HARDWOOD RECORD 



liosition amoug members of the trade is rather 

 to maintain prices than to do a largo business 

 at the expense of values. 



NASHVILLE 



The local market is rather quiet now at a 

 time when lumbermen had expected things to 

 be looking up. Inquiries are not numerous and 

 those that are coming in are of a conservative 

 kind. Dealers and buyers are seemingly wait- 

 ing for something to happen. This may be due 

 to the tariff agitation or the Canadian treaty. 

 At any rate, there is no snap to the market at 

 this time. 



Plain oak, chestnut and poplar are scarce 



We Want To Move 



5 cars 4-4 dry No. 1 Common Ash 



1 car 5-4 dry No. 1 Common Ash 



2 cars 4-4 dry No. 1 Common Hard 

 Maple 



D' Heur & Swain 

 Lumber Company 



SEYMOUR, INDIANA 



Timber for Woodworkers 

 FOR SALE 



1,000 acres of fine hardwood timber uear 

 Southern Railway, virgin forest of white 

 :ind red oak , sycamore, cottonwood, hick- 

 ory, ash, elm, pine, small gum ; estimated 

 at 6.901.300 feet. Suitable for veneer and 

 rxport logs. Will sell for $0,000 : or would 

 take amount out in stock of a knock-down 

 lurniture factory. Refer to file No. 177 

 and address 



M. V. RICHARDS 



L.iDd and Industrial Agent. Southern Ry., 

 ] 8G7 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D. C. 



1)1' 



CHAS. S. CHASE, Western Agent, 



Koom 706, Chemical BIdg., St. Lous. Mo. 



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. 



Mill: GARDNER. W. VA. 



Sales Office: RIDGWAY, PA. 



and in good demand. Quartered oak is slow, 

 for wliicli it is stated the overproduction is re- 

 sponsible. However, Nashville lumbermen have 

 been cautious in this regard and this point has 

 not been stacked up so heavily with quartered 

 oak as other places in the hardwood belt. 

 Hickory shows a satisfactory tone. Ash is 

 slow. 



BRISTOL 



Despite the dullness that prevails in the 

 lumber market, considerable business is being 

 done by local concerns, and throughout this 

 section. While there is little if any advance 

 in prices, local hardwood men expect to see 

 them stiffening up for an advance this spring, 

 llcwever, some lumbermen fear that business is 

 not destined to improve very materially for a 

 tew months yet. 



There is much activity in manufacturing and 

 April will find many mills in operation that 

 have not been running for several weeks on ac- 

 count of the rough weather. The large mills 

 are about all running full time and are, gen- 

 erally speaking, well supplied with logs. 



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LOUISVILLB 



lUisiness in this market has improved consid- 

 erably during the past few days, although the 

 situation generally is probably less active than 

 it was this time last month. The shipments of 

 hardwoods from thfs territory have held up, but 

 the snap which characterized the business a few 

 weeks ago seems to be lacking. Quartered oak is 

 hardly as strong as it was. although poplar, 

 especially the thick grades, is in good demand. 

 The strength of mahogany is one of the features 

 of the situation, prices having advanced consid- 

 erably of late under the influence of small offer- 

 ings and an improved demand. 



ST. LOUIS 



The hardwood market here has been quiet for 

 the iiast couple of weeks. This condition is due, 

 possibly, to the fact that buyers are not thor- 

 oughly convinced that prices are going to ad- 

 vance. However, with a scarcity of dry stock, 

 which is well known by the best informed on 

 conditions, there is nothing in sight but an 

 I'.dvance when buying fairly begins. The excel- 

 lent trade now b,;ing done by the box manufac- 

 turers as well as the furniture manufacturers 

 will mean an increase in the demand for the 

 lower grades from those sources, especially No. 

