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HARDWOOD RECORD 



March 25. 1922 



Plain and Qtd. Red and White 



Even KJ Pi. JV Soft 



Color AND OTHER Texture 



Hardwoods 



Soft Yellow Poplar 



MADE (MR) RIGHT 



OAK FLOORING 



PROMPT SHIPMENTS 

 The 



Mowbray & Robinson Co, 



lINCOKI'OUATKDi 



CINCINNATI, OHIO 



STRABLE 

 Lumber 6? Salt Company 



SAGINAW, MICHIGAN 



Manufacturers 

 Hardwood Lumber, Maple Flooring 



ALL GRADES AND THICKNESSES 



MODERN DRY-KILNS AND PLANING MILL 



Insist upon 



Wolverine Maple Flooring 



"Best br Test" 



Z'MS,V£Xi Maple. Birch. Basswood. Elm. Beech 



The Tegge Lumber COi 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee,.. Wisconsin 



grades, thus indicating tliat the lower and cheaper grades are to "have 

 their day" too. 



There have heen some substantial inquiries and demand from the auto- 

 mobile manufacturers, though it must be admitted that this business also 

 is running far behind what the hardwood people here and hereabouts had 

 ver.v good reason to expect it would be by this time. The bulk of the 

 remainder of the sales at the present time (that is, sales within the United 

 States) seems to be with the millwork people and interior trim and furni- 

 ture manufacturers. 



The export business, though not really good as yet, does nevertheless 

 continue to remain "fair," according to the consensus of opinion of repre- 

 sentative hardwood exporters of this section ; that is to say, "fair" in a 

 comparative sense. Spain is taking some hardwoods and not inconsider- 

 able quantities continue to move to France, the United Kingdom and even 

 some of the best qualities as far away as Egypt. 



BEAUMONT 



For the first time in several weeks there is an indication of improve- 

 ment of the hardwood situation in this district. The volume of sale has 

 shown a slight increase, but not enough to affect either prices or produc- 

 tion. There may be a strengthening here and there, but it is only slight 

 and not particularly general. 



Automobiles are taking more material while there is a slight increase 

 in the demand from furniture factories. The resumption of building, par- 

 ticularly in this immediate section, is calling for some more material, 

 particularly of the higher grades. 



The most satisfactory feature of the situation is that all lines of indus- 

 try seem inclined to take a little more material. Railroads are confining 

 their demands particularly to car oak. 



Due to some losses in the past by holding stocks too long, manufactur- 

 ers are not inclined to increase their production until there is a marked 

 di'mand. In fact, they refuse to do so. 



MILWAUKEE 



A recurrence about the middle of March of extreme winter weathei 

 conilltions in many sections of the northern hardwood belt, which was 

 hurled under huge drifts or choked hy a sheet of ice during the last week 

 in February, imposed a further hamllcap upon the progress of logging oper- 

 ations at a time when these were being successfully brought out from the 

 previous condition. In some parts of northern Wisconsin woods, work 

 was interrupted for ten days to two and a half weeks, and in many cases 

 shipments of logs from woods to mills were stopped. This had a sharply 

 adverse effect upon production of active mills, while it forcetl inactive 

 mills to defer for a time the resumption of operations. 



Since the South has been encountering equally great obstacles by reason 

 of flood conditions, wholesalers and jobbers of hardwoods in Milwaukee and 

 vicinity have experienced much difficulty in getting prompt deliveries of 

 both northern and southern stocks. At the same time, the improvement 

 recently noticed in the demand keeps on increasing and the situation of 

 the supply in relation to demand has a strengthening tendency upon prices. 



The demand covers a wide range of sources and while no single one is 

 calling for large lots, nevertheless the aggregate Is very satisfactory. As 

 the new construction season advances and requirements of flooring, interior 

 woodwork and similar articles are being anticipated, this source is gradu- 

 ally taking rank as probably the most active in the demand. The furniture 

 industry is again doing some fair buying, although musical instrument 

 manufacturers are still not calling for any considerable amount. Improve- 

 ment is noted in the automobile industry and manufacturers of farm oper- 

 ating equipment likewise are experiencing a revival of business which is 

 l)elng reflected into hardwood trade. 



The greater part of the demand is for the better grades, and anything 

 else is either not wanted or taken only at concessions. This has the effect 

 of piling up low-grade stocks at mills and a slow movement in other posi- 

 tions, and acts as a deterrent upon production schedules. The present 

 situation, however, is regarded as being more favorable and of more promise 

 than at any time since January 1. 



TORONTO 



Continued improvement marks the Canadian hardwood market. A 

 l>iggcr volume of business is being done at the present time than at any 

 period during the past twelve months, although conditions are not yet 

 back to normal. Ontario dealers report considerable competition with 

 Michigan and Wisconsin, and also with southern woods. There is some 

 dump of lumber which Is in weak hands and this is having a somewhat 

 \insettling effect. Most of the buying Is being done by the manufacturers 

 '»f automobile bodies and the furniture manufacturing trade is placing 

 some orders. Fairly rapid reduction of stocks In producers' and whole- 

 salers* hands is reported. The construction industry is beginning to show 

 considerable activity and big building programs are under way In Toronto 

 and other large centers. This is having its effect In increasing the demand 

 for lumber. Conservative opinion in the wholesale trade is that increased 

 prices need not be looked for during the present year, but that a broader 

 market will eventually bring about more equitable prices. 



