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HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 10, 1916 



WE MANUFACTURE bandsawed, plain and quarter sawed 



WHITE AND RED OAK AND YELLOW POPLAR 



We make a specialty of Oak and Hickory Imple- 

 ment, Wagon and Vehicle Stock in the rough. 



ARUNGTON LUMBER CO., ArlkigtonVKentucky 



Wistar, Underhill & Nixon 



Real Estate Trust Building 

 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 



CHOICE DELTA GUM Dry and Straight 



Salt Lick Lumber Co. 



SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY 



MANUFACTURERS OP 



^^ Oak Flooring 



Complete stock of %" and 13/16" in all 

 standard widths 



(Leading Manufacturers) 



BLISS-COOK OAK GO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



MANUFACTURERS 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and GUM LUMBER 



Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried 



or kiln dried, rough or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



OUR SPECIALTY 



St. Francis Basin Red Gum 



WE MANUFACTURE 



Southern Hardwoods 



Gum, Oak and Ash 

 J. H. Bonner & Sons 



>d OMm, 

 <IDI«LAT, ASK. 



PmUOIm ud Talcrravk OSm. 

 Krril. AMM. 



grades is pretty badly assorted. The car shortage continues to depress 

 the cypress market in the matter of actual sales, altho prices are gaining 

 rapidly. Lath and shingles are scarce both in cypress and red cedar. 



=■< CLEVELAND >■= 



Little change is to be noted in the hardwood market here during the 

 last two weeks. All descriptions are in fairly good demand, due to the 

 keen interest in builders, especially housing constructors, to get their 

 jobs completed this winter. So far the open weather had aided materially 

 in carrying on this work, and this has reflected to the advantage of the 

 hardwood members of the trade. In some quarters the opinion is that 

 more business could be done in certain varieties were the railroads in a 

 better position to make deliveries. Investigation by A. G. Webb of the 

 West Virginia Timber Company shows that car shortage is still impending 

 and that no relief is promised. These conditions have a tendency to 

 sustain prices at the level established last month, although there have 

 been no further advances. Oak and maple flooring still are the leading 

 items on the list, with birch for interior trim a close second. Cypress still 

 finds a good outlet for exterior and interior work. 



— •< INDIANAPOLIS >= 



Business continues in excellent volume in the hardwood lumber market, 

 dealers reporting little change during the last few weeks. The car shortage, 

 which has been tightening its grip gradually on all industries, remains the 

 chief market factor, and unless relief comes before the early months of the 

 year substantial price increases probably will follow if the demand con- 

 tinues to be excessive. The demands in Indianapolis and throughout 

 central Indiana from both consuming plants and from the building trades 

 is as good as it has been for many years, and much heavier than it has 

 been during the last two years. 



Wood consuming plants are being operated at capacity and orders are 

 still stacking up. Indiana farm implement manufacturers report that 

 their demands on the market will be heavier for the coming season than 

 they had anticipated. Although sixty per cent increases in the price of 

 most farm implements will be effective by the first of the year, manufac- 

 turers report that their advance orders for delivery early in the year are 

 abnormally heavy, and that they will be compelled to make heavier de- 

 mands on the hardwood market than they had anticipated. 



Companies engaged in the manufacture of parts for automobiles which 

 are constructed of wood report a heavy business, and new enterprises of 

 this nature are being organized in Indiana continually. Veneer plants are 

 enjoying a good business, and there is not much seeking for orders. 



The demand for hardwoods for bxiilding purposes is unusually heavy for 

 this season of the year. Building operations for J^ovember show a gain 

 of $282,253 over the corresponding period of last year, the total value 

 of building operations being $721,070, compared with $438,823 during 

 November, 1915. Since the first of the year the value of building opera- 

 tions in Indianapolis has reached the sum of $8,407,216, compared with 

 $6,658,000 during the corresponding period of 1915, or a gain of 

 $1,748,804. 



=< EVANSVILLE >= 



The hardwood lumber manufacturers of Evansvillo nnd southern Indiana 

 report that there lias been some falling off in trade (hiring the past three 

 weeks, but in spite of this all the uptown mills in Evansville are being 

 operated on full time with a fair amount of orders coming in from time 

 to time. November was not quite so active as October, but manufacturers 

 say they are looking for a fair amount of trade in December and that 

 the New Year ought to start off all right. Toplar has taken a spurt here 

 during the past few days and there is quite a demand for this lumber. 

 One large lumber manufacturing concern in Evansville states that for the 

 first time in two or three years it is bringing in poplar logs to be sawed 

 up into timlier. Walnut Is also in better demand. Ash and beech are In 

 fair demand on the local market, while cherry and chestnut arc moving 

 better than they were a month ago. Cottonwood has been in fairly good 

 demand for the past several weeks, while cypress and elm are only in mod- 

 erate demand. All grades of gum are in strong demand, as they have 

 been for some time past. Hickory is good, and maple is fair. Quartered 

 white and red oak and plain white and red oak are in fairly good demand, 

 but manufacturers report that these grades are not moving so briskly as 

 they did a few weeks ago. There is still some demand here for quartered 

 and plain sycamore. Pecan has been moving at a good rate. Collections 

 and general business conditions in this section are fairly good. Mann- 

 facturers are still having trouble in getting all the labor they want. With 

 the coming of cold weather, however, it is expected that many workmen 

 in the large cities will be released from street work, and this will mean an 

 influx of laborers to factory towns. Crop conditions are good. The wheat 

 crop sown last fall is looking fine, although a good rain is needed in some 

 sections. 



The various wood consuming plants in Evansville and vicinity are 

 busier now than tliey were this time last year, but are still handicapped 

 by the car shortage. Many manufacturers are compelled to pay fancy 

 prices for coal, and in some Instances they can get only enough to run 

 their plants from day to day. The building operations In Evansville are 

 fairly active. Planing mills continue to run on full time, and sash and 

 door men have no complaint to make. 



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