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HARDWOOD RECORD 



April 25, 1919 



Jackson & Tindle 



ELM and BIRCH 



4/4 to 12/4 All Grades 



Well assorted stock 



4/4, 5/4, 6/4, & 8/4 No. 3 

 Hardwood 



Mills at PELLSTON, MICH. 

 MUNISING, MICH. 

 JACKSONBORO, ONT 



Main Office 



BUFFALO, N. Y 



Send your inquiries to 



SALES OFFICE: 303-304 Murray Building 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Here's Something 

 Unusually doocl 



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. 



Oallins H 



c, 



anson x^ompany 

 GRAYLING, MICHIGAN 



The Tegge Lumber Col 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 



■ \ ■ 

 Milwaukee,. Wisconsin 



in the building line. Cypress is getting scarce and prices are holding 

 strong. Between the various woods in the demand the yards are keep- 

 ing fairly busy. 



Some of the Buffalo hardwood dealers have been going West lately to 

 look after maple, elm and basswood. They find prices high, because the 

 western trade is more active than ours. It is time for taking tonnage 

 to bring down lumber by lake, but the vessel owners and shippers have 

 not been able to agree upon a rate, as most of the shippers are not in any 

 hurry for lumber and are willing to hold off. The amount to come down 

 is small, as compared with former seasons, and will not be large again, 

 because the timber near the lakes is mostly gone and lake rates are about 

 as high as rail. 



BALTIMORE 



Trade conditions are about the same as they have been, with the possi- 

 ble exception that the belief in an advance of prices has become more 

 widely disseminated. Buyers who, not so long ago, were inclined almost 

 to ridicule any suggestion that the quotations might go up instead of 

 come down are either not so sure now of their position or they have 

 actually become converted to the probability of a rLse, which expectation 

 is based upon the fact that stocks at the mills are by no means large, while 

 the impediments in the way of a heavy production are perhaps as great 

 as they were before. Labor has not become more plentiful, nor is it 

 apparently in a mood to work for lower wages, so that one of the prin- 

 cipal items of production cost is about at the war level. Information 

 accumulates that the stocks on hand are far smaller than regard for a 

 free selection would render desirable ; so that, if the inquiry were to make 

 any considerable gains, an actual shortage might readily develop. That 

 the prospect of a very decided increase in the demand is by no means 

 very remote is indicated by the increase in the foreign shipments, which 

 have attained very appreciable proportions ; and the predictions are grow- 

 ing more numerous that the domestic requirements are certain to expand 

 very much as activities that call for the use of hardwoods are taken up. 

 A great deal of building is in prospect, and as experience has shown hard- 

 wood finish to be a fine talking point for the men who endeavor to dis- 

 pose of improved real estate, hardwoods are certain to be called for by 

 the building contractors in perhaps heavier volume than before. The 

 revival has not yet set in, to be sure, but indications point more insistently 

 in that direction. For the present the members of the trade have no 

 considerable amount of business on hand, the orders that come in being 

 for the most part to take care of immediate wants. But the movement 

 keeps up sufficiently to encourage the handlers of hardwoods and cause 

 them to look with confidence to the future. As stated, the exports are 

 showing gains, and shippers generally anticipate that sufficient tonnage 

 will be available soon to enable them to resume forwardings on a scale 

 commensurate with the former movement. Additional vessels are being 

 put into the service from gulf ports by the United States Shipping Board, 

 and the question of transportation is likely to be effectively solved before 

 long. 



COLUMBUS 



The hardwood trade is strong in every particular. With increased de- 

 mand from most sources, there is a firmness shown in all localities and 

 future prospects appear brighter. Factories are still the best feature as 

 concerns making vehicles, implements and furniture are in the market 

 for larger orders. It is believed that the hardwood trade will show un- 

 usual strength during the nest few months and preparations have been 

 made accordingly. 



One of the best features is the fact that interior finish concerns are 

 buying heavily to fill orders. This is taking any extra supply of hard- 

 woods on the local market and making certain items hard to get. Re- 

 tailers are also buying fairly well as their stocks are not large; The 

 movement in all directions is Increasing and shippers are preparing for 

 a stronger demand. 



Building operations are becoming more active as the season advances. 

 Architects and contractors are busy on figures for new work and many 

 of the projects will soon be started. People generally have come to the 

 conclusion that building materials will not be any lower during the 

 spring and summer and are going ahead with their projects. 



Prices are firm all along the line. Recent advances of about three dol- 

 lars per M. have been recorded in wide sizes of poplar. Quartered oak 

 is fairly active at former levels. There is a good demand for all grades 

 of plain oak. Chestnut is firm and the same is true of basswood and ash. 



CINCINNATI 



The market during the last two weeks has been strong, particularly on 

 the upper grades of all hardwoods. Inquiries continue to come In for 

 greater volume, followed in many instances by orders, with the result 

 that during the past week especially a great amount of lumber has been 

 sold. The general attitude of the buyer has undergone a change. In con- 

 trast to his former policy of waiting, he now seems to realize that he has 

 held off too long and is inclined to buy now since the market is advancing. 

 As far as could be learned, all manufacturers show increased sales, though 

 stocks continue to be scarce. Much buying of oak flooring has been noted 

 and good poplar is in great demand. Lumbermen are evincing great 

 optimism over the fact that the resumption of building operations now 

 seems much nearer than before. 



