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HARDWOOD RECORD 



June 10, 1:j17 



Oak Maple 



Chestnut 



.vianufacturers and Dealers 



— in — 



West Virginia and Southern 



r^.. ...^ HARDWOODS 



The Atlas Lumber & Mfg. Co. 



Union Trust Building, CINCINNATI, OHIO 



BUSS-COOK OAK CO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



IIANCFACTCRKRS 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oeik Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER 



Can furnish anythinf in Oak, tir dried 

 or kiln dried, roueh or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



Lidgerwood Portable 

 Skidders and Loaders 



Ground & Overhead Systems 



We build various sizes and types of these machines 

 to meet requirements of every logging operation 



LIDGERWOOD MFG. COMPANY 



Originators of Ground and Overhead Steam Legglno Machinery 



CHICAGO 96 Liberty Street, NEW YORK SEATTLE 



New Orlenna: Woodward. Wight A Co., Ltd. 

 Canada: Canadian Allls-Chalmers, Ltd,, Toronto 



quite heavy, but this call is not expected to be sustained for anj' 

 length of time. Cottonwood boxboards are having a fair call, with prices 

 well maintained. Oak flooring is quite a market feature, while asb^ 

 hickory and elm are in good demand. 



•<CLEVELAND>' 



Increased prices in several lines indicate tlie strength ot tlie hartlwood 

 market in Cleveland, and judging from constantly increasing demand and 

 difficulties in getting shipments, still higher prices are to be expected in 

 the future. 



Oak flooring, whicli has been much in demand in tlxis market for some 

 time past and equally hard to get, has increased $1 over former figures. 

 No. 1 oak flooring is especially scarce. The hemlock market has also 

 responded with a .'?2 rise. Shingles and lath, which have been consistently 

 strong for some time have shown some, weakness in the past ten days. A 

 decrease of 15 cents is reported for red cedar shingles, following rumors 

 of the release of a large supply from the Northwest. 



Dwelling building of all kinds is active following the plea of the Cham- 

 ber of Commerce committee for increased housing facilities to keep up 

 with the growth of the city. Lumber shippers who were relieved tem- 

 porarily by the opening ot lake traffic have been placed at an additional 

 disadvantage by an increase in water rates from the head of lake from 

 $4. .50 to $5 per thousnd. 



< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The hardwood trade has been brisk during' the last two weeks and 

 the trade announces it has about all the business it can handle as a 

 result of car shortage conditions. Although there has been a falling off 

 in demand from the building trades, the call from consuming plants 

 ctmtinues strong. 



Many reports indicate that logs are not so plentiful as usual, due 

 to the very unfavorable weather conditions. Indiana roads are in the 

 worst condition they have been in for years because government regu- 

 hitlon over railroad rolling stock has made it practically impossible 

 to procure gravel and crushed stone. Incessant rains have caused wash* 

 uuts in highways, leaving the roads in many parts of the state in practi- 

 cally an impassable condition. 



A strong call exists for plain and quartered white oak. Gum, asli 

 and hickory are strong and an improved demand for walnut is reported. 

 Farm implement manufacturers, anticipating a heavy demand for their 

 products next year, are stocking up on hardwoods. The same applies 

 to vehicle manufacturers. A part of the prevailing demand is the out- 

 growth of the desire of manufacturers to build up surplus stocks. 



The demand for hardwood for building purposes took a slump last 

 month, May building statistics showing the value of operations for the 

 mouth was .$219.S.'>2 below the values of the corresponding period of 

 last year. The value of building operations for the month was $G40,198, 

 (ompared with $860,030 for May, 191G. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >.= 



Trade in southwestern Indiana has been very good for the past sev- 

 eral weeks. May brought In a larger volume of business than May, 1916, 

 and .June has started in fine. Manufacturers are not looking for a 

 boom year, but believe that trade will move riglit ahead and that 

 people are not going to let the war interfere with business. Most of the 

 large uptown mills In Evansvillc are being operated on time and manu- 

 facturers In some instances report they are short on crews. Collections 

 are fairly good. Logs are still scarce and will probably remain so for 

 some time to come, as men in the southern states who are engaged 

 from time to time in getting out logs are now busy planting and work- 

 ing their crops. L^g prices are high. General trade conditions are 

 Kood and most of the large wood consuming factories here continue to 

 run on full time and in some instances are being opera tetl overtime. 



Gum remains in strojig demand and it is expected will continue in brisk 

 demand all summer because furniture manufacturers have plenty of work 

 in sight and are using a great deal of gum. Plain white oak has been in 

 strong demand for several months and quartered white oak is also moving 

 along all right. Ash Is strong and elm and maple are in good demand. 

 Walnut is stronger than it has been for some time. Several of the local 

 manufacturers have been selling a good deal ot quartered sycamore lately. 

 lieeclt is in strong demand with a good many sales. Building operations 

 are lagging, but in the opinion of contractors and architects there will be 

 a good deal of building in this sectitin later on. Hard rains during the 

 last week in May delayed this work to some extent. Sash and door men, 

 planing mill owners and yellow pine dealers say they are going right ahead 

 in spite of the war. They are doing a fair business and see nothing in 

 trade conditions just now to discourage them. Farmers in this section 

 are planting the largest crops I'U record. 



-< MEMPHIS >- 



There Is a rather large oulliound movement ot hardwood lumber at 

 present as a result of the Incri'ase in the number of airs available for 

 handling this. This means that deliveries long overdue are being rushed 

 forward as rapldl.v as possible and that some equipment Is available for 

 the handling of new business. There is still a ileclded shortage of equlp- 



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