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HARDWOOD RECORD 



November 25, 191S 



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It contains a carefully prepared list of the buyers if lum- 

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The book indicates their financial standing and manner 

 of meeting obligations. Covers the United States, Alberta, 

 Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The trade recognizes this 

 book as the authority on the line it covers. 



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Washington Is expected to be the means of resuming the long dormant 

 outlet. Best opinion as to when this part of the business will begin to 

 assume a normal status, however, is next spring, as it will take practically 

 all winter for housing construction to get under way and reach that point 

 where hardwoods will be required. 



•< INDIANAPOLIS >- 



Although there is an air of expectancy in hardwood circles there has 

 been very little change in market conditions as a result of the world events 

 of the last few weeks. Production has not been curtailed because, as far 

 as is known, none of the hardwood lumber plants have received orders as 

 yet from the government to stop production of government contracts. The 

 greatest change occurring at present is transpiring in the lumber industry. 



Indiana furniture manufacturers who were still manufacturing lines 

 which would be permitted under the government regulations were just 

 beginning to adapt themselves to these regulations when the crash came 

 in Europe. The trade is now planning to resume production on a peace- 

 time basis as soon as possible. The retail lumber trade reports that as h. 

 result of embargoes, enforced by the government, it finds it very difficult 

 to maintain its old staple lines of furniture in stock. For this reason 

 there has been considerable promiscuous buying with a result that more 

 of the trade has been centered among Indiana plants than usual. For this 

 reason many of the Indiana plants have been exceedingly busy and have 

 had about all they could do to supply the demands. 



Prominent furniture manufacturers as well as automobile and truck 

 manufacturers are issuing announcements continually to the effect that 

 their plants are to be placed on a peace-time basis as soon as possible, and 

 that they soon hope to be on a capacity production basis. It peace is 

 finally declared in Europe, it is expected that most of these industries will 

 be on a peace-time basis in about six months. 



The hardwood demand for building purposes is very light, despite the 

 fact that the regulations are not being enforced as rigidly now as to issuing 

 permits for new structures. The public is not yet in a building mood, 

 although therp is an absolute shortage of improved real estate in the best 

 residence districts of Indianapolis. Prices are well maintained with 

 reserve stocks below normal. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >-= 



Trade with the hardwood lumber manufacturers of Evansville and 

 southern Indiana has shown a light slump since the recent announcemenv 

 that Germany had signed the peace terms, and that the great world war 

 is at an end. The manufacturers say business is now in more or less an 

 uncertain state, and prices have been inclined to drop, but that in time 

 things will get back to normal and that trade ought to be the best In many 

 years. The local manufacturers express it as their opinion that as soon 

 as ocean steamers are obtained for the foreign trade, the American lum- 

 bermen will start to ship huge quantities of lumber to various foreign 

 countries, especially to the nations of Europe. While the uptown saw 

 mills in Evansville are being operated on steady time now, and have In 

 fact been so doing for several weeks past, trade is somewhat slow in spite 

 of the fact that inquiries are rather numerous. Local manufacturers 

 report they have liberal supplies of logs on hand and that the prices paid 

 for these logs were high, and in view of the uncertain tone of the lumber 

 market they do not propose to buy any more logs for awhile at least. One 

 manufacturer expressed it as his belief that he was afraid he would lose 

 money on the lumber sawed from the logs that he had bought at high 

 prices, as he was of the opinion that lumber prices during the next few 

 weeks would not be in proportion to the prices paid for logs. General 

 trade conditions are very good and there. is a feeling in all circles that 

 there is going to be plenty of prosperity, but that it is going to take 

 some time to reconstruct things, just how long being a matter of specu- 

 lation. But manufacturers are looking on the bright side of the trade 

 picture and believe that after things get back to a normal state again 

 the United States will witness a great era of prosperity. The various wood- 

 consuming plants of Evansville and those in the cities of the tri-state 

 territory are being operated on good time and manufacturers say that since 

 the signing of the armistice they have received a great many nice orders. 

 Plow and furniture manufacturers as well as makers of buggies, wagons, 

 desks and chairs, believe that after the first of the year trade will boom. 



=-< MEMPHIS >•-- 



Lumber interests here are happy over the ending of the war through 

 signing of the armistice because they are delighted that their sons, their 

 relatives, their employes and others at the front of whom they are fond 

 will be able to come back and take up their duties. 



They are also happy because they are certain that whatever the im- 

 mediate future may have in store, there will be ultimately a tremendous 

 revival of demand for hardwood lumber and forest products and unpar- 

 alleled opportunity to expand their business. 



Cancellations of purely war orders have been coming in ever since 

 hostilities ceased. Indeed some were received before announcement of 

 signing of the armistice. Further cancellations are expected as a matter 

 of course. But lumber interests believe there will be gradual transition 

 of lumber consuming industries engaged in war activities to a peace 

 footing. They realize that some time will be required for this readjust- 

 ment but they are in no doubt as to the outcome. 



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