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more and more difficult ; is causing: interruption to manufacLuini;;, Uius 

 cutting off future allotments of lumber stocks ; hris already resulted in the 

 closing of some plants on account of lack of fuel. So acute has the situ- 

 ation become that it is demanding much more attention than the immediate 

 effects of the war scare which on the other hand continues to have some 

 noticeable bearing on local conditions. 



The possibility, however, that conditions resulting from the present 

 international crisis will become even approximately acute or serious has 

 not yet been shown, but very few orders have been held up and iu some 

 cases where this occurred, further instructions have already been received 

 to go ahead and complete shipment. Some dullness has been noted in 

 buying as a direct result of the possibility of our becoming embroiled in 

 foreign affairs, but, tpv the most part, this has had to do with large pur- 

 chases for sustained deliveries, and it is offset to a considerable degree by 

 the fact that in many other cases contract orders of larger proportions than 

 former years, have been let in the last week or two. 



=-< BUFFALO >• 



Thi" hardwood demand is good, but the trouble lately has been to get 

 the lumber delivered. Stocks are in transit a much longer time than 

 usual, both from the mills in the North and South and from the yard to 

 the consumer. The bad weather of course hampered the railroads a great 

 deal. A serious state of affairs on the railroads has been the result. They 

 hare not even been able to get coal to the manufacturing plants that 

 urgently needed it and some have had to close down for a time in conse- 

 quence. 



The outlook now favors improvement, and it is l)elieTed that the worst 

 of the difficulty is over. The hardwood yards have Ifeen able to handle stocks 

 more easily and they expect to see the shortage of cars less pronounced. 

 This market has had a fair share of_ cars right along, but the local railroads 

 have been slow as a rule in getting them to their destination. 



The demand is said to cover most of the hardwoods, which is regarded 

 as showing that stocks in consumers" hands are considerably reduced. 

 Orders will probably be plentiful as soon as the railroad movement becomes 

 better regulated. Oak. ash, maple, birch and cypress are among the leading 

 woods wanted. Trices are generally holiling strong. 



:< PITTSBURGH >-= 



Ilardwooil men here are greatly plfased over the prospect for a big 

 business this year. The automobile and furniture trade promises to be by 

 far the most satisfactory in a long time so far as volume or orders and 

 prices of lumber are concerned. In fact it is admitted on all sides that 

 it is easier to sell lumber than it is to buy it and especially to get it shipped. 

 The car shortage is quite as serious now as at an.v time for six months. 

 Automobile manufacturers and also other big lines of manufacturing buyers 

 are getting anxious about deliveries of hardwood for summer use and are 

 getting very little relief from the shipper's end. Yard trade is beginning 

 to pick up nicely. Oak is a splendid seller and brings the best price ever 

 known. 



=■< BOSTON y- 



The New England market as a whole is operating under conditions so 

 far from normal that it is not easy to state the true situation. In common 

 with most eastern territories, this district is now almost completely 

 embargoed from the South and West, one favorable factor here being the 

 ability to get stock from the East and North. As this class of material 

 was already entering more general use, the natural result of transportation 

 conditions has been to enhance the value to a somewhat exaggerated 

 extent ; it is admitted, however, that there is a certain sound increase in 

 quotation on maple, birch and beech, and also that there is now noticed 

 a definite advance in some southern and western items such as ash, gum, 

 poplar and plain oak. 



< BALTIMORE >• = 



The hardwood situation remains much as it has been for some months, 

 except that the quotations have worked slowly upward and ai;e now .$4 or 

 $5 or even more above the figures that prevailed last September. Some 

 improvement has taken place with regard to certain of the lower grades of 

 woods in common use, and in this way the tone of the entire markets has 

 been stiffened. To be sure, some of the higher grades, such as No. 1 and 

 2 oak and poplar, reflect no great modification for the better and the 

 demand for them leaves something to be desired, but these classifications 

 are largely a matter of export interest an.vhow, and the foreign shipments, 

 as is generally known, have been held down to very small proportions. 

 Still, even the high grades have felt the influence of the revival that is 

 taking place, and the returns are in the main fair. One of the chief 

 troubles of the hardwood men at the present time is difficulty of getting 

 suitable stocks. The railroad embargoes and the scarcity of cars make 

 Bhipments exceptionally uncertain and difficult, and it is also indicated that 

 the assortments at the mills are far from the point that would make a 

 liberal and free selection possible. 



Most of the hardwood men here state that they are getting many inquiries 

 and that they are doing a large business. Some report that their activities 

 are establishing new records, and the large stocks practically all of the 

 yards here carry seem to bear out these statements. In the last week or 

 so the inquiry appears to be just a trifle slower than it had been, but the 



All Three of Us Will Be Benefited if 



The following stock is in excellent 

 condition, ready for immediate shipment 



4/4 No. 3 Elm & Ash 24,0OO 



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 25,000 



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 



Are putting In pile 9nry month 

 two and ono-Ttalf million feet of 

 oholoest Northorn Mkhlpan Hardwoodi 



Stack Lumber Company 



Masonville, Michigan 



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Our Standard 



^We are makers of Good Lumber. 



fl 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. 



Q When our customers speak of GOOD 

 lumber they say "Like Liberty Lumber." 



^It IS good limiber. Smoothly sawn — 

 plump, even thickness — good widths — 

 good lengths — and FLAT. 



^ Good to look at, a pleasure to work — 

 that is "LIBERTY" lumber. 



SEE CUB LIST OF DRY LUMBEK EJ 

 •■HARDWOODS FOR SALE" DEPT., 

 PAGES 50-51. AND ASK FOR PRICES 



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MAKERS OF GOOD LUMBER 

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