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HARDWOOD RECORD 



August 2",. litlT 



Swain-Roach Lbr. Co. 



SEYMOUR, IND. 

 — We Manufacture 



Elm Ash 



Maple Walnut 



Gum Cherry 



Sycamore Chestnut, Etc. 



White Oak 

 Red Oak 

 Poplar 

 Hickory 



We }iave Jor salr 1 car S" FAS Poplar; 1 car 1,/h" Clear Sap 



Poplar, 5-16" wide; V2 car h/lf Panel Poplar, 18" i up wide; 

 1 car %" No. 1 Common Ash; 2 cars J,/lf FAS Sap Oum; 1 car 

 S-J) FAS Plain Red Oak; 1 car li/Jf No. 1 Common d Better Red 

 Oak. 



At Two Band Mills 



STRAIGHT or MIXED CARLOADS 



PROMPT SHIPMENT 



BUSS-COOK OAK GO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARKANSAS 



MANUFACTURERS 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK. ASH and GUM LUMBER 



Can furnish anything in Oak, air dried 

 or kiln dried, rough or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



Buy Timber Now! 



ALL conditions now conspire lo make a perfect 

 situation for investments in timber lands. 



After 37 years of study of timber matters ive 

 offer it as our opinion that stumpage values will 

 never be so low again. 



With the growing demand for agricultural land 

 and the absence of any reforestation policy, every 

 tree down means one tree less. Values must on 

 the whole trend upward. 



Add to this the tendency to revert to the use of 

 wood among car builders and others. Add to 

 that the enormous demand for lumber plainly 

 certain to arrive after the war. Every advance in 

 lumber prices means an advance in stumpage 

 values. Buy timber now! 



We can fit TOUR requirements. 

 Write to TIMBER HEADQUARTERS. 



CHIOAOO SEATTLE 



1750 McOormick Bldg. 626 llcnry Bldg. 



NEW TORE 



30 East J,Zd St. 



approach even measureably their capacity in the output. Consequently, 

 tliere is small chance that congestion will result. The exporters are still 

 where they have been during the last eighteen months. Shipments are 

 blocked for lack of vessels and also because of the British regulations 

 which keep out all but certain imports that are imperatively needed for 

 war purposes. Some of the exporters, however, begin to see a possibility 

 that the bars will be let down, and are getting matters in shape so that 

 tbey can take care of the demand when it sets in. 



=-< COLUMBUS >• 



Hardwood trade has been fairly active in central Ohio territory during 

 the past fortnight. Buying on the part of the factory trade is the best 

 feature at this time. Some buying by retailers is reported, but the policy 

 of dealers is to buy only for the present and not to stock up to any extent. 

 The tone of the market is generally good and prospects are considered 

 bright. Price levels are fairly well maintained in every section. 



Factory buying is along the line of implement, vehicle, box and fur- 

 niture concerns. The furniture trade, having had a fairly good midsum- 

 mer show, is preparing for considerable manufacturing during the fall. 

 Consequently it is in the market for certain hardwoods and buying is 

 mostly for immediate delivery. Box factories are exceedingly busy and 

 lower grade hardwoods are required in larger quantities. Taking it all 

 i;i all, the factory trade is very satisfactory. 



Retailers are playing a "waiting game" in many respects. Dealers" 

 stocks are fairly good and since building operations are quiet, there is no 

 disposition to buy to any extent for the future. Some of the rural deal- 

 ■ rs are buying for farm purposes. Lower grades are in best demand at 

 present. Collections are reported good in all sections. 



Plain and quartered oak is in good demand. Poplar is steady and the 

 I'wer grades are especially strong. Prices are unchanged from the pre- 

 vious fortnight. Chestnut is strong and the same is true of ash and 

 lasswood. Other hardwoods are firm. 



=-< CLEVELAND > 



The hardwood market shows a decidedly weak tone in spite of the 

 fact that many requirements are hard to secure. Tlie midsummer build- 

 iiiL' depression is said to be largely responsible. .\s a matter of fact 

 the market has to depend largely on the needs of the manufacturers, 

 anil this demand is not so strong as it might be, for the simple reason 

 that witli the market weak and likely to decline no one is coming into 

 the market except for bis Immediate requirements. Buying will be 

 rather heavy just as soon as building takes on a decided activity. The 

 industrial needs in hardwood are sulBcient to keep a number of the 

 grades at a firm figure. Practically the only building requirement in 

 demand is oak and maple flooring. This condition is but a continua- 

 tion of a condition which has existed for many weeks. Finishing call 

 other than oak flooring is facing a slightly weakened market, -^.sh has 

 shown a similar falling off in spite of the fact that both these woods 

 are required for the manufacture of motor truck bodies, many of which 

 are under way In Cleveland plants. 



.Vmong the woods a little stronger than the average are elm, birch 

 and gum. the latter used largely for manufacturing purposes, but also 

 to an increasing degree for finishing 



Shipping conditions are serious although not nearly so bad as last 

 winter. No improvement is expected, as the government requirements 

 for moving troops, coal and iron, as well as the cotton and food crops, 

 with the privilege of priority of shipments, Is expected to tax the 

 transportation systems of the country. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >= 



The lumber manufacturers of Evansvllle and southern Indiana say that 

 while trade lias not been booming, it has been very good for this time of 

 the year. Manufacturers report logs coming In better than they were a 

 month ago, but the prices are higher than they were last year. Lumber 

 prices are holding firm and are tending upward. The fact that the federal 

 government is buying up large quantities of lumber has greatly stimulated 

 the trade in this section. The local manufacturers find a strong demand 

 for gum, oak and ash as well as No. 2 beech. They have sold a great deal 

 to the government. The demand for the lower grades of poplar continues 

 good, and maple, elm and hickory are strong. Manufacturers of trucks 

 are busy and have been in the market lately for a great deal of lumber. 

 Most all of the wood consuming plants in Evansville and at Owensboro, 

 Ky. ; Henderson, Ky. ; Tell City and Jasper, Ind., are being operated on 

 steady time and the outlook for fall and winter business is promising. 

 The furniture factories In Evansvllle have missed but few days running 

 since the first of the year, and unless labor shortage Interferes It is ex- 

 pected these factories will continue to run on full time the balance of the 

 year. The factories have been large buyers of gum all season. Wagon and 

 buggy factories are also busy. Box factories and veneer plants are running 

 on full time and spoke and hub manufacturers are as busy, if not busier, 

 than they were this time last year. Taken as a whole, the manufacturers 

 say the outlook is all right and that in spite of the war, business is going 

 right ahead. Building operations have not been so active as last year, 

 although sash and door men and planing mill owners say they have done 

 a good business most of the season. 



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