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HARDWOOD RECORD 



51 



{Coittiniud /rum pane 34) 

 fxport ix^uirii-K niid unit-is liavt- coiilriliiil»-<l to tht- gi'iienilly improvftl 

 IVflliiK iu the murket. 



BUFFALO 



A moii> Uopolul fwliiiK ixisis in Ilw hanhvooil tiiiili'. alllii>U(;h it lius n.ii 

 liii-ii (•xprosKcd as yet in a Icii of uiilcrs. A piiii has been niadi' tlniliif; 

 (br puKt month, ami n nuuh Kri'ater one within thr i)aiit two months, ami 

 Ihoui:h It Ik lati' for the start of brisk buslm'ss tliis year, a fair Toliinif 

 itf tiriUTH is lookeil for. Kverjliody is caleulating on In-tter trade tlie com 

 iuj; sprluK. by wliidi tiini- some of tlii' matters still unsettled will iiinii 

 ably Ih; cleared up ami business ready to j-'o ahead again. 



The trade is pretty well scattered over the list of woods, but It has m.i 

 reached the low grades as yet. There is an ample supply iu this depart- 

 ment and many anxious to sell, both mill and yard men. I'rlces have 

 not be<n koIuk down as tliey recently did, and arc now a little more stable. 

 This is regarded as tinitc a hopeful feature, indicating that much surplus 

 stock has already been disposed of. 



SOUTH BEND 



Th<; hartlwoo^l ni;irket iu this vicinity shows considiTiihle inipruvtiiniil 

 on FAS plain ouk and No. 1 cumniun sap yum, tliere beiny quite a (ItMuand 

 fur thoKe two itt-nis. Other items of hai-dwiHuls remain unehaugcd, but 

 the coucornH iu this vicinity report iuqtiiries eominiic freely from some 

 of the largest buyers in the country. Plenty of business is offered at tin- 

 buyers' prices, but mills are uot inelinod to aeeept price outs. There is 

 a good stiff d»**imud for the higher grades of hardwoods from the interior 

 trim and sash and door people and it is quite evideut there is a consider- 

 able shortage of KAS grades which is being felt keenly. The spread ul 

 ¥50 between FAS and No. 1 common 4/4 plain oak Is inconsistent. T\ith 

 very little FAS oak being offered at any price. Conditions In general 

 are better In this territory than at any time during th(? past four mouths 

 and the lumbermen are very optimistic about the future, feeling that the 

 worst has VnH^n gone thrmigh. 



BALTIMORE 



The general fe+'liiig with regard to conditions iu llu' hardvvooil trad'' 

 outlnueH to improve, and a de<-ided gain in the volume of husiuess is 

 reported from practically all directions, liut these statements are also 

 coupled with the further claim that there has been no pronounced marking 

 up of the quotations so far. The prospects, however, are regarded as en- 

 couraging. It is contended that if the distribution continues to e.xpaud an 

 advanct? In prices can scarcely be avoided, since the production is still 

 very much curtailed, with many of the mills shut down and with others 

 running more or less below capat-ity. Hardwood men of long e.xperienre 

 admit that the re<'overy will not be rapid, but they see a fairly steady 

 increase ahead, with the basic conditions for the most part eminently 

 safe. Members of the trade do not hesitate to express confidence in tht- 

 hrmnese of the market, and say they are ready to engage iu new undi-i 

 takings on the prevailing basis. Furniture factories are augmenting their 

 wants in Uxe way of hardwood slocks, an<l various other woodworking estab 

 lishraents have bigger needs to tak*- care of. Such men as Harvey M. 

 IdckRon, secretary <>f the National lAindier Exporters' Association, ar«- 

 fairly optimistic as to tin- results of the next few mouths, and say ex- 

 porters have nothing to fear so far as the better grades of American hard 

 woods are concerned. They add that some of the prices quoted today by 

 exporters will be considered extremely low within a relatively short time, 

 since the stocks are most depleted iu some items and very liberal re))larr 

 luents will be necessary to nieet the wants of consumers. 



