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ing well as usual, both plain and quartered, 

 and other varieties of cabinet woods are re- 

 ported as brisk. This is said to be partly due 

 to the fact that the furniture dealers have of 

 late come into the market in an active manner. 

 Good grades of poplar, as usual, are brisk and 

 high. There is a good call for chestnut ami 

 good stuff is none too plentiful. 



LOUISVILLE 



Business with local hardwood lirms is picking 

 up considerablj', buyers having apparently come 

 to the conclusion, now that the election is over 

 to stock up and get down to business. A large 

 percentage of the business being placed continues 

 to be of the rush variety, indicating that con- 

 sumers have only small stocks on hand. While 

 some items on the sto<^k list have weakened un- 

 der a dormant demand, the general trend of quo- 

 tations has been along present lines, and no 

 marked slump has been recorded. Quartered oak 

 has been weak, but is in better demand at pres- 

 ent. Poplar is probably farther away from nor- 

 mal than any other item, while plain oak is sell- 

 ing well. Gum and Cottonwood are in good de- 

 mand, the former especially just now getting a 

 stiff call. Mahogany is selling well and Imports 

 continue heavy. 



IN THE TIMBER DISTRICTS 



The Best Locations for Wood 

 Using Plants, near to Good Supplies 

 of Hardwood and Pine, are to be 

 found in the cities and towns along 

 the Southern Railway, Mobile & 

 Ohio Railroad, Georgia. Southern 

 & Florida Railway and Virginia & 

 Southwestern Railway. Other con- 

 ditions are advantageous. Informa- 

 tion furnished and assistance given 

 to manufacturers seeking locations. 



M. V. RICHARDS 



Land and Industrial Agent, 



Southern Railway, 



1367 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C. 



Greenbrier Lumber Co. 



Manufacturers 



White Pine, Hemlock and Hard- 

 woods, from our own lands. 



Pine and Oak our specialty 



NEOLA. W. VA. 



BLUESTONE LAND & LUMBER CO. 



White Pine, Oak, 

 Poplar, Chestnut 

 and Hemlock Lumber 



WHITE PINE AND OAK TIMBERS ON 

 SHOBT NOTICE 



RAILROAD TIES 



We own our own stumpage 

 and operate our own mill. 



Mill: GARDNER. W. VA. 



Sales Office: RIDQWAY, PA. 



ST. LOUIS 



Tin- hai-dwood trade was affected somewlial 

 by the election excitement, but conditions have 

 been better since this is ovef. It is not season- 

 able, however, and the volume of business that 

 has been done is somewhat disappointing to 

 hardwood dealers. There is some business, how- 

 ever, being done all the time and the optimistic 

 dealers are looking for a winter trade of good 

 proportions on account of the low stocks in 

 the h.inds of the consumers. The present de- 

 mand seems to be for the better grades of plain 

 oak and red gum. White and red quartered oak 

 has also some call and so has poplar, thick 

 ash and cottouwood box boards. The cypress 

 trade has not been as good as it was a short 

 time ago, but quite a numlier of small orders 

 ,';re coming in constantly. 



^E^V ORLEANS 



The sharp advaiice in ocean rates has seri- 

 ously interfered with the plans of local hard- 

 wood exporters. It was expected that with the 

 beginning of the cotton season some increases 

 would be made, and all shippers had made their 

 calculations accordingly, but these were based on 

 past experience of moderate advances and those 

 that were made were so much in excess of those 

 customarily made at this season, as to upset 

 the contracts made by some shippers. 



The blow falls heaviest on shippers who have 

 made sales at delivered prices, and who have 

 not made sufficient allowance for the increase in 

 rates. It is even rumored that one prominent 

 firm has suffered losses on this account such as 

 to seriously cripple it. 



The log trade is slow in resuming this fall, 

 poplar logs alone being in demand. There is an 

 increase, however, in the inquiries for ash, hick- 

 ory and oak, and general conditions in consum- 

 ing industries abroad speak for a good business. 



MILWAUKEE 



Buying is still erratic in the local market 

 and conditions are not as satisfactory as they 

 might be. The sash and door people are order- 

 ing only enough to meet present requirements. 

 The demand from the building source is hardly 

 as strong as it was a fortnight ago. Contractors 

 and lumbermen, however, say that the total 

 amount of building carried on this season in 

 Milwaukee and about the state was larger than 

 a year .ago. Retailers are ordering fairly well, 

 although not with the freedom that was an- 

 ticipated some time ago. 



