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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



WANTED. 



FIRST AND SECONDS AND COMMON 



PLAIN AND r\ H. l£ 

 QUARTERED V/ M fV . 



H. E. CHRISTIAN, 



INDIANAPOLIS. IND. 



5A\T0N & CO., Ltd. 



Exporters and Dealers 



LUMBER m LOGS 



KNOW ILLK, TENN. 



Liverpool A tondon Chambers LIVERPOOL. 



as Gracechurch Street. E. C, LONDON 



CABLE ADDRESS: SEVIER. 



A. It. C. Zebra, Lumberman's W. C. and 



rrlvatiCodis, 



LOCATIONS FOR 

 INDUSTRIES. 



The name of the Chicago, Milwau- 

 kee & St. Paul Railway has long been 

 identified witli practical measures for 

 the general upbuilding of its territory 

 and the promotion of its conimerce. 

 hence manufacturers have an assur- 

 ance that tlicy will find them.selves 

 at home on tlie company's lines. 



The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul 

 Railway Company's G.300 miles of 

 railway, exclusive of second track, 

 connecting track or sidings, traverses 

 eight states, nanielv: 



which comprise a great Agricultural. 

 Manufacturing and Jlining territory. 

 The Chicago. .Milwaukee & St. Paul 

 Railway Company gives unremitting 

 attention to the development of local 

 traffic on its lines and. with this in 

 view, seeks to increase the number of 

 manufacturing plants on its system, 

 either through their creation by local 

 enterprise or the influx of manufac- 

 turers from the Kast. It has all its 

 territory districted in relation to re- 

 sources, adaptability and advantages 

 for manufacturing. Specific informa- 

 tion furnished manufacturers in re- 

 gard to suitable locations. .-Vddress. 



W. B. DAVENPORT, 



Industrial Commissioner C, f>\. & St. P. R'y. 

 660 Old Colony BIdg.. Cilkci^o. Mi 



ST. LOTTIB. 



'I'lie <-oiinlcnaiices of the St. Louis poo- 

 pic are wreathetl with smiles this week, 

 .Mill a general air of satisfnction perviides 

 111.- atmosphere of the whole city. After 

 :i few weeks of enforce<l Inactivity the 

 business of the city, so far as the freight 

 iMibargo will permit, is moving along on 

 .III even basis and the wlmlesalers nro 

 .■ii:.'iln in a position to give rensonable af- 

 icMilliin to their onlers. A strike iimong 

 llie lumber teamsters, which elTectlvely 

 closed nji the St. Louis yards U>v a ])eriod 

 nf two weeks or more, has been declared 

 iilT and it is settled in such a way as lo 

 be a complete victory by the lumbermen 

 i>ver the unrea.sonable demands of th'> 

 unions. The settlenK'Ut of this strike also 

 pills an end to the sympathetic strike in 

 the box factories and a number of in- 

 cipient strikes among inmber pilers. and 

 the end came sooner than many had ex- 

 pected. 



iJeneral bnsiness conditions, as reported 

 by the dealers of this city, show a slight 

 iiiilirovement over the conditions prevail- 

 ing during .Inly, and it is believed that 

 vei-.v heav.v liusiness will be in progress by 

 the end of the month. In addition to this, 

 llioi'c is a liai'dening of values which is 

 noticed on nearl,v ever.v one of the items 

 handled in this market, and no one now 

 iielieves thai; a decline can possibly take 

 lilace before next spring, even if then. 

 The local demand from the planing mills 

 is not particularly heavy at just this time, 

 because of the small amount of building 

 calling for hardwood finish. In other lines 

 of local consumption, however, the demand 

 is excellent and those catering to this trade 

 are unable to supply more than the im- 

 mediate rcqnireraents of their customers. 

 The northern, eastern and western coun- 

 try reached by St. Louis lumber is Inly- 

 ing with increased freedom, now that the 

 worst of the summer is passed without 

 even a wavering of prices, and, while 

 many are still only willing to buy on a 

 hand-to-mouth basis, the majorit.v are ab- 

 sorbing all they can .secure. A condition 

 which is seriously affecting the local situi- 

 tiou is the ear shortage in the southern 

 country and the discrimination against St. 



Louis, beoiinso of the frelghi ciu-.slloii 

 existing III this city. As was reporlcil 

 nboiil two weeks ago. the majority of the 

 railroads east of the river ri'fuse to accept 

 frelKhl for St. Louis, so that this Is coin- 

 |M-lllni.' those of the lo<'al people buying 

 lumber In Tennessee. Kentucky. Missis- 

 slppl ami .Maliama to hold their purchase-( 

 at the mills until such time iis shipment 

 can be madi'. liven west of the river 

 there Ik <'oiisiilernble ditlicully In brlngin,' 

 In lumber, because of the car shortage and 

 the iinwilliiignesK of many of the roads to 

 allow their cars to get mix*-*! up In the 

 tangle in St. Lonis, so that the receipts of 

 this market, are lighter than was the case 

 a month ago, although the soulhi'rn jiro- 

 duclion is heavier and the imrchases nt 

 initial points are also heavier. 



Th ik market has changed very little 



during llie past two weeks other llian that 

 local slocks of dry lumber are piHirer than 

 at lli:it time. Present receipts .'iri' made 

 up alnvost entirely of absolutely green 

 sto<'k and the country demanil Is only for 

 dry. so that the lumber which is accumti- 

 lating in .St. Louis, and there Is no gre.it 

 amount of it. is absolutel.v green ;;nd can- 

 not ligure into m.arket conditions before 

 next sjiiing. tiuarlered oak is the scarcest 

 item on the market and is wanted :it al- 

 most .'iny price, some of the dealei's hav- 

 ing ovei-sold. Roth inch and thick plain 

 oak are in poor suppl.v. except so far as 

 green stock is concerned, and stocks are 

 far below the normal for this season. 

 There is an active demand for small di- 

 mension oak and also for car stfK-k and 

 briilge plank, and very unusual prices are 

 being offered for those items. 



Cypress I'eceipts have been .somewhat 

 heavy during the past few weeks, a num- 

 ber of lai'ge river shipments having been 

 received. Stocks are still very incom- 

 plete, howevei'. and much more lumber is 

 wanliMl. Poplar is very desirable in all 

 grades and thicknesses, but there are no 

 receipts exce|)t of Mississippi stock. Con- 

 sldei'alile gum on old contracts is begin- 

 ning to arrive, but this has not yet affected 

 geiier.il |)rices and the demand is still bet- 

 ter tli.in the supply. Cottonwood, also, 

 should show up in better volume this fall, 



TELEGRAPHIC AND CABLE CODES 



At Reduced Prices 



ABC Code, 5th Edition, $7.00 Net. 



EDWARD W. JONES, Citizens' Bank Building. NORFOLK. VA. 



THEMOHQNDBTKILN 



The Safest and Most 

 Economical 



UStD tlCLUSIVELT iV THJ 



PULLMAN CO., BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER 

 CO,. CANADtAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. WHEELER 

 * WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO 



It Costs Less and Docs More 



Illusuatcd Cautogur on Applicjtion 



The A. H.Andrews Co 



174.176 Wabash ave 

 CHICAGO. ILL. 



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