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HARDWOOD RECORD 



cure 



LUMBER 



RADE MARK 



^ Kraetzer-Cured lumber is susceptible 

 of being thoroughly air dried or kiln 

 dried in less than one-half the time or- 

 dinarily required for seasoning un- 

 steamed wood. 



^ Kraetzer-Cured lumber does not case- 

 harden, check, end-split or stain, and 

 dries without warping or buckling. 



^ Kraetzer-Cured lumber has a uniform 

 tone of color. Its working qualities are 

 greatly improved, and the beauty of the 

 flake on quarter-sawed stock is en- 

 hanced. 



^ Kraetzer-Cured lumber dries out to 

 materially less weight than unsteamed 

 wood, ranging from 200 to 500 pounds 

 per thousand feet. 



^ Kraetzer-Cured lumber will neither 

 shrink nor swell, and the grain will not 

 raise when water stains are employed in 

 finishing. 



^ Ki-aetzer-Cured lumber is not im- 

 paired in strength or quality by the 

 process. 



^ Kraetzer-Cured lumber eliminates all 

 glue-joint troubles and "will stay where 

 it is put." 



^ A list of manufacturers of Kraetzer- 

 Cured lumber will be supplied on appli- 

 cation. 



Kraetzer-Cured Lumber is 



produced by the use of the Kraetzer Preparator, 



manufactured by 



The Kraetzer Company 



537 S. Dearborn St., CHICAGO 





TRADE MARK 





cure 



LUMBER 



lo work hard to make satisfactory sales. Trices are high, which tends to 

 make the average buyer think twice before entering the market for 

 ."iupplies much hoyond his immediate needs. The competition from manu- 

 facturers of hardwood lumber who sell direct is making it harder all 

 the time for the wholesale dealer, as several mills quote the wholesaler 

 about the same price that they do the final consumer. The retail yards 

 in this vicinity do not appear to be doing a great deal at present but 

 some of the manufacturers who consume hardwood lutaber are fairly busy. 

 The chair manufacturers and the makers of interior finish are for the 

 most part fairly busy and manufacturers nf desks arc making inquiries for 

 stock. 



Oak continues to be about as firm as anything on the list. Whitewood 

 has not attracted a great amount of new business of late. Demand for 

 chestnut has been fair. Veneers are in very good demand and plants 

 appear to be busy in most instances. 



=-< BALTIMORE >-= 



While no changes of noto arc to be rocurdcd in the hardwood trade, 

 the tendency appears to be steadily toward better conditions. The manu- 

 facturers as well as wholesalers here report that their September business 

 was larger than they had expected, and that the demand assumed far 

 greater proportions than they had reason to look for earlier in the sea- 

 son. Many of the yardmen and consumers in the North were in a re- 

 ceptive mood for stocks and liberal orders were placed, much of the 

 lumber going to replenish the assortments drawn upon before, but somt; 

 additions to the stocks in hand were also made. According to the 

 hardwood men, this distribution was effected without making any price 

 concessions, the range of values remaining about the same as it has 

 been, with the returns quite satisfactory for the most part and very 

 few indications of weakness. In fact, it is to be questioned if any real 

 sagging occurred, the inquiry for lumber being sufficiently active to absorb 

 the output of the mills and keeping the situation in good shape. 



Oak is holding its own, having eased off verj' little since early in the 

 spring, and in various instances yielding returns which at least in part 

 mark a return to the previous figures. Chestnut quotations are gradually 

 working back to the spring returns and the calls for lumber are sufficiently 

 numerous to take care of (he production. No material accumulations 

 are to be found at producing points, and the mills in many instances are 

 kept running at capacity to meet the wants of their csutomers. It is 

 much the same with gum. basswood, ash and other woods. Even poplar 

 shows something like firmness, with prices almost back to where they 

 were and every indication in prospect that any easing off which may have 

 taken place during the quiet of summer will be made up before long. The 

 lower grades of poplar have not responded to a degree that might be 

 (li'sired, but the undertone of the wood is appreciably steadier and the 

 future holds out a promise that the stocks in hand will be taken care of 

 without trouble. 



The export situation, though still unsatisfactory, has made some prog- 

 ress toward a better state of affairs. The curtailment in the forwardings 

 is proving beneficial to the trade, serving to reduce the holdings on the 

 other side to an extent that tends to revive interest in stocks. The high 

 freight rates to some of the foreign ports stand in the way of a marked 

 recovery, absorbing, as they do, whatever advance the foreign buyers 

 might be induced to pay. Hut with any lessening in the oft'ers of freight 

 tlie steamship lines will be forced to offer inducements, and the increased 

 competition between the North German Lloyd and the Hamburg-American 

 Line in the steei*age passenger business is likely to open the door 

 to competition in the freight carrier busii:ess. which may go beyond the 

 companies originally involved and briim ;iliout a general lowering of 

 charges. 



=-< COLUMBUS >-- 



steadiness charactei'ized the hardwood market in Columbus and Central 

 Ohio during the past fortnight. There has been a fair demand for all 

 grades and varieties and prices have been well maintained on every band. 

 The levels which have prevailed for the past few months have been main- 

 tained and no weakness of consequence is reported. The tone of the mar- 

 ket is satisfactory and the outlook for the future believed to be good. 



Demand is noted from both retailers and factories. Yards are only buy- 

 ing what they desire for immediate wants as they are loth to accumulatf* 

 stocks at this time. Factories, especially furniture and implement eon- 

 lerns. arc the best purchasers. Factories are also following the policy 

 of buying only what they can use in the near future. Automobile factories 

 are buying pretty well. 



Building operations are still active and will Ix" until the bad weather 

 sets in. This fact is expected to maintain a good demand and prepara- 

 tions are being made for an active season during the winter. Dry stocks 

 are not plentiful and this is one of the good phases of the trade. Car 

 shortage is interfering with shipments and some Inconvenience is re- 

 ported. 



Quartered oak is strong and the demand is good. There is also a 

 good demand for plain oak, both red and white. Chestnut is one of the 

 strong points in the market. Sound wormy especially is strong. Poplar 

 is becoming stronger and the large stocks are being gradually decreased, 

 Basswood is moving well and the same is true of ash. Other hardwoods 

 are holding up firmly. 



