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HARDWOOD RECORD 



WANT E D 



All Kinds of High-Grade 



HARDWOODS 



S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO. 



R«pre«entine: 



WKST VIRGINIA SPRUCE LUMBER CO., 



Cass, West Virginia. 



Fifth Avenue BuiMinKi 

 NEW YORK 



Mutual Fire Insurance 



Best Indemnity at Lowest Net Cost 

 Can Be Obtained From 



The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 

 The Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company, 



Boston, Mass. 



Mansfield, Ohio. 



$126,000.00 



In Savings DIVIDENDS Returned 

 This Year to Policy Carriers of 



The Lumbermen's 

 Underwriting Alliance 



Possibly there is no good reason why 

 YOU were not among these beneficiaries. 

 If it is a matter of eligibility, and you 

 feel that your plant does not at present 

 comply with all requirements, confer 

 with us anyway. Let us see if it cannot 

 be brought up to an acceptable standard 

 at no greater cost than will be justified 

 by the prospective saving on insurance 

 rates. 



U. S. Epperson & Company 



Attorney and Manager 

 1101 R. A. LONG BLDG. KANSAS CITY 



.■inii tliorc is a fair call for sulfCts but the uppur gracli-s are rather slow. 

 Kxport business Is quite up to the average for this time of the year. The 

 ' iir situation is interfering comparatively little with lumber deliveries. 



=-< NASHVILLE >-= 



The hardwood situation in I he local market has shown some improve- 

 ment the past weelf. There is a good demand for both plain and quar- 

 tered oaks. Ash and hieltory come in for numerous calls. The low 

 grades of poplar are selling, while chestnut is selling in only moderate 

 way. Although business is not up to the greatest expectations of mem- 

 liirs of the trade, it is of sullicient volume to Iteep the mills in this dis- 

 trict running at about the usual capacity. Tlie box business and flooring 

 trade are about up to the normal. 



=-< LOUISVILLE y- 



Though the election played a comparatively slight part in influencing 

 liusiness this year, the lumber trade has picked up somewhat as to senti- 

 ment, at least, as the result of the passage of Nov. 4. Business men 

 invariably feel the effect of the election activity, which results in public 

 attention being distracted from business to the matter of current interest, 

 and with this factor out of the way trade should be quick to resume 

 larger proportions. Business is not so active at present as hardwood men 

 would like to see it, though it is probably true that the demand for 

 oak, ash and other woods used in factory work is more active than for 

 softwoods, the principal use of which is in construction operations, as 

 this class of work has been slumping for some time. Quartered white oak 

 is the one best bet at present, quartered red being in small supply and 

 plain oak being less active than heretofore, though a good quantity of 

 all grades is moving. Low-grade poplar is active, and sound wormy 

 chestnut is well cleaned up. Cottonwood is selling well, and ash continues 

 strong. 



=-< ST. LOUIS y- 



The local hardwood trade has been tairly good during the past few 

 weeks. The majority of the orders have been small but they made up 

 in the aggregate. The consumers are buying in a hand-to-mouth way, 

 getting only what they absolutely need for immediate requirements. 

 Reports from the South are to the effect that the weather in that section 

 has been exceedingly bad for logging and sawmill operations. The heavy 

 rains have put the woods in very bad shape and have compelled suspension 

 of operations because there v/as no available timber on hand for cutting. 

 The larger mills have fared the best in this respect as they have had 

 logs in their yards, but if the weather continues as It has for any length 

 of time, their supply will be exhausted also. From present indications 

 there will be a serious shortage of timber in some sections before the late 

 fall and early winter rains give way to severe cold weather. Stocks in the 

 hands of manufacturers are of fairly good proportions. They have more 

 dry lumber on hand than they have had for some time, but as this is in 

 strong hands, it will probably be held for better prices. Plain sawed white 

 oak, red quartered oak, choice red gum and ash are in moderate demand. 

 Poplar is more active than it was and Cottonwood shows improvement. 

 Prices are more firm. 



-■<, MILWAUKEE y 



The hardwood market is somewhat firmer, due evidently to the fact 

 that stocks, in some instances at least, are getting into strong hands. 

 Business is beginning to ease up somewhat, due to the fact that building 

 operations are not quite so active. Wholesalers, however, feel that trade 

 will be fairly good from now until about Christmas, when conditions will 

 be dull until after the first of the year. Stocks in most lines are light 

 and this is expected to keep the market steady. 



News from the northern Wisconsin lumber country say that logging 

 operations are opening up on a larger scale than usual and that the output 

 will be heavier this season. The luml>er business has been good during the 

 past season and stocks have decreased to the point where it will be neces- 

 sary that most of the lumber companies saw more logs this winter. 



The local sash and door and interior woodworking concerns are inclined 

 to buy carefully and are placing orders only for what lumber they abso- 

 lutely need. Stocks on hand at all these plants are light and a good 

 business is bound to develop from this source later in the year. The 

 furniture manufacturers are getting some good orders, and most of these 

 people are buying rather liberally. The farm implement plants all over 

 the state are entering upon an active season and are in the market for 

 hickory, ash, oak and other hardwoods. Business with the farm imple- 

 ment people has been good throughout the past year and the output at 

 all the factories will have to be much larger in order to meet the demands 

 of Jobbers and retailers. 



Building operations in Milwaukee during the month of October showed 

 a slight gain. About 362 permits were issued, representing an invest- 

 ment of 51,214,638, as compared with 423 permits for buildings to cost 

 $1,187,766 during the corresponding period in 1912. Building Inspector 

 Harper is confident that the high record of last year will at least be 

 attained before Jan. 1. 



Maple, birch and elm seem to be in leading demand among the northern 

 hardwoods. More maple for flooring purposes than is arriving in the 

 local market could be utilized just at the present time. Plain and quar- 

 tered oak and ash are holding the top among the southern woods. 



