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HARDWOOD RECORD 



situation at the stump are securing their stocls 

 ahead, as they predict with good reason an 

 upward rising marljct after the first ot the 

 year. 



Building world is falling off, but interior finish 

 work will continue for a month or more on 

 properties which are completed. Railroads in 

 this section are reticent as to their intentions, 

 hut there arc those who claim that signs point 

 to an active buying in the near future. Com- 

 plaints are heard everywhere o£ the difficulty 

 in obtaining quick shipments on account of the 

 inadequate car service, and dearth of efficient 

 labor at the lumber camps. As a result of 

 these hindrances there will undoubtedly be a 

 fierce scramble for goods at the first sign of a 

 market advance. 



BOSTON 



The hardwood lumber market has shown very 

 little activity during the past fortnight, and no 

 large volume of business is expected until after 

 Jan. 1. • Just at this time of the year bargains 

 in hardwood lumber may be looked for from 

 manufacturers or large wholesale dealers who 

 have been carrying odd lots of lumber that they 

 are willing to sell at concessions in order to 

 get the stock off their hand.s before taking in- 

 ventory. Consuming manufacturers of hardwood 

 lumt)er are fairly busy, and the amount of lum- 

 ber cut up during the past tew weeks has been 

 of good volume. Piano manufacturers are re- 

 ported as quite busy, and a few chair manufac- 

 turers have been really rushed. Office furniture 

 is reported in better demand now that general 

 business has shown improvement. 



Prices ot hardwood lumber are held in a 

 steady way, taking the market as a whole. 

 Quartered oak, however, is still reported as easy. 

 Plain oak has attracted a fair amount of new 

 busine.'is, and is steadier than it has been. 

 Hickory has been in fair call in this market, but 

 offerings are small and prices well held. Maple 

 Is in very fair demand with the market reported 

 as firm. 



BALTmOkE 



The feeling in the hardwood trade here con- 

 tinues decidedly better. A larger number of 

 orders are being obtained and the active in- 

 quiry shows that the needs of buyers are on 

 the increase. The trend of prices is upward 

 and the improvement applies to the domestic 

 trade as well as to the export business. Stocks 

 have been drawn upon to an extent which has 

 materially reduced available assortments ot 

 lumber, and there is some prospect that if the 

 movement keeps up, an actual shortage may 

 develop here and there. 



Under the stimulus of the quickened demand 

 some of the mills with extensive quantities of 

 common poplar on hand have managed to dis- 

 posf of a large portion of It. This also applies 

 to sound wormy chestnut, which seems rather 

 suddenly to have found a market after a pro- 

 tracted period of stagnation, when the price 

 almost made a new low record. Oak, ash and 

 other woods are also moving with greater free- 

 dom, and the trend of prices Is upward on 

 a number ot Items. 



The feeling among the exporters is decidedly 

 better, prices on oak planks having advanced 

 to figures that are fairly remunerative, while 

 the entire trade Is characterized by a briskness 

 of Inquiry which promises still better things. 



COLUMBUS 



The hardwood trade has been steady In cen- 

 tral Ohio during the past fortnight. Prices 

 have ruled firm and the volume of trade has 

 been up to the usual figure for the time of the 

 J ear. The general tone of the market Is sat- 



isfactory, and lumbermen look for a good trade 

 after the first of the year. 



One of the best features is the small stocks re- 

 ported from both the yards and factories. This 

 means that buying will be more active after 

 yearly inventories have been taken. There is 

 an improvement reported recently in the fac- 

 tory demand, which indicates a better feeling 

 in industrial circles generally. 



CINCINNATI 



Business continues to be fair in the hard- 

 wood market, with the conservative buying by 

 the consuming manufacturers the principal fea- 

 ture. Collections continue good. There is a 

 good demand tor dry oak in manvifacturers' 

 grades, with a scarcity evident. Oak, both reri 

 and white, are in fair demand, witli more in- 

 quir.v for common and better, both in quarter- 

 sawed and plain. Ones and twos of both quar- 

 tered and plain oak are in active demand, with 

 a good movement of common. Heavy oak tim- 

 bers, car stock and ties are in lively demand. 

