ftuvember 10, 1918 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



47 



turned toward tbese arrested wants as soon as the existing impeilimentB 

 ;ire removed. 



=-< COLUMBUS > 



The hardwood trade In Ohio territory has ruled rather firm during the 

 past fortnight. There is a good demand for lumber for essential govern- 

 ment work and a good volume is moving. Retailors are not in the market 

 for any considerable amount of hardwoods, as their stocks are generally 

 sufficient for the present. On the whole the tone of the trade is good 

 and future prospects are rather bright. 



Factories making vehicles, Including autmoblles, gun carriages, agricul- 

 tural implements and furniture are buying rather liberally. These fac- 

 tories are buying mostly for immediate needs and are not disposed to 

 accumulate stocks under present conditions. Box factories are also buying 

 well, as there is a good demand for boxes and packing cases. 



Shipments are coming out fairly well, as railroad transportation has 

 been improved. Permits are necessary in order to ship to non-war works, 

 but there is little difficulty experienced in securing the permits. Building 

 operations are pretty well throttled by the restrictions of the various 

 boards of the federal government. In rural sections, despite the restric- 

 tions, there is considerable construction work going forward. As a result 

 rural dealers are doing a fair business. Collections arc not as good as 

 formerly. 



Oak and poplar are both strong. Chestnut is not as much in demand 

 as formerly. There is an exceptionally good demand for ash and basswood 

 and other hardwoods are unchanged. 



=-< CLEVELAND >• 



All hardwoods are holding up lirm in this market during the fortnlf^ht, 

 and even though winter is at hand, with its seasonable dullness added to 

 the apparent indifference of state and federal authorities as to whether 

 Cleveland workers get housing or not, there is nothing to indicate that 

 this market will react for the balance of this year at least. It is the 

 contention of the bigger hardwood interests here that in spite of the high 

 prices, which are only in keeping with those demanded all along the line 

 until they get into consumers hands, dealers here are not making money 

 In hardwoods. The high priced labor that still goes into the handling of 

 the material at this point, as well as the many other items that go into 

 cost of conducting the lumber business today, are such as to reduce to the 

 smallest possible minimum any profit that may remain. And this is 

 further reduced, it is claimed, by the meager outlet for all hardwoods, 

 especially the items such as flooring and interior finishing, used mostly for 

 housing purposes and which angle has been practically closed for the last 

 two months. Meanwhile principal business is in heavy timbers, mostly 

 oak. and thick sizes. These are being used principally in factory con- 

 struction, which now seems to be the one best bet for the hardwood seller. 



-< EVANSVILLE >- 



While business has not been buuming with the hardwood lumber manu- 

 facturers of the tri-state territory during the past ten days or two weeks, 

 it has been steady and manufacturers say they see nothing in the outlook 

 of a discouraging nature. The up-town mills in Evansville are being 

 operated on steady time and a good many orders and inquiries are coming 

 in from time to time. Manufacturers complain that it is hard to get the 

 right kind of labor now. One manufacturer stated the other day that 

 they are forced to take any class of labor, because of the labor shortage 

 and that the men secured often prove incompetent and that they are able 

 to get almost any wages that they demand. The smaller mills in southern 

 Indiana, southern Illinois and western and northern Kentucky that were 

 so greatly handicapped during the epidemic of Spanish influenza because 

 of the large number of their employes who were stricken are running on 

 better time now because of the fact that in most sections the epidemic 

 has subsided. The country mills report they are short on logs, and that 

 this is proving quite a serious handicap just now. The mills in Evans- 

 ville are getting a better and larger supply of logs than they received 

 several months ago and they probably will be able to operate on steady 

 time the balance of the fall ami winter. Manufacturers in this section 

 say that none of the mills have large stocks of lumber on hand at this 

 time and because of this it is expected that after peace has been declaiecl 

 and conditions get back to normal again, the mills will be rushed. The 

 general opinion of manufacturers, as well as retail dealers of this section 

 Is that prosperity will be enjoyed by the men in the lumber business after 

 the war. The demand for the best grades of hardwood lumber continues 

 strong. Collections are good. Planing mills are doing little and building 

 operations in southern Indiana towns are almost at a standstill. Various 

 wood consuming plants in this city are being operated on steady time and 

 veneer plants especially have been busy for the past few weeks. 



-< MEMPHIS >= 



Demand tor hardwood lumber is increasing as a result of the smoother 

 flow of permits covering shipments and as the order requiring permits is 

 better understood. More inquiries have been received and more orders 

 have been booked during the week just ended than during any period 

 since the embargo became effective. Demand is still far from normal and 

 volume of business is sharply below the average for this time of the 



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