May 



11(21 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



61 



sDiiiliiTii liiinlw.jiHl hiiiiboi- ami f.iivst produi-ts, as soon as the coal strlki' 

 is si'ttli'il. Mr. Uiissi' says then, aio fair stocks of hardwoods In the hamls 

 of wholesalers and distrllmtlnf; interests generally, but that consumers are 

 carryinK very little stock for the reason that they have been faced, u\> I.. 



this time, with s uch uni'ertaiuty. The reparations decision oC (lev 



many, it may be noted in passim;, has been taken since ^^r. Husse reacbci 

 Memphis, While the movement of American hardwoods to Euroiie is very 

 light, there is almost no importation In progress of Japanese oak nii.l 

 othi'r lumber, according to the statement of this authority. 



LOUISVILLE 



I'.nsiness is decidedly streaky at the i)reseut time, it coming in spurts. 

 with a Bood week followed by a poor one. In fact, one operator claims 

 that it is as erratii' as a bush league player starting in the big leacnes. 

 One jobber and proilucer tells of a trip covering thousands of miles, and 

 producing very little business, and followed by a week of good mail orders, 

 that were not solicited. Two or three concerns have had oi'deTs oi a 

 hundred thousand feet or better within the past ten days, and such orders 

 look mighty good right now. Movmnent as a whole is in car lots, witli 

 some ndxed car business, as consumers in spite of the low production ami 

 l)romising shortage of high grades, continue l)U,v!ngin small lots as needed. 

 The vi'neer business generally is dull, plants operating with a small per- 

 centage of usual forces, while cores are especially quiet. However, it is 

 the general oiiinicm in the trade that slow business now will mean better 

 demand later on in the year, and at lietter prices <lue to the fad that 

 many items will be scarce. 



ST. LOUIS 



While prices are steady there is still very little activity 

 wood market. Railroads are not buying and other indus 

 operating at capacity. 



The .\ttoruey-General of the stale is lomluctiug an inij 

 prices of building materials, I.umbeimen are of the opin 



will have little effect on the 

 iiiiniuuun, 



liuilding permits issued dm 

 tary value of Sfl.1-J7.in5. 



r('svi!ni)t!oii of buiklitiis: which 



ini: Aitiil iininUennl lOll nml Ii:i<1 ;i niun,- 



NEW ORLEANS 



The local hnrilwond iiuirkft i> slinwint; strong ovitJcnco of a ri'ii.It!M- 

 tn strenjrthcn ami inospccts liavi' hfiMi stcaHily l)rij;htcnins lor Tlit- pas 

 fnrtnight. 



llniUliug cipfratioiis are [lickini, iij) throuKhout this section ami wit 

 ail incrcaspil niiniln^r of iiif|uirit s anfl orders from the autoniohih* an 

 furniturf manufa'-turcrs throu^lmut the country, stock has Iicm ninvin 

 niorf- frocly than for a similar period for several months and i.Ttain n 

 the upper grades are reported at a low ebb just now. 



Prices, moreover, are beginning ti) increase slightly. This is partiii 

 lariy true of No. 1 common oak and gum while No. 2 common of hot 

 species are holding firm, despite a number of lower offers by consumer 

 who yet apparently are of the impression that they can name their ow 

 prices. 



MILWAUKEE 



Thf principal i-ftnit of hanhvnod liindtcr operators in thi* North at this 

 time is to make prompt disposition of stocks at mills in order that a n-al 

 resumption of active production may be facilitated. Woods operations, 

 as customary at this period, have ceased, although some concerns are 

 carrying on summer operations on a small scale to compensate for the 

 ri'duct'd input of logs during the past winter, which was due to an 

 unusually mild season. Some concerns arc closing their mills as rapidly 

 as hardwood logs are sawed out. leaving the softwood logs in pnnd >n- 

 ih'ck storage until ne.-^t fall or winter. 



Manufacturers in the North say that business has shown sonic real 

 signs of recovery in the last two or three weeks, nntl they look for a 

 resumption in trade measured almost wholly by the attitude of buihiing 

 trades laluir as to the rapidity or delay in accepting the reduced or deflated 

 wage scale which inevitably must be made effi'Ctive. It is encouragin.g to 

 note that labor is accepting reductions in many large centers, although thr 

 degree of decrease in wages has not yet been such that it is satisfactory 

 to the general scheme of readjustment. 



