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HARDWOOD RECORD 



January 25. 1917 



C I N C I N rj A T I 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



2624-34 COLEKAIN ATBNUK 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak & Poplar especially 



Our location makes possible ouicit delivery of anything in timber and hardwood 

 lumber 



Swam-Roach Lbr. Co. 



SEYMOUR, IND. 



White Oak 

 Red Oak 

 Poplar 

 Hickory 



■We Manufacture 



Elm Ash 



Maple Walnut 



Gum Cherry 



Sycamore Chestnut, Etc. 



At Tiuo Band Mills 



STRAIGHT or MIXED CARLOADS 



PROMPT SHIPMENT 



■D «J 



(Leading Manufacturers) 



OUR SPECIALTY 



St. Francis Basin Red Gum 



WE MANUFACTURE 



Southern Hardwoods 



Gum, Oak and Ash 

 J. H. Bonner & Sons 



UlUa mM* once. 

 OinOLST, AJiK. 



■CTH. ABJK. 



BUSS-COOK OAK CO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



MANUFACTCKERS 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER 



Can furnish inythinj In Oak, air dried 



or kiln dried, roufh or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



less affected by the embargoes placed upon exports abroad, but no serious 

 difficulties in the way of finding talcers are being experienced. It looks 

 as it the problems of the hardwood men, which grew out of the cessa- 

 tion of the foreign business, are solving themselves fairly well, the do- 

 mestic requirements having undergone a sufficient expansion to make up 

 in large part, if not entirely, for the dwindling demand in other direc- 

 tions. The advances made in the quotations just prior to the end of the 

 year are being fully maintained, and there are indications of a further 

 marking up of the figures. Many of the price lists, especially on maple 

 flooring and similar items, have been withdrawn, and the buyers are 

 obliged to take chances. Close inquiry would probably show that the 

 figures have been marked up somewhat and that the tendency is toward 

 a yet higher level. At any rate, expectations that a recession would 

 take place have not been realized so far, and it seems not at all likely 

 that any will be recorded, as the demand for stocks is fully up to the 

 production. 



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The hardwood trade has been ruling firm in every respect during the 

 past fortnight. Buying has been steady and both retailers aud factories 

 are placing orders more liberally. The tone of the market is generally 

 good, and lumbermen believe that future prospects are bright in every 

 way. 



Factories making boxes and implements .are good purchasers. Con- 

 siderable buying is also being done by vehicle and automobile concerns. 

 After the semi-annual furniture sales good trade from furniture factories 

 is expected. In fact, all lines of manufacturing are buying lumber stocks 

 better than usual, which reflects the general prosperity which prevails 

 in industrial circles. 



Retailers are good purchasers, as their stocks are not large. Some of 

 the dealers have been taking advantage of the lull over the holiday period 

 to accumulate stocks. The worst feature at this time is the car shortage, 

 which delays shipments from a month to six weeks. Embargoes have 

 been placed on many of the southern roads which still further hampers 

 the movement. Mills have many orders on hand that they have been un- 

 able to fill because of the railroad situation. 



Prices are firm all along tiie line and all changes have been toward 

 higher levels, and there is no cutting to force trade. All grades are mov- 

 ing well. Dealers have about come to the conclusion that cheap lumber 

 is a thing of the past and are buying both for present and deferred ship- 

 ment. Collections are generally good. 



Quartered oak is firm and there is a good demand for plain oak stocks 

 with prices ruling firm. Poplar is moving well, especially in the lower 

 grades. Ash is firm, and the same is tnie of basswood. Chestnut is one 

 of the strongest points in the market. Other hardwoods are unchanged. 



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The apparently ever increasing prosperity among the furniture manu- 

 facturers Is being largely reflected in the local hardwood market, this 

 branch keeping up its heavy demand with scarcely no signs of any 

 abatement. In tact, consumers are standing by the hardwood market in a 

 very substantial manner, the car building concerns vying with tlie furni- 

 ture makers in their requirements. Likewise, tjie implement and auto- 

 mobile companies are liberal buyers of hardwoods, and no small business 

 is being done in spruce with the aeroplane manufacturers. In the plan- 

 ing mills and general mill work factories there is a gratifying amount of 

 work on hand. The car shortage is making itself felt in no slight de- 

 gree, but this situation has existed for so long that it now practically 

 is taken as a matter of course. Dry stocks are getting quite scarce and 

 practically all items are showing some gain over quotations a few weeks 

 back. Maple is in excellent request, especially with the flooring manu- 

 facturers. The demand far exceeds the supply and much larger quanti- 

 ties of maple would be moved in this territory were it possible to do so. 

 Furniture concerns are bidding high and lively for maple, while its popu- 

 larity as an interior finish is attested by the requests of the mills. The 

 recent boom of beech flooring evidently is not going to subside very 

 soon. Stocks here are low, as is the case in nearly all the more promi- 

 nent northern hardwoods. Birch, tile leader 'of the northern market for 

 some time, still moves in fair volume. Init the call for birch has lost con- 

 siderable of its snap. Maple and beech are profiting on birch's loss. 

 Higher prices are being realized on oak of late and the demand is picking 

 up. 



The various oak grades are emerging from a long period of lethargy 

 and taking a Arm hold on the market. Common is in best call and the 

 demand is keeping up steadily. Much gum is finiling its way to the box 

 manufacturers. These concerns offer a ready market for the lower grades 

 and prices are holding firm on previous levels, witli a general tendency 

 toward advance. Sap, while probably not enjoying the popularity of the 

 lower grades, is moving well. A tendency toward higher prices has been 

 noted recently in Cottonwood, because of somewhat of an Increase in the 

 demand and a very decided decrease in the supply. Hickory is com- 

 manding high prices compared with a few weeks ago, and like elm is In 

 constant demand from the vehicle Woodstock concerns. Elm bub blocks 

 Mro especially strong items in the market. Ash has not gained of late 

 to any appreciable extent, but there has been little or no decline. Hem- 

 lock has gained since recent news of the abatement of the I. W. W. agita- 

 tion in the northern woods. Logging operations are said to be pretty 

 near normal at this writing. Panel stock cypress has advanced recently. 



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