HARDWOOD RECORD 



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coming in slowly. It is now difficult to 

 adequate supply of cars. 



LOUISVILLE 



Business with local hardwood concerns con- 

 tinues excellent, and the demand is holding up 

 right on the eve of the national election in even 

 better shape than had been expected. The pros- 

 pect of a scarcity of material and a congestion 

 of traffic is having more influence with the 

 buyers of hardwoods than the question as to 

 whether the shooting of Col. Roosevelt will 

 swing the election in his favor. Stocks are not 

 nearly so plethoric as they were a few months 

 ago, and items which were comparatively plenti- 

 ful then are really hard to get now. The ma- 

 hogany people have been shipping lumber green 

 from the saw to consumers who demanded it as 

 soon as it was manufactured, and while condi- 



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tions in the domestic hardwood trade are not 

 that stringent, they are "tight" enough to sug- 

 gest that consumers who want their lumber just 

 so as to age. widths, etc.. will have a harder 

 time tilling their wants satisfactorily than here- 

 tofore. There has been a fine call for quartered 

 oak, which remains one of the pleasant features 

 of the situation. The demand for quartered oak 

 strips, which was not particularly good until 

 a few months ago, has cleaned local concerns 

 almost completely, and with the flooring manu- 

 facturers active strips of all kinds, both plain 

 and quartered, have found a ready outlet. Pop- 

 lar is reported to be moving actively, and Cot- 

 tonwood and chestnut are also good sellers at 

 present. There is hardly a dull item on the 

 list. Prices are satisfactory and strong. 



ST. LOUIS 



The hardwood market is quite active at this 

 point, in fact it might be said to be enjoying a 

 boom. The improvement which has been going 

 on for some time has now reached a high point. 

 Nearly every item on the hardwood list is being 

 called for, especially the lower grades of oak, 

 Cottonwood, gum and poplar. This is particu- 

 larly pleasing to the hardwood dealers for there 

 is no trouble in disposing of the upper grades. 

 With the increase in the demand, prices have 

 gone up. The big trade in St. Louis is attrib- 

 uted to the car shortage in the South, which has 

 been diverting trade to this center, where stocks 

 are in pretty good condition and where ship- 

 ments can go out without much delay. Although 

 mills in the South report that their stocks of 

 dry lumber are very low, mill operations are 

 going on while the weather is pleasant. The 

 cut is fairly large, but available dry lumber will 

 be scarce until next spring. 



^EW ORLEANS 



Hardwoods, especially in the lower grades, con- 

 tinue strong and in good demand, and as stocks 

 are low, good prices are obtainable. The car 

 shortage is felt to some extent, although not as 

 seriously as by the pine and cypress trade. Fac- 

 tory buying is active, particularly by the furni- 

 ture manufacturers. 



In the export trade the continued heavy move- 

 ment indicates that the accumulation of delayed 

 old business is greater than estimated, and the 

 apparent progress in cleaning it up is to a con- 

 siderable degree due to the fact that the cotton 

 movement in the territory tributary to New 

 Orleans is two or three weeks later than antici- 

 pated. Demand and possible business is abun- 

 dant, and practically unlimited in the sense 

 that it exceeds the capacity of any possible 

 steamer service. The rush of forest products to 

 the port in excess of the facilities for lifting 

 them creates such a congestion in the railroad 

 yards as to induce the roads to place restric- 

 tions on the movement from the interior. The 

 result is that shippers are compelled to take 

 orders and rely upon their ability to get them 

 forward, and in many cases disappoint their 

 customers. 



The outlook for the hardwood log business is 

 even more discouraging as that traffic Is even 

 less tempting to the steamers than lumber, and 

 the favorable business abroad which is In sight 

 has its logical time of shipment just at the time 

 when the cotton movement Is in full swing. 



MILWAUKEE 



The scarcity of stocks and the shortage of 

 cars are causing considerable concern in the 

 local hardwood trade at the present time. Busi- 

 ness is entirely satisfactory, but prompt deliv- 

 ery on orders seems to be next to impossible. 

 Wholesale lumbermen say that stocks on hand 

 at the northern mills are unusually light, while 



it seems that dry stocks at the local manufac- 

 turing plants and in dealers' hands are at a 

 low stage. Prices are holding firm and in some 

 instances are higher. 



Fall building operations are fully up to ex- 

 pectations and as a result the local sash and 

 door concerns and interior finishing plants are 

 busy. Much fall building is going on in the 

 country districts, now that farmers are nearly 

 over with their rush of fall work, and dealers 

 are placing good orders for stocks. The local 

 furniture concerns are doing a fine business and 

 are placing some good orders. General indus- 

 trial conditions in Jlilwaukee have been show- 

 ing considerable improvement recently and this 

 is resulting in a better factory trade. 



Birch is in good demand and is moving freely, 

 but stocks are decidedly low. Maple is active 

 and is holding firm. Stocks of southern hard- 

 woods are bard to get, although demand is brisk 

 for plain red oak and quarter-sawed white oak. 



DETROIT 



The local hardwood market is in very good 

 condition. Dealers report a very fair volume 

 of business with satisfactory prices prevailing. 

 The demand for hard and soft maple continues, 

 with indications in favor of a further increase 

 in price. There is also a healthy demand for 

 white oak while birch is also moving more 

 freely, "the automobile factories, large buyers 

 of hardwoods, are busy and this prosperity is 

 shared by the dealers. One of the big features 

 of the market is the boom existing in the floor- 

 ing trade. The big mills are working overtime, 

 but are unable to catch up to orders. Prices 

 on hardwood flooring have advanced an average 

 of two dollars a thousand, owing to a corre- 

 sponding boost in the price of rough stock. The 

 increased price of the finished product, however, 

 has not diminished the flood of orders. 



LIVERPOOL 



Business keeps wonderfully good and prices 

 are still advancing. Stocks are moving prompt- 

 ly and several of the yards have never before 

 been seen quite as empty as at the present 

 time. The mahogany position is exceedingly 

 firm — quite the firmest spot — and there is every 

 sign that even higher figures will be attained at 

 the next auction sales. The question asked by 

 almost every one is "How much longer will 

 these advances go on?" The concensus of 

 opinion among the leading lumbermen seems to 

 be that they will keep on at least all of next 

 year. So much depends upon the freight charges 

 and as most of the shipping companies are 

 hooked far in advance for all their available 

 freight room, there does not seem to be any 

 prospect of an early fall. 



Round ash logs are exceedingly firm ; the 

 second growth logs are fairly well stocked, and 

 all logs are being promptly sold at good values. 

 First growth logs are practically non-existant 

 in first hands ; only a few logs of wormy wood 

 are being offered, and even this stock is selling 

 remarkably well. Some large orders for ash 

 lumber are being placed, IVz", 2" and 3" being 

 the thicknesses most in favor. 



Very few logs of round hickory are on the 

 market but good values are realized on what- 

 ever is offered. Birch is good, though a fair 

 stock of Halifax wood is on hand. Prices are 

 exceedingly firm. Pitch pine is being sold at 

 almost Incredible figures and the market is 

 practically without any stock of prime quality. 



Round oak logs are being sold In large quan- 

 tities, especially if really white in color. The 

 market for quartered oak lumber also seems 

 good and prices are exceedingl.v firm. Dimen- 

 sion oak is coming forward better, though the 

 orders are very old ones. Wagon specifications 

 are wanted very badly and buyers are anxiously 

 awaiting shipments. 



