The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-20
||I1IDER MARKET REVIEW,
,...,,, Weekly Report of the Con-
w. dition Of Trade.
\ slGss OF WEAKNESS IN MARKET
-. for Dressed stock unu'uniis
,,uroycmcnt in Demand
for railroad Material

re,as. June 19.-Thc marlet
.,.rs OF weakness. White the
,a i, comparatively light tic hnowl-
s.' hat stocks are somewhat reduced
Ills are running ON short time and
" ,shls assurance of n good trade
4. in the season combine to strengthen
!. purpose of manufacturers t" make io
.,osn, at profitable prices. ihe sup
= :, ordsrs for dressed stock is unusually
9. A is shown By the operdt.on of The
49,. m full time one in this city being
.ssn.lled TO run at night. The demand ivr
s,sosd material shows dceidet i'm
.-runeut. several good sized orders hav-
y IAN placed during the week end Il
ssrh,r az inquiries having been huhni'itd
- rrices. 1t is evident that railroads will
~ long needed bettociacnts in an.ie d.
=, n heavy fall traffic. ana suLte nues
=. ,av buying material for thts purpose.
+ 4. a,msnd for export stun continues good
/ =, While the large shiDments of Ills
ssth are on orders pooked Tour o. itve
,,,th, aso the bills now in hand are sun
,.,otly large and numerous TO insure cen
sued activity in this line.
mare 10 moderate demand for shinEleA
Avn are being sold at very low prices.
An ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.
!, the course of an exchange of views on
ma prospects at the meeting OF lup Der
-,,u,scturers In Houston last Wednesday
I developed that there was = geneial be-
W that the demand for lumber will 10
| krer this year than for five years past.
ytre has indeed been good demand so
~ this year. largely excae1ing the. OF the
u1 period In 1895. and II prices have been
|rG no one has done SO muca toward
|lvsring them as the maaut ictUcc-. who
I lis demorallzed condition has run after
Eay prospective buyer and voluntarily
,,,e prices that left him no profit. As q
salt Of the extremely low priies. to which
d, larger and more substa ltial man itc.-
I'M we're compelled TO submit in or;ie! 10
ruin their customers. several of the con-
". known as leaders In forcing thu u az
h lave been driven into baul,rup,s, and
| n 10 longer disturbers o. prices. IRIS
h. taken In connection With An acknoNi-
srsd reduction of stocks and the vtolnise
tsruiually good crops. imbues manrfact.
wr with flrmor hope for tho fu,ure OF
ssr business. and 1t must be said there Is
S:a In the situation 10 encourage them.
REACHING OUT FOR TIMBER.
Ne Hooks Lumber company is getting
Zine BY arranging 70 have logs bsuled
10 Jasper county to lis mill, which e
med In Hardin. formerly one Of the test
tzfed Of the counties Of Seu,btast
M The circumstance indicates tho
n.ll cutting away OF mcr3hlrtN'le TIM
z ARRANGEMENTS have been made to have
. huled over the kaysee from near
"a and the necessary swi'ca tracks have
h kid from the main line to the mill.
Muf the mills in tGls city have for wears
Saving Jasper county ttrlber. Whsle
BAIRD has obtained its loss ircm Hardin.
SPECIAL EILI.S
Anosf the lumber oriars placed this
week With local mills was one FOR riling,
|ues, STRIKERS, CAPS. etc. for the Kansas
viz Plti'burr and Guls TERMINALS at Fort
iHauf' The entire bill am.a.tlng to nearly
10000 feet An, her bill was for ma
nu ior barge to be built acre for
snslle Low, the Sabine Pas je,;y con-
..!om, There are other Hills in hand
= Iaiiroad material TO be shipped TO the
-aaor and for export. and the numerous
s.4nles received inI!cl,e better dei'.rd
Jaw bills than at any 'ime this yeat.
s.amoer OF oil mills and similar imp we
- - y, are under way 1T Various points IN
s sM,e. and thee Is brrilcs m apparent
s.ss1aon among railroads TO make needed
saunshts. 'mo-p' 'ments ca scl eral
- oi road IN the State haze Len oe-
y, lot more than a ,trr. but the pos
~ heavy traffic this fall has urged
sNee'S 70 make due preparations there