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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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of tilt' wood consuming plants in Kvansville nre lit-inj; upcratfil on steady 

 tiiiu'. Huilding operations are picking up some. Plauiug mills are taking 

 1111 new Inisiness and sash and door men report an increase in their out of 

 town trade. 



LOUISVILLE 



i'mrii the consensus of opinion of the Louisville hardwood trade it 

 woiiUi .seem that everything is moving, with orders coming freely, and 

 wired instructions to ship orders upon which no shipping instructions 

 had been given, ('tmsumption is heavy and demand strong, while profluc- 

 tion which has heen light for months is picking up slightly as a result of 

 better weather, sliipping and labor conditions. Kxport demand is slow 

 in materializing, due to shortage of bottoms. The chief demand is from 

 the furniture, musical instrument and automobile trades, with the demand 

 Uinn flooring and interior trim manufacturers picking up. Prices are 

 tirm. and showing signs of further advance, due to shortage of certain 

 cdiiimodities and heavy demand. It is claimed that there is not an item 

 in the hardwood list that is dull at this time, while demand for some 

 woods has cut into dry stocks until it is very hard to supply new busi- 

 ness. Ash and hickory have been very active, with a good demand for 

 elm. Oak, both quartered and plain, is good, while poplar is hard to find, 

 (iutn is moving well in the better grades, with low grades a bit slow, due 

 to dullness in the box trade. Veeners are very active, with an improved 

 demand for panels and built up stocks. Flitches and prime veneer logs 

 are in good demand. Walnut and mahogany are showing up better than 

 at any time since the signing of the armistice. A number of veneer and 

 liimlier concerns reported April as their largest month, and early reports 

 show that May bettered the record. A great deal of fine residence work 

 is starting, and there is a good deal of office building and apartment house 

 work in sight, which should call for consideralde quantities of high grade 

 linishing. 



BEAUMONT 



If Ellis Parker Butler were covering the hanhvood market in the 

 Texas territory just now he might say "dry lumber is dry lumber" in- 

 stead of "pigs is pigs." Or more properly, it would be dry lumber if there 

 were any such animal. Stock sheets that mention dry stocks in the 

 upper grades are mutilated the moment the wires can be reached, and the 

 numl)er of duplicate orders coming in for the same lot is sometimes em- 

 barrassing, f^ome of the millmeu have shown a decided tendency to pro- 

 tect their domestic trade by fighting shy of export business. In support 

 of this stantl. they claim that the exporters will handle nothing but the 

 higher grades and when these are cleaned up, they have nothing but low 

 grades to offer the trade they may have to depend upon in the future. 

 They do not want to take chances on a back-fire and are filling the want.^ 

 of the interior trade as near as possible. 



In the Texas and Louisiana territory continued rains have been a source 

 of serious embarrassment in getting out logs, causing the mills to frequently 

 close down from a day to a week. Neither does the wet weather assist in 

 drying stocks. 



There is a big demand for gum and oak with dry magnolia not far 

 behind in both demand and shortage of stocks. While lower grades are 

 not in such great demand, they are moving freely with a decided upward 

 tendency. The condition of the market makes it extremely hard on 

 wholesalers who do not care to quote on lumber which they have not 

 previously tied up. The rising market has caught some of them napping 

 in this respect and they do not care to have the operation repeated. 



While labor is generally considered plentiful, millnien are not finding it 

 so in some classes and this has delayed construction of plants in more 

 than one instance. 



MILWAUKEE 



In every division of the hardwood industry, from producer to consumer, 

 the feeling concerning the present situation and the outlook for the future 

 grows more buoyant from day to day. The volume of business continues 

 to expand steadily and with certainty, having no aspect of a boom to 

 indicate undue inflation. Conditions unquestionably are the soundest in 

 two years or more. 



The industrial demand for hardwoods is the distinct feature of the 

 present market. Manufacturers of cabinets, furniture, etc., are buying 

 freely, not only to fill immediate requirements, but to fortify themselves 

 for some time ahead, inasmuch as all signs point to an upward tendency 

 of prices rather than the least indication of a decline. Veneer and panel 

 mills are busy at maximum capacity and several of the largest plants are 

 being enlarged to provide much-needed facilities. Musical instrument and 

 furniture factories still are the best buyers. 



Wisconsin hub and spoke factories have more orders than they can 

 conveniently till, despite the rapid growth of the use of motor vehicles. 

 Other industries having large requirements of hardwood lumber, bolts and 

 other raw or semi-finished material report increasing business. 



Northern hardwood manufacturers are pushing production to the limit 

 of human and mechanical resources, in order to replenish rapidly dis- 

 appearing stocks. The small input of logs last winter is beginning to 

 tell. At the approach of mid-season the supply at many mills has dwindled 

 to the lowest point in years and it begins to look as if there will be a 

 decided shortage of hardwood lumber before the end of the year. 



WE WANT TO SELL 

 For QUICK SHIPMENT 



100 M' 6/4" No. I Com. & Btr Birch 



50 M' 6/4" No. 2 Com. Birch 



50 M' 6/4" No. 3 Com. Birch 

 1 00 M' 6/4" No. I Com. & Btr. Hard Maple 

 (6" & wider) 



50 M' 6/4" No. 3 Com. Hard Maple 

 1 00 M' 8/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr. Hard Maple 



Send us vour inquiries for 

 NORTHERN HARDWOODS and HEMLOCK 



Wheeler -Timlin Lumber Co. 



WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 



WE MANUFACTURE bandsawed, plain and quarter (awed 



WHITE and RED OAK and YEUOW POPLAR 



We make a specialty of Oak and Hickory Imple- 

 ment, Wagon and Vehicle Stock in the rough 



Your Inquiries Solicited 



ARUNGTON LUMBER CO., Arlington, Kentucky 



Wistar, Underhill & Nixon 



PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 



Manufacturers of CYPRESS and GUM 



QUALITY is remem- 

 bered long after price 

 is forgotten. When desir- 

 ing quality write us. 



A Few Dry Items Now Ready 



1 car 4/4 No. 1 Com. & Bet. Red Gum 



1 car 4/4 FAS Sap Gum 6" & wider 



1 car 5/4 FAS Plain Red Oak 



1 car 5/4 FAS Qrtd. Red Oak 



1 car 4/4 FAS Qrtd. Red Oak, 10" & w. 



1 car 4/4 FAS Qrtd. Sycamore 



J. V. Stimson & Co. 



OWENSBORO KENTUCKY 



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