The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-30
DEMAND is BRISK AND PRICES
HIGH FOR LONG LEAF VEL
LOW PINE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO FILL
The NUMEROUS ORDERS
Yard Supply Of Dimension Stock q
Very Low. Extremely Heavy -pe
mand For Construction and Car
MateriaIs-MiIls Work Go capaeity.

Despite the increasing high mark
of the temperature the lumber situar
tion in South Mississippi has not
changed materially during the past ten
DAYS to any extent, except for a con
stantly increasing demand for an
grades of lumber from interior to ex-
port, with good and almost constantly
increasing prices. The deluge Of or
ders has been SO constantly increasing
that prices on special materials have
almost reached previous high-water
marks. and in view of such favorabie
conditions, the mills have been run
ming on full and overtime with st1ll
an inability to meet all demands The
main feature is the helpless condition
of the mills and manufacturers to
meet the demands for ready stock.
Numbers of orders are being refused
by local lumbermen almost daily on
account of their inability to secure
ready dimensions.
The previous rainy conditions addeo
materially to the congested condl-
y tions existing in this section at pre-
sent. For more than two months log
ging operations were almost complete
;. ly suspended on account of continued
u rains and soft roads, which prevented
the filling of orders in the hands OF
- the mill men at that time
The dull season which usn0R
o. comes with the hot weather has
y CONSPICUOUS for its absence so
'e and Judging fro present indicat'
= there will be no duh season as ev
y thing points to q brisk advance IN. ar
~ 4, grades Of lumber
The demand at present seems to q
eentered on construction and car ma
terials with brisk inquiries for dimen
49, sion in quantities. Inquiries for deck
ls' ing are also holding up well. The NIL
!" men are very optimistic over the situs
iu' ton, their only regret being that the
au are unable to accept all Of the order
u that come to them
on Hattiesburg is well known througl
y" out the country as the leading yeilo'
oi pine center Of the south, and for u
past several months there have bee
an NUMEROUS lumber representative
am this territory placing orders az rapid
pre- as they could get the manufactures
ieu to accept them
leu The greatest handicap at prese1
due to the fact that manufactu
heretofore carrying large quaint
10 of stock material on their yards !
ne allowed their stock dimensions TO
'n down to very low ebb. making v
most impossible to I'LL an order OF q
1s size only from the direct cut OF Z
." mill. The numerous manufacturers
this section who have heretofore q
ried an aggregate of many millions
RG. feet of stock of material on their var
for ready disposal have reducsaSt
fifth previous supply, to at least q
ned to three-fourths, with some
: at without any stock dimensions al
erg, Conditions in the export contin
ins, firm with the exception of slight d
pro- tuations arising from negotiati
J to where immediate delivery is requir
of AS a rule manufacturers are mainta
hort ing the scale of output and some
Of them are accepting limited contra
t to for early fall delivery on stock OF .
per rage dimension. Exporters. howev
seem to continue rigid as to prices
delayed deliveries.
>> with the present ideal weather
: labor conditions. 1t is safe to pred
Y. !: that the mill men of this territ'
. will grasp the opportunity -
= strive to supply the worla
1t = with South Mississipprs ns
of = nroducf