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taking all they can get and rusliing orders for 

 more. Under this pressure prices have advanced 

 much sooner than was expected. 



Louisville. 



Trobably the most enlivening feature of the 

 hardwood market during the past fortnight has 

 been the awakening of the demand for car ma- 

 terial, for which there have been heavy orders, 

 which is stirring up the car factories and caus- 

 ing them to send out buyers for material. These 

 inquiries apparently cover everything from flat 

 cars to Pullmans, and the outlook is good for a 

 continuance of the demand through the winter. 

 This increased call for car material is having 

 a stiffening effect on the market — not only for 

 this class of stock but for all kinds of oak — 

 and while some buyers hesitate to place orders 

 at first, because mill men are asking an increase 

 in prices, it is very likely from the present 

 tone of the market that the longer they wait the 

 more they will have to pay to get oak stock 

 of any special dimensions. The demand for 

 wagon wood and tor furniture material continues 

 as active as ever notwithstanding that liberal 

 deliveries were made possible during the past 

 month by the good roads in the country. The 

 beginning of bad weather has come at this writ- 

 ing, and as this means slow deliveries and more 

 expensive operations in the woods, mill men are 

 not anxious to tie themselves up with heavy 

 ordei-s. 



The poplar market continues stiff. Holders 

 of good poplar stock rest easy, confident that 

 the longer buyers wait the more they will get 

 for their stock and as a result they are not mani- 

 festing any anxiety to book orders. 



Chestnut has been more active and prices are 

 stiffening a little, with the available supply ap- 

 parently short of the needs of the trade. It 

 would seem that the present is a good time to 

 cut chestnut for the future needs, as it is 



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growing in favor, especially for veneer backing. 

 In this work it is said to be practically the 

 best wood obtainable. The grade used for veneer 

 backing is generally sound wormy, while the 

 upper grades are meeting with favor as a sub- 

 stitute for oak in furniture and cabinet work. 



The cooperage business here is very active in 

 the whisky stock branch, because the distilleries 

 are now running full force and calling for a 

 big volume of barrels, which, together with the 

 fact that high-grade whisky srock is rather 

 scarce, is creating a lively demand, especially for 

 bourbon heading. Heading is the scarcest arti- 

 cle on the list, but the supply of all kinds of 

 whisky stock is limited and there is no difficulty 

 experienced in getting a pretty fair price for any- 

 thing offered in the line of whisky cooperage. 



Los Angeles. 



The somewhat larger volume of hardwoods 

 that went into the mills during the past two 

 weeks to be worked into finished material for 

 the unusually large number of buildings now 

 being erected in this city and surrounding towns 

 has created a very noticeable demand for hard- 

 woods of all kinds. The arrival of about a 

 dozen carloads of about equal proportions of red 

 and white plain oak and red and white quar- 

 tered oak, red birch and ash, stimulated the 

 market for a time, but the demand of the past 

 tew days is again strong on the entire list of 

 hardwoods, a number of sales of plain red oak, 

 one inch, being reported at $93, and an order 

 for one-inch maple at $.SS was consummated, 

 which certainly are the highest prices obtained 

 lor these woods for a long time. ITie fall de- 

 mand is heavier than usual this year, and from 

 I he reports published by the building department 

 of this city it is sate to prophesy that more 

 hardwood will be disposed of this winter than 

 during any previous winter. .Some substantial 

 orders have been placed lately by local dealers 

 with hardwood firms for prompt delivery. 



The hardwood flooring situation is still the 

 same as some months ago : firms in the East 

 are considerably behind in shipments on orders 

 placed two, three and four months ago. Seven- 

 eighths maple flooring, polished, bored for nail- 

 ing and end matched, is quoted by manufacturers 

 at about ?55 per thousand f. 0. b. Los Angeles, 

 and retails around the $70 mark. Oak flooring, 

 the plain red and plain white grades, is quoted 

 at about .$52, and retails at $05. The demand 

 is very strong. 



London. 



The hardwood market has shown a slightly 

 better tone during the past fortnight and stocks 

 are moving from the various docks. Both buy- 

 ers and sellers are looking forward to busier 

 t.mes, as a good many of the largest users of 

 lumber are fairly busy, but at the same time this 

 may only be a "flash in the pan," as prices of 

 the lower qualities of oak, walnut and white- 

 wood have had to be considerably reduced in 

 order to effect sales of newly arrived parcels 

 without incurring dock charges. 



