San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-26
TEXAS LUMBER REVIEW
NO IMPROVEMENT DURING THE
WEEK IN TRADE.
Demand Only Moderate, Shipments Cor,
respOndingly Light and Dealers
Almost In the Dumps Over
the Prospect.
By Special wire 10 the SUNDAY LIGHT.

By Special Wire to the SUNDAY LIGHT.
BEAUMONT, Tex, April 25.-The
lumber market has not improved
in any respect during the past
week. This is equivalent to say
ing that the demand has been only
moderate and that shipments have
consequently been light. Trade
has not developed to the extent
that all manufacturers hoped and
believed, and they have now ceaS-
ed to speculate on when 1.-THE good
time coming" will arrive. There
is small supply OF dealers orders
on the books yet to be shipped,
and the forwarding of these con-
tinues to make a show OF business,
but only few bills are coming in
to assure even moderately steady
shipments in future. Mills are
likewise running low on special
bills, those in hand for interior
shipments being insufficient to in
sure steady saving for a month.
There is more life in the export
business, however, and in this
feature Of the local lumber trade
there is more encouragement than
in any other. Prices have been
cut on all sizes and grades, but
the small amount being manu-
featured is security against gener-
al Generalization.
The demand for shingles has,
like that for lumber, been light,
but shipments for the week on
orders heretofore booked, have
been fairly good.
FENCE COMPANY MEETING.
The Southwestern Fence com.
pany had its annual meeting Of
stockholders and directors at
Village mills on Wednesday. The
directors elected for the ensuing
year are: G. H. Mallam, w. NJ.
Rice, A. r. McLain, r. E. Kelley
and J. d. McLain. All the old
officers were reelected, viz: Mr..
Msllam, president; Mr.. Rice, vice
president, and Mr.. J. d. McLain
secretary and treasurer. The bust
ness of the company the past year
was fairly good and the affairs Of
the company are generally in a
satisfactory condition.
AN EXPORTER IN TOWN.
Mr.. William Rudolf, of Pensaco-
la, whose presence in Beaumont
was noted some two or three weeks
ago, was again in town yesterday.
This gentleman is connected with
VIM. S. Keyser & Co., large expor-
ters of lumber from Eastern Gulf
ports, and his visit on yesterday,
as on the previous occasion, was
for the purpose Of buying for ship
ment abroad through Sabine Pass.
1t Is understood the mills here
will accept a trial cargo Of Ger
man primes, and that II they find
the business desirable they will
engage extensively in shipping to
the continent.
AS compared with the interior
markets the export business has
for some time given promise of
more satisfactory results, and it
may not be long before the mills
that can advantageously send their
product to foreign ports will give
increased attention to this line Of
trade. To saw for the markets Of
Europe and South America would
be quite as easy as to manufacture
for the Texas trade, and If atten-
ton were given exclusively 10 the
requirements Of European coun-
tries 1t would obviate the necessity
of stacking large quantities and
paying insurance and interest I'M
til such time as the interior de-
mand may be sufficient to consume
the accumulated output. There Is
such an outcome to those eligibly
situated for making foreign ship.
ments as to justify the closest in
vestigation.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
The Reliance Lumber company
booked a cargo of 100000 feet or
more this week for Buenos Ayres.
Mr.. VIM. Wiess, president Of the
Reliance, took a day off and went
to San Antonio to see the Battle Of
Flowers.
Col. ]. S. Rice, financial agent OF
the state penitentiaries, passed
through the city yesterday morn
ing ell route to his mill at Hyatt,
where he will spend several days.
Mr.. Frank Ray, connected with
the Emporia Lumber company at
Houston, was in the city Wednes-
day and took a look at Beaumonts
big mills.
Mr.. Charles Martin, Of the Texas
Pine Land association at Silsbee,
came down Wednesday evening
and left for Lake Charles, where
Mrs. Martin is lying quite sick.
The Texas Pine Land association
mill at Silsbee is now doing a good
business, and the demands made
upon it are such as to necessitate
the addition of another boiler,
which will shortly be placed.
Those two widely known lum-
Der trade newspaper men, Messrs.
Wy Il porpa and r A Johnson