Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-07
OIL MILLS CLOSE DOWN.
Those OF Houston Have Concluded
Operations.
TWO HAVE SHUT DOWN TEMPORARILY
ihu oih-rs WIN No, Re.nm. worn mi.
Season ha.in-ss Failures for
Week.

MI, Houston. Texas, February g.
ihe merchants and P,aniers' cotton seed
oil mill shut down yesterday for the sea.
SON and the Consufiers' will cease opera.
lions next Saturday. The Southern stop
pea work on the 18th Of December. ana
has not been grinding since. but irtenas
" resume later In the season. The Nation
al smut down about a week ago, bu,
may resume in month or so. These two
mills have accumulated small supply of
seed but state that the prospects for Sc
CURING more are very slim. They viii re.
'u''e work, however. Il IL Is possible 10
obtain supplies sufficient to justify grind
ing.
Inc four oil mills of Houston have done
remarkably well TO run the length OF time
indicated. considering the scarcity of cot.
ton seed throughout the State. Many of
vac largest mills In Texas shut down
s,aie uhe since, and the few yet running
VIII close during this month The local
ihl'ls were closed temporarily during De-
eemDer but all except the Southern began
s,lnuihg again about the first Of the year
Tue OUTPUT OF the oil mills OF Texas this
year VIII b. fully 50 per cent short OF .ust
seusoh' The four Houston mills generally
receive In the neighborhood Of i75. 900 tons
OF SEED annually, but this seasons re-
colT Is Will not be over 5000 tons. The
scarcity OF reed during the past five
monthS mas been due mainly to the short
cotton crop, though quite a number of
farmers refuied to sell this part OF their
product, preferrinI to use 1t for ferti.iz-
ing The very high price obtained for cot.
ton made them Indifferent as to selling tho
seed, consequently It is quite likely the
number Of tons marketed VIII be even
shorter than the small cotton crop sees-
ed TO justify,
Seed has been very high this season and
many farmers have put their own price
uron what they sold. Naturally the
snort supply seemed TO Justify much high
ar prices, yet the mills were put TO n
great disadvantage thereby, Us oil, meal
and cake have not advanced In the same
proportion. All the grinding during the
last five months has been at loss. un-
less cotton seed products show a consider
abe advance before the next season be-
gins. The Houston mills are holding the
bulk of their products for this advance.
though large quantities of meal ana cake
have been sold.
There was good export demand dur
Ing the fall which gave tho local manu-
facturers a great advantage, their enty
access to the coast making considerable
saving In freight. The output OF these
mills is also in better detiand than that
Of many other mills in the State. being
generally considered OF better quality.
Since the first of the year. however. the
foreign buyers have been holding Off and
the export trade ia now very light.
At present the cotton oil market in this
country is rather depressed, aud wnal
the future will bring forth is very un-
certain, Many believe that prlcea are
bound to advance. owing to tho decreased
supplies which will be very noticeable
later in the season. BUYERS however. are
very conservative In their purchases. only
taking such quantities as their current
wants require.
Dr. Francis Gutebruek, an CID ana
highly esteemed citizen and n proihincnt
physician OF this city, died yesterday
morning at 1880 o'clock, after an illness
of several months. DIR. Geutebruck was
a native OF Germany and was educated AT
the University OF Mnrburg. lie came 10
the United States In 1851 and located nj
New Orleans for the practice OF his pro
fession After the lato war he went 10
Mexico and served "a a surgeon In the
army Of haNi,iun. lie came to HouS- |
ton in 1876 and has resided here contin-
uously ever since.
The deceased stood high ns a physician |
and was honOred ms high toned. con-
sc,ent,ous gentleman. He s survived by \
his wife and three children. u son ana |
two daughters.
Tho funeral Will take place this after |
noon at I O'clock from his late residence, |
corner Milan and jefferson, under the |
auspices of the Magnolia Council. No. T. I
sons Of Hermann, Of which the deceaFod |
was member. The following will be the |
rail hearers Drs. Urwitz. Red. Scott d. |
+. Stuart. Rutherford and Robert Nc
Elroy.
The deceased was 81 years OF ngs Mt the
time OF his death.
Mrs Alice z. Wagner died yesterday
f,orring at the age OF a6. The deceased
was a native of Sioux City, Iowa, and mad
only been residing in the city n few
months The funeral will take place ut |
2 O'Clock this afternoon from tho First
Presbyterian church. and the interment
will be in G.enwood.
Miss wardah Prerss OF this city and
Mr.. o;to Schroeder. n prominent business
man OF Brenham, were married last night
at o'clock, at the Lutheran church.
Quite a number OF friends of the contract
Ing parties witnessed the ceremony. Inc
newly married couple left last night for
their future home in Brcaham.
Miss Mary " Sweeney CT Brazoris and
Mr.. Edgar r. Andrus OF Fort Bend county
were married at Shcarn church yesterday
morning. Rev. G. C. Rankin officiating,
a number II friends were present to wit
mess the ceremony and &c cffer eongratu-
for San Antonio on bridal trip.
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