Prime plain oak boards are not arriving at 

 all freely and buyers are more inclined to pay 

 shippers' prices for goods to arrive, the principal 

 arrivals of this wood being low-grade unseasoned 

 stocks. Planks are in good demand at fairly 

 good prices. 



Whitewood boards are quiet and arrivals are 

 not heavy. Planks and logs are neglected. 



Satin walnut holds firm and prices are good, 

 a.-;, owing to the yellow fever scare, arrivals are 

 not heavy. Bu.vers are not, however, inclined 

 to pay any advance in price yet, but prefer to 

 wait for consignments, which they are sure are 

 coming. Unfortunately, after this wood has been 

 scarce for a time it usually comes with a rush 

 that swamps the market. It is well that this 

 matter has been taken up by the National Lum- 

 ber Exporters' Association, and it is to be hoped 

 that good will result from their action. Shippers 

 can well understand the damage this consign- 

 ment business does to the trade generally, when 



they know that most of the largest London buy- 

 ers decline to make forward contracts, as they 

 are sure they will be able to pick up on the 

 quays any stocks they may require when same 

 are being sold to save the heavy expense of stor- 

 ing. Xor should they take too much notice of 

 (he report printed in one of the American trade 

 journals that most of the buyers had agreed not 

 to handle these stocks so as to give shippers a 

 lesson ; it is more likely that buyers would com- 

 bine to get these stocks at their own prices. 



The demand for walnut has fallen off some- 

 what and shipments should be curtailed. 



Ash logs, forest and second growth, are in 

 good demand, although hardly the time of year 

 for shipments. Boards and planks have also a 

 good call, but stocks are small and the demand 

 among the carriage builders is being supplied 

 with wood from southern Europe, which is liked 

 as well as other English or American grown 

 timber. 



Several parcels of Mississippi soft elm have 

 arrived recently and gone Into consumption. It 

 is useful to the coffin makers since the Canadian 

 wood is so scarce. 



Of mahogany arrivals are not heavy. The de- 

 mand is good and very fair prices are being 

 realized. 



Liverpool. 



According to Alfred Dobell & Co., the arrivals 

 at Liverpool during September have in the ag- 

 gregate been light and the demand fair. An ad- 

 vance in price has been established for several 

 important articles, and the position of the market 

 generally warrants more hopeful anticipations. 



The import of round southern oak has been 

 light, with prices unchanged. Baltimore waney 

 logs of strictly prime quality can be recommended 

 for shipment. Prices on wagon planks are 

 easier, and the demand is confined to first quality 

 planks of good specifications. In inferior coffin 

 planks the heavy stock is still moving slowly 

 and prices are low, so that only strictly prime 

 planks of good specifications should be shipped. 

 The same may be said of walnut logs. Walnut 

 planks and boards are arriving freely ; prices 

 still low. The poplar market remains unchanged. 

 The shipping season for ash and hickory has 

 not commenced. 



September mahogany sales were well sup- 

 ported by buyers from all parts of the country. 

 Competition was very keen and nearly all the 

 African wood was sold at advanced prices for 

 all descriptions. Figured wood was in strong 

 request and realized extreme prices. Mexican 

 mahogany sold readily at full prices, while ar- 

 rivals of Honduras would come to an eager 

 market, as there have been no supplies for sev- 

 eral months. There is no stock of Guatemalan 

 wood, although the market Is ready for It. 



Hamburg. 



F. W. Burchard reports that Hamburg auc- 

 tions were badly neglected all summer by the 

 trade, although a lively and satisfactory business 

 went on privately. The last auction of the sea- 

 son, just held, showed a norm* aspect once 

 more, being well attended and supported and 

 showing satisfactory results. The demand is 

 likely to remain good and nicely assorted logs 

 of large dimensions, suitable for veneer cutting, 

 will be welcomed and will command a ready 

 sale ex quay or soon after landing. The con- 

 sumption of poplar has increased during the last 

 year. The stocks remaining unsold are mostly 

 of secondary quality, first quality finding ready 

 sale at good prices. Consignments of fresh, large 

 logs, prime quality, will be welcomed. The de- 

 mand for white oak, satin walnut, hickory and 

 ash logs is irregular and unreliable. Mahogany 

 logs are offered too freely just now. At the 

 recent auction Mexican, West Indian and African 

 stock failed to find buyers. Walnut boards and 

 squares of current dimensions and good quality 

 are being sought, particularly one Inch firsts 

 and seconds, and prices are ruling higher. 



