HARDWOOD RECORD 



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the Ohio river range from $80 up. Plain oak is 

 also iu active demand. An active call i.s noted 

 for poplar, the wide sizes being quoted as high 

 as $140. Chestnut is in better demand and the 

 volume of business is satisfactory. Ash is still 

 weak, although there is an increase in orders. 



INSURANCE COST 



As a lumberman you carefully 

 analyze the cost of your stumpage, 

 manufacture and sales, but your 

 insurance is usually bunched with 

 "general expense." 



We can convince you that fire 

 insurance is worthy of even more 

 careful analysis andattention than 

 any other feature of your business. 



We can also convince you that 

 our form of insurance is the safe, 

 logical and economical one. 



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Manufacturing Woodworkers 

 Underwriters 



LEE BLAKEMORE & COMPANY 

 Rector BuiMing CHICAGO 



BLUESTONE LAND & LUMBER GO. 



White Pine, Oak, 

 Poplar, Chestnut 

 and Hemlock Lumber 



WHITE PINE AND OAK TIMBERS ON 

 SHORT NOTICE 



RAILROAD TIES 



We own our own stumpage 

 and operate our own mill. 



IMill: GARDNER, W. VA. 



Sales Office: RIDGWAY, PA. 



Greenbrier Lumber Co. 



Manufacturers 



White Pine, Hemlock and Hard = 



woods, from our own lands. 



Pine and Oak our specialty 



NEOLA, W. VA. 



Hiclsory is in good domand. Tliere is also a 

 cood call for walnut and other liardwoods of 

 that character. Basswood is strong. 



CINCINNATI 



iiwins lo the unseltlcil and disciiuraKins; i.-un 

 (lit ions which arc now pri'vailing in tho local 

 liardwood market, it is strange that consuming 

 innnufacturers do not take advanlage of the 

 conditions and buy hardwoods now. wliile the 

 prices arc as low as they can possibly get. and 

 leave any chance of profit for handling and 

 marketing. It is n notable fact that the stocks 

 on hand in the yards of tho consumers are at 

 the lowest ebb. and yet there is no effort being 

 made by the consumers, with the exception of 

 a few instances to stock up to advantage, while 

 the marlvet is inactive and wlu-n roncessfons are 

 willingly made by the lumbermen in order to 

 make sales. On no sides can reasons be heard 

 for the prevailing conditions. A look at the 

 figures furnished by the Car Service Bureau 

 shows that the receipts and shipments at this 

 point are normal — that is, they compare favor- 

 ably with the average receipts and shipments 

 of the so-called good years tOOri and 1900. With 

 but few exceptions the concerns doing business 

 in this market are complaining of the slownes-.- 

 of trade. The exporters are doing ver.v littb 

 buying and the stocks selected for their pur 

 poses are steadily increasing in volume, especiai- 

 i.v is this true of American walnut. Cherry is 

 also in good supply and the stocks are said to 

 be of excellent quality. Oak and red gum in 

 the hands of concerns that cater to the export 

 trade are in sufBcient quantities to meet the 

 most exacting demands that may arise. Col- 

 lections are ver.v slow. 



Car shortage is being discussed, without ref- 

 erence to the dullness of the markets. Informa- 

 tion from points on the roads of non-competitive 

 lines are to the effect that long waits are neces- 

 sary before cars are placed for loading. The 

 railroads have had orders out for more than a 

 month, to forward all box cars in good condi- 

 tion to various railroad centers in the West, 

 to he in readiness to move the heavy grain 

 crops to the selling points. This has caused 

 a scarcity of 1k)x ears, which hardwood men 

 demand for the shipment of lumber. In the 

 event of an active buying season opening up, 

 lumbermen would be seriously handicapped. In 

 speaking of this matter a well-known lumber- 

 man said that it would be well to look into the 

 matter right now, so that when a car shortage 

 does occur there may be devised a method for 

 circumventing it and making prompt shipments 

 to customers. 



