HARDWOOD RECORD 



55 



CHAIRS, TABLES AND 

 FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS 



will be accorded every assistance and 

 free sites for the establishment of plants 

 on the banks of the Ohio River. 



We offer a profusion of high-class raw 

 material, electric light, heat and power 

 at a minimum of cost. Labor troubles 

 unknown. 



The saving in rental and the fact that 

 you can be established with a growing 

 community, with every logical, natural 

 reason for a remarkable development, 

 should be sufficient inducement for you 

 to write Roy N. Adams, secretary, The 

 Commercial Club, Mound City, Illinois. 



BLUESTONE LAND & LUMBER CO. 



White Pine, Oak, 

 Poplar, Chestnut 

 and Hemlock Lumber 



WHITE PINE AM) OAK TIMBERS ON 

 SHORT NOTICE 



RAILROAD TIES 



We own our own stumpage 

 and operate our own mill. 



Mill: GARDNER, W. VA. 



Sales Office: RIDQWAy, PA. 



JUST OUT 



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— FOR — 



TIMBER 



LUMBER MEN 



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 Bonds," by T. S. McGralh. ex- 

 plains clearly how the stump- 

 age owner. timber operator 

 and mil] man can borrow 

 money for long periods of 

 time. 



Prirf. .^3.00: by Mnll. ».■! ?5 . 



Craig'- Wayne Company 



38 Sooth D<>rb*rn St.. CHICA(>0. ILL. 



Checking, 

 Splitting and 

 Rotting 

 Prevented 

 by LORAC 



which at trifling cost protects Logs, Lumber and 

 Dimension Stoclt against weather and time. A 

 Hov (an Do the Work. 



THE LEAVITT LAND & LUMBER CO.. Dermotl. 

 Ark., says: 

 "■We like Lorac. and are very much in need of 

 a barrel now, and we trust that you will rush 

 shipment." 



GUARANTEE — No Satisfaction. 

 No Pay; vour verdict to be final. 



TRY LORAC NOW 



^-RITE tJS FOR rULI. I'.VKTICUL.^RS 



THE GEORGE HENKE CO., 62 Beekman St., N. Y. 



linsiMl l;irj;cly up. in til"- I'.xpausiou in luiiltJiiii^ 

 operations tlirousliout Ibe country. 



NASHVILLE 



Thoro has bpen a steady improTement In the 

 local hardwood nuirket since the beginning of 

 the present year. (jood orders are being re- 

 ceived for future delivery, and several car loads 

 have been shipped to foreign countries. I'rices 

 have ruled satisfactory, and on the whole con- 

 ditions are better than they have been for some 

 time. The mild weather of recent date gave 

 the operators a chance to make a spurt, and to 

 resume activity which was of necessity sus- 

 pended during the severe weather of January 

 and February, and a test was furnished of 

 what may be expected in the way of real activ- 

 ity when the spring season actually opens. Rail- 

 roads are more active. Mill work concerns, 

 planing mills and sash and door makers are 

 mapping out much work. Box makers are buy- 

 ing freely. l-'urniture and piano factories are 

 placing good orders. Low stocks have been 

 emphasized as the demand increases, and it is 

 more than ever apparent that the lower as well 

 as the upper grades will soon be harder to tind. 

 the recent bad weather having reduced the pro- 

 duction very materially. If the anticipated 

 heavy spring demand materializes, some ex- 

 press the opinion that the supply will not equal 

 the demjiud. The implement people are buying 

 more freely. Plain oak. poplar, ash, hickory 

 and chestnut led during the week past in de- 

 mand, and the other grades are coming in for 

 a full share of attention. 



- CHATTANOOQA 



Ti-atie iu this sectitju is holding up fairly well, 

 and prices are strong, with a possibility that 

 they will advance in the near ftiture. especially 

 on the lower grades. Quartered oak is again in 

 demand. However, prices for same are not as 

 strong as they should be. 



BRISTOL 



The local lumber trade is showing more ac- 

 tivity. There Is a better feeling in the trade, 

 and while no great things are expected, due to 

 the fact that it is presidential year, the general 

 feeling is that business will improve considerably 

 this spring and summer. Shipments have been 

 only fair since the first of the year, but with the 

 advent of better weather there will be a heavier 

 movement of liardwood stocks. 



