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HARDWOOD RECORD 



P'i'liniary 25. IVIlft 



Jackson & Tindle 



ELM and BIRCH 



4/4 to 12/4 All Grades 



Well assorted stock 



4/4, 5/4, 6/4, & 8/4 No. 3 

 Hardwood 



MUls at PELLSTON, MICH. 

 MUNISING, MICH. 

 JACKSONBORO, ONT. 



Send your 



Main Office 



BUFFALO, N. Y 



inquiries to 



SALES OFFICE: 303-304 Murray Building 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. 



Here's 



Unusually 



Something 

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MAPLE 



12/4" 2 & Better 24,000 feet 



10/4" 2 & Better 150,000 feet 



ELM 



6/4" 3 & Better 30,000 feet 



8/4" 3 & Better 40,000 feet 



12/4" 3 & Better 25,000 feet 



BIRCH 



4/4" 3 & Better 80,000 feet 



The above stock is of a fine quality, — the 

 best in the land. We also carry a complete 

 stock of Hemlock of all sizes and lengths 

 up to 20 ft., in good shipping condition. 



Oallins H 



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anson v^ompany 

 GRAYLING, MICHIGAN 



The Tegge Lumber Coi 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



are to be had in fair quautitios. The productiou, however, is also held 

 down by various causes, so that troublesome aocuniulations are being 

 avoided. As for the export business, it still awaits the removal of the 

 restrictions imposed by foreign governments, and the movement is con- 

 sequently limited to such shii»ments as are made for account of the 

 Rritish government. The outlook, however, is said to show a very 

 decided improvement, and expectations are being entertained that before 

 very long the exporters will have a chance to get into the market again. 



-^ COLUMBUS > 



The hardwood trade in Ohio territory has been fairly active during the 

 past fortnight. Demand has been gradually increasing both from retailers 

 and from factories. One of the best features is the increase in the num- 

 l»er of inquiries. Generally speaking the trade is in fair condition and 

 future prospects are good. 



Concerns making vehicles and implements are in the market for hard- 

 woods and some buying is reported from furniture factories. Stocks In 

 the hands of factory consumers are small, and with the gradual expansion 

 of business it is believed the demand from that source will be increased. 

 Retail stocks are not exceptionally large and in many instances rather low. 

 Rural dealers are the best customers at this time. Indications point to 

 . unsiderable building activity in the rural sections. 



Architects and contractors are now busy figuring on plans for new con- 

 struction work. It is believed that there will be considerable building of 

 dwellings and homes. Some business building is also under way. Public 

 construction work is being stimulated by public officials. 



Prices are firm all along the line. This applies especially to oak. both 

 quarter sawed and plain. Chestnut is stronger and poplar is in fair 

 ilcmand. Other hardwoods are generally well maintained. 



=■< CINCINNATI y 



Ilardwooa manufacturers in Cincinnati are gradually adjusting them- 

 selves to the conditions brought about by the reconstruction period. What 

 business exists is fairly well distributed. People having large stocks are 

 making slight concessions, but in general prices are holding up fairly well, 

 according to a survey made among local manufacturers. There is a strong 

 demand for auto body and furniture material, but the planing mill busi- 

 ness is very slow and manufacturer-s say it will not open up until build- 

 ing becomes general. Quartered oak is bringing abnormal prices, owing to 

 the scarcity, and those having stocks of this lumber are getting almost 

 what they ask. The flooring business is fairly good. 



Much optimism is expressed over the outlook for mahogany. There are 

 lots of inquiries concerning it. and it is expected to be very good in the 

 next four months. Manufacturers say that since the government has 

 cea.sed cornering the supply for airplanes the supplies will be turned back 

 into the regular trade channels. There is a fairly active demand for poplar, 

 ash. beech and quartered oak. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >= 



The hardwood lumber manufacturers of Evansvillc and southern Indl 

 ana report that trade during the past two or three weeks has shown con- 

 siilcrable signs of improvement and that more lumber has been shipped 

 out of here during February than during the month of January. In the 

 opinion of the manufacturers trade will continue to improve and while 

 they are not expecting to see anything like a boom in business they do- 

 expect to keep busy and say conditions ought to improve right along. 

 An quartered white oak is in good demand, while plain white oak is 

 holding its own. Gum has been picking up and prices are stronger.i 

 Hickory is about holding its own, while poplar has been dragging for 

 some time. Some of the hardwood mills in this section hare been forced 

 to close down off and on during the past month owing to shortage of 

 logs. Log prices are rather high and probably will be no lower this year. 

 Lumber prices are holding firm and no reduction is looked for. Building 

 material men think there will be no reduction in building material prices 

 hut that on some grades there is likely to be an increase during the year 

 because of their scarcity. Box manufacturers who operated their plants 

 on war contracts, are fast getting back to their domestic business and 

 report orders coming in nicely. The situation, as a whole, is not one 

 of discouragement to the manufacturer and whole-saler, while the retailer 

 too, is quite optimistic. General trade conditions are good in Evansville 

 and wdiile there are some unemployed men, the number is not so large 

 as it "was a month ago. 



=< MEMPHIS > 



The hardwood market is gradually improving. Buyers are displaying 

 more interest. There are more consumers and distributers who are under 

 the necessity of replenishing their holdings, and this means that there 

 are more buyers in the market than for a very long while. There is no 

 apparent disposition on the part of either consumers or distributers to 

 anticipate their requirements to an appreciable degree. They are buying 

 against their more immediate needs. Orders are largely for immediate 

 shipment. There are practically no contracts being made involving deliv- 

 eries over any considerable period. This absence of buying ahead is per- 

 haps one of the most striking features of the hardwood lumber situation 

 at the moment. It is equally true of boxes, barrels, flooring and other 



