The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-29

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plain recital OF facts gathered by sales
man on his rounds. Glowing as arc the
promises held out by the writer, they arc
substantially verified Ivy all In any way
cor nccted with tho trade. Correspondents
OF lumber trade papers writing from the
principal markets are agreed In their
statements OF the improved trade and their
belief In decided advance OF prices. Thus
the Kansas City correspondent Of the
Northwestern Lumberinan announces that
yellow zine IN more active than 1t has
been for many months. The recent adj
vances have stimulated trade wonderfully
and dealers are tumbling over each other,
Hguntively speaking, to get their orders
before prices - higher. A marked change
has taken placWin yellow pine prices with
IN tho last two months. Dimension has
advanced from $I.50 TO 81. with other
items In proportion. as In June parties
were able to hay dimension for $3.50, and
all they wanted at $40. Today the mar
ket is very firm at 1850, and the leading
concerns are getting ready 10 issue a VIZ
list, some OF which will he out before the
end OF August. It Is the opinion OF we'll
posted yellow pine men hero that The mar
ket Will be iirn, ut Sl2 by September ], and
that sI3 viii u reached before tho end OF
the season."
The Chicago market has not improved as
rapidly az the largo consuming points fur
Their west, but the demand and prices are
better than formerly. AS an observant
writer IN the Mississippi Valley Lumber
man points out, the wave OF prosperity did
not start this year from the East, but 1t
developed among the wheat and cornfelds
of the West, and this being so It is plain
why Il has not yet struck Chicago with
The force 1t has shown at more Western
points
Reforming TO the condition Of the local
market the Chicago -'imhcrnan says:
There are notnc BUYERS In this market
who claim that they are able to get all
tho yellow pine thsy need n the old prices
and are not comgeiIel TO pay the adj
yanced quotations asked since the first OF
the month by many OF the leading mill
men Of tho Southwest.
1t is probable and indeed quite likely,
that there are some yellow pine manufac-
tuIcrs who are willing TO sell nj the old
figures. but their number rs growing fewer
out exception, are holding firmly to the
better Prices. ana VIII continue TO do so.
~ iNal'cr W lat,, 'ney nu'o 10 ocen,
all ~ soii NJ, IN, ,hov can nroauc, a,
their own quotations. II the small mills
were to realize This fact, and act upon H.,
they would ilnd, a'so that there would DC
no dinlchlty IN obtaining n pront.
Conditions IN ST LOUIS are niurh moro
favorable thnn heretofore, ana the Lum-
herman or that clty states that Iuinher as
wen rs other commodities are on the up
grade That Journal goes on to say;
Al OF the territory West OF the Mlnsis-
s'ppi river Is In better shape than for three
Years past, The mills in Arkansas and
south Missouri are VOL supplied with or
dcrs, and there Is certain prospect that
they VIII continue TO increase as fall APP
proaehes The Kansas. Nebraska and OR
lnhoma demand VIII absorb all the prod
uct that the mills In those states can turn
month by most OF the manufacturers.
IheSe ISIS arc on OASIS OF SliSo To 81.
tpr piece Nuf' on a@-cent ra'e OF
'ro,sh, me advance nave pech genera'
anu MI along tho hte'
the foregoing extracts relating 70 the
yellow pre- trade give tair summary oil
| the prevailing conditions.
p,,,e,co, ,vnorurn,
| "r'N~w. 20 vi. '''S'
m'' o. ""''"s vi 'he urn u
Wright " Whiuns' fensaco'a' fla' an'
Mr. s. r. Gonzales, business man OF thu
| same Mace suont soyer,, DAYS In this vi
entity recently. They visited mills i,
| this c,tv nnd nj cal, ANA took , ,ooh E,
! l,inpn nj snh,n, poss ,,,yi,g vonda,
evening for otlnge. whence they went vi
the Watkins aud gulf ROAD 10 look at TN
mills on that line. Mr. Whiting was mucl
surprised nj tho Importance of Beau
mont as Well AZ The sao aud capacity o
the mills, which, he says. are far ahoa'
OF Those in his section Mr.. Within,
stated that 1t Is probable he and Mr.. Con
anes VIII go into business In this sec
ton, ana while no Definite CONCLUSION ha'
been reached. the interest they manifoate'
ana the careful Investigation and inquir
they made were sueh as TO leave the i'm
preston that such was In contemplation
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oiEs AM i|HSoNAi'S'
MI, Georse hice. VINO has been anon
the dealers OF The state for two or thre
weeks, was hero Yesterday morning re
turning to the mills ot j. s. and w. NJ
Wee at Hysu He says business ha
greatly improved ana is Getting bette
every day. Y a.
Captain William Wicss Of the Relianc
went to Houston yesterday morning.
Mr. John n. Gilbert OF the peaun,,r
, Lumber company spent a couple OF day
\ in Houston and Galveston during tn