TOLEDO 



There appears to he a fair suppl.v of hard- 

 woods for all purposes at this time. Dealers 

 have bought very liberally and stocks have 

 been kept up to a high standard of working 

 efficiency. There are very few shortages, the 

 onl.v scarcity being in a few of the liigher 

 grades. Half inch bevel poplar siding is in 

 splendid demand and dealers have found some 

 trouble in supplying the wants of their cus- 

 tomers. Prices naturally have held very firm 

 in this material. Wide poplar boards are still 

 considerably below last spring's quotations b\it 

 the demand has been on the increase and the 

 market has shown a tendency towards strength. 

 Oak has perhaps been a leader and In some 

 quarters a slight shortage is reported. Oak floor- 

 ing is moving readily, the call being largely 

 for .5-10 and % inch veneer. There has been 

 a fair demand for patterns in oak floors recently. 

 Hickory and ash are moving in fair volume, 

 bending concerns and vehicle plants being in the 

 market for considerable of this material at good 

 figures. Furniture factories have been unusually 



active and have furnished a market for large 

 quantities of oak, chestnut, ash, cherry and 

 even some elm. A car shortage recently de- 

 layed shipments, especially of southern hard- 

 woods. Uailway equipment Is all In use and 

 gradual tightening up in cars Is noticeable. Box 

 materials of all kinds are plentiful and prices 

 are somewhat varied. Receipts have l)een normal 

 and orders for hardwoods have been placed in 

 fair volume. There is a manifest Intention 

 upon the part. of dealers to maintain complete 

 stocks in anticipation of heavy spring trade. 



■ INDIANAPOLIS 



'I'lie Ini-al hardwood market has been quite dull 

 dining the last two months, the situation being 

 attributed to tlie pre-election inactivity that 

 usually prevails during political campaigns. 

 There are some inquiries, but few sales and no 

 large contracts are reported. I'rlces arc un- 

 changed, remaining steady. It is believed the 

 middle of the mouth will see some improvement 

 as tue automobile factories are Just starting on 

 their new season and the vehicle plants report 

 considerable business aliead. Kurnlturc fac- 

 tories are active, but seem fairly well stocked on 

 raw material. 



BVANSVILLB 



The local hardwood lumber market Is fairly 

 active now, all the local mills being operated 

 on full time. Manufacturers say they are get- 

 ting all the logs they need, as the weather this 

 fall has been ideal for logging. A fair amount 

 of orders are coming in and inquiries are more 

 numerous. There is no surplus of stock, man.v 

 manufacturers having less on hand than at any 

 time this year. The furniture industry Is In a 

 good condition. As a rule prices remain much 

 the same. However, a little shading is being 

 ri'ported in some quarters. Buyers are showing 

 little disposition to load up even at reduced 

 prices, so there is little need for reduction. 



MEMPHIS 



The demand for hardwood lumber recently has 

 shown a tendency toward improvement. There 

 is an increasing tirmness among sellers, which, 

 it is believed, will lead to a greater uniformity 

 in selling prices if not actually to higher values. 

 The foreign demand is fairly active and domestic 

 business is expanding somewhat. The produc- 

 tion of hardwood lumber is going forward stead- 

 ily and there is no disposition among manu- 

 facturers to curtail their output. 



A feature recently has been the demand for 

 ash. This wood sold slowly for some time, owing 

 to unfavorable developments in the automobile 

 industry, but holders now report not only more 

 inquiry but more business doing. Upper grades 

 arc> .scarce and dimension stock appears to be 

 wanted in fair quantities. There is not much 

 doing in the lower grades. A better demand Is 

 reported for firsts and seconds and shops cypress, 

 the latter being in more request than selects. 

 I'lain oak is firmer than quartered: the demand 

 is considered proportionately better, and prices 

 are well maintained. Red gum continues firm 

 while increasing activity Is reported In sap. 

 There is more doing In the lower grades of 

 both Cottonwood and gum and prices are show- 

 ing a slight tendency toward advancement. This 

 improvement Is attributable to the better con- 

 ditions prevailing in the wooden box Industry.. 

 which is in more satisfactory shape than for 

 a long while. The increasing demand for low- 

 grade Cottonwood and rum has disclosed the 

 fact that offerings arc lighter than generally 

 supposed. 



