HARDWOOD RECORD 



53 



=■< PHILADELPHIA y. 



MtliouKli the wholesale consuniiiit, imlusiriis .liny temidously to tlielr 

 luindto-nioutli method ot bu.rint;. imd the weather has hecii more or less 

 unfavorable, there has been a fair volume of hardwood lumber moving. 

 The layliii; off of thousands of railroad employes during the last fort- 

 night has added to a very palpable commercial depression, but notwith- 

 standing, a strong feeling prevails that a decision favorable to the rail- 

 road companies concerning their demand for an Increase of Ave per cent 

 on freight rates will be given in the near future, an ultimatum, which It 

 Is believed will start up the wheels of business in the direction of a 

 more material prosperlt.v. It is the impression of carefully thinking nier- 

 ■ hants that the administration Is recognizing the danger of the present 

 Uglslatlve strangulation and will seek to curtail any further unnecessary 

 jnterf.^remc with commercial cnterriris'?s. The hardwood market is In 

 good control and prices are well maintained. Manufacturers are not 

 forcing the market and the dealers who are desirous ot securing them- 

 selves against the future realize that the stock pile at the mills is 

 ariytliing l>ut overloaded. 



-< BOSTON ^- 



The improvement ot demand and movement noted In the last issue has 

 been maintained, but there is no indication of any late increase in 

 prices. The business revival this jear has not been as marked as in many 

 past years and there seem to be no dealers here who anticipate any 

 appreciation in values. After the long, dull winter, there are some 

 reports of business being done in certain items at very low prices, but 

 In standard woods, such as quartered and plain oak, hickory, cherry, 

 walnut and quartered sycamore, buying is done ou about the usual basis, 

 whicli is a certain Indication that purchasers are not being quoted cut 

 prices, excepting, ot course, the usual abnormal cases that are often 

 circulated far and wide. While poplar, gum and certain kinds ot 

 mahogany are not so strong as the woods mentioned above, the offerings 

 in them are not so heavy as tliey have been in seasons past, and the 

 fact that what reduced prices are made .ittract attention as "bar- 

 gains" is significant that there i.s plenty of confldenon in hardwood values 

 as they are at present. 



=-< BALTIMORE >-= 



There are indications that an upturn in the hardwood trade is about 

 to manifest itself, if it is not already under way. While reports about 

 the state of business the cnrly part of last month were almost 

 uniformly unfavorable, some encouraging statements are made at the 

 present time, more interest being shown by buyers in the offerings of 

 the salesmen and the number of orders placed being of such proportions 

 as to indicate increasing wants, and the receptivity of the buyers is 

 not confined to one section, but is fairly general over the East. Portions 

 of Pennsylvania are said to be taking up lumber almost with freedom, 

 while Canada and other localities, among them New England, are also 

 in the market to a decidedly greater extent than was the case not so 

 long ago. It seems as if, with the advent of favorable weather, much 

 business that was held up by snow and cold has gotten under way, with 

 the result that the yards and other buyers find it necessary to augment 

 their holdings or place orders for stocks which they happen to have run 

 out of. It would be too much to say that a big spurt is on. So far the 

 movement has not gone ahead of rather modest proportions, but a 

 decided improvement is none the less to be reported, as compared with 

 tlie extreme quiet that prevailed. The better feeling apparently extends 

 to every part of the territory tributary to Baltimore, hardwood men of 

 this city who have visited Ohio and other middle western states of late 

 also reporting that they were able to book a number of good orders. As 

 far as can be learned, the revival of interest in supplies affects prac- 

 tically the entire list of hardwoods, showing that more or less putting 

 off of actual requirements was resorted to for a time. The potentialities 

 of the hardwood trade seem to be very fair, there being much work 

 ahead which calls for the use of hardwoods. The railroads, for Instance, 

 have not been buying at all of late, but this does not prove that they 

 have no necessities to be met. Before long, they will reach a point where 

 needs can no longer be put off, and then something like a rush will ensue. 

 Whatever may be said of the financial condition of the railroads, they 

 must keep In. shape to take care of traffic, and the present deferment of 

 I<urrhases of lumber, along with all other materials, cannot be kept ui> 

 indefinitely. Other enterprises are in much the same position, and it 

 requires only a little clearing up of the general situation to give the 

 hardwood business a decidedly vigorous impetus. The export trade re- 

 mains quiet, with stocks abroad still large and with prices depressed. 

 It behooves the shippers of hardwoods to go slow In the matter of 

 forwarding lumber to foreign countries, and this fact Is Impressing Itself 

 \ipon the members of the trade with sufficient distinctness to exert a 

 very definite effect upon the movement. The forwardlngs through this 

 port ar-' still very much restrictid, and caiition is generally exorcised. 



==-< COLUMBUS >■ = 



The hardwood trade In Columbus and all parts of central (Jlilo has been 

 fairly active during the past fortnight. The movement has been as 

 good as could be expected when the unsettled weather conditions are 

 taken into consideration. Buying has been held liack to a certain extent 

 by the unsettled weather and ib al.rs are loath to Imri'ase their stocks 



Quartered White Oak 



4 4" Uts and 2nd» 50,000 



4 4" No. 1 Common 1 10,000 



4 4" No. 2 Common 10,000 



5 4" Ists and 2nds 35,000 



5 4" No. 1 Common 70,000 



6 4" Ists and 2nds 7,000 



6 4" No. 1 Common 20,000 



8 4" Ists and 2nds 6,000 



8 4" No. 1 Common 18,000 



Plain White Oak 



4 4" Ists and 2nds 25,000 



4 4" No. 1 Common 240,000 



5 4" No. 1 Common 28,000 



5 4" No. 2 Common 16,000 



Plain Red Oak 



4 4" Ists and 2nds 265,000 



4 4" No. 1 Common 200,000 



4 4" No. 2 Common 110,000 



5 4" Ists and 2nds 20,000 



5 4" No. 1 Common 90,000 



5 4" No. 2 Common 24,000 



Mixed White and Red Oak 



4 4" No. 3 Common 250,000 



Red Gum 



4 4" Ists and 2nds 40,000 



4 4" No. 1 Common. 185,000 



5 4" Ists and 2nds 38,000 



5 4" No. 1 Common 210,000 



6 4" Ists and 2nds 90,000 



6 4" No. 1 Common 24,000 



8 4" Ists and 2nds 40,000 



8 4" No. 1 Common 60,000 



Sap Gum 



4 4" Ists and 2nds 15,000 



Cottonwood 



3 4" Ists and 2nds, 6" and up 15,000 



4 4" Ists & 2nds, 6" to 12" 200,000 



4 4" Ists and 2nds, 13" and up 100,000 



4 4" Box Boards, 9" td 12" 50,000 



4 4" Box Boards, 13" to 17" 160,000 



Cypress 



4/4" Ists and 2nd» 18,000 



4 '4" No. 1 Shop 48,000 



4, 4" No. 1 Shop and Better 15,000 



6 4" No. 1 Shop and Better 20,000 



8 4" No. 1 Shop and Better 60,000 



.\bove stock is all of our own pi-oduction — 

 from good logs. Consists of good widths and 

 lengths : is band sawn and carefully edged and 

 trimmed. 



PAEPCKE LEICHT LIMBER COMPANY 



GENERAL OFFICES CHICAGO, IllIIVOIS 



