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THE HARDWOOD RECORD. 



writing, mmiber two couimou plain oak) is 

 a little weak just at present. 



Ash lumber has not been very strong 

 for some time past and is particularly • 

 weak on inch stock in the upper grades. 

 Firsts and seconds thicker than inch are 

 doing fairly well. No. 2 common has prac- 

 tically no call. 



Cottonwood is still a very prominent fea- 

 ture locally, and the demand never seetiis 

 to let up. During the past few weeks the 

 local box manufactiu-ers have stocked up 

 very heavily, and the demand for box com- 

 mon. Cottonwood locally has been satisfied 

 to some extent. Firsts and seconds are 

 easy sale at a good price and tlie only com- 

 plaint Cottonwood dealers have at present 

 is the familiar one of all the hardwood 

 dealers, namely, shortage of dry lumber. 



The cypress people claim to be very well 

 pleased witli the status of the cypress busi- 

 ness. 



In gum lumber the most favored at pres- 

 ent seems to be clear saps. Quite an im- 

 provement has been noticed in this grade 

 lately. Firsts and seconds red gum is hav- 

 ing a good call now, but mostly for the 

 export market. Common gum, both sap 

 and red, is a little quiet. No. 2 and No. 

 3 common are doing well. 



Of the other hardwoods, chestnut seems 

 to be the most desirable commodity. 



NASHVILLE. 



Nashville, Tenn.. June 24, 1002. 

 The market on all classes of lumber con- 

 tinues firm. The demand is very active 

 and after all it seems to be only a matter 

 of ability to fill orders. Poplar is high, 

 and chestnut is scarce. Oak in the domes- 

 tic and export markets is in strong call, 

 but the local dealers and manufacturers 

 have been .so busy with the former class 

 they have not worried particularly about 

 the latter. The furniture factories, which 

 have in some instances been holding back 

 on orders thinking prices would go lower, 

 •have begun to give up hope on that idea 

 and are sending in their orders. There 

 is little lumber coming in and the river is 

 getting lower. 



NEW YORK. 



New York. June 24, 1902. 



It is a fact that strikes and strike talk 

 is having some little effect on certain kinds 

 of lumber, but it is not true that hard- 

 woods are being in any way affected 

 tliereby. On the contrary, the conditions 

 are eminently satisfactory, even with tlie 

 demand no more than normal. 



While there is no rush, stock moving 

 along quietly, it must be stated as a gen- 

 eral fact that prices are stiff on almiist 

 all grades, and that holders are stiff on 

 their holdings, which they can afford to 

 be, as they are not overloaded with stock. 



There is always a summer lull, and 

 the wise ones in the trade hold that a drop 

 for al30ut two months would not injure 

 anyone, because many of the mills are 

 sending in imperfectly dried stock. Com- 



plaints of wet stock are frequent, and if 

 there was a let-up in the demand it would 

 give the millmen a chance to pile up stock 

 and dry it out thoroughly. 



Many of the poplar manufacturers, by 

 the way, are proving ^vise in their day and 

 generation and are keeping their stotik on 

 sticks long enough to dry it well. For 

 firsts and seconds, ?41.50 to .$42.50 is the 

 quotation, though some dealers are getting 

 more for their stock. 



Quartered oak is in fair supply, with 

 prices firm, and tlie demand fair. This 

 wood is rapidly becoming recognized as a 

 staple article, and though $02 to $65 is the 

 quoted figure for firsts and seconds, for 

 good, desirable widths better figures are 

 obtainable. 



Ash and maple are in plentiful supply 

 and chestnut is active. Plain oak is in fair 

 demand, and $37 to .$40 is the average price 

 for inch stock. 



that prices will be upheld, if they do not 

 go higher than they now are. for some time 

 to come. 



OPENING OF THE ' 'ROYAL FBONTE- 

 NAC" HOTEL. 



