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HARDWOOD RECORD 



A NAME thai should be 

 ^*- on your inquiry list for 

 hardwood lumber. 



American 



Column & Lumber 



Company 



Brunson Bldg. 



COLUMBUS, OHIO 



OAK & HARDWOOD 

 DIMENSION STOCK 



Manufacturer! 

 of 



West Virginia 



SOFT 

 YELLOW 

 POPLAR 



PLAIN 

 WHITE 

 OAK 



PLAIN 



RED OAK 



QUARTERED 

 WHITE 

 OAK 



WHITE OAK 

 TIMBERS & 

 PLANK 



CHESTNUT 



BASSWOOD 



MAPLE 



HICKORY 



BEECH 



BUCKEYE 



BIRCH 



BUTTERNUT 



ASH 



CHERRY 



WALNUT 



SYCAMORE 



BLACK GUM 



HEMLOCK 



LOCUST 



WE WANT TO SELL 



the follozving 



Dry Northern Michigan 



HARDWOODS 



BIRCH HARD MAPLE 



4/4 FAS 40,000' 4/4 6" and wider, 8' and longer 



4/4 Selects 20,000' No. 1 Com. & Btr 75.000' 



4/4 No. 1 Common 80,000' 5/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 200.00(1' 



4/4 No. 1 Com. & Sir .. 50,000' 5/4 No. 2 Common 200.000' 



4/4 No. 2 Common 100,000' 6/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 70.000 



5/4 FAS 30,000' 6/4 No. 2 Common 150,000' 



5/4 Selects 65,000' R '4 r'o. 2 Com. & Btr .200.000' 



5/4 No. 1 Common 50,000' 10/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr... 60,000' 



S/4 No. 2 Common 150,000' IZ, 4 No. 1 Com. & Btr . . 30,000' 



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



,/. i« ■,^'^^^j^D^ -,= »«». 4/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr ...150,000' 



4/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr.... 75.000 j^^ ^0. 2 Com. & Btr. ... KOOO' 



6/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 90,000 J.. m„ , r,^™ A R»,- jnnnn' 



8/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr... 20 000' * '' '^''- ' ^°'"- * Btr... 40,000 



^Sj^ BASSWOOD 



4/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 100.000' 4/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 200.000' 



5/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 25,000' 4,4 No. 2 Common 100.000 



HARD M.\PLE FLOORING STOCK 

 FOR RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENT 



Band mills at 

 Chassell and Ontonagon, Michigan 



C. H.Worcester Co. 



NOT INCORPORATED 



19 So. La Salle Street, CHICAGO 



markets. 'J'here art* sdine few inquiries ^<i\u^ the i-oninis for oali tifs ami 

 tlinlMTs, Init the.v are in the fdrliiililen territory. 



Tlif furniture tr;ule lias failed to show the usual activity just before 

 the lieKiiiuiiiK of the fall season so far as this section is eoneerneil. Box 

 riiit(U-ies in (his territory are usinK very little material, a line of trade in 

 whieh an improvement was e.\i)ected. 



What worries the mills in the southwest most is tlie lower grades. 

 .'Should they start up to get some of the upi)er grade business they will 

 lind all Ihe lower grades left on tlieir hands unless there is a change 

 in ( iinrlilinns. .\t present prices they must keep lioth grades moving to 

 iiiak<' opei-ations prolitatple. 



NEW ORLEANS 



Tlic c-Nixirt iti'iviiiu'iit of siiutlu-rn hardwodils liinm;;h tin- purt nl' Ni-w 

 (irlfjiiis has falh'n off soinowhat within tlu- past two wi*cks. espci-ially tlip 

 li»'i-('tof(H(' stciHlil.v increasing; (piantities niovinK out into the Kepnl)lic of 

 Alpxiro. lint this dccivayp has Ihmmi more than offst-t witli a somewhat stim- 

 ulating (icmand from the northern and eastern markets of the United 

 States and, on the whole, the hardwood market for the Louisiana and 

 Alississippi territory show's some really substantuil inii)rovements within 

 the past fortnight over the previous like period. 



