HARDWOOD RECORD 



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of Imnilrles liolng ri'Kularly rocflvod tlio prospocts are viry rIatti'i-liiK for 

 a 111*'** steady business whoii the weather settles. It Is saUI that faetorles 

 are trylug to get busy and will succeed sooner or later, and the run-down 

 condition of stock will have to be built up. This Is said to account for 

 the steady Inquiry for hardwoods coverluB nearly every Item on the 

 list, which are looked upon as feelers, and there Is bound to result a 

 gfueral buying disposition by early spring, and earlier this year than 

 usual. It Is expected that the buying will be moderate and conservative, 

 growing stronger as the business In the nuinufactured article Increases. 

 There Is a good tone to the oak market in all grades, and this wood Is 

 moving fairly well. Quartered bak Is snld to be Improving also. Red 

 gum in high grades Is dull, while sap gum In upper grades is In much bet- 

 ter request. There has been quite a little Improvement In the movement 

 of common and better chestnut and dealers And this an encouraging fea- 

 ture. .\sh, as has been the case for many weeks, is the best seller on 

 the hardwood list, staple Is In active demand. All low grades of hard- 

 woods suitable ior the bo.ic manufacturers are In e.\cellent demand at sat- 

 isfactory prices. Prices on all hardwoods are very firm and manufacturers 

 claim to be well supplied with orders and are not loading up too heavily 

 with future business at present prices. This indicates further strength 

 lat'^r on and is based upon the expected good dr'inaiul coupled with known 

 light stocks in the hands of consumers. 



■< INDIANAPOLIS > 



There has been considerable inactivity in the hardwood market during 

 the last two weeks, due largely to the heavy snowstorms throughout the 

 state. Traffic has been interrupted to 'a large extent and inbound and out- 

 bound shipments have been delayed. While hardwood concerns are re- 

 ceiving many inquiries, indicating a good business later on, there has not 

 been much buying. Conditions, however, are approximately as good as 

 they were at this time last year. Prices are rather steady, considering 

 conditions. The furniture and automobile Industries, which use much hard- 

 wood, are reporting a steady improvement. There' Is also a vast amount of 

 building, requiring Interior hardwood trim, in sight. 



=■< NASHVILLE >■= 



Cold weather has had the effect ul' chcckiug the improvement that was 

 noted in the hardwood market during the first half of February, though 

 manufacturers and shippers report a fair demand. Plain and quartered oak 

 is the leading seller, with some demand noted for poplar and ash. While 

 conditions would warrant an easier tone In the market, most of the lumber 

 Is In strong hands, and little disposition is manifested to reduce prices. 

 It Is Insisted that the raw material cnntiinies high, and that hardwood 

 lumber Is good property. 



=■< LOUISVILLE >- 



Business Is looking a good deal better now than It has since the first 

 of the year. The upward trend of prici's on one or two woods, and the 

 fact that a scarcity of stock in certain Items is being experienced, with 

 the demand relatively light, suggests what may lie expected if business 

 picks up to anything like the proportions which may logically be expected. 

 There seems to be a surplusage of good plain oak at present, but remem- 

 bering the shortage of this wood a year ago, and recalling the fact that 

 oak, while not Impervious to substitution, holds its own against other 

 woods better than most. It seems reasonable to believe that the volume of 

 business will soon be sufficiently good to move whatever oversupply may 

 now be in evidence. Certainly plain oak may be had at present ar 

 prices which make It a very good buy, seeming to suggest that consumers 

 who really want oak must find the game of substitution rather unprofitable. 

 Quartered oak Is in good demand. (Quartered red, of course, is In small 

 supply, and the demand for it, though not as large as for quartered white. 

 can hardly be supplied. Prices generally are holding firm. Chestnut is 

 moving exceptionally well just now, some advances In prices having been 

 noted. A good many of the larger mills are reported to be oversold on low- 

 grudc chestnut, Including sound wormy, and this, of course. Is stimulating 

 the demand. It seems likely that other woods will shortly undergo similar 

 tieatment, and that a general stiffening up all along the line will be in 

 order. While business has not expanded to large proportions as yet. 

 general conditions are so g..o(l that everybody Is feeling cheerful ovi'C the 

 outlook. 



=-< ST. LOUIS y- 



The hardwood situation continues to Improve, and nearly all the items 

 on the list are In fair request. Orilers are coming In much better than 

 they did and call for a better volume. Most of the orders received ask for 

 quick delivery. Plain sawed white oak seems to be In best demand, with 

 wide poplar and ash coming next. The other Items are only In moderate 

 request. There Is also a noticeable improvement In the call for red gum. 

 It Is the consensus of opinion that Just as soon as the very severe weather 

 that has been prevailing for the past couple of weeks is over and the 

 weather becomes settled and allows of liulldlng operations to go on, the 

 hardwood situation will become stronger. It Is also thought that prices 

 will become stronger. The cypress demand Is showing Improvement, and 

 orders are coming In much better than they did and for larger amounts. 



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 will not only find the Willey ware- 

 houses well stocked with a superb collec- 

 tion of Circassian, A^ahogany, 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 postofifice to Robey Street. 



C.L. WILLEY, Chicago 



Largest Fancy Wood Veneer 

 and f.uiitbcr producing plant in the world 



