HARDWOOD RECORD 



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WANTED AND FOR SALE. 



ADDITIONAL 



RAILWAY EQUIPMENT 



LOCOMOTIVES FOR SALE. 



Narrow or standard gauge Irom 7 tons to 70 

 tons ; over IGj locomotives of various types at 

 our shops. 



SOUTHERN IRON & EQUIPMENT CO., 



Atlanta, Ga. 



, STKEL BAILS, ETC. 



We sell new and relaying steel rails and 

 bave almost all sections In stock for immedl 

 ate shipment. We also buy all sections of re- 

 layers and all grades of scrap, including old 

 logging equipment. Your correspondence so- 

 licited. M. K. FRANK, 



I'rick Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. 



30 FLAT CABS 



For sale. Are now being rebuilt and put 

 Into first-class condition. 



DETROIT CARBUIl.DING & EQUIPMENT 

 Co.. Detroit, .Mich. 



TIMBER LANDS WANTED 



WANTED. 



One to two thousand acre tract in fee of Vir- 

 gin Hardwood timber. Give full description, 

 location, price, terms, etc. iNo brokers.) Ad- 

 dress "HUSINESS." care Hardwood Recobd. 



TIMSES OWKEBS. 



I am in the market for timber lands, hard- 

 woods or longleaf pine, from owners only. 

 No brokers. O. B. LAW, 85 Dearborn St., 

 Chicago, 111. 



WHEN IN DETROIT 



THE TULLER. 



Ada.ms Ave, & P&rk St. 

 Absolutely Fireproof 



In the center of the shopping, theater and 

 business district. A la carte cafe — grille- 

 room. Service unexcelled. . Every room 

 has bath. 



Rate*. 81.50 per day and upward. 



M, A. SHAW. Manager. 



CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED 



WheD yoii hnvp fcHTthlnff tonell. or wtsh to 

 pur<-h«tw; anything In the way of 



HARDWOOD LUMBER 



CROSS TIF.3 OR PILING 



Norval Osburn, Seaman, Ohio 



as regards orders, are not laying olT any men, 

 and are using material about as usual at this 

 -reason of the year. It Is evident that a turn of 

 the financial situation will bring some lively 

 Uuylng. Dealers are taking a conservative stand, 

 .ind while they are also reducing slocks and 

 not trying to branch out any, they feel that 

 their lumber Is worth Just as much as It ever 

 was. It Is hard to find a weak spot fu the mar- 

 ket anywhere. With other northern stocks at 

 such a low point, birch is regarded as desirable 

 stuff, and its uses are extending all the time. 

 .Southern oak is offered rather freely, but with- 

 out any material concessions In price. 



The northern hardwood output is sure to be 

 much decreased, according to general reports, 

 along with the general curtailment of lumber 

 operations. This helps give things a firm tone. 

 Along with the curtailment program comes a 

 surplus of labor, a condition that has not been 

 known for a long time, and wages in the woods 

 are already reported as 25 per cent less than 

 last season, with a further decrease possible. 



Charlotte, N, C. 



The financial stringency of the past two weeks 

 has affected the lumber industry in North 

 Carolina to a considerable extent. Mills at 

 Newbern. Kinston, Goldsboro and other places 

 have been closed down temporarily or have re- 

 duced their forces. It is reported that prices 

 have dropped considerably and manufacturers 

 are experiencing diffloulty in making collections : 

 altogether trade in this section is quite unsatis- 

 factory. So far the car shortage has not become 

 serious, though from several points, notably 

 Hertford and vicinity, stories of a real car 

 famine are reported. 



The local market, while not bearing the vigor- 

 ous tone of a few weeks ago, is better than in 

 some sections of this state, and is about as good 

 as could be expected under existing conditions. 

 Certain grades of hardwoods continue to bring 

 fancy prices, but as a usual thing values have 

 fallen off recently. Lumbermen here are opti- 

 mistic, however, and believe that after the first 

 of the year things will speedily take a turn for 

 the better. 



Liverpool. 



Business in all lines is experiencing a period 

 of quiet on this side and the lumber trade is 

 not an exception. Financial troubles in the 

 United States have had their effect here and 

 liave tended to make buyers very conservative. 

 Importers are chary of doing business, and even 

 on small lots on which concessions in price are 

 made hesitate to pledge themselves. Business 

 on the continent is in much the same condition, 

 and although some very good specifications are 

 offered at surprisingly low figures, little buying 

 is actually taking place. 



