San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
.LUNBERPR|CES
MAY NOT RISE
DURING WINTER
Local Yards Expect Present
Stabilized Prices to
Remain.
HOME DEMAND STEADY
Records Of Material Deal
ers Do Not Show Re-
ported Building Slump.

Lumber prices in San Antonio are
likely to remain stable throughout the
winter. t was predicted by several
lumber companies last week. While
some dealers report that the demand
for lumber at this time of the year is
as good as could be expected. others
report that it is : II IN TO the level
when compared with ,laSt autumn.
However. new construction on the
farm is better than it has been in
years some dealers report. VIII. i
doubtle j. the result OF the sum
mcr'. excellent crops. Several large
home builders in the city report a
slight slump in the demand for homes.
show that this fall season is expert
encing as great a home demand as the
city has seen in recent years.
During the last several months, q
continuous fluctuation of prices, of
lumber has been apparent in this city.
\ tendency 10 raise the price of lum-
her TO the lumber dealer has been evil
dent among the mills and on several
occasions the advances have been
passed on TO the consumer. How
ever. during the last several weeks
several local lumber men have Shoul.
dared advances. which are said to be
slight, and have succeeded in temper.
arily Stabilizing prices OF materials iOr
the home builder.
1t is predicted by several of the
principal lumber yards Of the city that
prices will be stable throughout the
coming winter. Walter Stoves of Ed
Stoves and Sons, said last week, that
although it was not certain, IN all
probability the consumer would not
experience an advance in the price of
building materials daring the winter.
He also stated nat as far as his
lumber yard was concerned. the de-
mand fot materials and consequently
for new homes, was up to the average
for this time of year. 4 slump in
home building is customarily expected
in the winter and late fall. that is.
when compared with conditions of the
SUNNI " in San Antonio. h. said.
Report Gain In Home Demand.
W. Il. Thrift. manager of the local
yard of the Spencer Sarer Lumber
Company. with headquarters in Hous-
ton and fourteen small yards in the
Rio Grande Wiley. said Friday OF
last week that his company was not
anticipating an advance in the prices
of building materials for Texas during
the coming five or six months. OF
course. he caid. this is more or less
but dealers here certainly
do-not expect any kind of an advance
in prices. The lumber dealers give
no reason for their prediction other
than that the demand is likely to re-
main steady.
Gene Brscoe. home builder and
lumber man. SAYS he believes the de-
mand for lumber in San Antonio now
is as great rs it has been this year.
This assertion. he SAYS. is made after
seeing the large amount of homes. IN
every residential district
of the city. under construction and
planned. As far as Il general slump
in home building in this city ~ con
cerned. he saws. the Briscoc lumber
yard is not and does not expect to
feel one. if there is any, anI appar-
emily there is not.
Farmers Are Building.
According to several of the other
dealers here, the demand for lum-
Der and other building materials ON
the farm is greater this fall than it
has been during the last several years.
Obviously speaking. the reason for this
say the lumber dealers. is that the ma
jority of Texas farmers made some of
the best crops in years dun the last
summe? and consequently money in
the smaller towns. on the farm rs well
as in the cities. is decidedly more
plentiful. which in turn calls for i'm
in the building line.
1t is reported that labor in San
Antonio. as in practically every city
in the United States. is receiving the
highest wages in the history of the !
country. However. most skilled labor. |
locally. i reported to. be employed. |
and it s expected that with the sta |
bilization of priceS of materials for the |
winter. that will continue to be
employed. !