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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



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FIRST AND SECONDS AND COMMON 



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H. E. CHRISTIAN, 



INDIANAPOLIS. IND. 



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address 



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Industrial Commissioner, 



1 Park Row, Chicago, III. 



lii'iMliiftion Ih now liciirlcr tlinn it Iiiih Ik>oii 

 :niil It is possililc to liii.v liiinl>cr ill liiru<>r 

 I. i> Iti-ports from ilu' mills. Imwi-vcr. lii- 

 iliiiili' lliiil tJH'ri- HIT 111 Iciist two liii.viTH 

 li>'. fvcry iiit iif liinilicr. iiinl tlint tlic ili>- 

 mniiil lit iiiltiiil points is siirii Hint viiincs 

 ;iri' liiiiilciiiHK- H.v '••'>' 't* nii'iiiil tliiil 

 iHMi'lv nil arc coiiiint; up t<> t'x' lil^licr 

 l>M>-is ipioti'il liy i\ I'cw a iiiontli or iii<iri> 

 j!l;o. alliioiiKli the lo|i prl<-i'S liavt' not 

 iiuilrrially rliaiwii. Tile St. Ixiiiis stoclis 

 ;ir« ;.Miiiiiif.' sIIkIiII.v at Just tiiis tiiiu'. Init 

 tip' piinliasi's ai-i'. pi'rl'on'c. inaiii- up ol' 

 Liii'i'ii liimlii'r. it lii'lii^' almost iiiipossililc 

 lo llnii (Ir.v at iiiilial points. It is liclicvctl 

 iliat St. I.oiiis sloclis will lie in I'liir siiapi> 

 witiiln anotlicr sixty ilays uiiicss a in*av,v 

 tlrmaiiil sots in licrorc tliat liiii<>, ami tiiat 

 they will in- liottcr alili- to lalcc caiv of 

 till- trade tlian lias lieen Hie ease tlms far 

 lliis year. AccoiilinK to tiie ioeai ideas, 

 the future is i»artii-nlarly ••illurini;. and is 

 loeiied forward to witli pleasurable antici- 

 pation. 



Cypress, poplar, eottonwood ;iiid kuiii 

 are ahont iiii a parity so far as demand Is 

 eoiieenied. but tile local sui>piy of the lirst 

 named is better tlian is tlial of tlie otiiers. 

 Prices on all four of these woods are 

 lioldlnj: to a lii^h level ami stroiij; efforts 

 :iie lieiiiK made to increjise tlie local stodcs. 

 More success is beiiiK li;l(l witli cypress 

 llian witli the otliers. altlioufrh tiieri" is 

 I. Ill one loc;il wliolesaler in tliis city iiav- 

 iiiL' a full sui)ply of cypress. Cum luis 

 ■ ■:,sily niaiiitainetl tlie hifilier position it 

 Las established for itsidf. despite tlie in- 

 creasinsT production, and it promises to 

 remain tirm at present ciuotations all the 

 lest of tile year. Tliere is no doubt as to 

 ll;c future of eottonwood. as stocks at 

 iiitial points continue to be very li^lit. 



(Juartered-sawed oal< remains the 

 slroimi'st item anions the oaks, and very 

 littli' of this is to be found in St. Louis, 

 'ri.is is true of both white and red. but 

 while is in tlie strongest demand. an<l is 

 w.uited in all jrrades. In plain oak tliere 

 is an uru'ent call for all thicknesses, al- 

 though the local supply of inch is now 

 \ ery sood. Tliere is a shortase of dry 

 p'ain oak in St. Louis, but it has been 

 pi'ssible to increase tlie stock of fireeii luiii- 

 bei during; the past tliirty days. Tliere is 

 always a demand for thick wliite o.ik and 

 \ cry little of this has been cominir in of 

 late. Of tile otiier woods handled in St. 

 l.oiiis. hickory and ash are in tlie strongest 

 ilemaiid. but tliere is also a brisk demynd 

 lor elm. Ceneral prices have changed but 

 little during the 11:1st few weeks. 



PITTSBtrKG. 



The condition of the hardwood trade in 

 I'ittslturg is remarkably good for this time 

 Ol year. Sever.il of the largest tirnis in 

 tiie city report tlial .Inne was tlie Ijanner 

 iiiontii of tlieir liistory for a summer 

 luontli. their business b(>iiig from 10 to 2." per 

 cent better tlian on the preceding moiitii. 

