May 10. 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



37 



liun. lu the hills of this section it is. of course, proeeciliii^' away wn- 

 nliated. But in the uplands of this section there are few hardwoods. 



Inquiries within the past fortnight have been more widely distributed 

 than for any time previous tor three years past, according to various lead- 

 ing manufacturers. And this circumstance is taken as being of especial 

 significance in that it indicates the country as a whole as contradis- 

 tinguished from only various spots is getting active in the marliet. The 

 tendency of prices is to remain firm, but such few changes as have oc- 

 curred within the past fortnight have been on the upward scale. 



MILWAUKEE 



The demand for hardwoods as noted by manufacturers in northern 

 Wisconsin is the most active in at least eighteen months, and is Increas- 

 ing from day to day. Stoclis at mills are not being replenished as rapidly 

 as they are reduced by shipments on contract specifications and current 

 sales, which tends to give prices a very firm tone. Some items have ad- 

 vanced recently and it is believed likely that the entire list is due for an 

 increase. 



Industrial requirements are heavy and. while purchases are usually 

 not much in e.xcess of consumptive requirements, the aggregate is larger 

 than it has been since the summer ot 1920. The firmer trend of prices Is 

 inducing some of the larger interests to buy more than to cover bare neces- 

 sities, but other consumers are sticking pretty closely to requirements in 

 view. The automobile body trade is one of the heaviest buyers, and this 

 is probably the best source of business at present. Furniture factories 

 are on an excellent footing once nupre and their orders are increasing 

 steadily. New construction is taking larger quantities of building mate- 

 rial, including flooring. 



Sash and door factories in Wisconsin have increased their production 

 schedules materially in the last few weeks and taking more stock from 

 mills. The farm implement industries are not yet buying any consider- 

 able quantity, although prospects are that this source will be open wider 

 within a short time. 



The lower grades of hardwoods are moving better, and this is relieving 

 a problem that has confronted manufacturers for a long time. Box and 

 crating manufacturers are getting some fair-sized orders. 



A good many concerns in northern Wisconsin are carrying forw'ard 

 their woods work through the summer months in order to keep mills sup- 

 plied with logs. While logging operations last winter were of a fairly 

 good proportion, the demand which has developed in the last three to four 

 months is beyond the estimates made last fall, with the result that summer 

 logging has to be undertaken to meet all requirements. 



EVANSVILLE 



There lias been a. gradual iniprovemeut in the business done by hard- 

 wood lumber manufacturers and wholesalers at Evansville and in other 

 towns in southern Indiana during the past month. While there has not 

 been anything like a boom, trade has come along all right and both 

 orders and iuiiuiries have shown a big increase over the month of April. 

 The manufacturers and wliolesalers are of the opinion that trade for the 

 Slimmer and fall nn.mths will show a nice increase in trade over the 

 furrespunding months of last year. Few of the large mills in this section 

 have been operating and practically no logs have been coming in. Now 

 that th^ Hoods along Green and Barren rivers in western Kentucl:y have 

 subsided, it is believed that logging operations will start again soon and 

 that many logs will be rafted to the local mills and plants at Owensboro. 

 Ky.. during the next few months. The demand for the best grades of hard- 

 wood lumber is very good and the lower grades are moving better than 

 they were a month or six weeks ago. Furniture factories have been in 

 the market for some lumber recently and since they are operating on 

 fairly good time they will be in the market for more lumber from time 

 to time. Taken as a whole, the outlook is not discouraging and in fact 

 is better than it has been at any time this year. 



TORONTO 



While the hardwood market in Tornnto and district is showing some 

 impi-ovement. there is general complaint that business is being done on a 

 no-profit basis and in many cases at an actual loss. Most w'holesalers 

 report a fair volume of sales under the impetus of the spring building 

 program which is proceeding brisklj". but. generally speaking, lumber prices 

 are unsatisfactory and there is little money in the business as matters 

 are at present. There is some scarcity of birch and maple in firsts, sec- 

 onds and selects, particularl.v in one. tme and a half and two-inch stuff, 

 although there are plenty of low ends offering for which the deniaml is 

 limited. In sales transactions some of the bigger holders are endeavor- 

 ing to make the higher quality carry the low. It is recognized that any 

 substantial increase in demand would bring advances in prices, but buyers 

 are not yet showing any very great interest and there is a wide range in 

 prevailing quotations. Some wholesalers report that mill men want more 

 for their stocks at the mills than the wholesaler can realize for what 

 material he has on hand or is seeking to replace. Competition for sales 

 is particularly keen in the Tormito market, many salesmen having con- 

 centrated on this city under the impression, which is true to some extent, 

 that there is a big building boom on here. It is undoubtedly true that a 

 big busini'ss is being done in this city, but the rivalry for trade is so keen 

 that many firms are doing business at a lo.ss. 



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