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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Jimi" 25. 1919 



Jackson & Tindle 



Mills at I'ollstoii aiul Munisiiiji, Mich., and Jacksonl)oro, 

 (Jilt., all being operated, so we are in position to quote 

 attractive iirice.'= on liisfh ijrade 



MAPLE. BIRCH, BASSWOOD, ELM, 

 BEECH, HEMLOCK, PINE, SPRUCE, 

 CEDAR SHINGLES, Etc., Etc. 



/iK/iiirics Solicited for Either Siiifle Cars or Large Blocks 



MAIN OFFICE: Buffalo, N.Y. 



SALES OFFICE: 303-304 Murray Building 



Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Here's bomething 

 Unusually Caood 



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. 



Oalline H 



Uoi 



anson x^ompany 

 GRAYLING, MICHIGAN 



The Tegge Lumber Col 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPI^ESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee,, Wisconsin 



PITTSBURGH 



The bulk of the hardwood business being done with ni:inufacturers 

 comes from the furniture and implement trade. Considerable lumber is 

 being sold in both lines. Orders are irregular and spotted, however, and 

 the general demand is not satisfactory. There is very little railroad 

 business except in bridge timbers. 



The big road building movement of tri-state territory is going to, make 

 necessary this summer enormous purchases of oak for bri{lges, and whole- 

 salers look for higher prices for bridge stuff on this account. South- 

 western hardwoods are very firm in price. Stocks in that section are 

 very much lower than usual, owing to the heavy rains and decreased 

 production. Yard trade in hardwoods is gradually increasing. Con- 

 siderable improvement has been noted since June 1, and it is believed 

 that there will be a steady gain in this business providing the building 

 trades strikes are settled in the near future. 



BALTIMORE 



Such changes as have taken place in the hardwood trade here during 

 the last two weeks are all in the direction of a more active inquiry and 

 much higher prices. Both of these developments, of course, are due to 

 the discovery that a very considerable shortage in stocks exists and that 

 the output of the mills does not suffice to take care of the current needs. 

 Some of the quotations have gone beyond anything heretofore experienced, 

 and all of the items on the list are affected to some degree. White oak 

 is scarcely to Ite had at all, and the stocks of reil oak have been reduced 

 to very small proportions. Buyers are scurrying around to place orders, 

 Init encounter frequent refusals, the producers simply being unable to enter 

 into commitments. It is mainly a case of a decided shortage in logs, which 

 began during the time the United States was engaged in the war and 

 which there has been no opportunity as yet to make up even in part. The 

 output of logs now about keeps pace with the daily cut of the mills, reduced 

 as this is, though every effort is being made to extend operations in the 

 woods, with every prospect that before very long the mills will be in 

 l)etter shape. The make-up of the working forces of plants still leaves 

 much to be desired with regard to number, but especially as to efficiency. 

 Men are not easily persuaded to go into the woods, and there is not the 

 slightest danger as far as can be seen now that the offerings of lumber 

 will become at all free. So far the great bulk of the distribution has been 

 in the domestic market, circumstances having been such that the foreign 

 trade received comparatively little attention. But the facilities for making 

 shipment to Europe are improving, and the readiness with which stocks are 

 taken up there furnishes a strong incentive for the exporters to develop 

 extraordinary activity. As fast as tonnage is pi-ovided the forwardings 

 may be expected to gain in volume, which, of course, will impose still further 

 strain upon the market. The gain extends to virtually all woods and the 

 outlook is regarded as highly encouraging. Maple flooring and similar 

 stocks lire in very small supply, with producers not infrequently announc- 

 ing that they are unable to book orders, being sold up months ahead. Red 

 gum has moved up to figures that seem almost fantastic, $60 being asked 

 for No. 1 common, which is an advance of $20 in thirty days, this wood 

 actually comma udiug a higher price than oak. All the indications are that 

 current quotations will hold, and the prospect of further advances is by no 

 means excluded. 



COLUMBUS 



strength is tlie chief feature of the hardwood trade in central Ohio ter- 

 ritory. Buying on the part of retailers as well as factories is more active 

 and the tone of the trade is generally good. Lumljermen believe that the 

 Sood demand will continue during the summer and fall months and have 

 made preparations accordingly. 



Factories ninliing boxes, implements and furniture are the best cus- 

 tomers at this time. They are buying both for immediate needs and for 

 the future. Retail stocks are not large in any territory and consequently 

 orders from that source are coming in better. Shipments are coming out 

 promptly and there is no delay in maliing deliveries. 



Ituildiug operations are becoming more active as the season a<lvances. 

 With the settlement of the builder.s" strike here quite a few building 

 projects are going forward and others are being planned. Columbus is 

 fully 2500 homes short. 



Dry stocks are extremely scarce and as a result prices are higher all 

 along the line. All varieties and grades have shared in the advance, which 

 is well maintained. The feeling that hardwood prices will l)e lower is 

 evidently pas.sing away, and now retailers are in the market to buy 

 stocks at present levels. Quartered and plain oak are both in good 

 demand and prices are higher. There is a good demand for all grades of 

 poplar. Chestnut is firm and the same is true of l)asswood. There is a 

 stronger demand for ash. 



EVANSVILLE 



There has been marked improvement in the hardwood trade here during 

 tlie fortnight and a good many orders and inquiries have lieen received. 

 Most of the lumber sold has been for immediate delivery. Prices on the 

 I'cst grades of hardwood are steadily advancing and in the opinion of 

 manufacturers lumber prices will advance still more during the next six or 

 seven months. Stocks are low in all sections of the country, it is pointed 



