Az "nsuV'
| bidders for tie material. Tho contract is
for lbs and tiuibrrs for the sierra Mndro
| railroad. a Inc of n,ur,y 10 miles In
| lcugth. TO be built from El Paso To sierra
| Madrc. The number of tics required -
| $4,000, amounting 10 H,lWon ttct. whu"
| the bridge timhcts, lumhcr for depot build
| inGs' va iorms' cue. wII III 600 non t"arh
fVuU,.H 'ro', oi.e nro IA w us ~, , =
| SoihtlhinE over lovw,'"" i"c'i IN 'h'av
| ines Mneh iHi!foah nniiu.Is ~ So ",li
INK 'nit'n 10 80 I'M, ,i, I'D"
tor1r shpoht ~ G"s'i"' , hc s o1
when MI mills in this section Win share.
aud The snccessful bidders Tor this mate.
| Mi 5,s.,rx, nr,iso fnr their ,,,f,rmrlsA
! in snririn,, hnslncss which to an cStcnt
| hclns ali niber interest
Only one other biz OF larger size has
| ever been placed with a Texas mill aud
| that was IN 1885, when the I.ulcncr ~
| Moore Lumber compauy rccured a con-
tract for y. 10000 feet About che same
time the Texas Tram and Lumber com
pauy Of THIS city booked an order for To-
| Wpr' leri ana latcr on the HeIahcc Lu'h.
| h"r company was successful In receiving
| a hill for 1000 zoo feet
The large order which the Reliance and
the Pine Land association have lust ioker
and which other mills Will necessarily
ass's' N shWihg VII lnruse neW me intl
we present Huil nhrk"t' ma Wnrh snip
mems peIil lex hohIn li"tr VII we re-
iieW'n dcllNf'E nv hlllng p"'u0s ana III
DOUBT an ADVANCE III prices
NOTES AND PERSONALS
Purchasing Agent stenhcns continues Mi
visits ia saw mill mon in this section pnf
Mr. rbns Martin ~ mo r.vls Pine Lam,