COLUMBUS 



There is a decided lieilcrnH 

 t'olumbMs territory. Un sin ess 

 pects for the future jire ciuisi 

 SI) much better than during t 

 b.'lieved that the worst of thi- 



The hulk of the orders an- 

 are not large and in many » 

 dealers are compelled to .-ome 

 Buying is from handlo inoulb 

 to buy for a longer period in 



Prices are stronger all alon, 

 tbe wide spread which charai 

 .-ntirely lacking. The better t 

 effect of switching the detiian 

 ments are < i.niing niil protiiiitl 



nt in the tone of the hardwood market in 

 is more active in every respect and pros 

 lered giMid in every way. In fact, trade i< 

 he earlier part of the year that it is now 

 slump is over. 



still coming from retailers. Retail stock'- 

 ■ases they are badly broken. As a result 

 into the market to repb-nish their stocks, 

 to a certain extent, but there is a tendency 

 the future. 



i the line. This is shown l)y the fact that 

 terized prices several nH)nths ago are now 

 rades are growing scarcer and this has the 

 i to the medium and lower grades. Ship 

 y from all sections. 



CINCINNATI 



Foster-Latimer Lumber Co. 



OFFER THE FOLLOWING 



DRY HARDWOODS 



R(>i;iilar \Vl<Uhs and Lencttts 

 SOFT KIAf 



4/4" No. 2 & Bitlcr 12 inoiitti« dry 



ri/4" Xo. 2 & BotttT \1 m"iitiift dry 



«/4" No. 2 & Bettor, largely No. \ 12 months dry 



8/4" No. 1 St Better S monihH dry 



10/4" No. 1 & Better 12 montha dry 



12/4" No. 1 & Bvtter (i mnnilis dr>* 



4/4" No. 3 12 months dry 



ti/l" ,\«i 3 10 niuiilhs dry 



WIRE, PHONE OR WRITE FOR PRICES 

 MAIN OFFICE AND MILLS 

 MELLEN, WISCONSIN 



A Few Bargains in Dry Hardwoods 



offered by 



Wheeler-Timlin Lumber Co. 



HARD MAPLE 



12/4 No. 1 & Btr., 5' & wdr., 8' & Igr.. 3-6 mo. dry... 3 cars 

 10 4 No. I & Btr., 5' & wdr., 8' & Igr., 18-20 mo. dry.. 4 cars 

 6 4 No. 1 & Btr., S" & wdr., 8' & Igr., 18-20 mo. dry. 10 cars 

 S 4 No. 1 & Btr., S" & wdr., 8' & Igr., 3-6 mo. dry ... i cars 

 4/4 No. 1 A Btr., reg. widths & lengths, 3-12 mo. dry. 5 cars 

 10 4 & lZ/4 No. 2 4 3, reg. wd. & Igths., 12-20 mo. dry. 2 cars 

 6/4 No. 3, regular widths & lengths, 12-20 mo. dry. . . .10 cars 

 4/4 No. 3, regular widths & lengths, 12-20 mo. dry... 10 cars 



We are sawing at l>oth Wittenberg and Dorchester mills and 

 can get out special items of Northern Hardwoods 



MAIN OFFICE, WAUSAU, WISCONSIN 



A general feelinK |inviills anmnj: Ideal hanlnood dealers that llic' liii--i 

 ness sluiup has passed nver this market and euntlitinns are turning j;r;i(lii 

 all.v to a firmer basis, line cif the hrisrht features in the trade duiiii'- thi 



VESTAL LUMBER 

 & MFG. COMPANY 



INCORPORATED 



Soft Textured Oak 



Poplar 



Black Walnut 



Tenn. Red Cedar 



KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 



BAND MILLS AT VESTAL 



A S11UHH OF KNOXVnj>K 



FONDE, KY., & DUFF, TENN. 



