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lb»i they would be able lu buy more clieaply. About this time llieii- 

 were some pretty large lots of oak offered at concessUins by a prominent 

 llrm which m-eded ready money and this encotiraevd them lu that atii 

 tude. More recently, however, they have found a Inek of otTerlncs at :i 

 lower level and they are betrinnin;; now to Iniy at the prevallin); prie.- 

 This applies with more emphasis to plain iinil ipuirtered oak and sa|> 

 Bum than to anytblni; else. In the meantime the lower grades of col- 

 tonwood and gum are in active demand at hardenlHK prices. The bo.x 

 manufacturers are doing a large business anil they are asking higher 

 prices for their output becau.se of the large demand therefor and be- 

 i-ausc of the growing scarcity of both eottonwootl and gum In the lower 

 grades. The upper grades of eottonwood are in but moderate request 

 while red gum continue.-- to move In only a small way. There is demand 

 CDOugb to take all the ash offered and prices are well maintained 

 t.'ypress sells wi-li in shops but the other grades are slow as to move 

 ment and rather heavy as to prices, ."specially In sloek thicker than 

 one inch. There has been no material improvement in export business. 

 and exporters here are inclined to the belief that the demand from that 

 source may continue rather slow for a while. The feeling of optimism 

 in other lines of activity is apparent among lumber interests and they 

 face the future in the contident lieliet that there will be a much better 

 volume of business by tlie end of the first quarter of 1914. 



Practically all the mills at Memphis and In the immediate Memphis 

 territory art being operated at full capacity. There are some exceptions 

 to this general rule but they are few and unimportant as affecting the 

 total output. There has been some improvement in the demand for hard- 

 wood lumber since the tirst of the .vear and the outlcxik is for still fur- 

 ther gain as the spring trade opens. The furniture manufacturer.s are 

 beginning to enter the market and the box makers are already doing u 

 large business, with the result thai their needs are quite full. Stocks in 

 the bands of ci)nsuming and distributing interests arc reported small 

 as a general proposition and this fact, together with the expectation of a 

 more active demand in the near future, is proving quite a stimulus to 

 production. Manufacturers believe that there will be a good business and 

 that prices will ite prolitable, and they are showing a distinct disposition 

 to get their stock lists in satisfactory shape against the better business 

 they regard as In prospect. 



The box manufacturers here are doing an excellent business and are 

 able to dispose of their output at profitable prices, though in some in- 

 stances values are not as higli as the.v were a year ago. I3gg cases are in 

 excellent demand while there is likewise a general call for standanl 

 shipping packages. One firm here said the other day that Its shipments 

 for December were the largest on record, while the same firm reported 

 that its deliveries during January were the largest ever shown for that 

 particular month. There is a threatened scarcity of low grade cotton- 

 wood and gum. because of the conditions referred to elsewhere in this 

 issue of Habdwood Record, and liox manufacturers believe that a harden- 

 ing market is probable on both !he raw material am! the ppidiiet'. iiiMii 

 nfactured therefrom 



=-< NASHVILLE >-- 



Business in the Nasiiville hardwood market has been sliowing signs 

 ■ »i gradual improve-neut during Ktbruary, and by the arrival of spring 

 shippers and manufacturers are looking tor healthy trade. One feature 

 of interest !■< the large number of inquiries being received, indicating' 

 that manv buyers are watching the situation, and anxious to keep in 

 touch with what they can do in the matter of prices. There is a fail 

 demand in the local market, with oak the best seller. Some grades of 

 poplar are moving, and there is a scattering demand for other lines. 

 s iiie important business is mentioned in oak flooring. The l)ox business 

 luiet. Much improvement is predicted in local building, when the 

 ^■rhi-r iveornes more s.atisfaetory for outside work. 



=-< ST. LOUIS y 



Little change has been noted in the local hardwood market during tlu 

 past few days. There is a steady movement of plain sawed white oak. 

 and prices obtained are quite good. Tliere is only a moderate demanil 

 for quartered red and white oak but the call for choice red gum and wide 

 poplar is increasing. While there is a quietness reported for ash and eot- 

 tonwood, many inquiries are coming in for these two Items. This un- 

 doubtedly indicates tliat stocks are very low and that there will soon lie 

 an active demand for both. On nearly all Items on the list prices are 

 stationary, although plain white oak is commanding a slightly better 

 price than it did a week or two ago. Cypn'ss conditions are Improving 

 and high-grade stock Is stiffening considerably in price. Salesmen who 

 are covering the northern territory are sending in Increased orders and 

 it is the consensus ot opinion that with the coming of pleasant weather 

 there will be a good steady demand at advanced prices. 



•< LOUISVILLE >= 



Willi.- II is i;.rier:illy cinii-d.-d Hint lr:id.- dnritig the past two months 

 lia> not been of .satisfai tury volniue, there is no <iimlnutlon In the chei i 

 fulness which lias marked the sentiment of hardwood men since the 

 opening of the year. "There is more optimism and less l>usiness In evi 

 dence at present," exclaimed a hardwood man recently, "than I ever saw 

 before :" The optimism Is based on logic, however, and not merely on 



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MANUFACTURERS 



POPLAR, PLAIN AND QUAR- 

 TERED OAK, RED AND SAP 

 GUM, ASH, CHESTNUT, BASS- 

 WOOD, HEMLOCK. WHITE PINE 



Mills at 



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Itola, Mist. 



Sales Office 

 Cincinnati, O. 



Saline River Hardwood Co. 



Main Sales Office 



Pine Bluff, Arkansas 



Manufacturers of 



Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak 



Red and Sap Gum 

 Red Oak and Ash 



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