April 10, lilL':- 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



61 



arcoinplisheil iimler tin to 90 days. Soim> few mills have surplus sup 

 plies of logs on which to ilraw. and tlicsc will lio aide to resume operaticms 

 as soon as their railroad facilities are free of water. Hut. in the majority 

 of oases, it will lie inipossilde for mills to resume until tiniher for their 

 use can be cut in the woods and prepared for shipment. Thus, from what- 

 ever angle the situation is viewed, the outlook is for a prolonged period 

 of very restricted hanlwood output throughout the valley area, which 



makes an unusually large contrilputiou to the total hard« 1 (.utput in the 



southern held. 



BEAUMONT 



The hardwood nuirket is aclvan<ing slowly and the only improvement 

 to take place In this section for the past tw-o weeks has been a larger 

 number of orders. There are proliably a few more consumers buying, 

 but not in sufficient quantities to affect the general situation. 



Manufacturers using hardwooil are still confining themselves to one 

 and two car orders, the former being the preference. No inilustry seems 

 inclined to take a great amount of material. While this is true, manu 

 facturers report there is a better tone to the market. 



Hardwood men are very loud in the complaints about the delay of 

 the Interstate Commerce fommission in not granting manufacturers in this 

 territory the same reduction in freight rates to northern and eastern points 

 that is now being enjoyed by mills east of the Mississippi river. 



LOUISVILLE 



Demand for hardwood is cpiite good, and the trade is comfortably busy, 

 some houses report that orders are being shipped promptly, as orders are 

 about equal to normal shipping capacity, without crowding. Not much 

 future business is being booked, as buyers are not anxious to go in for 

 more than thirty to si.Nty days in advance, and sellers are not seeking 

 business over a period of more than sixty days, with ninety days as the 

 limit in most cases. Prices are fairly firm all along the line. Quartered 

 oak is not especially good, and asb is selling slowly, there having been a 

 few fair orders placed of late. Hickory is so quiet that it is hard to figure 

 a market. Walnut, mahogany, plain oak, better grades of gum and poplar 

 are moving well enough. 



Following the high flood stage in the (ihio river, fair weather has 

 resulted in the river dropping without doing any material damage. The 

 Louisville Point Lumber Co. was down for ten days as a result of the 

 flood getting into the lower section of the sawmill, but it did not affect 

 stacks on yards, and the company is again in full operation. High water 

 in the Cumberland, Keutuc-ky and other rivers have made it possible for 

 numerous log rafts to come out. and logs are now moving to mills freely. 

 At Hickman, Paducah, Cairo ami other points some trouble was expe- 

 rienced, but levees held, and things are now coming around nicely. 



NEW ORLEANS 



With the Mississippi and other rivers penetrating the principal hard- 

 wood regions of this section filled to overflowing, the logging situation has, 

 indeed, become very acute and few mills there are that are able to obtain 

 an adequate supply of timber to keep their wheels a-turning. Production, 

 which has been far below normal for a nundier of mouths, is very low at 

 the present time, because of the high water situation, with nearly all the 

 mills running on part time and some of them being forced down alto- 

 gether. 



Meanwhile, inquiries anil demand seem actually to be show'ing some 

 definite signs of improvement ; which some manufacturers and wholesalers 

 account for as the result of the greatly enforced curtailed production. The 

 export movement of the better grades ; that is to say, of No. 1 Common 

 and everything better, in practically all varieties of hardwoods, are mov- 

 ing out to an appreciable extent to the United Kingdom, some to France 

 and scattering amounts to other Continental European points. 



The local market is hitting off at a rather fair pace at the present writ- 

 ing and indications are quite decisive that this business can be very rea- 

 sonably expected to grow in volume from week to week as the springtide 

 advances. 



