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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 10, 1917 



53 55 



57 59 



61 63 



65 67 



70 72 



61 

 65 

 69 

 73 



57 

 41 

 3S 



28' 



30' 



32' 



34' 



35' 



Switch Ties 



Matched, White 30 



Unmatched, White 29 



Sawn Ties- 

 No. 1, 6x8x8 26 



No. 2. 6x8x8 22 



F. 0. B. CAR 

 Grade — 

 Quartered White Oalt — %" 



Fas $6.3 



Selects 51 



No. 1 Com. & Sel 39 



No. 1 Common 36 



No. 2 Common .23 



Sound Wormv 



CI. Face Strips 2V'"-5'/>" ■ ■ 

 No. 1 Com. Strips 2%"-5ii .. 

 Quartered Red Oali — 



Fas 



Selects 



No. 1 Com. & Selects 



No. 1 Common 



No. 2 Common 



Plain Oak — 



Fas White 44 



Fas Red 44 



Selects, White & Red 33 



No. 1 Com. & Sel. W. & R. 23 

 No. 1 Common, W. & R.. . 21 

 No. 2 Common, W. & R. 

 No. 3 Common, W. k R. 

 No. 4 Common, W. & R. 



Sound Wormy 



CI. Face Strips 2H"-5%", 



W. & R 



No. 1 Com. Strips 2%"- 



SVa", W. & R 



5x12 

 6x12 

 8x12 

 9x12 

 8x14 

 10x12 

 11x11 



54 

 58 

 62 

 66 

 71 



64 69 



68 73 



72 77 



76 81 



80 85 



Car Stocli — 



White 



Red 



Mixed 



Mine Car Stock. . . 

 Mine Rails, 3x4, . 

 < rossing Plank . . 

 Bridge l?lank .... 



.S', CAIRO, ILL. 



1" IH" 1%" 2" 



$80 $83 $83 $85 



54 

 58 

 62 

 66 



71 



54 

 58 

 62 

 66 



71 



.35 

 .33 

 .31 

 .34 

 .30 

 .30 

 .30 



2y„" 



4" 



17 

 10 



51 

 51 

 40 

 30 



28 

 21 

 12 



64 

 51 

 47 

 31 

 30 

 52 

 30 



52 



42 

 38 



57 

 58 

 47 

 37 

 35 

 25 

 16 

 12 

 25 



54 

 50 

 34 

 33 

 55 



67 

 54 

 50 

 34 

 33 

 55 



69 

 56 

 52 

 36 

 35 



71 

 55 

 45 

 41 

 29 



60 

 61 

 50 

 40 

 38 

 28 

 18 

 13 

 28 



71 

 55 

 45 

 41 

 29 



60 

 61 

 50 

 40 

 38 

 28 

 18 

 14 

 28 



73 

 57 

 47 

 43 

 31 



68 

 68 

 55 

 45 

 43 

 30 

 19 

 14 

 30 



73 

 60 

 50 

 48 

 35 



63 

 53 

 51 

 37 



SO 

 80 

 65 

 55 

 53 

 40 



45 48 48 49 



29 



6x6 

 7x7 



8x8 

 9x9 



8x10 

 9x10 



9x11, 10x14 

 10x10 12x12 



31 

 34 

 37 



34 

 37 

 40 



Bill Stock 



SSE Timbers- 



10-16' 29 



18' 32 



20' 35 



Switch Ties — 



Matched, White 27 



Unmatched, White 26 



Sawn Ties — 



No. 1. 6x8x8 25 



No. 2, 6x8x8 21 



Car Stock — 



White 32 



2xA.W. 

 to not 

 12x14 14x16 over 

 14x14 16x16 14" 

 37 42 23 



40 45 



43 48 



Red 



Mixed 



Crossing Plank — 



wniite 



licrl 



Jlixed 



Bridge Plank 



3xA.W. 4xA.W. 



to not to not 

 over over 

 14" 14" 

 24 25 



.28 

 .30 



.27 

 .23 

 .25 

 .27 



Cottonwood 



The 



There is increasing , demand for every grade of cottonwood. 

 market has heen stim\ilated by demands. 