Alfred Dobell & Co. of Liverpool in their 

 market report for November 1 state that stocks 

 have been slightly reduced and ln)ports have 

 been on a more limited scale during the past 

 month. Merchants are slow to conirai't for 

 anything beyond immediate requirements, owing 

 to the critical condition of the money market. 

 Wholesale prices on one or two leading items 

 show a slight advance. In oak arrivals of 

 round southern wood have been moderate, and 

 prices are firm. Baltimore waney logs of prime 

 c|uallty are in demand, and find ready sale. 

 Wagon planks continue to arrive freely and 

 principally on contracts. The parcels arriving 

 • m the open market consist chiefly of short 

 lengths, which are much overstocked, and prices 

 are consequently lower. The market continues 

 firm for shipments of first quality, containing 

 a good percentage of 15 '/j to 1(5 feet lengths In 

 ."ixlL' Inches. Coffin planks of prime quality and 

 good specification are In strong demand and 

 realize full values. In walnut logs the Import 

 has consisted almost entirely of Inferior quality. 

 !iud prices for that description are much easier. 

 Prime quality of fair average size Is scarce and 



sells well. Planks and boards arc In steady 

 demand, and the arrivals are going Into con- 

 sumption. Satin walnut boards meet an active 

 Inquiry for medium quality, but It is ditllcuit to 

 induce buyers to contract for prime stock. 

 Whitewood logs of prime quality are in demand 

 and command good prices. There Is a good 

 demand fur prime quality planks and boards, 

 but buyers do not respond to the high prices 

 asked by shippers. Medium grades are easier. 

 Bay poplar Is In poor request. The ash and 

 hickory Import has been light. The shipping 

 season Is Just beginning, and early shipments 

 of good size and quality will sell well. 



In general trade has Improved slightly during 

 the last fortnight, but prices remain about on 

 the same level as when last reported. Hickory 

 is still the one outstanding feature of this 

 market, and there Is talk of extremely high 

 prices in the course of the next few weeks on a 

 parcel which will arrive here about the begin- 

 ning of December. Shippers should loose no 

 time in sending every available log to this point. 

 The wisdom of this report will be immediately 

 seen when the shipper knows the price his wood 

 will realize. The key of the situation is early 

 shipment, and shippers should use every effort 

 to get their wood hero before February has 

 turned. Large maple logs, twenty-two inches and 

 up, will shortly be wanted at this port, and good 

 prices should be obtained for good average-sized 

 wood, but it is absolutely useless to send any- 

 thing of the inferior and small type, with which 

 the market is now flooded. Poplar and oak lum- 

 ber are much as before and mahogany leaves 

 little to report. 



lK>ndoii. 



The recent heavy arrivals, and the falling oft 

 in prices have had a bad effect on lumber sales, 

 buyers for the most part are full up with stocks 

 which could be purchased at a much lower price 

 at the present time, and then, generally speaking, 

 it must be admitted that the various branches 

 of the cabinetmaking industry are not in a 

 flourishing condition. Most accumulated stocks 

 are of the "off grade" variety, the better class 

 grades of such woods as oak, walnut and white- 

 wood still being scarce. 



There is a fair demand for prime walnut 

 boards and planks, but the stocks of lower 

 grades are sufficient for the demand. Satin- 

 walnut Is one of the woods which is the first to 

 be affected by .tny falling off in the cabinet- 

 making trade, and as the supplies have been 

 heavy arrivals are being stored In docks, being 

 diflicult to sell. 



There has been a falling off in consumption 

 of oak and stocks are heavy. Shipments should 

 certainly be curtailed. 



Whitewood cull grades are plentiful, but are 

 selling freely. Prime boards and planks are 

 scarce but in good demand at top prices, and 

 No. 1 common boards, dressed stock, arc selling 

 at high prices. 



Under date of November 4 Churchill & Sims 

 Wood Circular states that October was a very 

 quiet month for the London luml>er trade, and 

 the figures for the month's business show a 

 considerable falling off over the showing for 

 October of last year. The prevailing stringency 

 of the money markets consequent on the financial 

 troubles In the United States is given as one of 

 the chief causes for existent conditions. Pros- 

 pects for brisk trade In the British Isles dur- 

 ing the winter months are said to be somewhat 

 obscured at this time, and the reduction of Lon- 

 don dock stocks and a light Importation for the 

 remainder of the season are necessary for the 

 stabllliy of the market. 



No Item of the list enjoys a brisk demand at 

 this time and things are generally pretty quiet. 

 The market Is extremely sensitive. A small 

 quantity of a certain wood of a specially <li- 

 slrable grade and size might bring a gpod price. 

 hut If sent in any bulk prices at once cik.' a 

 tumble. 



