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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Charlotte, N. C. 



Business licrc is uclive and prices remain 

 good on all linrdwooda. So far manufacturers 

 and shippers have experienced comparatively no 

 dllliculty in securing cars for their shipments. 



Just now lumbermen of this state are much 

 wrouKhl up "ver the announcement of the South- 

 ern railway that heginuini,- .November 1 the 

 minimum car capacity for lumber shipments Is 

 to be 34,000 Instead of .tO.OllO pounds, the weight 

 now prevailing. Lumbermen claim this Is another 

 way of raising the rates for hauling lumber, 

 and It is probably that they will makt; a strong 

 light and Insist that two minimum weights be 

 flxed, one for thirty-toot cars and one lor forty 

 or sixty foot cars. 



Minneapolis. 



There Is a llrm feeling In all lines except In 

 flooring, which is rather uneven. Clear maple 

 flooring, on account of the high prices asked, 

 has not been selling well, as consumers have 

 used the lower grades wherever possible. There 

 is a surplus of the clear lloorlng, and it is now 

 soniewliat off in price, but the other grades are 

 linn as ever, beln.g well sold down. (_);ik prices 

 arc regarded as high by the trade, and while 

 most dealers are holding stock llrm, there is 

 uu occasional weak spot In the quotations on 

 plain oak, both white and red. There is a fair 

 demand foi nearly everything on the list. 

 Soutiiern oak is hard to get on account of the 

 car slluation, hut offerings are fairly free. 

 Dealers here are bringing oak mainly from south- 

 ern Missouri and Arkansas. There is no north- 

 ern oak left to speak of unsold. 



About the only northern hardwood stock that 

 Is seeking sale is the upper grades of birch. 

 Low-grade birch is sold down clo-se, and the 

 same is true of nearly all low-grade hardwoods. 

 There has been Increased use of birch on ac- 

 count of the scarcity of other woods, and it is 

 stiff in price. Stocks now on the market are 

 not heavy and will i)robably be exhatistod be- 

 fore spring. In other lines a famine is expected 

 to develop by .lanuary. There is still some bass- 

 wood unsold in dealers' bauds, but they are not 

 putting it on the market. They are all inclined 

 to hold It for aw'hile, expecting to see prices go 

 lilgher. As for elm and ash. they are not to be 

 found e.xcept to a limited extent in the hands 

 of consumers, some of whom are trading stock 

 around to help each other out. Factory demand 

 Is steady but in small (juantlties, generally not 

 more than a car at a time. The retail yards are 

 taking a fair amount of hardwood in mixed 

 cars, mostly flooring and oak or maple wa.?on 

 stock. This trade is not heavy, but in compari- 

 son to stocks is good. 



Cadillac. 



Generally speaking the lumber business in and 

 around Cadillac is rather quiet at present. It 

 has been worse, but it could be much better. 

 One prominent manufacturer puts it thus, which 

 he says is about the general condition ; "Hard- 

 wood sales are only just fairly good. The de- 

 mand for hemlock is below normal. Southern 

 pine is the barometer for our hemlock, and w'hile 

 their values have dropped we must meet their 

 prices or let our trade stand still for awhile. We 

 are firm in our prices, hence the slight slump 

 in the business temporarily." 



The demand for maple flooring from the local 

 manufacturers keeps up briskly, while the veneer, 

 handle, heading and table manufacturers report 

 no diminution in business. 



Toledo. 



While other lumber has been inclined to vacil- 

 late considerably of late, the hardwood' market 

 has held firm, and there has been no diminution 

 in the demand for all kinds of hardwood lumber. 

 Oak has been one of the central features re- 

 cently, the call from the factories being excep- 

 tionally strong. Receipts of oak have increased 

 materially, but all that has appeared on the 

 market has found ready takers at good prices. 



