The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-05
LUMBER MARKET REVIEW
Regular Weekly Report Of the Con-
dition Of Trade.
STOCKS ARE RAPIDLY SHRINKING.
Texas demand Is Improving While
That From the Northwest Con-
ttnues Active.

from Texas dealers con llIe u SomS ~
hand in increased supply anc the yard trade
from the Northwest has IcM none OF LIS
activity. Thus the movement OF yard STOCK
has been brisk during the molth Just
passed and the result Is seen in cecrttsed
stocks at nearly all points. in this city,
with the steady operation Of mills. si'eks
were reduced about hall II million feet
during November and similar reduc 'ons
are reported from other milling ttiters
The most serious barrier tc al entirely sat
| isfactory condition OF trade is the ek os
timber bills, which lave not been =, scarce
In months-p perhaps yeirs. Few mills Lave
orders for special saving to run them e n
ty days and number OF them ara entirely
out OF this class of business. This is un-
| fortunate at this particular time. When tLe
| demand for yard lumber is unusually brisk
| and stocks disappearing, as Ions lear miiH
will shut down before SAVING their logs ex-
elusive into building lumber at PREVAIL,
prices II this necessity arises, as IL Will
| il the demand for timber bills does not
| improve, the reduction OF yard siocH VIII
| be more decided arl tho plethora when
| has heretofore been The rule, wili be 'uc-
| oeeded by shortage he Jena nd for car
| goes is also slack. AMI the extremely lew
| prices being made by mills OIL The Eastern
| gulf coast Is affecting the TRACE IN TINS
| line OF Texas and Louisiana exports.
tai There has been slight improvement
Fin the demand FOR shingles. bus .here Is 40
| change to note in prices.
| NOVEMBER WATER SHIPMENTS.
| During November eight vessels cleared
! from Sabine Pass with lu nber Ind tint or.
the whole aggregasing 4iss.opo feet. The
date Of clearance cf each, name Of vessel,
destination and number Of feet are given
| in the following:
! November l. Ifet.
Am. sch Mary, for campeaene ilo.eoi
| November s.
| Ain. sch starke. for San Juan
Bantista ....... ..,... 1ta.ssA
| November 12
Br. sp Albania, for ausaos s.1.o:s.c5s
| November Ia
! Am. sch Luther T. GARRISON.
| for New York ........ H".44v
| November IT,
| Am sch Jas. b. Jordon. for Phiia-
| deiphia ...... .......... w, sso
| November 81
Br. blk Edinburgh, ,or sbaroaess efo.ooo
! November 81
BIZ bk Alice, for Vera Cruz. s?stss
| November a.
| Nor. blk Raynor. .or calais...... '''.'sS
| ~ ro,a, 1913, 06l
| The above added TO the total reported
| heretofore for the 'en months precei'H
| CSC. 1874 ,56l feetl brings the shipments ior
| eleven months up TO 81, oSS,622 tee,. ine
| total shipment fer all Of 1896 amounted 10
| Is. 945, sol feet. and the figures show that
| so far this year the clearances have been
i more than twice that amount. For the
one month remaining the shipments VIII
| scarcely exceed FIVE million feet, which VIII
bring the total for the year up to $4,000, 600.
4 = foo nor.
| LARGE SALES OF DIMENSION.
| Two purchases were made this week thar
indicate an unusually wholesome siete OF
| trade The Texas Pine Land Ldmorr
| Association sold to the Foster Lumber COM
pany all the dimension on rs yard at
| silsbee. aggregating something cvsr one
| million feet. and the Cow Creek Tram
| company made a sale to one mill company
| Il more than one million feet, The larger
| proportion Of which Is dlmension. These
nvrehsses by parties well posted on the
| condition of the market and prospective
/ demand are significant. Tney 20 TO show
either that stocks are unusually scerce or
that an advance in price Is assured. Other
sales Of large quantities 10 wholesalers were
1 made earlier in the season, lnt me SAFE
| made by the Ccw Greek Tram Company 10
| a mill firm having itself 4 large Producing
| capacity is the first TO be made ftr nye
years past manufacturers have round dif-
iicuity in disposing Of heir outruI, Ltd II
lisa most refreshing state ~ affairs TO hnd
one OF them, accustomed 70 carrying ll.-
900 600 or II. 900 coo feet o, their 'wn manu-
facture in stock. going into the ma'kfv II
this time.
NOTES AND Personal
Mr.. n Duncan OF the Duncan Lumber
company Of Kansas City was AGAIN IN the
city Tuesday