April 25, 191t 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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 production of larger foodstuff crops in the South and this committee, it is 

 stated, will take up its duties at once. 



Secretary Pritchard, too, was instructed to write to Tennessee congress- 

 men and senators suggostiug that it would be advisable to enact legislation 

 compelling able bodied men who refuse to work to fight in the army and 

 making it possible for colleges throughout the country to be closed in order 

 that the men therein might be available either for the army or for useful 

 work in the gathering of the harvests which are close at hand. 



It was decided that the semi-annual meeting which has been held in Mem- 

 phis ever since the organization was formed should be dispensed with this 

 year. 



The directors decided that the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' Association 

 should become a member of the National Lumber Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion and to donate $1,000 to the fund being raised by American lumbermen to 

 defray part of the expenses of the federal trade commission which will in- 

 vestigate lumber trade conditions in the European field for the benefit of 

 American lumber interests who are engaged in exporting lumber. 



Although the association has grown tar more rapidly than its most en- 

 thusiastic charter members anticipated, a plan designed to greatly in- 

 crease the membership in the Southeast is to be undertaken, and, to this 

 end, a meeting, scheduled for a convenient point in the southeastern terri- 

 tory, will be arranged later. 



The executive committee of the American Oak Manufacturers' Associa- 

 tion held a meeting in Memphis April 21 and placed that organization 

 squarely on record behind the United States Government in the efforts of 

 the latter to greatly increase the foodstuff production of the country and to 

 consolidate all of its resources with a view to bringing about a successful 

 ending of the war with Germany. President Lang, following the reading of 

 an urgent message from Secretary Redfield of the Department of Commerce 

 appointed the following committee to assist in the foodstuff campaign : 



S. M. Nickey, Green River Lumber Company, Memphis ; John W. McClure, 

 P.elgrade Lumber Company, Memphis: A. C. Lang, Paepcke-Loicht Lumber 

 Company, Blytheville, Ark. ; W. B. Burke, Lamb-Fish Lumber Company, 

 Charleston, Miss., and J. T. Kendall, secretary of the association, Memphis. 



Reports were submitted by the various committees showing the progress 

 of their work. Particular interest attaches to that on membership. This 

 shows that, beginning in November with thirty-seven charter members, the 

 roll has now been increased untU the roster shows eighty-seven firms. It 

 is proposed to keep up the active campaign for new members, however, until 

 practically every firm identified with the manufacture of oak is enrolled. 

 Trend of Southern Hardwood Prices 



The latest general bulletin of the Hardwood Manufacturers' Association 

 of the United States datecl April 16 gives indications of ver.v strong 

 markets in hardwoods. The bulletin says that inquiries continue brisk with 

 no complaint at prices. It says there is an acute shortage of timber at 

 many southern mills and continued extreme difliculty in getting cars to 

 ship out lumber. 



In speaking of oak, it says that there has been a large decrease in stock 

 in the last thirty days with rapid and consistent advances in prices. Floor- 

 ing prices have recently been raised on account of increasing lumber 

 cost. 



The following are the market prices on oak based on manufacturers' 

 rules as they were deducted from actual sales reported at the Manufac- 

 turers' oflJce up to April 10 : 



F. O. B. Cars Cixcinnati, O. 

 Grades %" %" 1" 114" iy„" 2" 2',A" 3" 4" 



Quartered White Oak 



FAS $66 $75 $S2 $85 $85 $88 



Selects 54 60 65 70 70 72 . . 



No. 1 Common and Selects 42 44 53 56 56 58 



No. 1 Common 40 42 51 54 54 56 



No. 2 Common 26 28 33 35 35 37 .. . 



Sound Wormv 33 35 35 37 . . 



C. F. Strips 2V'2-5V>" 61 65 65 



No. 1 Common Strips 214-514" 37 



Quartered Red Oak 



FAS 70 74 74 77 



Selects 52 57 57 59 



No. 1 Common and Selects 42 47 47 49 



No. 1 Common 40 45 45 47 



No. 2 Common 30 



Plain Oak 



FAS White 46 52 60 63 63 65 72 74 76 



PAS Red 47 53 61 64 64 66 72 74 76 



Selects White and Red 37 41 49 52 52 54 58 59 62 



No. 1 Common and Selects White 



and Red 30 32 39 42 42 43 48 49 52 



No. 1 Common White and Red.. 29 31 38 41 41 42 45 47 49 



No. 2 Common White and Red . . 21 23 28 31 31 33 35 37 39 



No. 3 Common White and Red 16 18 18 20 



No. 4 Common White and Red 13 15 15 17 



Sound Wormv White and Red 28 32 32 34 



C. F. Strips 2 1/2-5 Vo" White and 



Red : 49 51 51 



No. 1 Common Strips White and 



Red 33 



F. O. B. Caks CAir.o, 111. 

 Grades %" %" 1" \W"i-Vi" 2" 214" 3" 4" 



Quartered White Oak 



FAS $63 $72 $79 $82 $82 $85 



Selects 51 57 62 65 65 67 



No. 1 Common and Selects 39 41 49 52 52 54 



No. 1 Common 37 39 47 50 50 52 



No. 2 Common 23 25 29 32 32 34 



Sound Wormy 29 32 32 34 



C. F. Strips 2^4-5 V4" 51 56 56 



No. 1 Common Strips 29 



F. O. B. Cars Cairo, III. 



Grades 5^" %» i" 114" 114" 2" 214" 3" 4" 



