The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-12

AN ADVANCE OF FROM $3.50 TO
$500 is AGREED ON BY THE AS
ISOLATION.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 11.-That the
advance in the price of yellow pine
Of from $3.50 to $500 is a general
one, was shown at the meeting OF the
Yellow Pine Manufacturers AssOCia-
ton in Chicago this week. The ad
vance is in effect from Virginia to
Texas, and is due to the fact that the
production has reached a level with
that Of consumption, and the enoT-
nous OveT-pTOdUctiOn OF a few
months ago has been wiped out by
the mills cuTtailing their output. The
association will in the future at long
intervals of time, issue a price list
that will not in any way be an attempt
to show prevailing prices in the mar
ket, but will be a price list from
which manufacturers and buyers can
arrange such discounts as each or
der may Justify. The list adopted at
the Chicago meeting will be the list
for the remainder of this year.
Alabama's Proposed Forestry Law.
The Reese forestry bill, introduced
last week at the extra session OF the
Alabama legislature, is meeting with
much opposition on the part of the
lumbeTmen. The mill operators in
southern Alabama are protesting Wig
OrouSly against the measure, and
many were in Montgomery to present
to the legislators the lumbermen's
views. The measure makes it IN
lawful to "out for saw mill lumber
any tree less than twelve inches in
diameter, or to tap, or box, for tur-
pentine, any tree less than fifteen
inches in diameter" According 70
Mr.. W. Y. Lovelace, of Brewton, the
measure will be ruinous to the mill
men who now own and operate yell
low pine lands IN Alabama: it will
put the naval stores men out OF bus
mess, and prevent the clearing of
pine lands for the purpose OF EARNING
in southern Alabama,
To Create Demand for Low Grade
Lumber.
The Cincinnati Lumbermen's club
has sent out a letter to lumbermen IN
all sections OF the country, asking If
they will take part in a meeting to
be held at Cincinnati, on the question
OF creating a better demand for low
grade lumber. According to the let
ter sent out By the secretary, several
remedies have been suggested to
members of the club, but for any of
these to be effective they should
be considered by as many lumber
men, individually, as il is possible to
get together to take up the question.
Already a number of favorable replies
have been received by the club from
members of lumber clubs in other
cities, and the meeting will be held
at some early date.
Gulf Sawn Timber Market.
The sawn timber market at Mobile
has not within the past week deVeI-
oped any material change from the
recognized 21-cent price, except that
the shortage Of stock compelled ship
pers to pay more for timber to COM
pIete orders which were being load
ed. At the present time both the
stocks of sawn timber on the Gulf
and the manufacture Of this stock are
exceedingly light, and vessels now
loading will make heavy inroads upon
the available stock. It will not be
surprising If, in the near future, there
is temporary advance in price, con-
sideTably above the figures now pre-
Vailing.
Trade Better in Southern Mississippi.
The yellow pine millmen of south
ern Mississippi have found the lum-
Der market to have improved mate
rally within the past ten days. The
demand is strong, and prices are ad-
vancing. It seems to be the consen-
sus Of opinion that prices will reach
an advance of So per thousand above
the present market by October 1. The
railroads are placing some good or
ders. but are scattering them In such
a way as to indicate that they do not
desire to give the impression that the
demand for this class o. material is
heavy.
Ship Service to Dunklrk, France.