The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-16
THE ORANGE LUMBER MARKET
MILLS NOW COMPLAIN OF A SCARE
ITY OFF CARS.
All of the Mills AFRO Filled Up with
Orders for Saw Bills.
Lumber Notes.

Orange, Texas, July 15.--on his rounds
among the mill offices yesterday the re-
porter found no complaint of falling off
in business, but every one of the mills
had complaint TO make as to their in
ability to secure cars In which to ship
their lumber. Especially is there a short
ago of fiat cars, on which to load bill stuff,
heavy timbers, etc. The car shortage is
the result of the terrible foods that have
washed away tracks and torn up bridges
TO- almost all the big railroad systems In
the State. The railroads are using large
numbers of cars themselves in transport
ing material to be used in repairs on sheir
roads, cars on the other side of the wash
outs have been unable to come through,
and all cars on this side have been loaded.
and as a result the mills here are unable
10 secure transportation for their lumber.
which is being piled alongside the tracks,
while purchasers are daily urging them TO
forward the material without delay.
Some of the mills report a falling Oft
In orders for yard stock. while others are
experiencing as good a demand for this
material at any time this year, but ali
are filled up on saw bills of every doscrip-
ton, there seemingly being no end to the
amount of this class of material needed.
Since the big washouts the railroads have
been using large amount of material to
repair their tracks and bridges, but pc
culiar phase of this is that rush orders
have been placed with some OF the mills
for material for railroad repairs and the
roads can not furnish cars in which to
transport the lumber. This Is an actual
fact. just such an instance having been
cited the reporter by one Of the mills here
yesterday.
Shipments OF lumber by water have been
very heavy during the past week. no less
than eight barges having been loaded with
lumber and three big tows of square tim
Der made up and sent out. AS other ships
have arrived in port this week that are to
secure cargoes from this place. this heavy
movement is likely TO continue the balance
of the month, and If SO the shipments for
the month will come up very we'll. other
wise they will be light. on account OF the
car shortage mentioned above.
The call from Mexico continues good
and numerous orders are being booked
for shipment into that country. The many
new improvements being inaugurated in
the land of Montezuma require great
deal of yellow pine lumber, of which the
Orange mills furnish their full share.
The railroads are beginning again TO call
for heart ties in large quantities and mills
are booking orders for all they care to
handle. Prices are firm and on the mp
grade. This is true also of yard stock.
prices on which arc firm and show 10
signs of weakening.
Some new Eastern schedules came 10
hand this week, on which some of tine
mills submitted figures and the orders will
doubtless soon follow The mills at this
place have sent and are sending a large
amount OF material into that section which
gives entire satisfaction and makes new
friends wherever It becomes known
An important timber transaction of in
terest to the lumber trade was feature
OF the past week and is referred to at
length elsewhere In this column.