Quartered Red Oak 



FAS , 66 70 70 73 



Selects 50 54 54 56 



No. 1 Common and Selects 40 44 44 46 



No. 1 Common 38 42 42 44 



No. 2 Common 27 



Plain Oak 



FAS White 42 47 35 60 60 64 07 70 74 



FAS Red 42 47 57 59 01 63 65 68 70 



Selects White and Red 32 37 43 48 48 51 56 59 62 



No. 1 Common and ,Selects white 



and Red 25 28 35 38 38 41 46 49 52 



No. 1 Common White and Red.. 22 27 34 .37 37 40 45 47 49 



No. 2 Common White and Red. . IS 21 26 28 28 31 33 37 39 



No. 3 Commnn White anil Red 16 17 17 20 



No. 4 Common White and Red 11 13 13 17 



Sound Wormv White and Red 23 27 27 29 



C. F. Strips 21/.-514" White and 



Red 43 



No. 1 Common Strips 2i/,-5i4" 



White and Red 29 



Poplar 

 The bulletin comments on the continued evidence of growing demand 

 for poplar in all thicknesses and grades. The bulletin says that with such 

 information as came in on poplar, the market prices at the date of the 

 bulletins F. O. B. Ohio river as follows : 

 4/4 No. 1 and Panel. . .18-23" $76 3/4 and 6/4 Clear Saps 



24-27" 85 5" and up $50 



5/4 and 6/4 No. 1 and 4/4 No. 1 Common 38 



Panel 18-23" 79 5/4 and 6/4 No. 1 Common ... 40 



S/4 No. 1 and Panel. . .18-23" 83 8/4 No. 1 Common 42 



4,4 Box Boards '. 13-17" 64 4/4 No. 2 Common 28 



4 4 FAS 7-17" 60 5/4 and 6/4 No. 2 Common. . . 31 



5/4 and 6/4 PAS 7-17" 63 8/4 No. 2 Common 32 



8/4 PAS 7-17" 67 4/4 No. 3 Common 23 



4/4 Clear Saps 7-9" 48 



— Chestnut 



On chestnut the comment is extremely favorable, showing advancing 



prices and very short stock, sound wormy being especially scarce. The 

 following figures are quoted, P. O. B. Ohio river : 



4/4 PAS $53.00 4/4 Sound Wormy 26.00 



5/4 & 6/4 FAS 58.00 .5/4 & 6/4 Sound Wormy 28.00 



8/4 FAS 60.00 S/4 Sound Wormy 29.00 



4/4 No. 1 Common 37.00 4/4 No. 3 Common 19.00 



.5/4 & 6/4 No. 1 Common. . . . 40.00 5/4 & 6/4 No. 3 Common. . . . 21.00 



8/4 No. 1 Common 42.00 S/4 No. 3 Common 22.00 



Ash 

 On ash there is reported increasing prices with the entire probability 

 that they will go considerably farther. The following figures are shown 

 on this wood, F. O. B. Cairo : 



4/4 FAS $49.00 8/4 No. 1 Common $42.00 



5/4 FAS 54.00 4/4 No. 2 Common 20.00 



6/4 PAS 57.00 5/4 No. 2 Common 23.00 



8/4 PAS 61.00 6/4 No. 2 Common 25.00 



4/4 No. 1 Common 31.00 8/4 No. 2 Common 29.00 



5/4 No. 1 Common 35.00 4/4 No. 3 Common 14.00 



6/4 No. 1 Common 37.00 



Cottonwood 

 While stock in all grades of cottonwood is at a premium and the market 

 continues to show strength, present prices are higher on practically every 

 grade than ever known in the history of cottonwood. It is stated that Cot- 

 tonwood boxboards 13" to 17" sold for $65 on Chicago basis the week prior 

 to the date of the bulletin. 



With the Trade 



Lumber Firms Answer Call of Patriotism 



Lumber interests are showing marked activity in connection with the 

 government appeal for larger foodstuff crops. The Lamb-Fish Lumber 

 Company at Charleston has announced that all of its land in cultivation, 

 2200 acres, will be seeded to foodstuff' crops this season to the entire ex- 

 clusion of cotton, while George C. Brown & Co., Proctor, Ark., have 

 instructed all of their tenants that they must plant at least one-third of all 

 the land they cultivate to corn and other foodstuff crops. The Bellgrade 

 Lumber Company, to encourage corn raising on its plantation near 

 Isola, Miss., has guaranteed its tenants that it will pay them $1 per bushel 

 for all the corn raised by them and that it will, if the market is above 

 that price this fall, allow them to sell for whatever they are able to 

 obtain. The Anderson-Tully Company is heartily in favor of the food- 

 stuff propaganda and may be counted on to do its share. Other lumber 

 firms here have shown a strong disposition to support the government 

 in this movement and present Indications are that large areas belonging to 

 lumber interests will be seeded to foodstuff crops at the expense of cotton 

 acreage. 



Saws Eucalyptus 



The Landreth Lumber Company, located at Escondido, Cal., reports 

 that its mill began sawing on April 10. It is expected that the mill will be 

 supplied with logs to keep it sawing steadily. The mill has been built ou 

 the Landreth ranch, is equipped with ample power and a six-foot Hocsier 

 band mill. The company contemplates manufacturing insulator pins. 



