The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-18
THE YELLOW
PINE OUTLOOK
The Situation, AS Depicted
by Prominent Manu-
faCturerS.

conditions and brighter prospects,
w. w. Care Company, New Orleans.
Id.
We hardly think We are pronhets
enough to state wat the lumber sit
uatiOn will be in the very near f1r-
ture. We Will say, however. in gen
eral that the tendency looks upward
C.iIchrist-Fordney Company, Laurel,
Miss.
We find it pretty hard 10 see very
much encouragement ahead of MS
However, will say that orders seem
to be coming in much more freely.
and. while we have not been able TO
get much advance in prices. we ha ye
raised somewhat We do not look cor
a very material advance right away.
but We certainly ought to have it. IS
We are not getting a new dollar for
an old one. We think. however. 4
all OS the mills will make it a point
to ask a little more for their stock
that with the constantly increasing
demand it will not be hard PROPOSE
ton to get back to living prices, at
least We feel that as soon as the
political situation clears up, people
will have more confidence and buy
more freely
Eastman, Gardiner & Co., Laurel,
MISS
Would say that the past three
weeks has seen a great improvement
in the demand for yellow pine, and
there has been quite an advance in
prices. especially. on certain items OF
1ow-grade stock, and We are having
quite an unusual amount of business
placed, considering the time of the
year, as we always look for dull bus
mess in July. This year, however
has SHOWN a very heavy demand, and
large orders are being placed with all
the mills in our vicinity We believe
that the bottom was reached three
or four weeks ago, and that rom
now on we will see a better demand
and considerably better prices, and
that we will have a good fall trade
The Marbury Lumber Company, Mar
bury Ala.
Would say that our views have
SO many times in the pas
eight months that we hardly know
whether We have any at present, and
if we had, would be somewhat afraid
to venture upon an expression We
can say this, however, that business
is somewhat better; that is, We are
getting a few rush orders and tn At
prices on a few items seem to be
hardening somewhat. As to future
business would say that we are not
expecting very much before the
spring of 1909. =,---.
Jackson Lumber Company, Lockhart,
Ala.
Our experience for the past three or
sour weeks would indicate mat the
demand for lumber IL at HOr above the
normal demand for this season of the
wear. Whilst there has been but little
in prices, quotations are
much more productive Of orders than
they were several weeks ago We exc
pect to ship twice as much IumDf
as we cut. during July. There Is
disposition on the part of dealers TO
buy at present prices, and we a1tici-
pate an early advance, especially on
low grades
a. w. Stevens Lumber Company, Cha
tawba, Miss
Wish to say that just previous TO
the burning of our plant, which took
place about two weeks ago. We found
the timber picking up very rapidly;
in fact. we were able 10 book large
ouantitv of business at a price that
would have made a very nice margin,
hut which we had to lose on account
of the fire.
Now with reference to the planer
mill aud of the business, We find same
to be fairly active at about the same
concessions off list that have existed
in the mast 80 days We, % course,
have had TO turn down guite large
number of orders on account OF not
getting our usual stock from the saw
mill but We believe as a whole, that
business Is fair
4 q Stout, Lake Charles, la.
Reg IN advise that the general out
1ool, for the lumber business, in my
oninion Is very bright, and from our
nraeont Inquiries | expect to see the
prices advance at least 80 per thou
Ind within the next two months, all
around
Anchor Saw Mill Company, EiIisViiIe,
Miss.
We will state that We are as busy
- wo can he. In our opinion if all
the manufacturers would ask a bet
tor nrice- refusing to sell below cost
of nroduCtion and instTucting their
statesmen TO quit their low-price talk,
:. v-O,,I5 he A very short time before
oil of NJ would have all the business
No could handle on a rising market.
There i TO doubt IN our minds
thai if Mr.. Taft shows good running
,17s7ities with 2 possibility o. being
elected trade will 90 back 10 normal
in q short time If every man who
wanrs NIr Taft elected votes for him.
hi election is assured The south
moods a conservative. safe adminiStra-
ton one which will not tamPer with
tbe tariff laws. etc. With such an ad
rni7istrariou tie south viii flourish as
never before.
If the opposite party or radicals
should get into Office We may as well