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HARDWOOD RECORD 



quest, and the quotations have advanced of late. 

 Ash and other woods are also in promising shape. 

 Some unforeseen eventualities ma,v come up to 

 elouO the outloolt. of course, but present indica- 

 tions are regarded as very promising. 



CLEVELAND 



The hardwood marltet in this vicinity is show- 

 ing more strength than for some time. Much 

 of this is attributed to the activity in building 

 operations, which is becoming apparent. The 

 demand from the manufacturing trade, however, 

 is said to be quite brisli and some good orders 

 are being filled from that marliet. 



Oali, both quartered and common. Is in good 

 demand, though quartered stock seems to be in 

 greater cali. Prices are inclined to stiffen some- 

 what on all grades of oak. There Is a good de- 

 mand for mahogany and other cabinet woods. 



COLUMBUS 



Trade in most varieties of hardwoods has 

 Improved in central Ohio during the past fort- 

 night. There is a good movement of the lower 

 grades as well as the higher grades and on the 

 whole the feeling In lumber circles has improved. 

 Stocks In the hands of dealers are fairly small, 

 and this means that more active buying will take 

 place as soon as the weather becomes settled. 

 One of the best features of the trade is the more 

 general movement of lumber in the rural sec. 

 tions. Roads have been too muddy to haul lum- 

 ber until recently and farmers were slow in buy- 

 ing. 



Prices are stroug In every variety and grade. 

 There is no tendency at all to shade quotations 

 and every change which has been announced has 

 been towards higher levels. Manufacturing es- 

 tablishments are buying fairly well under the 

 circumstances, although better things are ex- 

 pected from that source in the near future. 



Quartered oak is in good demand. There is 

 also a good demand for plain oak and the volume 

 of business is incr(;asing. Poplar is in fair de- 

 mand. Chestnut is in fair request at prices 

 unchanged from a fortnight ago. Ash is still 

 slow and prices are weak. Other hardwoods are 

 unchanged. 



CINCINNATI 



Gradually there seems to be stealing over the 

 hardwood market a feeling of satisfaction. Dur- 

 ing the past fortnight business has been kept at 

 a fair average as compared with the same time 

 in recent year.s. Another encouraging feature of 

 the hardwood market is the report that the 

 prices that now prevail are better than those of 

 a year ago. Especially is this true of oak and 

 red gum, which have made surprising advances. 

 There is a strong tendency apparent in the mar- 

 ket to boost red gum, owing to its growing 

 scarcity. While the top grades are in fair sup- 

 ply there is evidently a shortage of common and 

 saps. Inquiries for saps indicate that the de- 

 mand has got away from the supply in this 

 market: while inquiries at the points of produc- 

 tion appear to conlirm the reported growing 

 scarcity. 



There is a very fair movement of oak. both 

 (juartered and plain, in the manufacturers- 

 grades. Heavy slock is moving fairly well, with 

 the supply scarcely equal to the demand. The 

 mills in this vicinity report being behind in 

 orders. Ash is moving well for the wagon and 

 carriage trade, while the stocks are reported in 

 good shape to meet the wants of the market : 

 heavy white ash for the wagon trade is scarce. 

 Hickory is in fairly good demand for the wheel, 

 shaft and pole trade, but the stocks are not 

 satisfactory; hickory boards of good lengths are 

 scarce. 



Poplar is growing stronger as the season 



progresses and confidence is expressed by the 

 poplar men that the demand for wide, clear stock 

 will be normal before many weeks have passed. 

 The feeling grows that the buying for the auto- 

 mobile trade will soon become strong. Wide, 

 clear panel stock is in good demand, as is box 

 boards. Medium grades of poplar are selling 

 well to the furniture and woodworking Indus- 

 tries. Low-grade is moving fairly well, with a 

 growing feeling of firmness expressed. 



Basswood is steadily improving in demand, 

 with a firmer tone reported to prices. Cotton- 

 wood is showing up stronger in this market, 

 with a noticeable inquiry from the consuming 

 manufacturers. The advertising campaign for 

 tupelo is causing an increase in the number of 

 inquiries received. Birch is moving well, with 

 buckeye and other hardwoods. Walnut coutinuea 

 to move fairly well, with a steady improvement 

 noted in the demand from the export trade. Wal- 

 nut logs are in good demand and command good 

 prices for the export trade for good, sound logs. 

