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HARDWOOD RECORD 



July 25, 1917 



PALMER & PARKER CO. 

 TEAK MAHOGANY ebony 



ENGLISH OAK 

 CIRCASSIAN WALUT 



103 Mediord Street, Charlesiown Dist. 

 BOSTON, MASS. 



F ME- CDC DOMESTIC 



VENEERS HARDWOODS 



Wistar, Underhill & Nixon 



Real Estate Trust Building 

 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 



CHOICE DELTA GUM Dry and Straight 



WM. E. HILL CO. 



KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



SAW MILL MACHINERY 



"The line that is imitated" 



Jackfis, Kicktrs, Log Stops and Loaders, Niggeis, Sftani 

 I'eeds, Carriages, Live Rolls, Staam Jump Saws, Trips, 

 Edgers, Trimmers, Slashers, Concave Rolls, Conveyor 

 Dri\os, Circular Cut-Off Machines, Swing Saws, Drag 

 Saw Machines, Steam Dogs, Steam Splitters, Lalh Ma- 

 chinery, Vertical Automatic Engines, etc. 



CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



Z624-S4 COLERAIN AVENL'B 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak & Poplar especially 



Our location makes possible ouick delivery of anything In timber and hardwood 



lumber 



The Tegge Lumber Go; 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



W. K. Xitterauer. sales manager of the Munising (Mich.) sawmill, oper- 

 ated by the Cleveland CliCFs Iron Company, dropped dead while at work on 

 July 12. He was widely known in lumber circles of the upper peninsula 

 and northern Wisconsin, formerly having been with the Worcester and 

 Sawyer-Goodman interests. 



Lieut. Grant Stephenson, son of ex-Senator Isaac Stephenson, Marin- 

 ette, Wis., has arrived safely in France, together with Curry S. Prescott, 

 Menominee, Mich. Lieut. Stephenson is second in command and Mr. Pres- 

 cott chief engineer of a United States scout patrol boat. 



The Timberworkers' union at Marinette. Wis., and Menominee, Mich., 

 has decided to make a demand for a straight raise of 2oc per day for all 

 members. Oominittees have been appointed to confer with the following 

 employers : Sawyer-Goodman Company, Wells Lumber Company, Spies- 

 Thompson Company. Bothwell Company, M. &. M. Box Company. Marinette- 

 Green r.ay Manufacturing Company, and the N. Ludington Company. 



The Hardwood Market 



-< CHICAGO >■ 



The Chkago market still somewhat feels the pinch of the furniture show 

 slackness, hut definite aligning of buying is being developed. Altogether 

 the tone in this market is not quite as cheerful as it has been, but the trade 

 at large is bearing in mind the extreme scarcity of dry stocks and there is 

 no disposition whatsoever to allow any inactivity of the moment to under- 

 mine the i-'encnil feeling of optimism. There have been no offerings of any 

 moment at receding prices, bargains consisting almost entirely of such 

 odils and ends as it was desirous to clean out to make room for new stocks. 

 About the only material coming from the mills which shows any decided 

 slackness is ilnojiug, which, because of poor building business is not rac^ 

 ingout in aiiywbenjs near the tinantitlos that are desired. 



=-< BUFFALO y 



The hardwood market ia showing less activity than a few weeks ago, 

 iiud this to some extent is regarded as due to the season. Many buyers 

 are on vacations and pm-chuscs are being made only for immediate wants. 

 The building trade continues slow and few large structures are going up. 

 The furniture business has declined considerably from a short time ago. 

 The general fueling Is that trade may not revive very much for a short 

 time, but Iliat prices will remain strong becausu of the shortage of stocks. 

 The market at present Is holding quite firm. 



Factory Ituying Is <m a fairly active scale and there is a good demand 

 for the low grades, while such stocks are difliciilt to procure, even at offers 

 of several dollars a thousand over the figures of a few months ago. Among 

 the scarce woods is sound wormy chestnut, which is advanced in price. 

 Oak, maple and cypress are among the woods most in demand. Stocks 

 are euming from the mill in a little better shape, but how long this im- 

 provement will last Is problematical and many look for a tightening of 

 cars when the crops begin to move and the government needs more equip- 

 ment. 



Scarcely any hardwood have been coming in by lake during the past 

 season. The high freights and scarcity of vessels are the principal rea- 

 sons and the whole lumber movement by water seems likely to be on a 

 smaller scale than a year ago. A great deal of diliiculty is experienced 

 in gi'tting the men needed to load and unload vessels and during the re- 

 mainder of the season it is expected that this trouble will be greater 

 still. Many delays ensue in getting lumber to and from the boats. In some 

 such cases nf hold ups to the vessels litigation is started, but lumbr'rmen 

 generally reflect before hiring lawyers that these are war times, and that 

 many things are "out of joint." 



=-< PITTSBURGH >-= 



There has been a decided lull in tuisiiiess with lumber wholesalers here 

 the past two or three weeks. In hardwoods it has not been noticed so 

 much as in the pines. There is, however, less business being booked and 

 the fact that new business for steel mills is also falling down, may l»e said 

 to have had some effect on the demand for lumber. There is still a fair 

 incpiiry from implement, vehicle and automobile concerns. The general 

 ilemand from the yards is very poor, and largely of the hand to mouth 

 variety. There is much less lumber being sold to retailers than three 

 months ago. A bright feature in the trade is the splendid inquiry for 

 low and medium grade stocks on hardwoods for mining purposes. Also, 

 there Is a fine demand for oak, especially in dimension stocks, and the 

 prospects are that these will keep up right along. Prices In general arc 

 fairly firm, jind may be expected to show little change during the npxt 

 few weeks unless the car shortage becomes extremely acute. 



=-< BOSTON >.= 



The hardwood situation in Xew Kngland has developed further 

 along the course which has prevailed during the past months, showing 

 hut few- striiidard features. Most of the dealers arc meeting the aV- 

 most impo.^sihle conditions by arranging for vacations on somewhat 



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