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HARDWOOD RECORD 



May 1(1, V.)V.> 



ASH 



We manufacture a splendid quality of White, firm 

 textured, Louisiana ASH, in thicknesses 1 to 3 inch. 



Sound, Square-Edge Oak Plank 

 TIMBERS 



ALSO 



Gum Cottonwood Elm Pecan 



WIDTHS. LENGTHS AND GRADES TO PLEASE 



Pelican Lumber Company 



MOUND, LOUISIANA 



Here's OometKing 

 Unusually Ciood 



MAPLE 



12/4" 2 & Better 24,000 feet 



10/4" 2 & Better 150,000 feet 



ELM 



6/4" 3 & Better 30,000 feet 



8/4" 3 & Better 40,000 feet 



12/4" 3 & Better 25,000 feet 



BIRCH 



4/4" 3 & Better 80,000 feet 



The above stock is of a fine quality, — the 

 best in the land. We also carry a complete 

 stock of Hemlock of all sizes and lengths 

 up to 20 ft., in good shipping condition. 



iballinfif Hi 



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ling nanson company 



GRAYLING. MICHIGAN 



The Tegge Lumber Co: 



"* High Grade 

 Northern and Southern 

 Hardwoods and Mahogany 



- Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee.^Wisconsin 



dealers are ijrohably the best customers, as farming communities are doing 



considerable construction work. Building operations are also becoming 



more active in the cities and larger towns. Prices are firm all along the 

 line anti all recent advances have been well maintained. 



CINCINNATI 



Many movements have been started here to stimulate building. Various 

 organizations have stated that they are ready and willing to cooperate 

 in every way to encourage this activity. The general opinion is that now 

 is the time to build, as probably the cost of material and labor is as low 

 as it is likely to be for several years. 



The outlook in the hardwood market seems brighter than for some time 

 and business in general is much better. Lumbermen report inquiries very 

 heavy and usually followed quickly by the placing of orders. Sales for 

 the last fortnight have been numerous, though stocks on hand still continue 

 to be far below normal. The market is especially strong on all upper 

 grades. There has been a fair demand for hickory, while beech and maple 

 are being asked for in larger quantities. Soundy wormy oak is being sold 

 in vast amounts and there is heavy buying by the automobile trade. The 

 sales in oak flooring continue to be good, while the demand for chestnut 

 in sound wormy grades is getting stronger. Lumber prices all show a 

 general tendency to advance, but despite this tact business is better in 

 every way. 



DETROIT 



Prospects in building and allied lines with the opening of the month of 

 May are quite favorable in this section. Business continues good and 

 aside from some demands on the part of labor for higher wages the general 

 industrial condition is in shape for a prosperous summer season. 



Building permits for April totaled $3,330,700, easily the best showing 

 so far this season and almost 200 per cent greater than the corresponding 

 month of 191S. Lumber generally is in good demand and prices are well 

 maintained. In the hardwood lines continued shortages are reported on 

 some grades and higher prices are anticipated. 



The gradual expansion of building has brought forth increased buying 

 in hardwood floorings and finishings and some large prospects at present 

 in the hands of the architects and contractors indicate a continuance of 

 trade along all lines of the building industry in a volume greater than was 

 anticipated at the beginning of the year. 



Some dealers have been bold enough to urge immediate purchases in 

 advance of higher prices, which must cover nearly all grades of first-class 

 lumber, but the consensus of opinion seems to hold that while prices will 

 not be lower for some time, any perceptible increase over present quota- 

 tions would be uncalled for. 



Inquiries on the part of woodworking firms are gradually Increasing, 

 and furniture manufacturers as well as automobile concerns are placing 

 orders more freely for known requirements. Business has been exceedingly 

 brisk recently with sash and door and interior finish concerns. The definite 

 building program outlined last week by the local community housing organi- 

 zation in which a large number of homes are to be built and sold at co.st has 

 given a definite nature to the future building plans which will do much 

 to stimulate trade throughout the present season. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



With business fair and continuing so, there has been little or no change 

 lately In the hardwood market. However, the numerous inquiries on hard 

 woods portend increased activities later on. Speculative building Is a 

 fairly good barometer by which to judge the market, and from the many 

 high-class apartments and modern homes which will go up this season, 

 it is fair to .suppose that increased business in the market will develop with 

 the beginning of building operations. Local yards and mills have an ample 

 supply on hand to meet present demands. 



EVANSVILLE 



Trade with tlie hardwood lumber manufacturers of Evansvllle and 

 southern Indiana has been quite active during the past two weeks, and 

 indications point to an increased trade during the summer months. Most 

 of the hardwood mills are being operated on time and stock.s are reported 

 low. For some time the carriage and vehicle manufacturers have been 

 unable to get all the hickory they want to keep their plants in full opera- 

 tion. Because of the small stocks and the scarcity of certain items the 

 manufacturers express the opinion that lumber prices will remain well 

 up all of this year. Weather copditions in the South are better and more 

 logs are coming out. The demand for lumber from musical Instrument 

 manufacturer.s and furniture manufacturers is very good. Box factories 

 report a fairly good trade and have been in the market for some stock. 

 Both .slack and tight barrel cooperage manufacturers report their trade 

 dull. Wood consuming plants are being operated on full time. 



The demand for ash, hickory, quartered white oak, plain white oak, 

 maple and elm is strong. Poplar is moving better and walnut Is fair. 

 Quartered sycamore and cottonwood are normal. The veneer plants are 

 busy with nice orders coming in. Chair factories report a better business. 

 Building operations are reviving. Planing mill men have had a great 

 deal of repair work and are expecting considerable new business from this 

 time on. Yellow pine dealers say that trade is holding Its own very well. 



