HARDWOOD RECORD 



57 



.-< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The loral liiirdw.xul iiiMiicrt Hm^ iKiinrali.v 1 1 inii.i dmliix tlio last two 



nveks. Very little local business has bitu Joiie. llrst because of tlic strike 

 of teamsters and second because of the Jurisdictional strike of bulldlns; 

 trades which has practically put n stop to building operations. 



Purlns; the teamsters' strike hardwood luiuber concerns have made 

 little effort to make local deliveries, but have made out of town deliveries 

 as usual, because the curs could be loaded at the yards or plants. Prices 

 appear to be holding their own nnd it is thought that when the labor 

 troubles are finally settled there will be a rush for business, for a short 

 time at least. 



Kumlture plants are having a good run and automobile factories are 

 showing a little more actlvit.v than they have been showing for some 



=•< MEMPHIS >■= 



The bardwoiui market here continues in a hcalth.v position. There is some 

 dlsjippointment over the fact that business is not more active, but it is 

 quite up to the average for this time of the year. Furthermore, prices are 

 pretty well maintained and there is no decided accumulation of hardwood 

 lumber in any direction, certainly not enough to cause any forced selling. 

 The lower grades are, as a rule. In rather more active demand than the 

 hicrher. This has been a phase of the situation which has continued for 

 some time, but there is nothing to Indicate any change therein. Th- lower 

 grades of cotton«»ood and gum are both in active request. The box manu- 

 facturers continue to do a large lousiness and their needs are therefore 

 quite full, with only moderate offerings. Sap gum in the upper grades, too. 

 is a ready seller. Red gum is showing a rather better tone, but there has 

 been very little change otherwise as a result of the recent launching of 

 the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association. There is a fair call for 

 the higher erades of Cottonwood. Ash is selling readily in all grades and 

 much of this is being delivered green. Prices are firm. There is quite a 

 good movement reported in the lower grades of plain and quartered oak, 

 while the upper grades are in but moderate request at the moment. 

 Cypress sells without difficulty in shops, while there is a fair business in 

 selects. The upper grades, however, are moving rather slowly and prices 

 are none too steady at this writing. There is a good export business in 

 southern hardwoods and, while some of the manufacturers in Mississippi 

 and .\rkansas are having difficulty in making deliveries on account of car 

 shortage, the local enntin^'ent is li.ivinir little or no trniihlf ninng this 

 line. 



=-< NASHVILLE >■= 



The hardwood lumber trade has been quiet in the Nashville market the 

 past week. The business for November will prol)abl.v fall short of the 

 same month last year, though dealers expect to wind up the year with 

 a better showing than for 1912. Prices rule about steady, and dealers 

 take an optimistic view of the future outlook. Oaks are in demand and 

 some sales are being madf' of otlier hardwoods. 



=■< LOUISVILLE y. 



■'Seasonably quiet" is the general report as to conditions in the local 

 hardwood market. .V normal amount of business is being done for this 

 season of the year, and in view of the excellent prospects for 1914 no com- 

 plaints of consequence are being heard. The probability of the currency 

 legislation being gotten out of the way shortly is a cheering indication, 

 while other general factors seem to be more favorable than heretofore. 

 There Is no oversupply of lumber either at the mills or in the hands of 

 consumers, and consequently, the market, regarded from a technical stand- 

 point, is in a strong position. Prices are being well maintained, a few 

 concessions on plain oak being about the only changes reported. Generally 

 speaking, lumbermen are getting as much for their stock as heretofore. 

 regarding the present lull as temporary, and, as stated, purely a normal 

 development which recurs cver,v year at this season. Quartered oak is' 

 probably the most active power. Sound wormy chestnut is in good 

 demand. Rome sales of thick poplar have been made lately. Cottonwood 

 Is quiet. Hed gum is showing Improvement. 



=-< ST. LOUIS y- 



There is only a seasonable demand f"i- iKinhvood lumber, but while the 

 orders have been small and for prompt delivery, they aggregate quite an 

 amount. According to reports from the producing territory, while fine 

 open weather has stimulated logging operations, because of the heavy 

 movement of cotton, log shipments to mills have been restricted and some 

 of the mills have been compelled to restrict their operations. Taken as a 

 whole, the manufacture has been prett.v steady and stocks of lumber have 

 been added to right along. Quartered oak continues to be the item best In 

 demand with ash and lower grades of Cottonwood and gum following. 

 Plain oak Is also a pretty good seller, but It Is not quite so active as it 

 was, except when prices are made satisfactory to the buyer. I'rices 

 are more stead.v, on the whole, than they were. Cypress is In fair demand, 

 but like otlier Items, the buying Is in small lots and for Immediate de- 

 livery. Prices remain about the same as they were and arc low enough 

 to induce buyers. Considerable buying Is looked for shortly. 



Mahogany and 

 Circassian 



Lumber & Veneers 



^ The largest assortment of finest figured 

 Mahogany Logs, Lumber and Veneers in 

 the country can be found at the Chicago 

 plant of C. L. Willey. 



^ We are just in receipt of fifteen cars of 

 remarkably superior Circassian Walnut 

 Logs, large size, well-figured and of good 

 color, which are now being cut into 

 Veneers. 



^ A visit or correspondence from discrim- 

 inating buyers of all varieties of fine Im- 

 ported and Domestic Cabinet Woods in 

 Lumber and Veneer is solicited. 



^ You wnll not only find the Willey ware- 

 houses well stocked with a superb collec- 

 tion of Circassian, Mahogany, Vermilion, 

 Black Walnut and other fancy foreign 

 and domestic lumber and veneers, but 

 buyers are assured of prompt and pains- 

 taking service, and a quality of product 

 not usually obtainable. 



^ To visit the plant take Blue Island Ave. 

 car at the postoftice to Robey Street. 



C. L. WILLEY, Chicago 



Largest Fancy Wood Veneer 

 and Lumber producing plant in the world 



