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HARDWOOD RECORD 



much, if any, improvement. The iower grades 

 of Cottonwood and gum continue to move witli 

 some freedom on account of tlie satisfactory 

 conditions obtaining in the box trade. The 

 export demand is rather above the recent aver- 

 age and some good orders are being placed in 

 that division of the marltet. Oak and red gum 

 are the principal items wanted on the other side. 



LOUISVILLE 



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Business during the first month of the new 

 year was hardly as large as optimists among 

 the trade had expected, but it grew so im- 

 pressively during the latter part of the month 

 as to convince everyone that the temporary 

 lassitude of the market had become a thing 

 of the past. The general situation seems to 

 favor the continuance of active conditions. 



Quartered and white oak is selling well, and 

 low-grade plain oak has been in good demand, 

 especially on the part of the flooring mills. 

 Poplar is selling well, while cottonwood and 

 gum continue to find a ready outlet. Ash is 

 also in fair demand. Mahogany is in good 

 request, and large imports are being planned by 

 the manufacturers. 



ST. LOUIS 



The feeling among the local hardwood trade 

 is one of confidence in spite of the fact that 

 Ihere has been little or no change in the situa- 

 lion during the past few weeks. There is a 

 seasonable volume of business being done and 

 it is fully expected that the spring call for 

 lumber will begin wi^hin the next two or three 

 weeks. The call at the present time is for the 

 better grades of plain oak and red gum. There 

 is also an increasing demand for thick ash, pop- 

 lar, maple, cottonwood, and gum box boards. 

 The furniture factories are doing more buying 

 now than they did a short time ago, as also are 

 the box factories. Reports from the South are 

 to the effect that production is going on fairly 

 well. There is little dry stock held by the 

 manufacturers. 



KANSAS CITY 



The wagon factories have come into the mar- 

 ket for hardwood supplies on a larger scale 

 than for some weeks, and stock for tongues, 

 reaches, felloes, etc., is quite active, with prices 

 firm. The manufacturers and wholesalers are 

 getting full list prices for this stock, and buy- 

 ers realize the futility of trying to get con- 

 cessions, as the supply, while not actually 

 short, is limited. There is quite a little call 

 from the railroads for car and track oak, but 

 prices are irregular on this material, as the 

 mills have a larger supply of it than of the 

 better grades. Box factories are buying normal 

 quantities of stock, with prices unchanged but 

 lirm. There is some activity in furniture ma- 

 terial, but these factories have not started their 

 buying yet. Prices are firm, and the prospects 

 are that they will not be strengthened by any 

 considerable increase in demand. 



A number of large office buildings which will 

 require large quantities of hardwood for interior 

 finish have just been started, and others are l)e- 

 ing planned, so that prospects for a good city 

 trade in hardwood are very good. There is 

 quite a good demand for hardwood flooring for 

 the smaller residences, and prices on this ma- 

 terial are firm. 



NEW ORLEANS 



There is a fairly active condition in the 

 general hardwood trade. The limited supply 

 of some items has served to keep up prices, 

 and as it has also tended to keep down stocks 

 on hand, the prospect is for a steady demand 



with at least a maintenance of present prices. 



Local exporters are complaining about the 

 difficulty of obtaining stocks, hickory logs es- 

 pecially being in demand. The log movement 

 during the last month has about reached its 

 maximum, and the shortage of supplies in 

 Europe has largely disappeared. The large de- 

 mand existing earlier in the season has brought 

 out a large production here, some of it not up 

 to the usual standard of export stock, and 

 some falling off in prices has resulted, which 

 is regarded as the first break in the market. 

 A decreased movement is looked for from now 

 on. However, the record in this line for the 

 season will be a fairly satisfactory one. 



Conditions in staves are encouraging. The 

 Increase in demand, while not large, shows a 

 healthy condition of trade, which fully meets 

 all reasonable expectations, in view of the dis- 

 couraging crop reports in certain sections of 

 Europe, and the stronger competition from 

 Austrian and Russian producers. However, 

 there are a good many inquiries in the export 

 business, but as prices are low, business along 

 this line is considered only fair. 



MILWAUKEE 



ludicalioDs are tliat the period of dullness in 

 the local hardwood market is now passed. 

 Orders have been showing a steady increase of 

 late, while the inquiries that are being made 

 lead lumbermen to feel that the coming spring 

 business will be fairly satisfactory. The sash 

 and door plants and interior finishing concerns 

 are beginning to place orders for stock in prep 

 aration for the spring trade. Stocks on hand 

 at all the factories seem to be unusually light 

 and this is taken as a hopeful sign. The fur- 

 niture factories as usual are buying well, the 

 box factory trade is rather quiet, and the de- 

 mand for flooring stock is more active. Prices 

 fire holding about steady, although predictions 

 are being made that advances may be looked 

 for soon. 



SAQINAW VALLEY 



The hardwood market in this section of the 

 slate rarely if ever has been in better condition. 

 There is no excess of stocks in the hands of 

 manufacturers or dealers. Maple and birch arc 

 scarce and prices are hardening. Considerable 

 snow has fallen in the logging districts of the 

 lower peninsula, which will restrict to some ex- 

 tent the output of logs, some camps having al- 

 ready been obliged to suspend operations for a 

 time. However, local sawmills, with few excep- 

 tions, are in operation, some of them running 

 both day and night shifts. Flooring mills are 

 busy and prices are steady. 



LIVERPOOL 



Trade hero does not seem to hare much of a 

 turn for the better as was generally expected. 

 Perhaps, however, it is too early to obtain any 

 definite news of the year's prospects, although 

 inquiries are coming in more freely. These hav 

 not as yet been accompanied by orders, but the 

 happier result is bound to come in the long run. 

 Some people are giving way to despondency, 

 while others look upon the year just opened as 

 likely to prove a real bumper. Prices all around 

 are inclined to stiffen. As far as mahogany is 

 concerned, prices were particularly firm at the 

 last auctions. Particularly was this so for the 

 cheaper grades, which brought very high prices. 

 Hickory logs are scarce and shippers are asking 

 big advances for any parcels now on the way. 

 The market is absolutely bare and one or two 

 parcels which have come into the market are 

 bringing record prices. These have all gone 

 quickly into consumption. Round ash logs are 

 also very scarce in all grades, particularly where 

 any size is required. Long logs are in groat 



demand and are bringing splendid flgures. Sec- 

 ond growth logs are also coming in favor again. 

 Shipment of ash logs of all kinds are recom- 

 mended to this port as a profitable investment. 

 Birch logs are very scarce, as also is all kinds 

 of birch lumber. Maple is weaker than pre- 

 viously. Poplar is much stronger, while white 

 gum stocks are also bringing better values. 



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Manufacturers 



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