The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-12
LUMBER MARKET REVIEW
Regular Weekly Report Of the Con.
dition Of Trade
NO CHANGE DURING THE PAST WEEK
vraers ON Hand VIII Hun Mile the
Hest Of the Year--Rmil ship
ments In November.


ments In November.
beaumont, December ii--There has been
no change whatever In this condition OF
tho market during the past week. Orders
from Texas dealers are not Increasing in
number. nor are they falling on from
oiies III the Northwest, as was antci-
pated woaiid be the case after winter
weather set In. For the past three years
trade has been exceptionally good during
what is known Us the holidays. and il
there should be no interruption 10 bust
slass this year the mills VIII be able TO
make u reasonably good showing So far
orders in hand are sufficient to cor.t!nue
shipments into the new year. The light
demand for timhers is the o~ge weak feat
ure OF the situation, but This condition can
not long continue, as several INES are
known 10 stand IN need Of besfes1nuat ana
orders must OF necessity SOFA be placed.
The demand for export bills is also small,
scarcely anything being wanted tog United
Kingdom or continental ports. Nearly all
that Is offering at this tine IS Tor South
America. and extremely low prizes az
being made on the schedules submitted.
Prices are heiGs firmly held.
There is but fair demand tor thinelcs.
which arc. however, not IN abuHlart sup
pey.
RAIL SHIPMENTS IN november.
During the month OF November the rsil
shipments OF lumber from beaumont were
l5t4 carloads being diviacd among the
lines as follows:
Southern Paclac NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. qa0
kansas City. PiitsbuFe AMI Cuff. 10 !
OsslI and Interstate ............... 81 |
In November l@3 tae shipments were |
1f.eE g.4H ~
the past month, but with this cNcepfinr |
Inc total exceeds thllt Of the same month |
IN any subsequent year. November OF this |
year shows an increast OF $50 carloads |
over inc corresponding period OF 1886 PIG
carloads more than IN 1856 and 40 car
JpSrds In excess 81 the shipments ln M.
yeInber. 1895 The lumber haul OF the
southern Pacific was grehIer for the mas,
month than In tho like period OF l0.t nntl |
l&'S, when there was no competitor u the
tela for share % The business ana tao
indleria4 n..A!ed 0TeT~ The other two lines.
S%seesatiug 20 c1rloads. Amounting 70 |
less perhaps than The deliveries mado IL
the southern PAc1ic from kaVset. f.olnta
AZ an events, the number of cars for
"arded Indicates an improves cgr3itior Of
busimss, the Improvement helCg e5nunol
entirely, however. TO the ward tradp tht
STEAMBOATS, q iiea alal tanhcrs hav1ns beru
passed. '"''
GUM AS A FURNITURE WOOD
Largo quantities ot gum grow In this
vi'auiiy, ard its absence from tho lie. az
merchantahle woo5s makes tho following
from The T.mhcrnan, interesting reading,
There is more or Jess discussion ,oH,.
dsAys as 10 the availability OF rel gum as
a materia! "a fnrnstura manufacture. Cu,u
ss one Of the urst beauufu, hard woods
or sem.-hani wosis that grow In tbs
United States. Il has au evenness of
gram AID a Richness OF color that puts Il
IN a. category almost by itself aad vet
u ms newer ggapgt mach popularity a
nome This - perhaps be.,ausn OF its |
@lpAuE ttiarnoes- hui also because IL |
4s . reasonably plentiful wond and has |
AWAY hCe.il hcl4 At glth loN ,,,f.a. h., |
comparison witch walnut cherry asa al
o . thaS y Was moi given credit FOR the
ntsFt whch II really p1ssesseA ID te 81
SOMEWHAT refractory wood arI ,.e,,,tr.a
loteiligent handling TO prevent il ZION, |
"t7png bUl that IS absolutely the oniv
nnyy IN, l" = l2f iurpitufqputposes ANA
ssAfco ana even oait Il comlnab,ilrs, |
ahshef price. the firMture fnnltar. 49,. |
orsIiinlsS 70 question more seriously han
sNvr het0re whether gum is nNt sn Yt,,ti |
aoir substitute, For Il good many VAR, |
EN- uader the sty,e of "Am,itcin 'snfin
va nss'',s. pas heen favoritc Ia England
a sta-r.i,,t, ls eo1tlnent II Is over there
xaalaltrd wood, entering into a lar5
variety oI building construction ana vnei |
-, Mns lINslslrles with entire satisfae-
hSn mn y not OF course, costly Wood
50 sufficiently high price eb"n ~
LOW M foreign markets 80 tbnt II -
rhs 80, WoiThy Of careful treatment.
itle Fesurt - that by experiment ami az,
pe'9ehce foreign wood worker, bn,So
leS.Wh now 10 uSe gum aud lind a M
~ ann ,ne inosi satisfactory materials for mo-
~" CLASS work that Is available il
ths respect they are lar n ,sd",, ~
-,ne american Wood workers. put w,t VI
s tss,., be done in sng,ind can be dnn,. ~ ~
ta@ country, ard there SCENE - 4-s 1 N
reason why tho croam of the ,,s,,, 10 r no
sn ,id all he exported yNar aftrp u ,,naC
VI" y, ms country IL IL rerpsllci -
s my snnorilnatc place. American fprnii'
a VT manufacturers have In red sr,r,
, ~, wh!ch viii allow them a s yra
sanssh or profit Than thew. are a s@,He'
u ussa 10, and at the Same time be a WI.
irt, - ,nuu4t30il 10 their Lat OF woods srd
ihenoduce a beauty ana varsetv ana
'''o'''u DE appreciated by thcn. "''''''
Lumber AND me gXposrrt,r
'ne l,aNsmississipm exposition. 10 onc,,
~ 0'nsiia IN Juno next has already IN.
cue hiinter situation in that clty
-. $40 ouii'uinss yet 20 be erected viii IN.
- ,s,s A aeeVe demand up 10 nlianmmer
:. .SN' Large quantities OF tho ma,c,j,,
~ ~ iar used has been shlpp,.l hi,bcr 60
lexas and still heavier ,iraf ft.''Sr rom
h,@ehoi on southwestern manuTartnrs, ~
anlo 10 complete the huildtn,s 49, i.I
IIiu $500. as We'll IS those 10 be- Con,,, n.4ils
thcsn strictly selfish view fhrref,rNV'
.nmso interested IN the lnan,,eat,,,vi
!, ~ should do all they can ~ ~ %
, ma, worthy the eacouragement ~ ~ M ,
h. a,sss,Who expect no immetliato and si1vtn
n,.ir.ts;, me general purpose helc "'rst ,
n ,'saas All the Trlnsmisss,sslppi c,re,ns . f,
. ~ lures ~ needs and desires. m NY rs
~ ~, ~ me world, With an an NM, NE no.
~, w t'eT Gee and Its connections MI oyer
M tnv exposition appeurs dirss,I low .
shea innssi inir on that line. MY 10
sloM ihelr interest In the scheme 4, tau 10 =
~ Wen y tney united in a iisniax wVnnld q
'u,mpar products OF this section srh W the y
houin not be great, while tne hanaW,. cost
'ouptfuiy would be isrge. s''s I'M '
NOTES AND PERSONALS Q
MT = 6, Olive of Waco. memhar 81
III, Ill O. O., Owe, Steinenherg IS o. u mo y
lass. A '''''uo trip to Sabiue
N Thursday. V's't TO Village b
/, n nn nGeorse Huggins, manager ~ ~ g. n
s ~ ~ town yesterday - grange,