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HARDWOOD RECORD 



July 25. 1922 



Offering 



Thoroughly Kiln Dried 

 Lumber and an Efficient 

 Kiln Drying Service 



A thoroughly modern kiln equipment at 

 Owensboro enables us to make prompt ship- 

 ment on our own stock, thoroughly kiln dried 

 and also to offer kiln drying service of proven 

 efficLency for handling either green or dry 

 lumber. We offer quick shipment, either 

 domestic or export, straight or mixed cars, 

 all N. H. L. A. grades in our soft texture 

 oak ideal for good furniture. We also have 

 splendid walnut, a fine stock of poplar, chest- 

 nut, gum, hickory, maple, elm, cottonwood, 

 beech and quartered sycamore. Thus prac- 

 tically every line of woodworking is offered 

 a thoroughly reliable source of entirely de- 

 pendable material. 



Try STIMSON at Owensboro 

 the next time 



J. V. Stimson dC Co. 



OWENSBORO, KY. I 



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 DRYING 



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PHILADELPHIA 

 CATALOGUE ON REQUEST 



and the vacation period. The movement of lumber is hampered to some 

 extent because of the inability of the mills, especially in West Virginia, 

 in getting empty cars. On the other hand, lumbermen say, where cars are 

 obtainable they are sidetracked by the railroads after being loaded. There 

 is plenty of evidence to show that the railroad strike has interfered with 

 the market. Prices are holding firm, while the demand is for no certain 

 items. During the past two weeks there has been a noticeable improvement 

 in the buying of the lower grades, which up until that time were prac- 

 tically a burden on the market. The takings of the railroads in spite of 

 the shopmen's strike has been noteworthy. The general situation in the 

 Industrial line shows signs of a much better buying movement later in 

 the summer, provided the railroad strikes are settled. At the present time, 

 the buying on the part of the automobile and furniture manufacturers is 

 about as good as could be expected. The export trade is rather quiet and 

 from all indications will remain in that condition for an indefinite period. 

 Stocks in the hand of local distributors are by no means large and ship- 

 ments as a whole are coming in slowly from the mills. Should this condi- 

 tion remain for any length of time, it is the opinion of lumbermen that it 



might have a tendency to cause prices to rise. Demand for hardwoods 

 from the building industry Is of no large consequence as the earlier season 

 activities have quieted down and the time is not ripe for the late season 

 building to take its quota of hardwood interior finish and other materials. 

 All in all the condition of the market is considered good in view of the 

 fact that there has been a falling off in the demand of most of the other 

 woods. 



BUFFALO 



Tbe hardwood trade is somewhat quieter this month, owing to a large 

 extent to the industrial upset caused by the strike of the railroad shopmen. 

 This has upset transportation facilities in this section, though not as 

 greatly as in the Southwest. Buyers have been holding off and taking 

 lumber in small quantity, as needed. Hand-to-mouth buying is looked for 

 during the remainder of this month at least. Prices as a rule are holding 

 sicady. Lumbermen look for a fair increase in business as soon as the 

 lup-sent labor troubles are out of the way. 



Tbe woods chiefly in demand include oak, maple, birch, ash and chestnut, 

 hut manufacturing plants in most cases are not showing any great dis- 

 position to buy ahead. The building business is good and a large amount 

 of hardwood is being used in this line. Flooring concerns state that trade 

 continues on a steady basis, while the interior trim demand is also on a 

 fair scale. 



BALTIMORE 



While some of the hardwood men of Baltimore express the opinion that 

 the demand for stocks has eased off in the last three or four weeks, others 

 entertain decidedly optimistic views in regard to the prevailing state of 

 affairs not less than relative to the outlook. All admit that orders are 

 not easily obtained and that determined effort is necessary to laud them, 

 but they also report that the volume of business has attained fairly im- 

 pressive proportions, with some woods more active than others, and even 

 with tbe export trade showing improvements, if not actually In volume, 

 at least in feeling. The list, however, is not uniformly strong. Low 

 grades of chestnut find only a very indifferent inquiry and the returns are 

 not at all attractive; in fact, it will be found quite ditficult to obtain 

 takers. It is somewhat the same with respect to the low grades of 

 poplar, which are affected by the extensive shift from wooden to fibre 

 boxes. This shift has lessened the requirements in the way of low grade 

 poplar considerably, and allowance is still to be made for the circumstance 

 that the needs in the way of boxes generally have not yet gotten back to 

 what might be called normal conditions. Shipments of general merchan- 

 dise are as yet reduced and the demand for poplar boxes is influenced ac- 

 cordingly. Moreover — and this is probably as important an influence as 

 any other — the poplar of the lowlands is being shipped by the mills of 

 those sections at small figures. Information here is to the effect that such 

 lowland poplar, mill run, is being put down at points along the Great Lakes 

 at not more than $25 per 1,000 feet, while the sawmills in the hill sec- 

 tions that produce stocks of a better grade are trying to get $20 at the 

 mill. This log run stuff, it is said, grades in large part equal to No. 3 

 for the mountain poplar and is therefore found quite acceptable for the 

 purpose. As for other hardwood stocks, some effect of earlier free pur- 

 chases that are being drawn on now is still seen, and is held to account 

 for the lack of snap in the demand. Furthermore, the railroad strike is 

 beginning to have its effect upon the hardwood trade, which depends so 

 extensively upon the land transportation lines for its forwardings. 



COLUMBUS 



The hardwood trade is showing considerable strength in all sections of 

 central Ohio. Buying is rather brisk, both on the part of dealers and 

 by manufacturing establishments. Retail demand is still the chief fea- 

 ture, but there is an increase in ordtTs from concerns making boxes, im- 

 plements, automobiles and musical instrumeuts. Railroads are also show- 

 ing a tendency to come into the market. Retail stocks as a rule are not 

 large and many are somewhat broken. Buying to replenish these stocks 

 is the rule. 



Prices are generally firm and changes which have taken place are to- 

 wards higher levels. There is not much cutting to force trade. Oak, pop- 

 lar and chestnut are the strongest points. Some demand for basswood 

 aii'i uther varieties is reported. There is a scarcity of the better grades 

 of oak and poplar and the medium grades are not at all plentiful. The 

 railroad strike is delaying shipments to a large degree. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



From the viewpoint of the industrials tbe hardwood market is beset 

 with two evils, the coal and rail strikes. Both are beginning to hove an 

 eff- »t on production. Most of the industries, especially the furniture 

 induL>try, have sufficient orders to keep fairly busy until late fall. Execu- 

 tives of the various furniture factories, both here and at Shelbyville, Ind., 



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