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HARDWOOD RECORD 



April 10, 1917 



VOU WANT WIDE STOCK--Wt HAVE IT 



Payson Smith Lumber Co 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



SOUTHERN 

 PLAIN RED OAK 



lOOM % in. No. 1 Com. & 

 Better. 



5 cars 3/^ in. No. 1 & 2 Com- 

 mon. 



Elegant stock. For rush ship- 

 ment. 



200M 1 in. No. 1 Com. & No. 

 2 Common. 



Fine stock can be shipped quick 



Ready 



for Immediate 



Shipment 



SOUTHERN 

 PLAIN WHITE OAK 



200M 1 in. No. 2 Com. & Bet- 

 ter. 



150M l'/4 in. No. 2 Com. & 

 Better. 



150M 2 in. No. 2 Com. & Bet- 

 ter. 



Fine stocit, good widths and lengths 



COTTONWOOD 

 lOOM 1 in. FAS. 



Roadj' for shipment in 30 to 60 days 



The above all band sawn, well manufactured, especially fine stock, 

 and we can handle your orders very quickly and make prices 

 consistent with the grades we offer. 



PAYSON 



SMITH 

 LUMBER Co. 



Mmneapolis, Minn. 



Chicago Office: 

 1665 Old Colony Building 



SEE HOW WE CARE FOR IT 



Payson Smith Lumber Co. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



You Can See Logs Like These 

 on Our Yard Any Day 



STIMSON VENEER AND LUMBER 



COMPANY, INC. 



p. O. Box 1015 



Memphis, Tenn. 



MANUFACTURERS 



Hardwood Lumber, Rotary Cat 

 Veneers, Rotary Cat Gum Faces, 

 Cross Banding and Cores. 



Birch has been about the liveliest of the northern wooils during the past 

 couple weeks and higher prices are ruling. Basswood is finding a ready 

 market and commanding top prices, the market gaining considerable 

 strength within the past fortnight. Logrun ash prices are reported steady, 

 with the demand increasing and the volume of the orders expanding. Maple 

 is in. good demand with the interior decorators and general millwork 

 concerns, and indications are that more maple interior work, floors, etc., 

 will go into new houses this spring than for several years. Elm also is 

 enjoying considerable popularity. 



In the southern list oak maintained the advantage gained a few weeks 

 back and evidently intends to remain at or near the head of the southern 

 hardwood list for some time. Quartered white oak is in excellent request, 

 but stocks are low, and poor car service tends to discourage the market, 

 although prices are held very firm, especially in firsts and seconds inch. 

 Walnut again is riding high and dealers here predict an immense demand 

 for this lumber immediately upon the call of the President for troops. 

 Its chief usage in this respect is for gunstocks. Cypress conditions, under 

 existing circumstances, are fairly satisfactory. 



=■< CLEVELAND y 



Owing to the continuance of the lockout by building trades employers 

 of iinion workmen, business in the local hardwood market is practically 

 at a standstill. Little material is moving, and that only into manufactur- 

 ing channels. For building construction not a piece of hardwood has been 

 taken in the last fortnight. The controversy as it stands now involves 

 the acceptance by the individual unions of the agreement reached between 

 the employers and the Building Trades' CouncU. In spite of the outlet for 

 demand, all descriptions here are firmer as a result of continued poor 

 shipments. Early advances looked for here are in oak and maple floor- 

 ing. The former is extremely firm, and the latter is likely to go higher 

 by $1 to $2, it is predicted. In all hardwoods transit cars are bringing 

 premium prices. Red cedar shingles are practically out of the market, 

 and the little material still available is hold at from 25 cents to 50 cents 

 per JI. higher than early in the month. 



-< INDIANAPOLIS >-== 



The country's entrance into the European war has resulted in no mate- 

 rial change in hardwood circles. Although the trade has been interested 

 in predicting what effect might result on business, no one has expressed 

 an intention of adopting a policy of business intrenchment as it is believed 

 generally there will be no radical change in conditions affecting the hard- 

 wood industry. 



There is an excellent demand for fancy-textured, high-grade hardwoods 

 from furniture plants, which all seem to be endeavoring to produce a 

 high-grade product. The veneer plants continue to be unusually bus.v 

 supplying oak, walnut, and mahogany. The supply of mahogany is 

 dwindling rapidly on account of the difflculties experienced in procuring 

 shipments of logs. The demand for oak continues to show slight Improve- 

 ment, while the demand for walnut is excellent. 



There is a good demand for poplar and gum from automobile manufac- 

 turers, while the demand for hickory continues excellent. Prices con- 

 tinue to show a bullish tendency. Continued slight improvement is being 

 obserued in the car situation. 



=^ EVANSVILLE >.= 



The hardwood lumber manufacturers of Evansville and vicinity report 

 that trade has been fairly active during the past two weeks, and while 

 business has not been in the nature of a boom, both orders and inquiries 

 have come in freely. Collections have been rather slow. The uptown 

 sawmills continue to operate on the day schedule. The large river mills 

 here are closed down at present, but they have been getting a good many 

 logs and some of them may start running as soon as Pigeon creek in the 

 western part of the city gets within its banks again. Most of the manu- 

 facturers are getting plenty of logs, though higher prices arc paid for 

 them than last year. 



White oak, plain and quartered. Is in fair demand. Prices on all grades 

 are holding firm. Ash, gum, hickory, maple and elm remain In strong 

 demand, especially gum and elm. The lower grades of poplar are strong. 

 Cottonwood is in good demand, a great deal of this liuuber going to box 

 factories. Walnut has not shown any sign of picking up during the 

 past month, and in the opinion of local manufacturers there will be no 

 improvement until export business picks up. Manufacturers differ as to 

 the effect the war will have on local business, but all agree that after 

 the war there will be a steady advance in lumber prices. Wood consum- 

 ing plants in Evansville and vicinity report a steady business with the 

 outlook good. Furniture factories have especially enjoyed a good busi- 

 ness since the first of the year. Veneer manufacturers report a steady 

 trade. Building operations are looking up some and planing mill owners 

 and sash and door men are busy. 



=-< MEMPHIS >•-- 



The hardwood market occupies an exceptionally strong position. De- 

 mand is unusually active and the trade just now has perhaps more rush 

 orders In hand than for a very long while. Consumers and distributers 



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