HARDWOOD RECORD 



47 



about 



vas a 



of weeks 



ago. 



buying, but they are not purchasing in large 

 <iuantities. They are waiting for a better- 

 ment in their several lines of business. Al- 

 though there is no doubt that a severe car 

 shortage is in sight, it does not seem to in- 

 spire buying, and tlie consumers do not seem 

 inclined to take advantage of the situation. 

 Reports from the mills are to the effect that 

 there is little or no logging being done. In 

 fact, there is less than has been the case for 

 several years. Mill stocks are very badl.\- 

 broken and other stocks are also light. Therf 

 is also little good lumber in the market. Lower 

 grades seem to be the most plentiful, and 

 even these are in poor supply. Gum, how- 

 ever, seems to be plentiful and there are 

 some good stocks on hand at the various 

 points. Owing to its price having gone down, 

 the sale of it is not forced. Stocks in the 

 local yards vary. Some have a pretty good 

 supply on hand, while others are short. In 

 the latter case, there does not seem to be 

 any inclination to increase them. The best 

 items in demand are quartered and plain oak. 

 There is a steady call for them, and the prices 

 are held firm. Poplar sells well, particularly 

 in the better grades. Ash. also, is selling 

 pretty well. Hickory and wagon stock is also 

 quiet, as there is little improvement in the 

 wagon business when compared with that of 

 the buggy. Cypress is in pretty good de- 

 mand and it is on the incline, as to price. 

 Clears and selects, right now. seem to be the 

 most sought for. 



SEW ORLBA,\S 



lumber market which has resulted iu au iQcrcasc 

 of from $1 to $3 per thousand, the lumber situa 

 tion in New Orleans has not changed materially 

 within the last fortnight and there are no indi- 

 cations that there will be any other changes in 

 the near future. The cypress market has 

 strengthened a trifle as a result of an increased 

 demand and the advance has come as a natural 

 consequence. Pine, too, is up from $1 to $3 

 per thousand. Exports have continued compara- 

 tively light recently. There is no great Euro- 

 pean demand and buyers from the other side 

 have not been active iu some tfme. 



MILWAUKEE 



The possibility of a car suortage later in 

 the fall is now being considered by Milwau- 

 kee dealers. Winconsin's crop this year has 

 so tar been a record-breaker, and indications 

 are that the end of the season will witness 

 the situation of the available cars being re- 

 served for the crop movement. Dealers, espe- 

 cially in the wholesale field, are impressing 

 this fact upon the retailers and urging them 

 to fill up stocks at the present time. While 

 the general improvement in the hardwood 

 trade is not taking place quite as rapidly as 

 in other lumber lines where yellow pine and 

 hemlock are dictating to the market, yet 

 conditions are steadily "looking up," as one 

 dealer expresses it. Inquiries are certainly 

 hopeful and there is every prospect that the 

 coming fall trade will be most satisfactory. 

 The present time, in the general building sit- 

 uation, is one that is requiring other build- 

 ing material than lumber, since the spring 

 building is nearly completed and the fall 

 operations are scarcely under way. The real 

 improvement and business is now coming 

 from the dealers and builders who are pre- 

 paring for the near future. Bo.k factories are 

 busy, but manufacturing plants in general are 

 not placing extensive orders. Industries arc 

 fast returning to the normal stage in the city 



:ind about the state, and this is another fact 

 that looks bright to the liardwood men. 



The oaks are still at the head, with quar- 

 tered oak leading and plain oak ranking sec- 

 ond. The basswood supply is good, and the 

 greatest demand in this lumber is coming 

 from the box factories. Birch receipts are 

 heavier, while poplar stocks are rather small. 

 Dealers say both oak and poplar stocks are 

 broken quite extensively and that in the near 

 future there will be a scarcity in these lines. 

 Maple is slowly improving and is recovering 

 Irom its period of ijuietness. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



Factories in this city and St. I'uul are get- 

 ting into the game after a long quiet spell. 