 There is some inquiry for select, straight poplar 

 logs for the export trade. Foreign buying is 

 steadily showing signs of improvement, while 

 the foreign inquiries are more plentiful. 



TOLEDO 



Most hardwoods in this market are moving 

 readily at good prices. A few manufacturing 

 consumers of hardwoods, notably furniture con- 

 cerns, have curtailed buying because of a lack 

 of orders. On the other hand, the building de- 

 mand is unusually pressing and more than makes 

 up the deficiency. High-grade poplar is scarce 

 and prices high, except wide panel suitable for 

 automobile stock, which has been tumbling for 

 some time. Automobile manufacturers have re- 

 fused to pay the price, which they have deemed 

 exorbitant, and have substituted in a large 

 measure metal bodies and different types which 

 do not require such wide stock. Red gum Is 

 rather scarce and the demand is very heavy. 

 The export demand for red gum has been on the 

 increase and this has had a tendency to stiffen 

 prices. The present supply of maple appears to 

 be plentiful and values have shown a tendency 

 toward weakness recently. Log run is to be had 

 in almost any desired quantity. Dimension and 

 dr.v oak have been ready sellers, the greatest 

 trouble being in getting enough to satisfy the 

 trade. The demand for high-grade birch has 

 dropped oft' some, but a fair business is still be- 

 ing done. .Shortages which were so annoying 

 some months ago are no longer in evidence, there 

 being pleiity to fill all orders. Local concerns 

 have done an exceptionally nice business in rail- 

 way ties recently, the call being largely for 

 mixed oak. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



Prices are advancing slightly and the demand 

 is quite satisfactory for hardwoods. All grades 

 of oak are especially in demand and poplar is 

 having an excellent sale. The market seems 

 to be fairly well supplied at this time, so that 

 deliveries are being made with reasonable 

 promptness. 



The outlook seems to be satisfactor.y. Build- 

 ing operations are booming. During the first 

 half of March permits aggregated .11,400.000, 

 or about .$400,000 more than the aggregate 

 amount of permits for all of March, 1010. 

 There is an unusual amount of large building 

 under wa.v, which naturally creates a good 

 market for hardwoods for interior finish. 



BVANSVILLB 



The local hardwood market remains practically 

 the same as regards volume of shipments. How- 

 ever, the demand for certain woods is improving, 

 and taken as a whole, March will be a belter 



month than February. A noticeable improve- 

 ment in the demand from furniture manufac- 

 turers is manifest and but for the fact that col- 

 lections from this class are still rather slow, 

 trade would be considered about normal. 



Building Ls on the increase just at this time, 

 which is expected to improve the demand for 

 oak. I'lain oak and poplar are sliowing the most 

 improvement. However, quartered oak is hold- 

 ing its own. Thick poplar is especially strong 

 and a little improvement is noted in panel stock. 

 Walnut is in better demand than for some time 

 past. 



MEMPHIS 



There is a steady business doing in hardwood 

 lumber, but nothing stronger than this can be 

 said in regard to the market. There is con- 

 siderable inquiry, but the market lacks snap and 

 there is no rush or boom about it. The de- 

 mand is very satisfactory for red gum, which 

 is commanding about the highest price of the 

 .year. Plain oak is also in very good request, 

 and prices are well maintained. The supply of 

 quartered oak is quite large and the demand for 

 this is small, with the result that prices 

 are easier and the tone rather heavy. 

 Ash is in slow request and the demand 

 for cypress is scarcely as active as a short 

 time ago. Sap gum Is bringing a little better 

 than the best price of the past year, but this 

 lumber, while increased in activity, has not 

 shown anything like the strength manifested by 

 led gum. Offerings arc fairly plentiful. Cotton- 

 wood is moving in moderate quantities and the 

 lower grades are being taken care of readily by 

 the box manufacturers, who are doing a satis- 

 lactory business. The expert demand is re- 

 ported very good in both red gum and plain 

 oak. and the foreign situation, so far as Ameri- 

 can hardwoods are concerned, is more encour- 

 aging than in this country. The threatened 

 revision of the tariff by the Democratic party, 

 the extra session of Congress, the recent Inter- 

 slate Commerce Commission ruling on rate mat- 

 ters and other developments are threatening to 

 undermine confidence to some extent and to 

 restrict operations in a number of important 

 directions, with the result that some members 

 of the trade here express the belief that it may 

 l>e well toward the last half of the year before 

 there is a return to normal conditions. How- 

 ever, there is ' no pessimism here, and the dis- 



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