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May 25, 1917 



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difficulty of shipment. Immense government orders have stifEened the 

 market to a degree. 



While the lower grades of gum have been in pretty good request for some 

 time, particularly with the box and cheaper furniture manufacturers, 

 there has been a pronounced increase in the call for high-grade gum and 

 this with choice white oak constitutes the bulk of the business done in 

 the past fortnight. Box manufacturers are more busy than ever before, 

 war orders probably giving them considerable of their sudden .impetus. 

 The tremendous movement in the cultivation of additional farm land has 

 given new life to the implement and vehicle manufacturers. 



It's a sellers' market pure and simple. Orders are to be had almost 

 without asking, but its another thing to get the shipments through and 

 still another to deplete stocks to almost nothing with no new lumber in 

 sight. Hickory has become especially scarce in this market and with the 

 vehicle trade opening up better than ever, the spoke concerns are loud 

 in their demands for hickory. Likewise the call is accentuated for ash 

 and elm. but the latter two woods are not in nearly such bad shape as 

 hickory. Little is being delivered in this market these days. Low-grade 

 Cottonwood is in excellent request, most of the increased demand coming 

 from the box manufacturers. In fact, the box concerns at present appear 

 able to take care of nearly all the lower grades of lumber suitable to 

 their usages that is available. 



-< INDIANAPOLIS >- 



The hardwood demand has been fairly brisk during the last two weeks, 

 and, with improved weather conditions making building possible, it may 

 be said that the demand no* is about equally divided between the retailers 

 and consuming plants. Quotations tend upward, and, although the trade 

 does not expect as large demand as usual this year for interior trim, every- 

 one feels that business prospects are bright. 



Supplies of dry stocks are short, and rail conditions and car shortages > 

 and embargoes continue to cause the trade much trouble. The supply of 

 oak, especially, is below normal, and quartered oak is now one of the most 

 active of hardwoods. 



Furniture, implement, and vehicle factories provide the best market, as 

 they are buying, in addition to their customary needs, to meet any war- 

 time emergency. All lines of manufacturing are active, and the money 

 market is easy. Collections generally are good. 



The Indianapolis retail trade expects a falling off in demand for a few 

 weeks from companies engaged in home building until conditions become 

 a little more settled as a result of the country's entrance into the war. The 

 public is beginning to realize that lumber is not to be cheaper for several 

 years to come, and when this fact becomes generally known a revival of 

 home construction work Is expected. 



=< EVANSVILLE >-= 



Trade has been very good with the hai-dwood lumber manufacturers of 

 Evansville and southwestern Indiana, and indications are that the war will 

 not seriously affect the lumber business in this section. Most of the up- 

 town mills are being operated on full time and one of the river mills has 

 been operated on pretty good time. Orders and inquiries have been com- 

 ing in freely. Most of the manufacturers are taking an optimistic view 

 of the situation and unite In saying that this ought to be a good trade year 

 in spite of the war. Collections are not so good as ihoy were a month 

 ago. Many of the manufacturers report that for some time past they 

 have been having a hard time getting all the logs they want, although up 

 to this time none of the plants have been forced to close down on account 

 of the scarcity of logs. 



The demand for the best grades of hardwoods in the local market re- 

 mains Arm. Gum has been in strong demand for several weeks and con- 

 tinues so. Ash, hickory and the lower grades of poplar are strong. Maple, 

 elm, quartered sycamore and Cottonwood are in good demand with prices 

 tending upward. Walnut is still oft some. Quartered white oak and plain 

 white oak are moving well. The plow factories are unusually busy, some- 

 thing rare for this time of the year. Usually the busy season for the plow 

 manufacturers ceases about the middle of .\prU. Handle and stave fac- 

 tories are doing a fair amount of business. Building operations are not 

 so active in Evansville as they were this time last year, but the weather 

 is improving and it is expected the next few months will witness a good 

 deal of building in southwestern Indiana. Planing mills are operating 

 steadily and sash and door men say trade is picking up some over April. 



=■< MEMPHIS >•= 



There is comparatively little change to report in the hardwood situation 

 here during the past fortnight. Demand continues quite active for all 

 kinds of hardwood lumber but the outstanding feature is the abnormally 

 large call for all low-grade stock. The box factories arc doing the 

 largest business in their history and they are using other materials than 

 Cottonwood and gum. The two latter have broken all records In the 

 matter of prices and are so high now that it is possible to press other 

 woods into service. There Is not a lumbennan here who does not 

 emphasize the unusual call for all of the lower grades, regardless of the 

 character of lumber in question. The demand, however, is still excellent 

 tor gum in the higher grades and prices arc quite as firm and as high 

 as they have ever been. It is out of the question to take prompt care of 

 all the needs of the trade In either plain or quarter-sawed gum In the 



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