 They have started to buy hardwood stock a 

 little earlier than usual, having allowed their 

 supplies to run pretty low. The outlook for fall 

 trade is very fair, and there is more strength 

 in the market than for a long time. Birch 

 is selling more actively, but being still abun- 

 dant in supply, is holding steady at about $29 

 to $30 for firsts and seconds. Basswood is 

 higher, while culls are strong. Plain oak is 

 selling well. Quartered seems about out of 

 the market, with white selling at about $79, 

 and red stronger at $61. 



The railroads are also getting into the 

 game, and some good orders for car material 

 have been placed lately, also for switch ties. 

 The demand for grain door material is taking 

 oull hardwood fast, and the railroad purchas- 

 ing agents are hustling now for stuff. Coun- 

 try demar.d is still light, but will improve 

 before the end of the month, according to 

 the indications, as the business situation is 

 getting better right along in- the Northwest. 

 Building in the cities is going ahead faster 

 Ulan ever, and the demand for flooring and 

 itrnng until late this fall. 



SAOINAW VALLEY 



Trade is steadily improving. There is a fairly 

 ^ood demand for stocks, and manufacturers and 

 dealers regard the slump as a thing of the past. 

 Prices are well maintained. There hasn't been 

 such a cut in good hardwood as might be nat- 

 urally expected. Maple flooring is doing much 

 better. Orders are being booked freely and 

 manufacturers are, feeling relieved. Box stuft" 

 made from hardwood is also moving more freely 

 and there is a good call for it. 



A large amount of beech and maple is worked 

 up into box shooks, particularly the lower 

 grades. Building operations in this' section of 

 Michigan are calling for a large amount of ma- 

 terial and local factories are getting back on 

 their normal base. 



CADILLAC 



Generally speaking, conditions in the lumber 

 trade from the standpoint of the manufacturer 

 are gradually improving. Hardwoods, flooring 

 and hemlock are moving freely and prices are 

 holding firm on most stocks. 



SAN FRANCISCO 



Since our last report, we Hnd conditions in 

 San Francisco continue their gradual improve- 

 ment. Trade is slowly getting back to almost 

 normal conditions, and although we do not 

 anticipate the business of the last two years, 

 we do certainly expect that before long trade 

 in general in this city will be moving along 

 as it was at the time of the fire two and one- 

 half years ago. 



Building continues fairly active, and on ac- 

 count of the low cost of construction, prop- 

 erty owners are being induced every day to 

 improve the lots that have been left un- 



touched for some time. Money from other 

 sources continues to gradually find its way 

 into .San Francisco, and as there is no safer 

 security than real estate, it naturally is used 

 for improvement. 



Medium and large buildings continue to be 

 finished in the best of hardwood, and our ar- 

 chitects and property owners give preference 

 to oak and jenisero for general interior trim. 

 The demand for this latter wood daily im- 

 proves, and we would not be surprised to see 

 it introduced shortly into eastern markets. 

 Local hardwood yards report transactions 

 very satisfactory and collections quite easy, 

 particularly with trade using medium and 

 large quantities. 



Representatives from eastern hardwood 

 yards recently passed through the city seek- 

 ing direct connection with the consumers. 

 They have found this rather difiicult, as the 

 trade is well handled and well controlled by 

 the Pacific coast dealers. -Although the east- 

 ern competitors may get some orders and fill 

 orders for a half-dozen cars, they will sooner 

 or later find themselves with lumber rejected 

 and with which they know not what to do. 



Flooring is moving along very well and 

 large quantities are being used at prices, how- 

 ever, which are certainly competitive. Deal- 

 ers wishing to get in on this trade must be 

 prepared and in a position to quote absolutely 

 lowest figures. 



Lightest, smallest, most accurate gauge ever 

 produced. 



Made of best quality steel, heavily nickeled. 



Can be fonveniently carried either in the hand 

 or pocket of the Inspector. 



Retail price is 50c each, postage prepaid— all 

 orders for one only should be accompanied with 

 money order for the amount. 



Dealers and commissaries should write for special 

 price in lots of 3 dozen or more, stating number 

 wanted. 



Extra inducements 'o jobbers and agents, who 

 mil order in gross lots. 



.\pply to 



LEWIS DOSTER, 



NASHVILLE, TEN> 



POPLAR 



Rough and Dressed 



SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 

 M. A. HAYWARD 



1021 Saving and Trust Bldg,, Columbus, O. 