On the score of priees and also of production Utile change has oei-urred 

 witliin the past two weeks to chronicle, but the improvement in demand is 

 really encouraKing, according to leading hardwood ttianufactiirers aiirl 

 dealers throughout the In-state territory. 



Increase in ini|uiries within the past few years from both furniture and 

 automobile manufacturers has been decide<lly pronounced, and the mill- 

 work plants are reported to be not very far behind in re-entering the 

 extreme southern market. The stocks of all three of these classes is 

 unusually low and with the prospect of approaching improvement in busi- 

 n4'ss conditions jienerally, they are no longer holding liack. it appears, in 

 t;etting a line-up on material for their anti<-ipati'd in<-reiise in activity early 

 this fall. 



The most discimntging feature of the hardwood market for this section 

 is the reaction produced against the hardwood people here over the wrangle 

 <'cmcerning the tariff matter on Mexican crude oil. For several months 

 past Mexico has been growing steadily in importance as a customer of 

 southern hardwoods until she was just aliout to become the principal con- 

 sumer (tf this product from the South. liut the oil question has pmduced 

 a decidedly pronounced reaction on their importation of hardwoods as well 

 as other commodities from the United States and the slump has been felt 

 keenly by liardwood exporters and others l>oth at New Orleans and at other 

 <;ulf ports. 



The publicity battle carrieil on by the New Orleans and Louisiana news- 

 jiapers against the allegeil extortionate tactics of the odorous "rent Iiol:' 

 and shyster real estate agent is undotditedly doing something toward stim- 

 ulating local building operations and the effects of the campaign, which 

 has assumed something of the appearance of a real crusade on behalf of the 

 helpless tenant class, is imbuing many persons with an increased determi- 

 nation to "ow"n your own home" that already is redounding to the protit 

 of tlie hardwood people and other material and building supply dealers of 

 Ibis section. 



Very little has been heanl of late of more mills closing down ; while, 

 on the other hand, the tendency seems to be to stimulate production, and 

 some of those, which closed several months ago to await an improvement 

 in the market, are gradually swinging back into action. 



TORONTO 



Tbe protracted period » f dullness in the lumber industry of Ontario 

 continues, with sawmill operations proceeding very leisurely both in 

 Ontario and Quebec. Few of the hardwood interests are buying, mainly 

 bet-ause there is still a sizable quantity of last year's lumber in wholesale 

 hands. The lack of buying is calculated to retard production. Informa- 

 tion gleaned by wholesalers about stocks held by retail yards indicates that 

 they are very light. Representatives of Kritish (.'olunibia interests in the 

 Toronto (listricts find that business continues fair, considering the quiet 

 buililing season, and despite the fact that .$S,00t*.(M)o worth of projected 

 building is being held up in Toronto, due to the present high cost of con- 

 -I ruction and unsettled labor conditions. Railroad buying has been one 

 "T the few bright features within the past few weeks. Stock sheets show- 

 that there is less lumber offering than for some time, indicating that 

 either .\merican or Prairie yards have been absorbing fair quantities 

 recently. The production barometer for the end of .Tune shows that the 

 mills reporting to the association had gained six points, to eighty-three 

 per cent, as compared with the report for the middle of June. Production 

 has timloubtedly slipped several points in the meantime, and the date 

 covering the operating to the end of July will probably show a still further 

 reduction. The showing on the whole is considere)! encouraging up to 

 date. Orders placetl by the Grand Trunk to replace depleted stocks of 

 lumber exceed 4,000.000 t;eet. This included about 2.000,000 feet of 

 ties, timbers for bridge repairs and boards for car repairs. The stocks are 

 undcisfood to have been reduced to a low point. an<l it was necessary to 

 make replacements. A considerable portion of the business went to British 

 i'oluniiia interests. 



