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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



AI)L[:R 

 LU>\IM:R 



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HAKUNSOOI) 

 FLOOR I NO 



Siipcriiir (,lualil\. 



L^O^S. KENTUCKY. 



ARE IN 



THE MARKET 



FOR DRY QUARTER 



SAWED WHITE OAK 



STRIPS. 



STATE QUANTITY 



AND PRICE, F. O. B. 



CARS SHIPPING 



POINT. 



.nHXTfOX THIS PAPER. 



The Markets. 



Opportunities 



FOU ALL 



DON'T NEGLECT THEM 



On the first and third Tuesdays of 

 each month the 



Offers its patrons a one-way and a round-trip 

 ticket at a verj* low raic to the land of plenty 

 and the big red apple, to the land of riches 

 with its we-iUh .if Ziii>.. Lead .uid Fruit, 



OKLAHOn/IA 



The Garden Spot of the World, most fertile in 

 all rcsoarct.'S of health and wtalth. 



INDIAN TERRITORY 



With its expanse of well-w-aiered undulating^ 

 prtiiries fitted for all a^cultural and its kindred 

 interests. Immigration is rapidly increasing 

 along the FRISCO because of the benefiis 

 and ad\-nntaR^es offered by the road, perfect 

 climitc, and cheapness of lands for liomes. 

 For full iniormatiuii, liien-turc, r^tes, etc., 

 call or write 



F. C. REILLY. General Agent. 

 332 Marquette Bldg., Chicago 



— OR — 



A. HILTON, General Passenger Agent, 

 St. Louis, Mo. 



CHICAGO MARKET. 



Ill s|iil<- iif tile fiK't tlitil \vi' iii'i' liiivili); 

 ^ii'lki's i>r all kliiils iiiiii ili'^'i'i'i-s III wiiihI- 



WlirlilllK lilK'N. llllll lllori- tl-lllllllc Illl'Cill- 



>'iii'il. tliiM-c i.s !i ^fiiixl lirlsU ili'iiiMiiil I'm' 

 li.irilwiiiiil liiiiilx'i', Willi II ti'iiil('iir,v til I'vcii 

 IiIkIu'I' prli'i'S in most linos, 'riicrc liiis licfii 

 till t'xocllciit ilfinaiul iliirlir.; the |iiist two 

 Wfoks. llllll ri'fi'lpts liavi- lici'ii iiii'n'iisitl. 

 Tlif volmiH' of liiisliii'ss (loiii- lias lii'iii 

 lai-;;i'. and IIhti- Is no in-osiicet of a slark- 

 ciilii^ up ol (Icinaiul. 



• JiiarliTcil white oak still Icails the mar- 

 ket aiitl the iirlces lieliif; oldaineil woiilil 

 not have been conslrlereil possilile at this 

 I line last year. The No. 1 coniiiicin ^rraile is 

 >eliiii« at a price whii'h a few years a^o 

 would have lieeii eonsidered a Kood priee 

 u V lirsts anil seconds: ami lirsts and sei- 

 Miids ••ire seliinj; where tlic s.iine ;.'r.ide of 

 waliinl .•iiid cherry sold at that time. 



Poplar is coniin;.' in more Ireely than for 

 some time past, but the price is advancing 

 rather than weakcniiij;. Ami this applies 

 to all grades. 



("oltoiiwood will have to be marked out 

 ■ il the list as a cheap lumber. 



The new cut of basswood is comliif; into 

 I lie market, but jiromises to be utterly iu- 

 Md(M|uate. It is briiifiinp: fain'y prices and 

 the prosjiect is that the sujiply will lie ab- 

 M)ilicd and olT the market practically 

 witliin the next month or so. 



Larue tiuantities of inapio, bircli, elm 

 iind other northern liardwoods are coming 

 in by the lakes, but i.s beinir rapidly ab- 

 sorbed and prices are stroufrer ratliei- lh:in 

 otherwise. 



(Jum lumber is in as strong demand as 

 anything and prices very lirni. 



In fjict. in spite of some handicaps which 

 would be serious in less jirositcrous times, 

 the hardwood lumber business of Cliicajiu 

 was uever better at this season of the year. 



ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS. 



Il;\iidlcrs of hardwood al lliis market 

 center have had a ;:reat sprinir's business. 

 Throufrh the winter consumers seemed iii- 

 dilTercnt to the situation and only bouj;ht 

 for jiresent needs, e.xpwtiiii; better prices. 

 When si)rinf; trade opened up custimiers 

 aw.ikened to the fact that stocks were 

 shorter than ever before. Since that tiuio 

 it has been only a question of ^'ettin<; stock 

 to supply the demand. Prices have risen 

 ste.idily. lint this lijis not checked the de- 

 mand. Dealers could jiet almost any tijiure 

 now for (inarlered oak and basswood. and 

 the only reason prices are not liifrher is bc- 

 <-,inse they do not care to "rub it in" on 

 their customers. Dry stocks that are left 

 are in ii f(>w hands, and very limited in 

 i|uaiitit.v. 