Milwaukee woodworking concerns as a rule have rid themselves of 

 excessive inventori»'s. Restricted purchasing and increases in orders have 

 had their effect and the ratio of sales to stocks on hand is said to be 

 nu)re nearly ntprmal than for many months past. The existence of top 

 heavy stocks is one of the most serious obstacles to the ret*overy of busi- 

 ness and with this incubus about gone, there is greater possibility of doing 

 things in a constructive way as regards new buying of raw materials. 



I'rices are nominally steady to firm, although hero and there signs 

 come to the surface where sellers are making concessions in order to move 

 stocks. Top grades are strong, because of a relative scarcity, tlu^ effort 

 iM'iug to move .second, third and lower grades which are more than ample 

 in supply. 



Ash — Hickory — Beech — Poplar 

 Oak — Cypress — Gum —Tupelo 



stralKht cars, all gradea and thlckiietis 

 ,N. H. I.,. Association ni'tfa ot In-specllon 



We specialize in Poplar 5/8" to 5" in thickness,. We have 



POPLAR 



4/4- Log Run 125.000' 



5/4" Loo Run 75.000' 



8/4" Lob Run 100.000' 



S/4" Log Run 100,000' 



OAK 



4/4" No, 3 i. Blr 100,000' 



5/4" No, 3 4 Btr 150,000' 



6/4- No, 3 & Btr 60.000' 



TUPELO 

 4/4". 5/4-. 8/4" 100.000' 



SAP GUM 

 4/4-. 5/4-. 9/4" 75.000' 



CYPRESS 

 «/4-. 8/4- No. I Shop & Btr, 30,000' 



BEECH 

 8/4" No. 2 & Btr 15,000' 



LET t'S QUOTE TOU ON ANT OF 

 THE ABOVE .STOCK. ANT GRADE 



HOYT PARKER LUMBER GO. 



p. O. BOX 614. Office, JU Qty Bank, MOBILE, ALABAMA 



STRABLE 

 Lumber 6? Salt Company 



SAGINAW, MICHIGAN 



Manufacturers of the Time Tested 



Wolverine Maple Flooring 



13/16X2M Clear eo.oOO' 



13/16l2>i No. 1 175,000' 



13/16x2% Factory 200,000' 



13/16x314 Clear 69.000' 



13/16X3V4 No. I 25.000' 



13/16x3Vi Pactoty 150,000' 



11/16x2% Factory 160,000' 



11/16x314 Factory 175,000' 



WRITE FOR PRICES 



LET US QUOTE YOU ON YOUR HARD- 

 WOOD LUMBER REQUIREMENTS 



FOR SALE 



Southern Hardwoods 



OAK, GUM, ASH, ELM, 

 MAPLE, GYPRESS, 

 HIGKORY, POPLAR 



WRITE OR WIRE 



Jerome Hardwood Lumber Co. 



JEROME, ARKANSAS 



WE SHIP STRAIGHT OR MIXED CARS OF FLOOR- 

 ING, OAK, ASH, CYPRESS AND GUM LUMBER 



-Shawano County Hard Maple- 



IS OUR SPECIALTY 



5/4" .No. 



4/J 



«/l 



No, 

 No, 



SPECIAL, OFFERING. S 



ASH 



':. Hi i!lr . all widllis ana lonstlia, 13 njos, dry 1 rars 



ISASSWOOl) 



1 * Brr., 10" K- Wiir., 8' & Im-., l.*) moa. dry 2 cJlrs 



2 & Btr., all wklths and lengtlis. 10 mos, dry 3 cars 



BIRCH 



1 & Btr.. all witltlis and U'njrtli.-*, 14 mos. dO" Scars 



1 & Btr.. all widths and K-nytlis, 11 mos. dr>' 3 cars 



ROCK EL.M 



0/4" No. 1 & Rtr., .■>" & wdr, 6' & ler., 14 nii>9. dry 1 car 



HARD MAPLE 



1 * Btr, 5" & wdr,, 8' & Igr,. 14 mos. do' .5 cars 



1 & Hir., .I" & wdr , S' & ler... II mos. dry Scars 



r./i" 



0/4" 



III/4 



l.:/4 



No, 

 No, 



No 

 ' .No 



WAUSAU 



Chas. Gill Lumber Co. 



WISCONSIN 