The market price f. o. b. Cairo, is given as follows : 



4/4" box boards, 13"-17" $60 4/4" No. 1 Common 32 



4/4" box boards, 9"-12" 44 4/4" No. 2 Common 2S 



4/4" fas, 13" and up 44 4/4" No. 3 Common 22 



4/4" fas, 6" and up 37 



Gdm 



Sales of gum in April exceeded those of March by 8,000,000 feet, the 

 principal increase being in quarter sawed red, indicjiting that this 

 grade has become a standard commodity. The lower grades in May showed 

 some advance over Aiirih The curtailment of log supply has strength- 

 ened the market for dry stock. Sales f. o. b. at Cairo were reported 

 at the following prices : 



4/4" 



Fas red $45 



No. 1 Common red 3,3 



No. 2 Common red 25 



Box boards, 13"-17" .39 



Fas, 13" and up 35 



Fas, 6"-12" 32 



8/4" 



$57 



45 



4/4' 



No. 1 Common $32 



No. 2 Common 22 



No. 3 Common 18 



Ash 

 Ash continues one of the strongest woods. The situation is helped 

 by heavy government requirements. Dry stocks are scarce and every 

 item has advanced sharply in the past month. Prices reported f. o. b. 

 Cairo follow : 



4 4" 



Fas $53 



No. 1 Common 33 



No, 2 Common 24 



No. 3 Common 17 4 



POPLAIl 



Poplar is getting stronger and is bringing 

 years. No. 1, 2 and 3 grades are about cleaned up. Demand for select 

 and better grades is improving also, pHces are advanced $1 to $3 over 

 last month on all items. From the best information the market price 

 on poplar, f. o. b. Ohio river, is about as follows : 



more mimey than for innny 



4/4 No. 1 & Panel, 18-23". $78 S/4 



4/4 No. 1 & I'anel, 24-27". ilO 4 4 



5/4 & 6/4 No. 1 & Panel, 18-23". 81 4 4 



No. 1 & Panel, 18-21". S6 

 Box Boards, 13-17". 66 

 l-'iis 7-17". 62 



.'»/4 & 6/4 Fas 7-17". 68 



8/4 Fas 7-17". 70 



4/4 Clear Saps 7- 9". 49 



5/4 & 6/4 Clear Saps 5" & up.. . 51 



4/4 No. 1 Common 39 



5/4 & 6/4 No. 1 Common 42 



8/4 No. 1 Common 43 



4/4 No. 2 Common 29 



5/4 & 6/4 No. 2 Common 32 



8/4 No. 2 Common 33 



4/4 No. 3 Common 24 



4/4 No. 4 Common 20 



Chestndt 

 Stocks of chestnut at mills are extremely low and a serious shortage 

 exists at consuming markets. This now applies to all grades and thick- 

 nesses, although the demand for sound wormy grade predominates. Some 

 very fancy prices have been obtained where immediate service was given. 

 From the best information the market price on chestnut f. 0. b. Ohio river 

 is about as follows : 



4/4 Fas $54 



5/4 & 6/4 Fas 60 



8/4 Fas 62 



4/4 No. 1 Common 38 



5/4 & 6/4 No. 1 Common 42 



8/4 No. 1 Common 44 



4 4 S<iund •Wormv 27 



5/4 & 6/4 Sound Wormy 29 



8/4 Sound Wormy 30 



4/4 No. 3 Common 19 



5/4 & 6/4 No. 3 Common 21 



8/4 No. 3 Common 22 



4/4 CI. Face Strips 48 



Memphis Lumbermen Entertain Trade Commission 



The I.umbemien's Club of Memphis had the pleasure Saturday, June 2, 

 of entertaining the members of the Federal Lumber Trade Commission 

 at its meeting at the Memphis Country Club. It had also the pleasure 

 of entertaining a number of members of the Gum Lumber Manufacturers' 

 Association and the American Oak Manufacturers' Association who arc 

 not identified with that organization. 



