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HARDWOOD RECORD 



59 



duel ion prnmises to get a bottpr start in th<' spring, as a nunilMM" of ciniii 

 panl''s plan opcratinii. or startin;,' mills of their strings which havi' not 

 bet'U operating. 



l'i-!<M's iire compaiatix i-ly lii in. hn sin*; ;i<hance<:i ;i Htth- during' the 

 niotich. 



SOUTH BEND 



mill Hen. I ll;inl\vi>i..i Cliih iliu'in;; tlir present 

 iiiImt lli, n t the usii.-i! si>nii innnthh hinrhi'nn 



Thri hist nicrtins of tlir 

 year was hehi Momhty, !>' 

 at the Indiana CUih. 



llu.'int'ss was report <mI liiirly ^;i)<nl li\ all [jresent. Hemand fur luac 

 tically all id-nis (with the exccpljon uf 4 -4 No. 1 coniriion rcti ^inni I ha: 

 falleij off, whii-h is only natiiral for this tinii> of yeai'. A majority of tin 

 eonc</ns are holdinf: off hnyinj; until after the tirst t>f the year, and theii 

 inven<i)ry shows exactly what they nquire. and it is the eonsensns m 

 opinii.n thjit there will he a stiff demand shortly after the lirst. 



FAS grades of all hardwoods are very (inn anti stocks hard t<i find at an: 

 price. One (irni reports the sale <if M> cars 4 4 No. 2 and better pu|ilai 

 I'lir export and the export business seems to be particularly go<id. 



Wholesalers and mannfjicturers express the opinion that hardwood l>usi 

 iiess wUI lie very brisk after the tirst of the year, the buyers at this timi 

 being ivilling to place ortlers at present prices for shipment alti-i- tin 

 tirst o/ the year. 



NEW ORLEANS 



Imiuiries and deinand for bardwinMl liimlicr tbroiiulKMil llir extreme 

 Southern territory has. as was I., be expected, slackened uii somewhat 

 during the holiday season when the attention and energies of the public 

 are diverted from their regular business affairs, including building ami 

 manufacturing operations, of course, to the Vuletide. ImiI buying for the 

 enrrent December is incomparably better than it was during l)e<*eniher 

 of the past year, it is ahuost as good as it was during the month of Xo- 

 veniher and inilications are, according to the business wiseacres of this 

 section, that buying should really increase in momentum right nn through 

 .Tannary. 



Among liuyers showing the gr<'alesl amount of activity may l>c men 

 tioned trft' furniture manufacturers, tiist. and then the flooring, interior 

 trim and box and autoniohile manufac-tunrs. probably in the onb-r listed 

 herein. 



Production has been stiil further curtailed due to incbunent weather, 

 rainfall, high water, bad roads, eti-.. and the prospects are Ihat there is 

 not likely to be an.v inipro\ement, if conditions in this respect even hold 

 their own. indeed, befcn-e next Spring. The shortage of logs cm hand at 

 the mills is really acute. A few more of the hardwood mills throughout 

 the Southern belt are swinging back into action to accomplish their utmost 

 toward replenishing their rapblly diminishing stoc-ks, especially of the 

 higher grades. Prices are remaining quite Arm on all the lower grades 

 and the tendency on the uppers continues to he upward, though there 

 have not been any reall.v sign ifl cant changes in prices (putted h<Ti'alinuts 

 within the past fortnight. 



CLEVELAND 



While immediate pr<ispe«-ts for outlet fnr lia rd woods here are imt pa r 

 licularly bright, the coming year offers prtmiise that a year ago wmild 

 have been con>idcred wtdl nigh impossible. headers in thi' trade Itase 

 their expectations on the vohinu' th:it has already been accomplished in 

 residence imilding here. Several big projects for nutre house building and 

 better flnan<ing. arc seen as good (utiel for hardwood materials. There 

 are few hardwood interests now who will admit that there is muidi chance 

 for gcnid business in any direction other thnn the buibling industry. The 

 virtual 50 per cent gain in housing construction and the corres|)onding 

 increase in demand for interior tinish, tbxiring and other hardwood 

 materials seems to bear out this belief. On the other band, prospects foi 

 improvement from the manufacturing trades are still decidedly limited. 

 Automoliile manufacturers have not committed themselves for the llt2"J 

 crop of cars. Furniture manufacturers still are buying from hand tn 

 mouth, and probably will cimtinue to do so until surplus stocks of tinished 

 produi't are worked off. The same applies to cabinet makers and others. 

 This caution does not alter the market situation, locall.v, as the year ends. 

 Stocks are pretty well lowered. s<) that while there is plenty for immediate 

 demand, there is no surplus. Prices are correspondingly firm. The ups and 

 downs in other lumber materials were not experienced in the last month 

 or so in hardwoods, hence prices nmintain a fairly steady level. In the 

 main handlers here are content to await developments, and there is reason 

 to lielieve that f(.r the time being little variation in the market liere will 

 be shiiwii. 



MILWAUKEE 



The inipriivi'ini'iit in hardwooil Inmher trailc in rnrrnt wwks lias mil 

 lipon intciTupted and is procwding satisfactorily all along the lini-. This is 

 the general report of representative men of the industry. It is supported liy 

 the olBeial statement of Roliert J. Wittig. manager of K. C. Dun & Company 



WE WANT TO SELL 



the follozving 



Dry Northern Michigan 



HARDWOODS 



BIRCH 



4/4 FAS 



4/4 Selects 



4 4 No. 1 Common 



4/4 No. 2 Common 



5 4 Selects 



5/4 No. 1 Common 



5 4 No. 2 Common 



8 4 No. I & 2 Common 



SOFT ELM 

 4 4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 

 6/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 

 8/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 



ASH 



4 4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 



5 4 No. I Com. & Btr 



30,000 ■ 

 15,003 • 

 15,000' 

 100.000' 

 55,000' 

 10,000' 

 80,00*' 

 11,000' 



lOO.OCO' 

 SO,CO0 ' 

 33,C00' 



100,000' 

 45,000' 



/4 6' 



HARD MAPLE 

 & Wider, 8' & Longer 



No. 1 Com. & Bt 

 5/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 

 6 4 No. I Com. & Btr 

 r 1 No. 1 Com. & Sel 

 6 4 No. 2 Common 

 t 4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 

 10 4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 

 12/4 No. I Com. & Btr 



100,000' 

 60,000' 



100. U30' 

 60.000' 



150,000 



20O.OOO' 

 80.000' 

 30,000' 



SOFT MAPLE 



4/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 150,000 ' 



6 4 No. 2 Com. & Btr 14,000 



8 4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 100.000 



BASSWOOD 



4 4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 10O,0O« ' 



4 4 No. 2 Common 45,000' 



HARD MAPLE FLOORING STOCK 

 FOR RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENT 



Band mills at 

 Chassell and Ontonagon, Michigan 



C. H.Worcester Co. 



NOT INCORPORATED 



19 So. La Salle Street, CHICAGO 



VESTAL LUMBER 

 & MFG. COMPANY 



INCORPORATED 



Soft Textured Oak 



Poplar 



Black Walnut 



Tenn. Red Cedar 



KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 



BAND MILLS AT VESTAL 



\ SlBT'llB OF KNOX\niJj; 



FONDE, KY., & DUFF, TENN. 