(Quartered white oak is almost out of the 

 market, and is now (jnotod at .$7.5 to $S(J, 

 :ind hard to net at that. The (piarter- 

 sawed red oak, which is coming in very 

 limited iiuantities. commands •$<>•") easily. 

 Till' jilain oak sells for .'?40 and upwards. 

 These liiKh prices have led to the substitii- 

 tioii of birch and other woods where pos- 

 sible, and for this reason the yards have 

 been cleaned out for the tirst time in years 

 of old stocks carried over. Odds and ends 

 that have been in the way have been dis- 

 posed of at Kood prices. 



There is still a fair supply of dry stock 

 in elm and birch, which is conimandini:: 

 .iiood prices. The only new stoek that has 

 come in so far is a few ears of basswood. 

 The shipment was jrreen. but the stock had 

 to be obtained, and it did not relieve the 

 situation any. There is hardly any No. 1 

 ,ind 2 stock to be had. and culls were 



iiiInciI a short tliiie a;:o. at tlii' last meet 

 iiiK of till- association, to .f li'. This did not 

 diminish the ileiiiaiid. as the box men must 

 have Iheiii, and the price mlulit as well 

 have been hlclier. The basswood situa- 

 tion will be relieved III a short lime with 



the new stock, but dealers e\) t liltfh 



prices to conllinie. The slrlncency in oak 

 will be on for at least sixty days loiiKer, 



ST. LOUIS. 



Iteporls tills week from SI. I.^iuIh whole- 

 salers Indicate that there Is a heavier busl- 

 ni-ss bi-ln;; transacted than was the case a 

 few weeks ago. Impidvemeiit In the 

 southern weather conditions, which have 

 permitted a nunilN'r of mills which were 

 Idle thron;;li(>ut tin- whole winter and the 

 early spriiiu to resume operations is ;:lvln}; 

 an Increase In movement of lumber In this 

 market, and at last there is sometliiiiK of 

 the iiir of rush and hurry that should have 

 been present tlirou;.'houl the whole spriiij;. 

 While it is true that pi.-ieticilly all of the 

 lumber now arrlvin;; in St. I.,oiiis Is already 

 sold and is merel.v bein;; delivered, the 

 fact that it is possible to make these de- 

 liveries is causing great satisfaction, as It 

 indiciles that there are rapid gains lieing 

 made in the production. There is still 

 much complaint in tin- southern country, 

 however, that the weather has not Im- 

 proved suthciently to permit the mills to 

 put in full time. Portions of Arkansas, 

 Louisiana and Mississippi are still under 

 water as a result of tlie recent overtlow, 

 and the water is declining very slowly. 

 Some of the mills in this district cannot 

 be .operated in less tli.in sixt.v da.vs, and 

 even then logging will be dillH'ult. In 

 other sections there has been so much 

 moistiu'e in the ground during the winter 

 and early spring that it is utterly impos- 

 sible to do satisfactor.v work in the woods, 

 and man.v mills wliieli are in oper.ition are 

 oiil.v able to run thrif or four days a week. 

 There is a wonderfully active demand at 

 first hands for practically every item pro- 

 duced in the southern country, and the buy- 

 ers are willing to pay top prices. Conipe- 

 titiou was never stronger among the bu.v- 

 ers. and. while they are acconi]ilisliiiig 

 more tlian was the case at last report, it Is 

 prob.'ibly true that the ma.iority are not 

 .vet more tlian paying expenses. Uow long 

 these conditions will exist is something 

 of a m.vster.v. but the present demand is so 

 strong tliat all wholesalers feel assured of 

 great market strength during all the rest 

 of the .vear. Labor troubles and threat- 

 ened strikes, in various portions of the 

 ccuntrv are having some minor influence 

 upon the situation and are catising many 

 of the consumers to act in a ver.v conserva- 

 tive manner in attempting to place their 

 orders. On the other hand, tlie present 

 consumption is giieater than the produc- 

 tion, and. to a large extent, this is offset- 

 ting tiie effects of the oilier conditions. 

 The local demand could hardly be stronger 

 than at the present time, and it is noticed 

 that practically every factory stock in the 

 cit.v is still decreasing.. The wholesale 

 .vards have contracted as heavily as possi- 

 lile for green lumber (the onl.v kind they 

 can buyl. and this is now coming in and is 

 being put on sticks. It will be several 

 months before much of this can be moved, 

 and in the meantime the scarcity of dry 

 lumlier will continue. It is dry lumber 

 that is wanted b.v the consumer.s. and only 

 small amounts of this can be supplied. 



Poplar and c.vpress are still coming in 

 fjuite freel.v by river, but the market is 

 still very much uudersupplii'd. The high- 

 est prices prevail and tlie demand is so 

 strong that it is hardly probal)le that there 

 will be a decline on an.v item in the near 

 fi!ture. Cottonwood retains its wonderful 



