March 35. 1922 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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anil sash and iloor people continue to lead in the buying. There has been 

 some little pick up in the piano trade. The curtailment of production in 

 the South because of flood conditions and in the North as a result of the 

 lielated spring and the recent severe storm is expected to have a firming 

 influence on the market. 



BUFFALO 



The hardwood trade is reported to show a slight improvement at some 

 of the yards, while at others conditions are declared to be showing little 

 change from a month ago. It is generally admitted that business is not 

 up to what it often is at this time and buyers are holding back until some 

 improvement is shown in their volume of business. After the freight 

 rate reductions occur much improvement is looked tor, with a fairly good 

 trade in the meantime. 



The range of prices shows more stability than a year ago and is in 

 most cases on a higher level. It would not take much buying to bring 

 about advances, as no heavy stocks are confronting the market, and in 

 almost all instances the consumers are not carrying large stocks, having 

 l)OUght in a small way for a long time past. It is expected that when 

 they all find a turn for the better in business they will discover that 

 hardwoods are bringing better prices. 



BOSTON 



A little more inquiry has been noted in several lines of the hardwoods 

 trade here as spring has approached. Demand also is a little improved in 

 some lines. The tone remains decidedly firm for both firsts and seconds. 

 Some interest is being evinced in finish here, with the advent of spring. 

 Business with the hardwood yards and the furniture people shows a 

 slight but continuous improvement. Also the piano people here are 

 slowly but steadily coming into the market. As yet, as for months past, 

 Imsiness from the chairmakers has not materially increased, but some 

 inquiry is now noted from them. Bhsport trade remains almost nil. With 

 the railroads there is almost no business. The interest evinced here a 

 little while ago in poplar continues to show itself, so demand therefor 

 shows a little spurt. Also there is a little better call for plain oak. Espe- 

 cially at present is there quite a little improved demand and some interest- 

 ing inquiry for birch, both red and sap. 



BALTIMORE 



The conservatism manifested several months ago by members of the 

 hardwood trade in their views as to the future have been borne out by 

 actual developments. The forecasts made at the time were that while 

 Home improvement was to be noted, too much should not be expected of the 

 market, and that, in fact, the gains were not such as to constitute a basis 

 fop predictions of an early revival of consequence. The last week or so 

 has developed little of an encouraging character. For a time orders were 

 lieing received with relative freedom, but of late buyers have been by no 

 moans plentiful, and there has been noted a disposition on the part of 

 even the large users of hardwoods to hold back and to provide only for 

 the requirements of the immediate future. Inspections of yards are 

 reported to show that these large consumers have allowed stocks to run 

 about as low as possible, with supplies in hand for perhaps only a week's 

 operations. Meanwhile mills continue at work on the expectation that 

 materially wider needs are bound to assert themselves before long. The 

 competition, however, is stated to be quite keen, and in the desire to get 

 business profits are not infrequently being sacrificed or at least lost sight 

 of. Prices of ash especially continue low, both in the domestic market 

 and on the other side of the Atlantic, and there is no Incentive for the 

 exporters to make shipments. 



COLUMBUS 



There is a decided improvement to the hardwood trade in Columbus 

 and central Ohio territory. Business is gi^adually expanding under the 

 influence of better buying both, from retailers and factories. Retailers 

 are the better customers at this time as their stocks are not large and 

 they are trying to replenish broken items. Factories making automobiles, 

 furniture, boxes and implements are also buying better than formerly. 



Inquiries received from all sources are more numerous and a larger 

 percentage are developing into orders. Railroads are now showing an 

 inclination to buy and quite a few orders from that source have been 

 booked recently. Box factories are using a considerable amount of low 

 grade stock. 



CINCINNATI 



Demand for hardwoods is steadily increasing. The week just ended is 

 the third during which there has been a gain in orders over that preceding 

 it. This is only another way of saying that the increase is cumulative. 

 Prospects for a good year were never better, with an enormous amount of 

 big building construction contemplated, and on all sides of the city and 

 suburbs reports of arrangements for houses to be started as soon as the 

 weather permits. The furniture and flooring manufacturers are principal 

 purchasers of hardwoods now, examination of the shipping records showing 

 that they are about evenly divided in their "takings.'* Panel stocks and 

 veneers are being bought up in fairly large size quantities by the furniture 



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PADUCAH, KENTUCKY 



Manufacturers Southern Hardwoods 



Ash, Elm, Oak, Gum 

 Maple, Cypress, Hickory 



Cypress Shingles 



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Knoxvilie, Tenn. 



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