 Chestnut is moving well for the top grades, 

 witli common and low-grade in fair demand. 

 Sound wormy chestnut of good width and 

 fairly free from knots is in good demand, and 

 higher prices are readily obtained : low and 

 ordinary grades of sound wormy are plentiful 

 and are receiving fair attention. Red gum. 

 ones and twos, is in good demand, with good 

 inquiries for saps and common, especially for 

 good dry stock. Poplar is in good demand 

 for the manufacturers' grades, with some move- 

 ment of the wide stock to the auto trade : 

 panel stock and box boards are in fair demand. 

 Ash for the carriage trade shows signs of 

 weakening and furniture manufacturers are only 

 light buyers of this wood. Hickory is in fair 

 licmand. with supply and demand about equal, 

 most of (he stock offered, however, being unsat- 

 isfactory. Cottonwood and basswood are in 

 fair inquiry for the top grades, with a good 

 movement of low-grade cottonwood. Birch is 

 showing steady improvement in demand, for 

 both red and white for the furniture trade, 

 ^rahogany lumber is in very good call, with 

 Ihe furniture trade the better buyers. Buckeye 

 and oilier hardwoods are in fair request. 



The buying for the foreign trade is good, 

 with a good demand for oak boards. American 

 walnut is moving steadily to the foreign trade, 

 while the demand continues steady. Ash is in 

 good demand, especially white ash, for the ex- 

 port trade. Red gum Is in very fair demand 

 for export. 



Cypress is only in fair demand, with some 

 little Inquiry for heavy lank stock and special 

 stuff. Manufacturers and builders' grades are 

 weak. 



TOLEDO 



The hardwood market is a little slow just al 

 this time. Tlie bottom has dropped out of the 

 column business, and local concerns are catch- 

 ing up with orders which had piled up earlier 

 In the season. CoUimn manufacturers are lay- 

 ing In stock for spring use. experlenie having 

 taught them that there Is always dimculty In 

 securing enough to meet the spring demand. 

 The slack business has brought no decllno In 

 prices and some hardwoods are unusuall.v firm. 

 This Is especially true of plain red oak, which Is 

 still In good demand. Kurnlturc concerns arc 

 again buying more freely. There has been n 

 fair business In ash and poplar for use In auto- 

 mobile factories, which are now operating al 

 capacity. The lower grades ot red gum have 

 been In extremely good <lemand and prices are 

 somewhat higher than they were a year ago. 

 A fair export demanil Is reported, hut trade In 

 this line has been running to the higher grades, 

 and this has had a stimulating alTcil upon llw 



entire market. The consensus of opinion Is that 

 prices will not drop but on the contrary may 

 show a marked advance during the next few 

 months. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



The local hardwood market has not been es- 

 pecially active during the last month. Condi- 

 tions, iiowever, are no worse, apparently, than 

 they were at this time last year. Local hard- 

 wood concerns seem to have ample stocks on 

 hand, and the wholesalers say that no unusually 

 large contract^ are being placed at this time. 



There has been no change in prices in the last 

 two weeks, nor is any change expected soon. 

 Vehicle, automobile and furniture factories are 

 showing about their usual activity. At the pres- 

 ent time there is a decided slump in local build- 

 ing operations, which naturally affects the de- 

 mand for interior hardwood finish. 



BVANSVILLE 



The market is showing a little improvement 

 in quartered oak, there being a disposition to 

 shade prices in some quarters. However, as a 

 rule prices .are holding up well. Poplar is a 

 little quiet. Plain oak and ash remain active. 

 There is a good demand for all the cheaper 

 grades of hardwoods. Hickory is a little quiet, 

 but in view of decreasing supply of this wood, 

 manufacturers say the market will show in- 

 creased demand soon. 



KNOXVILLB 



The hardwood trade for tlie past two weeks 

 has been fair, with a considerable demand for 

 higii grade oak and poplar in all thicknesses. 

 Chestnut and ash seem to be slow sellers. Deal- 



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