Prices are unchanged in most lines, due 

 largely to the scarcity in several lines. Birch 

 stocks are low as usual in this market, and 

 prices are holding well. Low grades, especially 

 in bassw'ood, are holding up fairly well as a 

 result of considerable activity among the box 

 manufacturers. Maple is holding up well and 

 stocks on band are not large. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



Business is coming into the local market at 

 this time, which makes up for the disappoint- 

 ment felt in the early fall trade. The north- 

 western market is feeling the effect of stimu- 

 lated buying and short stocks elsewhere, and 

 southern buyers have been in this market look- 

 ing for certain lines of stock, especially birch 

 and oak. There has been a big improvement 

 in basswoood. The furniture factories are get- 

 ting into the game to a surprising degree for 

 this season. However, the most gratifying fact 

 of all is the demand for box lumber and other 

 low grade materials. There has been such a 

 brisk call for cull hardwood within the last 



few weeks that supplies are getting down to 

 about normal size. Prices have been weak 

 but are already taking a brace, and remaining 

 stocks will not be held so cheaply. 



There has been a good demand for maple in 

 southwestern territory. Usually at this time 

 l>nyers are holding off to await the inventory, 

 but conditions have forced them to get into the 

 market. Sonic stimulation has already been 

 given to plans for the cut of hardwood in Wls- 

 <:onsin this winter, which will be fully equal to 

 last year, if not larger. 



SAQINAW VALLEY 



Trade in maple, birch and beech is active, with 

 a good demand and firm prices. Dry stocks of 

 llicse commodities are short. Three or four-Inch 

 maple Is firm, as also is maple lumber for floor- 

 ing. Considerable green beech has been shipped 

 out the last few weeks. On the I-ake Huron 

 shore basswood has been moving freely In car 

 lots, but here in the valley it has been slow. 

 Some elm stock is moving and appearances in- 

 dicate that the usual quantity of logs will be 

 cut during the winter. 



DETROIT 



The local market is firmer than during Octo- 

 ber, and more satisfactory prices prevail. The 

 increased demand in practically all lines, good 

 inquiries and a healthy consumption of stock 

 have supplanted the dull conditions existing 

 during October. Oak and poplar seem to be 

 particularly in demand and the market Is well 

 supplied with maple and birch. Unusually low 

 prices on these woods in the best grades have 

 been quoted here the past two weeks. The box, 

 flooring and veneer trades report a healthy 

 business. 



LIVERPOOL 



Market conditions here have shown little 

 change. The volume of business passing is ob- 

 viously better, but there Is still great need 

 for improvement. The settlement of the cotton 

 strike has done much to mend matters. Little 

 change is noted in the mahogany position ex- 

 cept that prices are not so firm. The larger 

 shipments landed here have tended to reduce 

 values to a more normal position. 



Ash logs are in fair demand and prices are 

 ruling higher. Second growth wood is demand- 

 ing good prices but shipments to this market are 

 not recommended. The current firmness la 

 purely superficial and a few hundred logs would 

 send the market into almost a slump. First 

 growth ash is a big, bright spot, and larger 

 shipments would come to a good market. There 

 are practically no good stocks on hand and bet- 

 ter prices are being realized. Ash lumber finds 

 ready buyers, especially for No. 1 Common 

 grades in the thicker stocks — three inches and 

 up. Prime white stocks are also in demand, 

 but buyers here are reluctant to pay the prices 

 demanded by shippers. Canary whitewood Is 

 strong, especially in the wider average of prime 

 lumber, which is bringing second values. Es- 

 pecially Is this true of 14 and 18-inch and 

 up shipments. Cottonwood shipments are bring- 

 ing better prices again. Birch is going well 

 and the stock is lower than it has l>een for 

 some time. Maple values are firm and prices 

 are higher than this time last year. Hickory 

 is badly wanted, the market here being prac- 

 tically bare of stock. Shipments at the earliest 

 raoraent are strongly recommended, as leading 

 consumers will willingly pay good prices. Konnd 

 oak logs arc also wanted, but the stock must 

 be good and only white oak should be shipped. 

 Red oak Is absolutely unsaleable. Dimension oak 

 is finding a ready sale at good prices. Little 

 change is noted in wagon oak. 