 11 is expected that the demand will slow 

 up .1 little this niontli on account of fac- 

 tories shutting down, but as Tittsburg is 

 not a factory or furniture town there is 

 little likelihood tliat tlie slump will be 

 felt seriously. 



For two weeks there has been an under- 

 current of oiiinion that tlie mill and mine 

 trade is dropping off. Firnis wliicii cater 

 exclusively to tliis demand say tliat al- 

 tliongh tiiey are still liusy there is not the 

 same rush of orders that characteriy.ed the 

 trjide for months previous. This is taken 

 10 menu tliat the big concerns are curtail- 

 ing tin; building and enlarging of their 

 plants and mines, a statement which is 

 lioine out by tlie most careful estimates 

 from the official reports. The demand for 



railroad sliilT. on the other liand, was 

 never so hard lo satisfy, (hie tlrm. wlii<'li 

 has the I'oiilract for supplying crosslles 

 for the I'ittsburg section ipf one of the big 

 roads Is away behind wllli its orders, anil 

 says tlial II Is absolutely ImposHllile to 

 gel iiiil (iiiiber fast enough on account of 

 shoiiage of labor. More stii-el car IliieK 

 are being built lliaii ever before, making 

 a strong demand for tie sliifT in llils direc- 

 tion. Itcsiililng from the scarcity the 

 smaller <-orpor.iti»>ns are siibsllluling In- 

 fi'rior limlK-r for what should be the best 

 of oak and I'hestniil. 



Ilak and hemlock continue to be In ex- 

 ciUeiit demand at still" price. The prices 

 on popl.-ir are softi'iiiiig a little iu the local 

 market, allhoiigh the demand is still goiMl. 

 (^nartered-sawed white mik is the liardest 

 1.1 get. Dealers liave little trouble in buy- 

 ing green stulT. liiit to giM clry oak that Is 

 r< ady for iisi' is almost impossible Just 

 now. I'rices 011 all grades of oak 

 liniie to rule much liigher than a yeai 

 Hemlock is holding its own with a 

 demand. 



Firms wliich buy timber on tlie stump 

 are hustling their buyers over the South 

 in search of large tracts. ".More buyers 

 than timber" is the conimon complaint. 

 This is felt somewhat less among the 

 linns wliich buy cut timber, and large pur- 

 chases of lumber at the mills have recently 

 been iiiaile. The big .luiie freshets have 

 eiiableil tin; dealers to lloat ilowii iiiiich 

 timber to tlieir mills, and all over Western 

 I'ciiiisylvaiii:i and West Virginia the last 

 six weeks lias been .-i very busy perioil 

 with lumbermen. 



coil- 

 ago. 

 stilT 



PHILADELPHIA. 



Till- uncertainty of building operations, 

 the liigli prices of biiihling materials and 

 the troubles in the labor world have com- 

 bineil to cause a serious dejiression in the 

 liimbiT market. The dullness is felt on 

 all sides and comparisons witli last sum- 

 mer's business disclose the fact that most 

 dealers are far lieliind. 



Although the trikes among the carpen- 

 ters and longshoremen have been adjusted, 

 the ell'eet of the long periotl of inactivity 

 is still lieing felt and lumbermen are frank 

 to confess that it will be a consideratile 

 time before the trade resumes its former 

 asiiect. The dealers are harassed by the 

 const.int fe.-ir of still fnrtlier troubles with 

 tin' various unions, so that althoiigli the 

 employes may be quiet at present, there 

 is always the danger of another imtbreak. 



Man.v prices have fallen oft as a result 

 of the general flatness of the market. 

 Toplar has shown a decided weakness and 

 yellow iiine is easier than it lias been for 

 the last eighteen months. Maple flooring 

 has fallen oft". White liine is holding its 

 own. A few of the woikIs an- reported to 

 lie in good condition. Chestnut is scarce 

 and in good demand and MUartered oak is 

 active and hard to get. The lower grades 

 of North Carolina pine are active, but the 

 better grades are noticeably draggy. 



NEW YORK. 



The situation in tlic metropolis seems a 

 little easier, and with prospects bright for 

 an early ending of tlie labor trouliles, 

 things are taking on a little rosier Ime. 

 (luarleied oak. while it is holding its own. 

 is not showing much movinnent. although 

 prices do not seem to be aft'ected liy the 

 slack conditions of trade. A good, fair 

 price for inch firsts and seconds is $TS. 



riain oak is in fairly good demand, and 

 it is easier to supply the stock, with prices 

 firm at .S4.'j for firsts and seconds. 



roplar is strong and in good call at ?51 