Nearly all hardwoods seem to be considerably 

 limited as to supply, and some kinds are almost 

 Impossible to get. One llrm here has had an 

 order for a car of low-grade ash for weeks and 

 has been unable to fill it, as the wood can not 

 be found. Firsts and seconds are to be had in 

 limited <|uantltles, but the lower grades are 

 l)racllcally out oC the market. Clicslnut is also 

 scarce and [irlces are high. 



The in(iuiries from the box factories for 

 hasswood were never more numerous than at 

 present, but stocks of basswood are rare and 

 badly assorted. A local firm was recently com- 

 pelled to turn down an order for a cargo of 

 basswood, after careful search, because of in- 

 ability to secure the lumber. 



Poplar is still holding up in price and is 

 scart:e. 



The demand for other hardwoods is good, the 

 factories consuming about all the recent shlp- 

 mi^nts. There is no surplus, on hand and every- 

 thing in the nature of hardwood is finding an 

 active market here at the present time. 



Ashland. 



There is a good denian.l for Ihc higher grades 

 of hardwood in this market, but the lower gr.ades 

 are weak, which, however, is customary at this 

 season of the year. There is only a limited 

 stock of low grade on hands, and the demand 

 it is expected will soon pick up. 



Prices remain firm, especially on the better 

 grades, and numerous orders are already being 

 booked for early spring shipment. Nearly all 

 the mills are cut out and there will he a great 

 scarcity of lumber unless there is an early rise. 



Indianapolis. 



The local market has been weak for the last 

 two weeks, with plenty of stock on bands and 

 only a slight demand. It has been some strong- 

 er, however, than earlier in the month. Fac- 

 tories are busy and building is increasing. Prices 

 are steady. 



Quartered oak is bringing the best price, with 

 plain oak, ash, hickory and walnut a close sec- 

 ond. Logs seem plentiful here, while in the 

 southern part of Indiana it is said there are 

 more logs on the market than in several years. 



The car situation seems to be growing more 

 serious, as railroads are finding it impossible 

 to meet the demand for cars. This will be madi- 

 stiU greater as the new and heavy Indiana corn 

 crop will begin to move within two weeks, and 

 broom corn is already moving in large quauti 

 ties toward the East. 



London. 



There has been no great activity on the mar- 

 ket. Buyers for the most part have their yards 

 full of stocks, which they could buy cheaper at 

 the present time, and they find that lumber is 

 going very slowly into consumption. Arrivals 

 have fallen off during the past week and if this 

 continues stocks held by importers at docks will' 

 repay holding. 



Plain oak in the common grades is dilHcult 

 to dispose of al any price, and while there is 

 not a great demand for prime grades, the stock 

 offering is not heavy. There is, however, still 

 a good demand (or thick oak planks of good 

 qualily. There is very little doing in quarter 

 sawed. 



Whitewood is in good demand and stock on 

 hand and arrivals are light. Thick planks of 

 prime quality are scarce and shipments would 

 realize good prices. 



For satin walnut there is not a great de- 

 mand, but this will be in request during the 

 latter part of October and November. 



Walnut is improving in demand and better 

 prices are being obtained. The demand, how- 

 ever, is for the good grades. 



The demand for ash has fallen off some- 

 w-hat. Mahogany arrivals are not at all equal 

 to the demand and good prices are being realized 

 for any parcels which come to auction. 



Timber 

 Estimates 

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 Correct 



1[ Do you want to know, almost to a tree, 

 just what timber there is on a tract ? 



II Wlien you pay out your money for tim- 

 ber, it is important to know exactly 

 what you are buying. 'I'he only way 

 to know this is to have Estimates 

 made of the timber. 



^ Our large corps of experienced timber 

 men will do this right. 



1[ We cross each forty, each way, four 

 times. 



K THERE IS NO (U ESS WORK. 



II We furnish maps showing exact location 

 of timber— streams and surface condi- 

 tions, affecting, in any way, logging 

 operations. 



1[ No tract too large — none too small. 



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Tennessee Trust Building 

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