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The following stock is in excellent 

 condition, ready for immediate shipment 



4/4 No. 3 Elm & Ash 24,000 



5/4 No. 3 Elm & Ash 35,000 



6/4 No. 3 Elm & Ash 74,000 



8/4 No. 3 Elm & Ash 3,000 



4/4 No. 1 & Btr. Birch 51,000 



4/4 No. 2 Birch 250,000 



4/4 No. 3 Birch 202,000 



5/4 No. 3 Birch 28,000 



4/4 No. 3 Basswood 25,nnn 



6/4 No. 3 Birch 8,000 



4/4 No. 3 Maple 1,000,000 



5/4 No. 3 Maple 387,000 



Ideal 



Hardwood 



Sawmill 



Arv puttliio In pile svery month 

 two and ono-half million r«et of 

 oholceit Northern MIohlian Hardwoods 



Stack Lumber Company 



Masonville, Michigan 



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Our Standard 



Q We are makers of Good Lumber. 



^ 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. 



^ As a result we have established a real 

 STANDARD OF QUALITY. 



^ When our customers speak of GOOD 

 lumber they say "Like Liberty Lumber." 



^ It IS good lumber. Smoothly sawn — 

 plump, even thickness — good widths — 

 good lengths— and FLAT. 



^ Good to look at, a pleasure to work — 

 that is "LIBERTY" lumber. 



SEE OCR LIST OF DRY LCSIBER IN 

 "HARDWOODS FOB SALB" DEPT.. 

 I'AOEJS (K-«:i. AM) .\SK lOR PRICES 



UBERTY HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 



MAKERS OF GOOD LUMBER 

 Big Creek, Tex. 



Thp supply at the southern mills is said to be in bad shape, and di^- 

 culty i.< being experienced by cypress manufacturers here in obtaining an 

 adequate supply. Were itinot..for the car shortage and broken stocks, 

 the cypress market in thig ■ territory would be unusually good for thjs 

 time of the year. The demand far exceeds that of a year ago. The 

 shiiislc market is sagging, red cedars l)eing off considerably. 



=■< TOLEDO > 



Ilardwond <b':iler,> are inclined 'to look upon trade conditions as being 

 fairly good. Factory demand is excellent and there is a prospect foria 

 large amount of railroad business this season. The building trades are 

 providing an excellent market, and conditions are extremely promising, 

 l^rices on building trades materials hav'? advanced about .$2 all along the 

 line. Elm is perhaps leading the demand on the local market and is being 

 quoted at $48. There is a good firm call for plain oak, which is rather 

 scarce. Ash is enjoying a fine call. Toledo continues its wonderful build- 

 ing record, and the figures since the first of the year hare been remark- 

 ably strong for this season. 



=■< CLEVELAND )>- 



Althougli promise of relief from car shortage and consequent improve- 

 ment in deliveries is made by leading representatives of the hardwo6d 

 industry who arc coming to Cleveland from the South, siich n condition 

 has not been realized here as yet. As a consequence the leading dis- 

 tril>uters here are facing an actual famine in many descriptions of hard- 

 woods. Approach of the spring building operations, and anticipation 

 of their rcqiiiremcnts by contractors, have further depleted local stocks. 

 These conditions have affected the lower grades particularly. Holders of 

 the small quantities left cannot replace them for any price, they say, 

 and consequently are not offering goods. Tliose who have material to sell 

 are quoting prices upon apidication. High grade woods arc a bit more 

 plentiful, but firmly held in keeping with low grades. Xos. 1 and 2 com- 

 mon oak is in better supply than most other descriptions and conse- 

 quently the subject of more business. Maple is practically out of the 

 market. Red cedar shingles, hitherto rather quiet, have become very 

 popular of late. As a result tbcy are ime dollar higher, and not freely 

 offi'red at the advanced price. While promise for relief is made for after 

 the first of the month, local interests do not look for improvement tintll 

 Iht' i-ailruads raise their «'iiilKir;:itcs, _; 



=-< INDIANAPOLIS > 



Tlici-i" is much buying: liy ri-i;iil»^.s to ini-rt futun dcniauiis, the us-? 

 ni' luirdwoods Ih-Ui;; confiiu'il almost entirely at present to tUe cunsumiug 

 plants, r.uikiing ciporations have dropped below normal for Ihe i)resent. 

 I'lit inquiries Iteinp received at the mills and at the olBees (if wlndesalGrs 

 from thf retail trade indicate that an abnnrmal demand will ffdiow after 

 I In- htjiiiininj; of the buildinj: season. 



An iinpressiiin prevails anion;: many hardwnud nninufailurrrs t«i the 

 •■ft'ect that further increases in the prices of oak. plain and quartered, 

 are due. Oak prices have increased very little durlnp the last year, 

 despite increased labor and production costs, and a deeldrd tendency to 

 rriticise current quotations e.\ist,s in some circles. These conditions were 

 discussed quite freely by liardw(>(td nmnnfaeturers attending; the recent 

 iiKvtinj; of the Indiana Hardwood Lumber Dealers* Association, but in- 

 creases In price have not been noted. 



<iuins continue to brinj; hii;h prices, but no further advanci-s have 

 ln-en noted. Transportation conditions show no more signs of improve- 

 ment, but most <tf the mills ami shippers say tbt-y an- imt lifiu-r in<'on- 



= venlenced fe'reatly. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >= 



'J"i-.ulc with Ihe hardwooil lumber inanufaeturers in Evansville aut.l 

 points in southern Indiana, southern Illinois and western Kentucky has 

 lieen quite active since the first of the ye.ir. and business is better now 

 by far than it was ihis time last year. Millmen are looking on the bright 

 ^-idi and profi'ss to bellove thaf Ibings will move along very nicely during 

 1!U7. The up-town mills are being operated on full tinu'. while the Co- 

 lumbia street mill of Maley & Wertz is still running on the <lay and night 

 sel:edule. The dcmami for the lower grades of poplar continues good. 

 Sonn^ of the local b.jirdwood lumber nuinufacturers have been bringing in 

 poplar logs for the first time in two or three years. Handle factories are 

 being operateil on pretty good time, and this has kept up the demand for 

 both ash and hickory. The demand for quartered white oak and plain 

 white oak is not strong — in fact, manufacturers say these grades have not 

 been up to their usual deman.i for some time. Maple contipues to be 

 strong. 



The box factories in this section are being operated on good time, and 

 .ire using a great deal of cottonwood lumber. Some of the automobile 

 factories have also been in the market for cottonwood. Furniture fac- 

 tories have been large users of gum for the past year, and indications are 

 that gum w-ill remain strong for some time. Collections are better. Logs 

 continue to come in freely anrl th,' prices remain high. The various wood- 

 eonsundng factories are running on full time, and business is brisk. >'eiieer 

 manufacturers say trade has started oft' in fine shape. Building opera- 

 tions in Evansville up to the middle of January broke all records for 

 January for the past ten years. Architects and contractors are looking 



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