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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Illness. He engaged In the planing mill and box manufacturing business 

 on Fifth and Cedar streets many years ago. Some time ago Mr. Hays 

 retired and his sons took over the management. Mr. Hays was eighty 

 years old, and is said to have been the oldest living Mason in Milwaukee. 

 Two sons and three daughters survive him. 



=-< DETROIT y- 



Secretary .Tohn Lodge of I lie Dwiglit Lumber Company reports that his 

 factory is very busy and that the demand for hardwood flooring is con- 

 stantly increasing. During the past thirty days prices on flooring have 

 increased an average of $2 a thousand, due to the increase in price of 

 rough material. At the present time Mr. Lodge says that the lumber 

 supply is ample but that he fears that the company will have some diffi- 

 culty In getting rough stock before very long. 



George I. McClure says that business is rushing and that the hardwood 

 sales of the past month are far in excess of any January in the business 

 to the best of his recollection. Owing to the scarcity of snow in Michigan 

 he is afraid that the supply of Michigan hardwood will be very scarce. 

 While all the lumbermen are well equipped to make an enormous cut, the 

 non-appearance of snow is keeping them gue?sing. 



The Thomas Forman Company reports having had the best January 

 business in many years. Business still continues to be brisk with prices 

 very satisfactory. A representative of the company says that the large 

 amount of building being done in Detroit has kept it busy every minute 

 and that prospects for the remainder of the winter are very encouraging. 

 Hardwood flooring and flnish are in big demand and the supply is a trifle 

 short. 



Bluestone Land & Lumber Company 



M.\NUFACTIIRERS 



WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS 

 Soft White Pine, Oak, Poplar, Chestnut, Hemlock 



Band Sawed Stock RIDGWAY 



S"??Z"i-rc!L?^iirs'^° PENNSYLVANIA 



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CINCINNATI 



I Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers! 



RIEMEIER LUMBER CO. 



OAK, POPLAR, CHESTNUT 



SUMMERS AND GEST STREETS 



JAMES KENNEDY & CO., Ltd. 



OAK, POPLAR AND OTHER HARDWOODS 



FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 



The Kosse, Shoe & Schleyer Co. 



WALNUT, OAK, AND OTHER HARDWOODS 



103-4-5 CAREW BUILDING 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 



Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



3034-34 COLERAIN A%ENUE 



CHARLES F. SHIELS & CO. 



SPECI.VLISTS IN WIDE STOCK 



POPLAR, OAK, CHERRY, BIRCH 



GEORGE LITTLEFORD 



RED CEDAR, CHERRY 



OrnCE: 1383 RICHMOND STREET 



SW ANN-DAY LUMBER CO. 



Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



SALES OFFICE— SECOND NATIONAL BANK BUILDING 



SHAWNEE LUMBER CO. 



HARDWOODS, WHITE PINE and HEMLOCK 



^ Sales Office — South Side Station — C. H. & D. R. R. S 



One ot the new liirabor and finish companies in the Detroit field has 

 filed articles of incorporation as the F. L. Lowrie Lumber & Finish Com- 

 pany. Of a capital stocls issue of $50,000, at $100 per share, $25,000 was 

 paid in. Fredericli T. Lowrie owns 298 shares and George P. Lowrie and 

 Charlotte P. Lowrie one share a piece. The stock runs for a term of 

 thirty years. 



The Hardwood Market 



.-<. CHICAGO >.= 



The situation locally is practically unchanged during the last two 

 weeks. Continued shortage of most lines of stock — and as heretofore the 

 lower grades particularly — together with steadily maintained and in some 

 instances gradually increasing prices, mark the local conditions. Both 

 northern and southern manufacturers with headquarters or representatives 

 in Chicago, and also the larger wholesalers handling northern and southern 

 hardwood stocks, report that they see no chance of material relief in the 

 stock situation for a good many months. The shortage in hardwood 

 stocks has undoubtedly had its effect upon the consumption of veneer as 

 this department of forest products is now enjoying one of the most 

 profitable periods it has ever experienced. 



It would be easier to enumerate the woods which are in less active 

 request than those which are in great demand, as practically all grades 

 of all species are selling well. As is everywhere noted, plain red oak is the 

 leading item among hardwoods. Plain white oak continues to be a close 

 second, while the gradually increasing call for quartered oak stock 

 continues to be apparent. Red gum has resumed its former strong 

 position and sap gum is showing rapidly growing strength and an 

 increasing price which will undoubtedly bring it to a more equitable level 

 as compared with the cost of red gum. Increasing difficulty is encountered 

 in securing box lumber and it is not probable that this situation will be 

 relieved to any extent during the present year. 



The soft open winter in the North and the excessive rains in the 

 Mississippi producing territory have militated seriously against logging. 

 Some difficulty in securing adequate stock is anticipated by local 

 wholesalers on this account. But it is the unanimous opinion ot the local 

 trade that the whole thing hinges upon buying and deliveries, as lumber 

 will sell and sell at a good figure. 



-•<, NEW YORK y. 



There is nothing ot special interest in the local hardwood market. The 

 strong features of the past several months continue in evidence and there 

 is nothing to indicate any relaxation in the market. Some advances have 

 been noted since the last report, particularly in ash and oak. Maple has 

 also advanced. There Is no need to worry about the demand for good 

 lumber, and the improvement in call for lumber of lower grade is en- 

 couraging. Any change in the general lumber market for the next six 

 months or more will be toward advanced prices. 



-•<, BUFFALO y 



The hardwood trade is doing well at present and the past month was 

 above the average in extent of business. Dealers state that the mild 

 weather has made it difficult for many mills to get their log supplies and 

 this has had a strengthening effect upon prices, which already were firm. 

 There is a good deal of difficulty in getting dry stock of various woods 

 and the outlook is for firm prices in the near future. 



Quartered oak is beginning to show a little more strength and even 

 the common grades, which have been in small demand for some time, are 

 now firmer. Plain oak sales are being made in good quantity at the 

 usual firm quotations. Maple and birch are strong and flooring in these 

 woods is bringing higher prices. Ash is a little more active. The low 

 grades of all hardwoods are in small supply and poplar and basswood 

 show much strength, being considerably higher than last year. 



■< PHILADELPHIA >■ 



The hardwood situation remains unchanged from a fortnight ago. 

 Balance sheets are all taken off and other fiscal matters disposed of. and 

 where to secure the necessary stock is now the paramount considera- 

 tion. Both the wholesaler and consumer realize that in this matter they 

 are up against a hard problem, and the depleted stock pile at the 

 mill end and the inclement weather conditions in the Southland give 

 little hope of a near solution. For many years the manufacturers have 

 not entertained so many visitors, all pleading for some of their stock, 

 and at their own price. 



The consuming industries continue active, and a stout optimism obtains 

 everywhere as to outlook. Plain oak continues leader among the woods; 

 quartered oak is still climbing ; ash gains ; gum in the eastern market is 

 in good demand ; beech, birch and maple hold a good place ; poplrfr 

 remains steady and chestnut makes new friends. There is no weakening 

 in cypress and the mahogany market is strong. 



