HARDWOOD RECORD 



March 10, 1919 



ASH 



\\'e manufacture a splendid quality of White, firm 

 textured, Louisiana ASH, in thicknesses 1 to 3 inch. 



Sound, Square-Edge Oak Plank 

 TIMBERS 



Cium Cottonwood Elm Pecan 



WIDTHS. LENGTHS A\D GRADES TO PLEASE 



Pelican Lumber Company 



MOUND, LOUISIANA 



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. 



calling H; 



Uq] 



ling 1 lanson ^^ompany 

 GRAYLING, MICHIGAN 



The Tegge Lumber Zol 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee,. Wisconsin 



process of readjustment baviog progressed far enough to enable many 

 of the factories to get back into peace time activities. Stocks held here 

 are ample for any necessities likely to develop, but the market is without 

 anything like real pressure, and tbe future is regarded with confidence. 



COLUMBUS 



There is more strength shown in the hardwood trade in Ohio territory 

 during the past two weeks. With favorable weather there is more activity 

 in building operations and that is reflected on the hardwood business. The 

 tone of the trade is' generally good and prospects are brighter. In fact 

 it is now believed that the worst of the slump is over and that the volume 

 of business will gradually increase. The best feature is the demand from 

 manufacturing plants, such as vehicle and implement concerns. Furniture 

 factories are also buying to a certain e.\tent and more is expected from 

 that source soon. There is a tendency among such factories to buy in 

 liberally and to accumulate stocks. Retailers are buying only what th- 

 need for current business. Some of the dealers, however, are making 

 inquiries, which show that they contemplate buying for stocking purposes. 

 .Architects and contractors are busy on plans and specifications for much 

 Dew construction work. 



Prices are firm. Little cutting is reported and the tendency Is toward 

 higher levels. Plain and quartered oak and poplar are in good demand. 

 <;he£tnut Is moving better. Basswood and ash are strong. 



CINCINNATI 



The hand to mouth policy of buyers, who are purchasing hardwood suffi- 

 . lent only for immediate needs, still characterizes the hardwood Industry 

 here. Until general building operations are renewed on a large scale and 

 export business picks up it is Improbable that there will be any plunging 

 in the hardwood market. Prices undoubtedly are the main reason for 

 refusal on the part of buyers to make any lirge purchases, but it is true 

 that if general building is renewed they will not let prices stand in the 

 way of resuming large purchases. 



The great activity in the furniture business and the resumption of 

 industrial activity in the eastern markets is having a beneficial effect on 

 the hardwood industry. The demands from automobile factories also Is 

 increasing. These are all factors which tend to keep the market fairly 

 active though on a reduced scale. 



There are numerous inquiries for hardwood, particularly from the East, 

 hut those rejsulting in orders have for the most part been of a minor nature. 

 From all indications, manufacturers of hardwood will not recede from 

 present prices until their own costs of doing business are lowered. It is 

 believed the present scale of prices will not show much deviation for 

 some time. 



EVANSVILLE 



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There has been a big improvement in the hardwood trade during the past 

 fortnight, and still greater improvement is expected in trade lines before 

 next summer. Most of the bu.vlng has been for immediate shipment. 

 Inquiries are numerous. Bad weather in the South has greatly retarded 

 log men in their work during the past two or three months. Lumber prices 

 are holding firm and manufacturers believe they will hold up well all of 

 this year. There may be a reduction on certain items from time to 

 rime, but on the other hand certain other items will advance because of 

 Their scarcity. 



Quartered red and white oak were never before in better demand and 

 prices are strong. Plain red and white oak are not so strong ; in fact 

 they are Inclined to drag. Quartered sycamore is in fair demand and 

 liical box factories have been in the market for considerable cottonwood 

 of late. Gum is only fair : walnut is better than it has been at any time 

 since the first of the year, while poplar, elm and maple have been in little 

 demand for the past two weeks. Taken as a whole, the situation from 

 a manufacturer's standpoint is most encouraging and things are moving 

 along nicely. Furniture manufacturers report a good trade. Chair fac- 

 tories In Evansville are being operated on steady time and the demand 

 for chairs is now better than at any time since the armistice was signed. 

 Buggy manufacturers are having a hard time getting all the hickory they 



want. 



NASHVILLE 



The hardwood trade here continues quiet. Manufacturers and dealers 

 look for resumption of demand in the normal channels of trade durin;j the 

 spring and summer. Prices are fairly well maintained. Stocks are not 

 large and there is nothing In the general situation to disc9urage firm ideas 

 as to values. Revival of building Is predicted. The high cost of labor and 

 material still appears to cause some delay in plans, but as soon as the 

 situation becomes adjusted so that those desiring to build can know just 

 where they are it Is believed that active operations will get under way. 



LOUISVILLE 



February closed as an excellent month with hardwood manufaclurers 

 and jobbers of the LouisvUle district. Many of the southern mills were 

 handicapped by the long period of rainy weather in some sections of the 

 South, resulting in short log supplies. Railroad conditions, however, were 

 excellent, and shipments for the month were very heavy. Inquiries and 



