The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-05
BUSINESS
REVIEW
SOUTHERN
TE.RR|TOR

A@RbBWE OHH !
ii 'ts weekly review she fradesman
says:
There naa been little Or No Improve.
ment IN ihe yarn markets since The
harl yarn spinners met some weeks
ago and decided to ouriall as i.9 per-
cent, beginning Mirch ist. sacre
lary n w. Csews reports ha has heard
from nnlofliy pi tie sDlnnaes and
that they are culaillng. but prices
on the markets continue unl2vorable
and the outlook u gloomy. Opera.
tlons continue on hand 10 mouth
basis and The price situation Is DIFF
hcnlg % anaylslH. as each dealer Or
apinuer 10 guided largely by his own
conditions layers are making low
affau gcr what business they neNu
and while some aplnnefy are rerus.
ine TO meet these offers. there ere
d@alefs willing 10 meet the market.
Members cf the Hard Yarn gpinners
association have been urged % cursall,
when such policy Is possible ana TO
refuae orters that do not show psuf.
II. Some of the mills are sold ahead
nnd canuat eurtail Of present, but the
majority are adopting this method OF
restoring normal conditions.
The Hardware Trade.
Anothes unevenlful week i0f the
hardware trade Of the South Is on,
although business Is pretty brisk IN
most sections and preparations for 10.
creisng trade continue throughout
Thus far lhe spring hats been d efs
satisfactory One for retailers. for
trade has been even and flr above
that Of these monihs last year, with
iobAers. however, the problem Of what
preparations to make for the future
Is still he annoying one. business q
very good for the present anil lncreas-
lng every month, bat The time u here
for preparations fu' the fall trade and
no one !, satisfied With TIE evidence
nov obtalnable upon Hhica 70 base
fall estimates. Manufacturers profess
70 Be annoyed hy The proposed tarin
decrease hui act on the contrary and
ere encouraging inbhers 70 buy llher-
ally Tor the fall trade.
Without an actual compact, there
appears % Ae an agfeempnt between
Ill members OF The hardware fralur.
nifty t1 crowd business en- keep up
The drive uRll normal conditions ae.
lually arrive The manufacturers naf.
lieVlarly are preaching aud praailclug
this docirlna aAd are effectively carry
ing 0u' their plan 8ul there are am
pie evidences that their View of the
situation IS correct aa all other lInea
Of business ere gradually improving
md there appeaea ne signs Of crop
tallufes ar lng peiees 81 farm pro.
Tduels.
Prices haYe remained steady ihlR
week there being 10 chnngea rlm
lNal weeks auoiainaa
la Aambea clgolcs
While processing some ailnW oHgr
ihe larin situation nmhermen Il the
south aH sEill smiling ls they record
the mat' asdels The spring building
season has brought them plne man
afe harvesting their Invested doliars
and each day feel that the best + Get
Ito some Nride has been ralnaf brisk
whefe the seather VIII permit loading
aud mani orders nse being Feeplyei
70 ha Sled Oh telegsaphie aigcea. aha
actual movement Of pine this week
has fallen Of eome from last eeeks
record due to ihe bad wellhcr II most
Jll Che South. but The demand haa
even strengthened.
Bal uldera perhaps look TOO good
% lle pine men, FOR tie rush to che
consuming market HAS been terrific
fcs lhe past month Mil msn appear
l0 be IN q nerYoug rush 20 clean their
yards Of lumber they have been hold.
Ing for many months and the senden-
cY Go rush the sales has cauaed
slight decline IN the market. The lar.
ger dealers consider this situation
more sellrus than the pending tarlfl
question and are doing all they ean
10 mold the small and medium min
men IN cheex. For this pu,pose q
conference of all yellow pine men haa
been ealled 70 meet q the Auditorium
Annex ChIcasu. March 90 and a large
attendance Is expected Conditions
haze been 20 deplorable with tha small
pine men for more than TWO years
Ihat they do not feel like holding back |
fcF bette: pfees and sre threatening /
10 load The consuming markets To q ]
dangerous point.
with The hardwood men g much /
more satisfactory condition exists The
DeGg grades 81 au6rlerea oak, nupiar
asa ana chealnai ara bringing high
prices end frequent sales Of SIS are
nanfd o. Poplar Of good sidlh 81 Il
uueh III demand but mlll men ere 4
slow 20 iot 80.
ron md Coal
With quotations weak. slie market
demprallxed. there IL no
lenylug that The pie Ion situation IN
he lsoulhern territory Is still In n Il
llll condition Some speculative buy
ae 0E thu fufuace prounofa has tHHd,
X to revive spirlts llstla and may |
)rlng abl'uf i ellncrent aea alcuselh.
h. Tlle hesslHllsla however. nfeion
nate Ia the Southern territory rhe /
Iteel wn9, the lafln agitation aud elh
II thlnss are charged with the prize
ieally dead conditions ibal have hte0
n The snuthefn territory The east
fnn pipe pIaHAs lhfuuellaul ~ south
~ securing hnAlneas right along THE
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