The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-14
THE ORANGE MARKET.
THE DEMAND Is HOLDING UP VERY
WELL.
II Is Equally Good for Yard stock
ana Bin stun. which Is n
salient Point.

Orange, Texas, November 1S.--At all OF
the mill offices visited yesterday the re-
porter found the order files well filled and
business in good shape. The demand for
lumber from the interior is holding up re-
markably well and, in fact, shows marked
improvement as whole, from week tol
week. Some of the mills report a falling
off in orders from Texas points, while
others report Texas business all right, but
a slight falling eff in orders from points
further north that have been buying heav-
lily. But none have any complaint to make,
that the general demand for lumber now
was better than at any time since 1899 and
| that prospects were good for a continual
| tion of the excellent business now being
done by the mills here This opinion was
| ccncurred in by other manufacturers, all
| Of whom report the lumber business on a
solid foundation again. The beauty about
| it is. and the phase of the business that
| pleases the MANUFACTURER more than any
| thing else Is that the demand is equally
| good for bill stuff and for yard stock. There
are tunes when bills arc offered freely that
will keep the saws going, but necessitates
/ plling a lot OF stuff on the yards. Again
| yard stock will be in demand, bat there
| is nothing for the saws to work on But
now, il is comparatively smooth saillnsi
the saws have all they can do, the plantrS
are kept busy and no big stocks aie &C
cumulatng on the yards. TIE car famine
THAI threatened to demoralze business aud
by which the mills were fesrfully handi-
clipped last week, has been overcome ana
the mills have been furnished cars as
| called for this week. with the eXcept IN
perhaps of an occasional large capacity box
car that could net be had just when want
ed Rain has interfere1 somewhat with
the loading OF cars at The planners, but on
the whola. shipments for the week have
been quite satisfactory While all the
planners are busy some OF the saw mus
haye been compelled to shut d0Sn 20 want
of logs A big drive Is en- route, however.
that will supply all the beoms Orders for
railroad material are more numerous, ex-
port schedules chat run UP into Inc mil
liens are being offered, the demand for
yard stock is good and altogether prospects
are very bright for biz business with inc
mills here for the next year.
H. G. Burlew came down Tuasdsy from
his timber camp on the Sabine river lie
is putting in both round and square timper
about fifteen miles above Whhman's ferry
of timber in the river in that section, tne
finest and choicest timber ever seht TO thf
mills al this place. He reports very heavy
rain that lasted all day Monday ana eA-
tended quite distance up the river. 1hh
will probably raise the river edougn u
bring cut the Sabine Tram company drlVt
of 1000 900 feet OF timber now en- route
10 Orange The Cow Greek ram company
has several million feet in the river READ!
| nm ha ri
says he has some hewn timber that is tn
finest he has ever seen. which VIII bi
marketed at Orange.
The first big rise In the Sabine river VII
) bring out an immsnse amount ot tlhber
there being now in the river at the seYsra
timber camps an aggregate OF aooa. ~
900 600 feet, ali des inei for the mii'S a
, Orange. The timber being PIT IN ne rive
THE year is all Of very f'le quality, a
tas mills have rsfusfd 70 contract Tor an
bslow certain dimensops
The car shortage was eased up little a
J soon as he Ssuthcrn Pacific was granite
{ rermisslon to stop their enptie3 from
ouis;ana here and the mills havs had III
tie complaint on that score this weak al
thourI, they could use more cars than has
been furnished them.
The Cow Creek Tram company are ex
tending their railroad from the mill al CA
to a point on Cow Creek. where they VII
dump and boom their square timber, thu
kfep.ng It out Of the way Of their roun
timber in the river and hold II securei
until needed.
The Lutcher & Moore Lumber conran
report Mexicln and other ooastwiss oiner
coming in quite freely. They are seskIn
charters for several vessels 20 ad at "a
bine Pass within the next few months
Some nice orders for Iailrtai rnattria
have been placed with the mills Ace thi