The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-11
ORANGE LuMsgR MARKET.
Mo Particular Change in Either the D
mand or in Prices.

No Particular Change in Either the De-
mand or in Prices.
Orange Texas August i0-7lnquiry at me
various mill offices yesterday developed no
material change In market conditions since
last week. Orders are plentiful, both for
yard stock and for bill stuff, and prizes
remain firm Ffrteen dollars seems 10 he
a firm basis on an 1884 per cent rate for
dimension and orders at this figure are
being booked every day. a feature of the
situation Is that the mills are short of
Kiss aud 1NtOs items that ordinarily uhey
are oyerstocked with nj this season of the
year. There Is good demand noted this
week from Texas aud also from the NOetn-
west territory, where prospects are much
brighter than they were few weeks since.
If Is a fact no longer to be doubled riiAt
stocks are getting lower and lower on the
mill yards AMI THAT lumber will be har lr
TO get this fan than II has ever been he
fore The figures OF one OF the large mil 3
al Orange may be taken as fair cilye-
rion. In the first seven months of 1900
tlieir cut exceeded ther shipments about
bOu0,G0O feet while the first seven months
az 1901 show last the reverse. their snip.
ments for that time having exceeded thrir
cut about 33OO.On feet AS stocks were
not any too large at the beginning 80 he
year, 1t may readily be seen bat there Will
be no surplus on the min yards for a good
many months to come.
With orders for fall stocks coBlg IN
freely, shipments exceeding the cat ANA
with small and broken stocks 20 draw fIUm
al the mills, the question which ciltfunt,
.
whore IS the stock coming fromY Stocks lr2
especially light in i0oring ceiling siding
and finishing and these items are going to
be hard to secure. rs stocks now, at Ire
opening Of the fan demand. are more badly
broken than they have been at any time
during the past sixty days As an indica.
tlon OF conditions In the lumber trade nay
be cited two instances occurring here tins
week. A party was here who was hgurilg
on a contract that would require 3.10Oo0O
feet of yellow pine lumber. He said to a
lumber manufacturer. "lf secure This /
Will do something for YOU in the way OF
placing orders with you, The manufac-
turer replied; 'Yon viii more likely he
| wanting me to do somcthing for you as
| we are crowded with orders now and can
give you no assurance of being able Go Ill
your orders promptly it you place them
| with us Another day an Inquiry cnlnc
| for 100000 feet of material The manu-
| faeturer tn whom the Inquiry came wired
| u price on the bin and stated thar accept.
apCe would have TO come by wire. AL
/ tn"ngh the price named was az the op of
the market, an acceptance came imme-
The demand for railroad material of all
/ kinds IL stlll very urgent and the mills Mt
Orange are all supplied with open orders
for as many ties as they can got ont MS Is
Southeast Texas.
During the past week the mills have been
plentfully supplied With cars. their re
quremehts being filled promptly, both for
Mats and boxes. our efficient railroad
agent, Mir, John n. Olds. lis doing all i'm
his power TO look after tho interests of
the mills along THIS line. though his Of
forts to give them good service are handi-
capped considerably Inv lack OF motive
nower, me company allowing only one en-.
ginc 20 do the switching az this place and
1t an antquated affair that should find "A
resting place IN the scrap pile When two
engines were kept at work here more hln.
Der was shipped from the mills than ever
before and everything moved along with
out friction and 1t is to he h0ned that the
new superintendent will see that the no,
tive department backs up the efforts Of the
local officials TO give The mills efficient
service
There have been no shipments by water
J from the mills at Orange this week, and
: there Is no Improvement looked for In the
| export trade for some timed TO come Som
few parcel orders are being placed With
: the mills from time to time, but they arc
not sufficient 60 cut much figure In the
aggregate amount of lumber shipments for
the month
Reports from up the river are to the eff
feet that everything Us still very dry and
( no prospects, 81 an early rise in the 'ivei
: sufficient 10 bring out the immense quaniIf \
! OF timber that is ready to come out IN tnt
! first swell.
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