LOUISVILLE 



A inure rapid improvement in couditious in 

 this market would have developed had it not 

 been for an unexpected continuance of the severe 

 weather t'onditions which have been the rule 

 during the past four or five months. Snow has 

 fallen plentifully since the first of March, mak- 

 ing the manufacture and handling of lumber dif- 

 ficult, as well as putting a damper upon the 

 spirits of consumers. However, business is good 

 and hardwood men are getting inquiries and 

 orders in sufficient volume to indict^te that the 

 greatly bettered situation developed last month 

 was not a mere Bash in the pan. Low-grade 

 hardw'oods continue to sell well, and yards are 

 being pretty w^ell cleaned up on stock of this 

 character. I'lain oak continues to hold first place 

 in the call, and both white and red are selling 

 well. Poplar is also in excellent demand. Cot- 

 tonwood and gum have been strengthening in 

 price. Chestnut is in good call, w-ith some grades 

 scarce. Ash is showing more life than usually, 

 tjuartered oak is selling well, and holders of 

 this commodity are more cheerful over the out- 

 look, ilahogany is in excellent call at rising 

 prices. 



ST. LOUIS 



There has been a steady improvement here for 

 all items on the hardw-ood list, particularly the 

 lower grades. Box manufacturers have been busy 

 and have consumed a large amount of Cottonwood 

 and gum, which items are quite scarce. Con- 

 tinued wet weather prevails in the South and the 

 scarcity in cars is growing more serious. The 

 one redeeming feature is that dry stocks are very 

 scarce. The demand for plain oak is steadily get- 

 ting better, and the consumption of car oak is 

 increasing. Quartered red oak is improving in 

 demand, but quartered red aud plain oak is not 

 much in request. Thick stock in ash is in fair 

 demand. Poplar is moving well in the lower 

 grades but there is not much movement in upper 

 grades. There has not been much change in the 

 cypress situation. Considering the recent in- 

 clement weather business has been quite good, 

 especially in factory stock, which has been ex- 

 ceedingly active. The yard trade, however, has 

 not yet developed to any great extent. 



MILWAUKEE 



The local hardwfjod market seems to be on a 

 strong basis, and trade is showing steady im- 

 provement, despite the fact that winter weathjer 

 is still prevailing. A record number of large build- 

 ings will be erected this spring, and trade is ex- 

 pected to take on a decidedly active tone just as 

 soon as the building season is opened. Manu- 

 facturers in all lines are placing much better 

 orders. Furniture manufacturers and implement 

 concerns in this city and at Racine. Horicon and 

 other points about the state are busy, and some 

 good orders are being received from this source. 



The supply of dry hardwood lumber is low and 

 it is feared that a real shortage will be experienced 

 this sJeason. Birch and maple lead in demand, but 

 there is a shortage in the upper grades of birch. 

 Basswood is selling well, even in low-grade stuff, 

 owing to the fact that the demand Is better from 

 the box manufacturers. Both hard and soft elm 

 are in fair demand, although trade in this wood is 

 never large In volumi' In this market. In south- 

 ern woods plain red oak is holding Its own. while 

 quarter-sawed oak is stronger and in some cases 

 higher. Prices as a rule are about unchanged as 

 compared with a fortnight Jigo. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



There has been but little change iu general 

 conditions during the fortnight. Factories seem 

 to prefer buying in a hand-to-mouth way and 

 are not heavily stocked with lumber either in 

 hardwood or western stock. Interior finish con- 

 cerns report exceedingly dull business. There is 

 a scarcity of some items on the hardwood list. 

 However, the demand is not heavy, with the 

 exception of 1-inch Xo. 2 and Xo. 3 basswood. 



OLASaOW 



The strike of the dockers has at last come to 

 an end and it is sincerely to be desired, in the 

 interests of the whole community and of the 

 dockers themselves, that work at the harbor will 

 now resume Its normal course. The timber trade 

 of this port has suffered severely. Practically no 

 deliveries have been made from the various 

 steamers for about three weeks, with the result 

 that the market is now flooded with practically 

 all kinds of lumber. It is therefore advisable 

 for shippers to consign sparingly for some time 

 to come in order that business may steady up 

 again. The coal crisis Is not yet over. It is ex- 

 pected that when this trouble is settled business 

 will be steady and of good volume. The ship- 

 building industry has never been better. The 

 situation can be summed up thus — fair trade but 

 a cloudy atmosphere. 



