Ootober 20, 1918 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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country yards are running low on stocks and it lias been necessary for 

 them to buy from Evansville and other cities in this territory. Along 

 last spring the country yards, as a rule, bought sparingly and now they 

 realize their mistake, as the yards that laid in good supplies have been 

 getting the business. Building operations in Evansville are almost at a 

 standstill. Most of the wood consuming factories In tri-state territory 

 are being operated on steady time and manufacturers of furniture report 

 the trade outlook as very good. 



=-< BEAUMONT >•- 



With the wholesalers Id practically every section of the country inquir- 

 ing for general stocks, the hardwood outlook is considerably better and 

 mill men expect all the business they can take care of during the winter 

 months. On account of the extreme shortage of labor they have not 

 been in position to make the best of favorable logging weather tu prepare 

 against winter and this is liable to be reflected in the market. 



Permits for embargoed points are now more easily procured and very 

 little business is being lost from that score. Without a dissenting voice, 

 the lumbermen declare that the east of the Mississippi and north of the 

 Ohio embargo is the best thing that could have happened to the industry, 

 for it will stop the shipments to order which have always been a dis- 

 turbing factor and entailed considerable loss on the manufacturers as a 

 whole. Some concerns got in the habit of waiting fur these pickups, and 

 it was hard to interest them in a shipment unless there was some induce- 

 ments offered. It proved an even more disturbing factor when future ship- 

 ments were mentioned. 



The building restrictions have somewhat lessened the demand for mate- 

 rial suitable for interior finishings, but this has been more than offset 

 by the amount of material being taken by the government. 



Mill men claim that they have quit looking for labor "and are content 

 with a few hands to represent the force. Some of them are turning out 

 finished lumber by stopping the saw when the planer is running, while 

 others are able to maintain a 70 per cent capacity in all departments. 



--•< LOUISVILLE y. 



Reports from the local trade show that business is generally quiet, al- 

 though some inquiries and orders are coming. Uncle Sam is by far the best 

 customer. If permits could only be secured with dispatch business would 

 be much better than it is. However, with the present shortage of laI)or 

 many of the concerns would have trouble in getting out much lumber, as 

 many of the mills have less than frfty per cent of their normal force on 

 hand, due principally to influenza. 



There has been a little improvement in the demand for both plain and 

 quartered oak, plain selling in thick stock of 10/4" to 14/4," bending oak 

 for the ordnance and war department being purchased by the government. 

 Poplar is better than ever, and has been one of the best itemsln the hard- 

 wood list for months, there being a good export demand. Quartered oak is 

 used commercially in the East, and indirect war work, FAS and No. 1 com- 

 mon and better, inch and up, being good. Beech is moving to the chair 

 manufacturers. Sycamore is dead just now, while gum is merely managing 

 to keep going. Cherry has been selling along with walnut for aeroplane 

 work. Hard maple is one of the best bets, it being good in all grades and 

 thicknesses. Chestnut has hit the toboggan a little, as the furniture trade 

 is not buying, there being no especial demand for core stock at this time. 



=-< ST. LOUIS y. 



The demand for hanlwood is very light. The local furniture factories 

 are taking some wood, but there is little call from other sources of con- 

 sumption. The box industries, wuth the exception of the plants engaged in 

 the manufacture of war material, are the best buyers. The plants engaged 

 in war work are buying rather liberally. This class of business, therefore, 

 is quite good and nearly every iiem on the list is being taken. The demand 

 for cypress is light. The industrial plants are placing a few orders and 

 the country yards are taking some, but there is little business from other 

 sources. P.ecause of this fact, mixed cars are being sold almost exclusively. 



=-< MILWAUKEE >= 



UiKbr llie influence of continued heavy ilemands fur hardwoods of var- 

 ious kinds for government use. the market from the standpoint of niLinu- 

 facturcrs is active and owners of mills are bending every effort to keep 

 production at a high level. In this, however, they are greatly handi- 

 capped by the acute shortage of labor, which is steadily growing worse 

 as the new draft progresses. 



Requirements of box lumber and crating stock form a large part of 

 requirements. There also is a broad demand for veneers for aircraft 

 manufacture, and of lumber for gunstocks, tool handles and similar needs. 

 While the embargo is affecting the industry to some extent, most mills are 

 able to sliip all the material they can manufacture, because of the nature 

 uf the orders. 



Furniture and other industries which consume large quantities of hard- 

 wood lumber, veneer, etc., are making an active campaign for war work. 

 In some cases the effort already has been rewarded ; in others, prospects 

 are growing better for government patronage. 



Wholesalers report hardwood trade quiet. I'rices generally are steady 

 to firm. 



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4 cars 6/4 Log Run 



4 cars 8/4 Loff Run 



5 cars 4/4 Lofi: Run 



SOFT MAPLE 



5 cars 8/4 Log Run 



1 car 13/4 No. 1 Common and Better 

 This stock is all West Virginia Maple, fine widths and lengths, 

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