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HARDWOOD RECORD 



October 25, 1910 



CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



2624-34 COLEBAIN AVENUE 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak & Poplar especially 



Our location makes possible quick deliTery of anything in timbers 

 and hardwood lumber 



=■< CLEVELAND y 



(Leading Manufacturers) 



BUSS-COOK OAK GO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



MANDFACTCBERS 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and GUM LUMBER 



Can furnish inythinj in Oik, lir dried 



or kiln dried, roueh or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Co. 



Sikeston, Mo. 



Band Sawn 

 Southern Hardwoods 



SPECIALTIES 



RED GUM, PLAIN OAK 



SKND US YOUR INQUIRIES 



OUR SPECIALTY 



St. Francis Basin Red Gum 



WE MANUFACTURE 



Southern Hardwoods 



Gum, Oak and Ash== 

 J. H. Bonner & Sons 



>4 0flloe. 

 QtnaUBT. ABK. 



FMUfflM and Talccrapk 

 U'WIM. 



All descriptions of hardwoods sbow improvemfnt as the fall business 

 season advances. Interior trim is being rushed before frost and snow set 

 in, and calls upon all dealers and yards naturally are more frequent and of 

 larger volume. Oak still continues the best seller for all purposes. Birch 

 is the next best seller and cypress third. Ash and maple, while not so 

 active as the first three materials mentioned, show marked improvement 

 over the demand of a few weeks ago. Poplar does not move very actively 

 except with the box trade. 



This increased demand has made for a much firmer market, and while 

 holders have been slow to make a change in prices, such a move is not un- 

 likifly under present conditions. As a matter of fact, in some quarters 

 both oak and maple flooring have advanced, the change affecting No. 1 

 maple and No. 1 oak common. The increase brings prices up to ?2 more 

 than those named thirty days ago. Cypress, while not actually higher. Is 

 much firmer and is sparingly offered because of the difficulty experienced 

 here In loading. Reports coming into the local trade, and confirmed by 

 members who have been in the South recently, show that the car situation 

 in that section is the most acute in the history of the hardwood trade. 



< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The demand for hardwoods for building purposes and at consuming 

 plants is excellent and predictions for the future indicate that If any- 

 thing the demand will be improved. Despite the lateness of the building 

 season, contractors are unusually busy and muc& new work is being started 

 daily. The building operations for every week show substantial gains over 

 the corresponding periods of the last two years. 



Veneer and furniture manufacturing plants are having a heavy run on 

 American walnut at the present time. The veneer manufacturers report 

 that large orders are being filled and that there is an abundance of future 

 business in sight. Practically every veneer plant in Indiana has been 

 working at capacity since early In the summer, and several plants have 

 been enlarged. Many of the veneer manufacturers predict that mahogany 

 will be in greater demand after the first of the year. They say this pre- 

 diction is based on the number of inquiries they have received from con- 

 sumers. Mahogany logs are exceedingly scarce on account of car shortage 

 and general shipping troubles that have resulted from the European war. 



Oak is not in such heavy demand as it has been, and it is reported by 

 the lumber trade that the demand for oak bas fallen off on account of the 

 general substitution of red gum for interior woodwork. The demand for 

 oak from furniture manufacturers is slightly below normal. 



Vehicle manufacturing plants throughout Indiana are using large quan- 

 tities of hickory, the same being true of farm implement manufacturers. 

 The volume of business with the buggy manufacturers has not fallen oft 

 so much as expected. Many of these companies report a substantial In- 

 crease in business despite the more common use of motor cars. 



Prices remain steady, although car shortage conditions probably will 

 result In advantages if relief is not found in transportation circles. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >.= 



Business with the hardwood lumber manufacturers of EvansvIUe and 

 southern Indiana continues good. Prices are holding up well and there 

 is no indication that there will be a reduction in prices soon. The 

 up-town mills are being operated on full time. The demand for quar- 

 tered white oak is not so strong as it was a month or two ago. while 

 plain oak is in good demand. Poplar is moving briskly ; elm is picking 

 up right along and gum Is getting stronger every day. The furniture 

 manufacturers have been buying a good deal of gum all season and 

 this has kept tile demand for this grade of lumber up. Hickory is In 

 normal demand and quite a lot of this lumber is being used by hanille 

 and carriage manufacturers. Walnut continues to drag, as it has for 

 some time past. The river mills report some Inquiries for quartered 

 sycamore. Taken as a whole, the situation is very encouraging and 

 manufacturers express the belief that business will remain good the 

 balance of the year. Collections are good. Logs continue to come In 

 briskly. The quality is fairly good and the prices are rather high. 



The various wood consuming factories are being operated steadily. 

 The furniture plants have been operated on steady time all this year 

 and trade has been much better than it was during last year. Desk 

 and table manufacturers report a good trade. Reports from the South 

 and Southwest are encouraging and indications are that plow, wagon 

 and carriage manufacturers will have a good fall and winter trade. 

 The retail lumber trade is very good. The sash and door men report 

 a better business than they enjoyed last season, while yellow pine 

 dealers say business with them is very satisfactory. Building operations 

 are fairly active. Contractors say there is enough work in sight to 

 keep them busy the balance of the season. 



=-< MEMPHIS >•- 



The hardwood market continues quite firm. Demand is good and sellers 

 occupy a quite Independent position. Stocks are not large even now, and 

 they threaten to become further reduced through the enforced curtailment of 

 output resulting from the shortage of cars for handling logs to the mills. 

 Shipments are being delayed by the ear shortage and the volume of business 

 is necessarily very greatly restricted. However, the demand is so good 

 that a large business Is pending against the time when the railroads will be 



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