TORONTO 



While hardwood consumers for the most part are in the market for 

 only moderate supplies, there is a general improvement in the trade, par- 

 ticularly in connection with the motor car industry. Canadian business 

 with the United States has improved to a greater extent, relatively, than 

 it has done in the home market, which is largely due to the spring produc- 

 tion programs of the makers of automobile bodies. There is a fair demand 

 for hardwoods from furniture manufacturers, but the agricultural imple- 

 ment concerns are showing no great interest in the market and are order- 

 ing comparatively little lumber. There is a disposition on the part of the 

 farmers to hold bai k on any expenditure until the extent of the crops 

 are determined and hence the lack of business in farm implements. To- 

 ronto lumber yards, however, are fairly busy, for the spring building pro- 

 gram has opened up well and construction activity bids fair to present a 

 satisfactory volume. The stabilization of prices in the trade is what is 

 desired now, and if this would come about the trade would be in a much 

 stronger position. There does not appear to be much prospect of a run- 

 away market again, but the situation will continue to show improvement. 



C. p. CROSBY 



Manufacturer and Wholesaler 



Wisconsin Hardwood Lumber 



RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN 



ixe;; & wdr. HTIS'it^,-.. 35,00a' ^n- sfeS^'iL'.'i ''^ '"■«^". „„o. 



1" nS: \'^„-=;,'l'(,-'['i'P^.-. fs'r; ,.. p,e «^ ^^^^^ ,_„ 



1" .Select No. 2, 10-12'. 30 00(1' !.. « ^,X 25.00(1' 



5/4" No. 1 & Btr, all knrtta S'^OOO' )■• S"' J S""""""" *•>•»""' 



ixll" & Wdr. FAS, 10-12'!^: iZ 5/4" FAS*^"""™" f,;T '. 



1" No. 1 Com. & Btr. 90.000' I'Z v^' } R * \-^?"' ^^^- H-22^' 



1" No. 1 Common 50000' ' " "• 1 t^"™- 'Btr 40.000' 



1x4" No. 1 Common S(riii3 17000' IIAPI.B HEARTS 



6/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr O.^i.OOO' 4x4". 4x0", 6x0". 6x8". etc 



o'l!! j;4g 18.000' HOCK EI.M 



8 4 IAS 15.000' 1" . 1'4 " & 154" LoE Run "8 000' 



S/4'; No. 1 Com. & Btr 18,000' 2- Log Run . ..Z^^ 25000' 



4/4 , 0/4" and 6/4" No. 2 Common... 2" No. 1 Com. & Btr .*."* 30.' 000' 



Buskirk-Heyser Lumber Co. 



High. Grade, Soft Texture 



West Va. and Southern 



Hardwoods 



MIXED CARS OF ANY KIND. GRADE OR 

 THICKNESS FROM OUR 



Distributing Yards: CINCINNATI, OHIO 



WE WANT TO SELL 



the following 



Dry Northern Michigan 



HARDWOODS 



BIRCH HARD MAPLE 



''/'' f-^S 30,000' 4/4x6" & Wider, 8- & Longer 



', «, "^'5. 15,000' No. 1 Com. & Btr. . .100,000' 



4/4 No. I Common 15,000' 6 4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. . . lOfl.OOfl' 



4/4 No. 2 Common 100,000 ' 6/4 No. 1 Com. & Sel . . . 60,000 ' 



S/4 Selects 55,000' 6 4 No. 2 Common 150,000' 



5/4 No. 1 Common lO.OOO' 8 4 No. 2 Com. & Btr. .. .200,000' 



5/4 No. 2 Common 80.000' 10/4 No. 2 Com. & Btr. .. . 80,000' 



4/4 No. 3 Common 200,000' 12 4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. . . . 30,000' 



c... ., ,t°'''^.^o" SOFT MAPLE 



6/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr... 50,000' . . m ,^ ,o. ,c«.,»„, 



8 4 No. 2 Com. & Btr... 33,000' « ' J i^"" I r """^ f R. ' ' '?J'SSX 



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



ASH 8/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. ...100,000' 



4.'4 No. 2 Com. & Btr... 100,000' „.. ,_ 



S/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr.... 45,000' BASSWOOD 



4/4 No. 3 Com 100,000' 4/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr 100,000' 



6/4 No. 3 Com 50,000 ' 4/4 No. 2 Common 45,000 ' 



HARD MAPLE FLOORING STOCK 

 FOR RAIL OR WATER SHIPMENT 



Band mills at 

 Chasseil axid Ontonagon, Michigan 



C. H.Worcester Co, 



NOT INCOBPORATED 



19 So. La Salle Street, CHICAGO 



