June 10. 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



with more mills running. It is conteDde<l that the ten per cent reduction 

 in freight rates will not affect the market at all, as most of it was already 

 figured in the delivered price. 



NEW ORLEANS 



The hardwood mills throughout this section are still closed down almost 

 without exception, but other aspects of the market situation continue to 

 improve steadily and buying is better now than for many moons previous. 

 Prices on the whole remain Arm. but the tendency in many difEerent 

 grades and varieties is toward the ascent and this is beginning now t.i 

 hecome more and more pronounced. Stock is running Jow at the mills, 

 inquiries are more numerous and buying more active than for some time 

 past, and as the scarcity of stock situation grows more and more acute, 

 prices are very reasonably expected to continue to show their upward 

 tendency. 



Demand has been quite pronounced in the Xew Orleans hardwood trade 

 from two distinct sources within the past fortnight ; first, from abroad, 

 and, secondly, from the consuming manufacturing trade within the terri- 

 torial United States. True, the export business is still far below norma! : 

 in fact, so slight as not yet to be very considerable. But it is none-the-less 

 rallying from its stupor and is assuming a decidedly more active aspect 

 from week to week with prospects rather bright, according to representa- 

 tive lumber exporters from New Orleans and other southern ports. 



The newspapers from day to day continue to carry accounts of some 

 big automobile manufactory going Into the hands of a receiver, or other- 

 wise going busted, but, oddly though it may seem, the automobile 

 business, especially from manufacturers of closed automobiles, has been 

 very considerable latterly and not a few Xew Orleans hardwood men have 

 received nice orders from auto makers from the North and East within 

 the past week or fortnight with indications that this business will con- 

 tinue to improve. Others buying large quantities of hardwoods are the 

 railroads for general repair and equipment purposes, the millwork people 

 and flooring and furniture manufacturing concerns. Perhaps the least 

 active group just now is the box manufacturers and they seem almost 

 completely to be out of the market for the time being. 



BEAUMONT 



Although there has been no advance in prices to speak of, there has been 

 a decided improvement in the hardwood market during the past two weeks. 

 MUls are gradually recovering In this section from the effects of wet woods 

 and floods. 



Shipments are gradually increasing in volume, and this has had the 

 effect of encouraging mills to pay a little more attention to stocks than 

 they have in the past. 



The greatest activity is in oak, which is being used extensively for floor- 

 ing. In fact, this demand has become so general and the supply so inade- 

 quate, the Long-Bell Lumber Company is figuring on turning its big planing 

 mill at Longville, La., into a flooring factory. The yellow pine mill at this 

 point was destroyed by fire and the company decided that It would not be 

 rebuUt. 



Furniture factories are also taking a little more stuff with the pros- 

 pects that this demand will grow very rapidly. Hardwood men are bank- 

 ing on the rushing business of retail lumber yards to bring about a heavy 

 demand for furniture. Most of the lumber is going into new homes, and 

 this invariably calls for a certain amount of new furniture, if not com- 

 plete refurnishing. 



Mills are recovering from the effects of the recent flood, and prac- 

 tically all of those closed down on account of high water and wet woods 

 are again in operation. The demand has not been insistent enough to cause 

 mills which have been idle since the slump in demand to resume operations. 



TORONTO 



American industries have apparently made better progress along the 

 path of business recovery in recent weeks than have the Canadian manu- 

 facturers. Such a condition indicates that improvement is due to take 

 place in Canada before long. Manufacturers in this country are making 

 an effort to overcome the usual summer slump. There is fair assurance 

 that the autumn trade will be better than spring business, particularly 

 if the harvest yield is liberal and prices satisfactory. Automobile manu- 

 facturers in the United States have been active buyers of Canadian hard- 

 woods for car bodies, but the output of lumber for Canadian automobile 

 firms has not been as large as was expected would be the case at this 

 time. The furniture trade in Canada is extremely dull and is taking 

 very little stock. What business is being done with the furniture trade is 

 coming from across the line, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and 

 the New England states furnishing most of the business. It was stated 

 by a Toronto wholesale lumber dealer this week that about 90 per cent of 

 his business during the past several weeks had been with American users 

 of hardwood. There has been a very limited call for hardwood trim, but 

 improvement is looked for now that the building season is getting its 

 stride. Other Canadian users of hardwoods are apparently not in the 

 market to any extent. Some firms report fair sales In thick birch, elm 

 and maple, but prices in many instances, particularly on the lower ends, 

 are very unsatisfactory. 



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