The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-27

Yellow Pine Combine.
I he New York Commercial OF Saturday
gays:
a meeting Of wholesale dealers in yellow
pine lumber took place yesterday IA thu
ROOMS of the Lumber Trade association. No.
is Broadway. Tho meeting was held for the
purpose OF discussing plans with view TO
organizing an association or exchange. COM
posed Of dealers In yellow nlnc lumber.
Among those present were Representatives
from the f, 3. Bunting company, Yellow Piac
company and the Export Lumber company.
At previous meatiug COMMITTEES OF three
was appointed to formulate y-laws and plans
70 govern the new ass IS, but wheihsr
C.. Norden. chairman of the committee. d.
An official OF the Yellow Pine company said
that the feeling in the trade was decidedly
In favor of an organization OF some kind.
and that one of the chief objects OF the ex
change would be the establishment 81 a
scale OF prices to govern all the members.
Such move said he. would be In the
right direction. and would not only put the
tho trade on a good sound bottom. but pre-
vent the price-cutting incident 10 the bid
ding for large contracts. that has been such
feature o. the yellow pine trade for certaii
grades of lumber, and impose penalties where
these rates are cut under.
sicily Lemons.
New York exchange in treating Of the
Sicily lemon situation says
The movement in Sicily lemons il reported
TO have been on n larger scale during the
past season than for several years past and
although the supply has been more LIBERAL
It has been well absorbed. the low prices
prevailing for some past stimulated
prevailing for some time past having stim-
ulated the demand from consumers IN nil
parts Of the country. particularly in the West.
where the small supplies OF California fruit
have left very considerable opening for
The Sicily product. From September J. lsss.
tho beginning OF the senson, to date there
have been landed In New York $4,000 boxes
OF Sicily lemons. against 10000 for the cor
responding period year ago. Last year.
at the beginning OF this season the market
was virtually bare. While there has becn
e. the Current seaaon Se demand
from consumers appears to have been uni
fcrmly good, and supplies have been kept
the strength OF the situation Is the fact that
for the nrst time in many years very little
stock has been shipped 70 tho outporta ana
draw the bulk II not all OF their supplies
from New York. This fact y said to account
for the large difference IN the figures OF re-
ceipts at this port last year ana this
Stocks ahoat for New YORK, according 10
statistics obtained from the trade. are con.
slderas n excess q these , on ss sov Way so
boxes. compared with $4,000 boxes 10 1898 at
the same date. but this quantity. u Is stated.
with the exception Of d small lot en- route to
Nav Orleans there IL nothing IN transit 70
the ontports.
The Iron Jndustry.
New York. January 2s.rhe Iron Age In
iN weekly trade review today, says: A per-
ftrt craze, is developing for consolidation,
nided largely by the eagerness Of bankers TO
promote such undertakings. Active work is
aoins on in the cast iron pipe industry. In
the oil pipe branch there has been move-
ment for some time but II has been progress
Ink 30 slowly that some of the concerns are
growing Impatient. good deal OF work has
I4add toward . fuBion OF the bridge plants 0f
The country, The car builders have had their
ma etipGe and slieet mills have been In con-
ference ever ! plan to consolidate.
( Tbe most interesting Developments during
the week, however. have been In connection
with the tin plata industry. The same par
lies Who oarrtsd thsouEh the consolidation in