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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 25, 1921 



WE WANT TO SELL 



the folloiving 



Dry Northern Michigan 



HARDWOODS 



BIRCH 



4/4" No. I & Selects 40,000' 



4/4" No. 2 Common 115,000' 



S/4" Ists & Znds 30,000' 



5/4" Selects 35,000 



S/4" No. 1 Common 40,000' 



S/4" No. 2 Common 200,000' 



6/4" Ists & Jnds 5,000' 



6/4" Selects 35,000' 



6/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr 65.000' 



6/4" No. 2 Common 40.000' 



8/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr... 40,000' 



SOFT ELM 

 6/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr . 90,000' 



4/4" 



5 4" 

 5/4" 

 6/4" 

 6/4" 

 6/4" 

 8/4" 

 10/4 



4/4" 

 6/4" 



4/4" 

 4/4" 



ASH 

 No. 2 Com. & Btr .100,000' 

 HARD MAPLE 



No. 

 No. 

 No. 

 No. 

 No. 



1 Com. & Btr 



2 Common 



1 Com. & Btr 



1 Selects 



2 Common 



No. 2 Com. & Btr 



' No. 2 Com. & Btr 



SOFT MAPLE 



No. 2 Com. & Btr . 



No. 2 Com. & Btr. . 



BASSWOOD 

 No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 

 No, 2 Common 



190,000 ' 

 200,000 

 70,000 

 12,000 

 175,000' 

 200,000' 

 20,000 



100,000'. 

 11,000' 



200,000' 

 25,000' 



Can furnish all kinds of 



Hemlock and Hardwood Crating 



Band mills at 

 Chassell and Ontonagon, Michigan 



C. H.Worcester Co. 



.NOT IN'COEPOB.iTED 



19 So. La Salle Street, CHICAGO 



We offer COMPLETE STOCK 



WISCONSIN OAK 



"TRY US' 



MAPLE 

 4/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 5 c»re 



4/4" Ne. 2 Com 4 c«ri 



5/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr.. 6 c«r> 

 8/4" No. 2 Com, 4 Btr.. 4 cars 

 10/4" No. 2 Cora. & Btr. 2 emit 

 16/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr.l ear 



BIRCH 



4/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr. .3 cars 



4/4" No. 2 Com 5 cars 



5/4" No. 1 Cora. & Btr.. 3 cars 

 8/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr.. 3 cars 

 8/4" No 1 C'lni, & ntr..icai3 

 12/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr.l car 



Brooks & Ross Lumber Co 



SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN 

 (SALES OFFICE AND MILL) 



uak. Is and 2s, $00; common plain red gum, $4S ; common quartered red 

 gum, $00 : Is and 2s, red sum, .flO.'j. The reports received recently indi- 

 cate that there are still a good many mills which are cutting, although 

 many large operations are down at the present time. Some of the oper- 

 ators report that I)usiues8 is draggy and will continue that way through 

 .July and .\ugust, witii fall huslness more active, although others are not 

 anticipating much imiirovement before the first of the year, as the furnl- 

 tiirc trade alone can't malie up sufficient volume to iiialte liiisiness really 

 good and other trades are not tailing wood freely. In the huilding trades 

 there is some little ileinand for llooring and interior trim, but building 

 operations as a wliole have been <ilsappointing all season, as most of the 

 construction is of a very cheap kind, and not so very much of it at that. 



BEAUMONT 



Whili* tlu- lumUvrMni iiiarkot has been very dull during the past few 

 iliiys, prices have 1km*ii holdiiiff firmly. Reports from some sections state 

 that there is an indieiition of an increased output, hut this condition will 

 not apply to the southwestern territory, where production has been at a 

 standstill for several weeks. 



As it is understood that the railroad contracts will expire on July 1, it 

 is altogether likely that the low production now will further decline on 

 that date. It is understood that many of the railroads are fairly well sup- 

 plied with ties, and there will be no immediate necessity to renew con- 

 tracts or make new ones. 



One buyer for a big Texas furniture plant was in Beaumont this week 

 and expressed the opinion that furniture grades in hardwood was entirely 

 too cheap on present basis. What he wanted to see was a fair price which 

 would give the manufacturer an adequate return, and when such a time 

 had arrived, manufacturers and consumers alike could depend on having 

 something like a stable market. 



Due to iow production, there is a shortage of dry stocks and this sup- 

 ply may be further diminished, as mills do not seem inclined to invest In 

 future to the extent of having lumber on the rack which may not meet a 

 demand when it is sutBciently dry to meet the requirements of the con- 

 sumer. 



MILWAUKEE 



One of the big sustaining influences in the demand for hardwoods at 

 present is the active state of the millwork industry in Milwaukee. This 

 is due to the relatively large amount of new construction going on, largely 

 in the nature of apartment houses, fine residences, banks, etc., all of which 

 require considerable hardwood supplies of various kinds. The condition, 

 however, is said to exist to this extent of activity in Milwaukee county, 

 reports from many other sections being that millwork trade is rather dull, 

 despite the season. 



Production in the north is getting back into full swing for the summer 

 sawing seasou. and numerous mills which have been closed since the end of 

 the winter run are resuming operations. Some mills are employing night 

 shifts, although in general the working schedules this year will probably 

 be not so broad as in 1920. Supplies of hardwood lumber and other stock 

 at mills are gradually being brought down to the point where replenish- 

 ment is necessary. The medium and low grades move rather slowly, but 

 no difficulty seems to be experienced in getting buyers for the top grades. 

 It is the accumulation of low grade stuff that is an important factor in 

 limiting production. 



The furniture industry is growing more active steadily as jobbers and 

 dealers succeed in making disposition of their stocks. A leading Mil- 

 waukee banking authority says on this point : "The furniture industry has 

 had a fair selling season. In the summer season dealers usually unload 

 stocks. Fall business in furniture manufacturing will depend upon how 

 successful retailers are in working off high priced goods. The building of 

 many new homes should help this industry." 



The Tegge Lumber Go; 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



TORONTO 



The tone of the hardwood lumber market is distinctly quiet and the 

 same may be said of lumber lines generally, although a canvass of the 

 situation indicates a better feeling on the part of both wholesalers and 

 retailers in respect of the outlook than has prevailed tor some months. 

 The general impression prevails that the worst of the depression is now 

 over, and, while the stagnant period may remain for some time, still the 

 increasing number of building permits in the larger cities and the various 

 housing schemes that are getting under way give evidence that the 

 remainder of the present year will produce a fairly satisfactory volume of 

 business, despite the handicap of the labor exactions. A number of the 

 saw mills in the country have commenced operations and generally speak- 

 ing sawing is in full swing, although some of the mills have been late in 

 getting started, owing. largely, to the rather large stocks of lumber on 

 hand. It is not believed that the cut in any district will be as large as 

 last year unless there should be a radical change in conditions. Ordinary 

 skilled labor around the mill and in the yards now receives from 30 cents 

 to 35 cents an hour, whereas last year from 20 cents to 30 cents more was 

 paid. Wages in the bush are likely to run from $30 to .$40 during the 

 coming seasou. Last fall wages were just double these figures. 