John R. Walker. Nelson C. Brown and E. A. Oxholm were the three 

 commissioners present, Mr. Simmons having to return home because of 

 the serious illness of his wife. 



These gentlemen were met at the station on their arrival, June 1, by a 

 committee representing the Lumbermen's Club and the gum and oak asso- 

 ciations and were shown over the milling districts in both North and 

 South Memphis where they saw some of the big plants in operation. Sat- 

 urday morning they were shown oyer the offices of the gum and oak 

 associations and were given an idea of the breadth and scope of the work 

 these bodies are doing. In the early afternoon they were the guests of 

 honor at the meeting of the Lumbermen's Club and in the evening they 

 left for Minneapolis. They were facilitated in every way in gathering the 

 information they desired while in Memphis by the committee already re- 

 ferred to and they expressed much pleasure over their briei stay in this 

 city. During the luncheon at the club they outlined briefly what they 

 were doing at present and what they proposed to do during their studies 

 and investigations in the foreign field in behalf of .\merican lumbermen. 



John R. Walker emphasized the importance and significance of the 

 fact that the fe<leral government had joined hands with the lumber 

 industry in an effort to increase foreign trade and that its attitude was 

 now one of cooperation rather than one of disinterest, if not actual 

 distrust. lie said the commissioners were going abroad with no pre- 

 conceived ideas about what was wrong with export business in lumber 

 but with the view that a large increase could be brought about therein. 

 He thought the hardwood field was particularly ready for a large gain 

 because the methods of manufacture and distribution thereof in this 

 country are quite similar to those abroad. He was reaily to admit that 

 tliere were difficulties in the way but he was quick to declare that these 

 covdd be overcome and that the commissioners could help niue-h in this 

 direction because they had the backing of the federal government and 

 were able to go a great deal further in their studies and ilivestiga- 

 tions than if they went as representatives of individuals or firms. 

 He thought firms with established export trade would benefit most from 

 the work of the commission but he saw no reason why all should not 

 profit therefrom. Continuing, he said : 



We will all work in ilifferent fields but our elTorts will be so co-ordi- 

 nated that we hope to obtain the best possible results. We are going to 

 li'arn everything we can. Then we are going to systematize all the 

 information and data we gather, come home, make another tour of the 

 lumber centers and give the trade our reports, at the same time offering 

 such suggestions as we consider helpful. 



Bills of lading, scarcity of ocean tonnage and indifference of steam- 

 ship interests to the handling of lumber cargoes are some of the subjects 

 we are going to investigate because they are among the obstacles to be 

 overcome but we hope to deal with them in a helpful manner and feel 

 encouraged over the fact that we have the backing of the federal govern- 

 ment which will give us Increased prestige and which will make the 

 work all the easier. 



I have been studying the manufacture and distribution of lumber in 

 this country and abritad for several years," said Mr. Oxholm, "and the 

 greatest source of disappointment to me is the lack of organization in 

 the lumber industry in the United States." Continuing, he said : 



The practice of consigning lumber abroad is in such a general way noth- 

 ing short of a calamity. I do not blame foreign brokers and foreign 

 buyers for favoring consignments because they furnish the cheapest terms 

 on which lumber in this country can' be bought. But consignments are 

 very bad for both manufacturers and exporters because they result in 

 demoralization of the foreign markets for American lumber* and often 

 eventuate in considerable loss Instead of the surface profits indicated. 

 They are generally based on wrong information regarding conditions on 

 the other side an<l one of the objects we h()pe t<i accomplish is to compile 

 accurate information regarding conditions so (hut business may be intel- 

 ligently conducted. 



Tliere ure great possibilities in the export field hut in the present unor- 

 ganized state of the luml)er industry consignments and other practices 

 are causing exporters to step on each otiier's toes. You are not pulling 

 and working together to get all otit of the business there is in it. This 

 is parlicubuly true of white oak, of \vhl<h the T'nite.l St.ites has a 

 larger available supply than any other country, but i( is In a measure lruc> 

 of practically all items on the hardwood list. 



(Continued on p.^ge 31) 