The "Royal Frontenac" Hotel, the hand- 

 somest summer hotel in the North, will 

 open its first season July 1, imder the 

 management of J. R. Hayes, the man who 

 made Mackinaw Island famous, and C. A. 

 Brant, formerly superintendent of the 

 Union League Club, Chicago. 



Music, dancing, boating, bathing, fish- 

 ing, horse-back riding, golf, tennis and 

 many other forms of entertainment will be 

 provided. You will find Frankfort and the 

 new hotel a most delightful place to spend 

 your vacation. 



MEMPHIS. 



The shipments of lumber through Mem- 

 phis have been especially heavy for the 

 past week. Lumber in large quantities 

 has been shipped from Mississippi and 

 Alabama points to the North and North- 

 west. Several hundred cai'loads were 

 handled through the city within the week, 

 and the dealers all speak favorably of 

 conditions. 



The Memphis manufacturers are busy 

 operating their mills, filling and refusing 



ATKINS' CHANNELING SET BLOCK. 



We are pleased to call attention to At- 

 kins' channeling set block, illustrated 

 herewith, manufactured by E. C. Atkins 

 & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. It is used for 

 setting and channeling the cutting teeth oF 

 cross-cut saws, thereby producing a more 

 durable set and relieving the friction on 

 the sides of the teeth. It is made from 

 extra quality drop forged tool steel, and 

 hardened and is positively unbreakable. 

 The list price is $6 per dozen, or sent post- 

 paid at 60 cents per piece. The directions 

 for use are as follows: 



This set block can be used on a filing 



A \i:W CHANNELLING SET BLOCK. 



orders, looking up timber and logs and 

 keeping things moving in general. 



The market gives every evidence of firm- 

 ness. Eastern shipments have improved 

 somewhat and the export demand is fair. 

 Poplar, oak, cottonwood and cypress are 

 all proving good sellers. Gum is hav- 

 ing a widening and more urgent market. 



BUFFALO. 



If it was not for the big strike now on 

 u-ith the mining operatives, and the lesser 

 strikes of different tradespeople, no fault 

 could be found with the lumber outlook. 

 These strikes seem to be the only draw- 

 back to business at the present time. 

 Factories of all kinds are running full time 

 with plenty of orders ahead. None of them 

 are .stocked up with more lumber than will 

 answer for present needs, and the dealers 

 and millmen have no very large stocks to 

 draw from. A large number of the smaller 

 mills throughout the country, who hereto- 

 fore could be relied upon to furnish more 

 or less lumber at such a time as this, are 

 not running at all — and the larger mills 

 which are running, are short on both logs 

 and lumber. This is the situation in a gen- 

 eral way, and it means without a doubt. 



bench or on any siu'face where you wish 

 to set the saws. Set the teetli by a light 

 blow over tlie apex, or high point of the 

 bevel, then draw the tooth forward so that 

 the body of tlie tooth is over the convex 

 point of the set. Strike a light blow on the 

 tooth over the point of the anvil, which 

 will cause the tooth to spring down under 

 the blow, producing a slight channel run- 

 ning lengthwise of the tooth. Y'ou will 

 soon perceive the great advantage of this 

 process in the cutting of the saw. 



The Bodley Wagon Company purchased 

 live acres and received as a gift fifteen 

 acres of ground from the South Memphis 

 liand Company, which gives them a loca- 

 tion on the Horn Lake road between the 

 IlliiKiis Central and Y'azoo & Mississippi 

 Valley railroads. Negotiations for locat- 

 ing tliis plant were pending some five 

 montlis. Their capital is practically about 

 §200,000. and they will employ WO to 200 

 skilled men. 



EXCURSION TO PORTLAND, ME. 



The Wabash road will sell excursion 

 tickets July 5 to 0, inclusive, from Chicago 

 to Portland, Me., at $21.50 for the round 

 trip, via Niagara Falls; $20..50, via Mon- 

 treal. Return limit, August 15. For 

 full information call at or address City 

 Ticket Ottice. 97 Adams street, Chicago. 