 1 common gum by the furniture people. The 

 demand now is principally for plain oak, cypress 

 and red gum in No. ] common and better. First 

 and second sap gum, wide poplar, cottonwood 

 bos boards, quartered white oak, birch and 

 maple have also been in fair demand. There 

 is a fair amount of business being done in 

 cypress and the prospects are most encouraging 

 for the future. This condition is expected be- 

 cause stocks in the hands of country retailers 

 are low, owing to bad roads caused by the re- 

 cent rains. Small orders are the rule and are 

 coming in satisfactorily. Inquiries are numer- 

 ous. 



NEW ORLEANS 



Hardwoods are moving along normal lines at 

 slightly advanced prices, particularly in the bet- 

 ter classes of oak and other woods tised in the 

 manufacture of furniture and for factory pur- 

 poses. 



The movement of logs is holding out well, and 

 a good record is being made, with a good pros- 

 pect for a movement during the summer which, 

 while necessarily small in comparison with the 

 winter months, will be a good one for the sea- 



son. The usual activity in the stave trade con- 

 tinues, which is perhaps more noticeable In the 

 principal French and Spanish markets. 



MILWAUKEE 



A question that is causing no little concern in 

 local hardwood circles at the present time is as 

 to whether or not there will be a shortage of 

 stocks before the new cut makes its appearance 

 upon the market. While the demand has not 

 shown phenomenal improvement, dry stocks are 

 so light that it is almost impossible to get stuff 

 in some lines, particularly birch. Basswood will 

 probably make its appearance here next month, 

 but new birch stocks will not be in a fit condi- 

 tion for u.se before the latter part of May. Both 

 plain and quarter sawed oak is scarce and in 

 good demand. The continued demand from the 

 box factory trade is causing a better tone in 

 low-grade stocks. Prices in birch and oak lines 

 are higher, but otherwise are firm and about un- 

 changed. 



The sash and door factories are buying, al- 

 though not as briskly as dealers and wholesalers 

 might wish for. Stocks on hand at these plants 

 are light, but the manufacturers are buying 

 only enough to meet their present needs. The 

 furniture factories are still in the market for 

 high-grade stuff. The fact that the number of 

 building permits issued during February and up 

 to this date in March is double the number is- 

 sued last year is taken as a most hopeful sign. 



SAQINAW VALLEY 



Hardwood lumber manufacturers and dealers 

 are unanimous in the sentiment that business is 

 .good. A large quantity of lumber is being dis- 

 tributed by rail, while prices are very Arm. 

 Maple, beech and birch are having the call and 

 other woods are moving well. Basswood has 

 been a little sluggish. There isn't enough maple 

 being turned out to care for the trade. The 

 same applies to birch. Elm is also picking up. 

 Manufacturers state that the demand has far 

 exceeded expectations and the year looks good 

 to them from a trade standpoint. 



LIVERPOOL 



Business has been very quiet here this month, 

 but there are ample signs of reviving trade. 

 An optimistic feeling prevails abroad, and 

 firmer prices are expected before long. The 

 last two mahogany sales have provided 

 striking proof of the firmness of the market 

 generally. All through a tone of quiet strength 

 %vas observed by buyers and sellers alike, and 

 prices showed a still further advance over the 

 last sale prices. Kound hickory logs are a 

 good spot and very high prices are being realized 

 for parcels now landing on the quay. There can 

 be no doubt but that Liverpool is one of the 

 best markets for hickory to be found anywhere, 

 and prices have been high' during the past 

 twelve months. Those who may be Interested 

 in this wood are advised to send all the wood 

 they have on hand to this market. Round ash 

 is also firm. Second growth logs are much 

 firmer than they have been for some time past, 

 and sales ex quay have been very large. First 

 growth logs, especially where any size is avail- 

 able, are very scarce, and good prices are being 

 realized. Possibly the best spot on this market 

 at present is birch and a big increase in price 

 has been noted for parcels now arriving. Pop- 

 lar stocks are firm, though there is not much 

 moving at present. Other stocks of a similar 

 nature are moving firmly. An advance Is 

 noted in prices for wide cottonwood, especially 18 

 inch and up stocks. Oak is moving quietly, but 

 as a rule prices are considered as firm as they 

 were some time ago. Planks of wagon and 

 coffin specifications seem to he moving firmly. 



