January 10. 191T 



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the indications are that the movement will unclerge__a_jiia±ta:^ai--e*i>aiision 

 in the near future. Even during the perioO of most pronounced quiet, 

 when the attention of the buyers was concentrated upon other matters 

 and when the things connected with ordinary business were largely put 

 out of sight, the strength of the situation was not in the slightest degree 

 affected and the sellers adhered firmly to the quotations that had prevailed 

 for some time past. The difficulty encountered by the sellers was not so 

 much to place stocks on the basis that had prevailed, but to get the buyers 

 up to the iidvanced level that had been set. Many of the producers 

 withdrew all price lists, being adverse to quoting any definite figures for 

 future delivery and preferring to take chances on the later deliveries. They 

 figured that as the mills had no extensive assortments of lumber on hand, 

 and assortments appearing small in view of the fact that the season 

 was at hand when interference with production by the weather and 

 other conditions might be expected, there was no reason why concessions 

 should be held out. The belief found extensive acceptance, that with 

 the requirements keeping up. a positive scarcity of hardwoods was not 

 improbable. Host of the yards here have liberal assortments on hand, to 

 be sure, but the greater part thereof had been accumulated before the list 

 of values touched its present level, so that the yards stand to come out 

 very well on their holdings. What the buyers feel uncertain about is 

 whether the trade will stand any further marking up of the quotations. 

 Upon this question hang some large orders. The producers answer it in 

 the affirmative, while the buyers naturally take the negative. The former, 

 however, appear to have the better end of the argument, and they manifest 

 no disposition to hold out concessions of moment. There is stated to be a 

 very fair demand for some of the lower grades, especially in poplar, which 

 tends to relieve any pressure this wood might have experienced. Chest- 

 nut is also in good request, with the furniture manufacturers reaching 

 the point now where some of their previous accumulations have become 

 depleted, making it necessary for them to go into the market again. 

 Other consumers also show liberal requirements. The scarcity of rail- 

 road cars and freight embargoes continue to cause more or less trouble, and 

 it is also to be said that the foreign business has undergone no improve- 

 ment so far as this port is concerned. 



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The hardwood trade in Columbus and central Ohio territory has been 

 ruling firm in every regard for the past fortnight. Buying is more active 

 than usual when the holiday season is taken into consideration. The 

 usual lull during the stock-taking period is not so pronounced as formerly. 

 The tone of the market is generally satisfactory and prospects for the 

 future are rather bright from every standpoint. 



The volume of business is about equally divided between retailers and 

 factories. Concerns making boxes and furniture are good customers, and 

 the same is true of implement and vehicle concerns. Stocks in the hands 

 of factories are comparatively small and they are buying more liberally 

 than formerly. Industrial conditions are generally satisfactory and 

 purchasing agents of factories are inclined to place larger orders for 

 lumber stocks. 



The retail business is steady in every w-ay. Retail stocks are light 

 and dealers, with their semi-annual inventories over, are placing orders 

 for immediate shipment. The car shortage is delaying shipments from 

 two weeks to a month and is by far the worst feature of the trade. Con- 

 gestion at junction points on railroads is a bad feature. Many orders 

 have been booked by mill owners and are awaiting shipment. Rural deal- 

 ers are buying actively as prospects for building in agricultural sections 

 are bright. In fact, the building outlook in every locality is good. Col- 

 lections are satisfactory. 



Quartered oak is in good demand. There is also a good demand for 

 plain oak stocks at former levels, and there is little cutting of quotations 

 to stimulate trade. Poplar is one of the strongest points in the market 

 and recent advances have been announced. Chestnut is moving well and 

 prices are strong. Ash is in good demand and the same is true of bass- 

 wood. Other hardwoods are unchanged. 



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The demand for northern hardwoods is especially good at the present 

 writing and constitutes the real feature of the entire hardwood list. 

 The southern area, however, has not been idle, but the car shortage 

 seems to be felt more acutely throughout the southern states, thus hamper- 

 ing deliveries to a greater extent than in the northern states, making it 

 more difficult to keep up the movement of the southern woods. Beech 

 has regained considerable strength within recent days and while not in 

 anything like the demand for birch, nevertheless it constitutes quite a 

 factor in the market. With the increased call for beech, there has been 

 a sympathetic strengthening of values. The available supply seems bet- 

 ter assorted than some of the other woods upon which the call cen- 

 ters more heavil.v — namely birch and maple. The latter is especially 

 active with the flooring concerns and seems to be coming into greater 

 popularity around here as an interior finish than ever before — especially 

 in the matter of hardwood floors. Maple and birch both are becoming 

 scarce in this section and this fact probably has considerable to do with 

 the sudden increased call for beech. The latter wood also is cutting 

 some figure locally in the flooring line. Maple in two inch boards is 

 especially difficult to fill in large orders and dealers are even having' 



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^ For ten years we have been turning out 

 high-grade Hardwoods at our present lo- 

 cation, and thruout those ten years we 

 have been studying constantly to improve 

 our products. 



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 lumber they say "Like Liberty Lumber." 



^ It IS good lumber. Smoothly sawn — 

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