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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Septemter 10, 1917 



TRADE MARK. 



Oak Maple 



Chestnut 



ivianufacturers and Dealers 



— in — 



West Virginia and Southern 



HARDWOODS 



The Atlas Lumber & Mfg. Co. 



Union Trust Building, CINCINNATI, OHIO 



BUSS-COOK OAK CO. 



BLISSVILLE. ARKANSAS 



MAJMUFACTURERS 



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 



BIRCH 



We have a complete assortment of practically 



ALL GRADES & 

 THICKNESSES 



GOOD PLANING MILL FACILITIES 



Send us your inquiries 



Brown Land & Lumber Co. 



Rhinelander, Wis. 



Mills: RHINELANDER 

 PARISH 



HELENA, ARK. 



L-B QUALITY 



— Kraetzer Cured — 



GUM LUMBER 

 OAK LUMBER 

 OAK FLOORING 



{The Famous Forked-Leaf Brand) 



Southern Yellow Pine Unexcelled for Crating. 



We have 115,000,000 feet in pile. 

 Accurately Manufactured, Carefully Graded, Priced Right 



Long-Bell Lumber Company 



R. A. Long Building 



Kansas City, Mo. 



needs which spring up frequently must necessarily be met from local yard 

 stocks and handled in wagon load lots. The carload man, however, does 

 . not show so much concern over this situation as he does over continued 

 difBcult.v in buying and delivering. Most of the northern stocks upon which 

 he would normally have the call are badly broken and prompt selection of 

 lines tn fill in customers' needs is next to impossible. The same can be 

 said of hardwoods from the South, though greater disorganization of lines 

 is seen in the northern product. Coming as it does in the face of tremen- 

 dously expanded abnormal demands which far more than compensate 

 for decrease in regular orders and with the prospect of certain elements in 

 the factory trade getting into the market again very shortl.v, the prospect 

 is tor continued difficulty in meeting all needs expeditiously. 



=-< BUFFALO >• 



The hardwood market shows some slowing up on account of the war 

 preparations and that has affected the building and furniture trades. At 

 the same time, a good volume of business is coming from factories manu- 

 facturing equipment needed in the war. This is expected to be a good 

 outlet for stock for some time, while not much is expected from more 

 staple lines. Big building has largely stopped, except in such Instances 

 as large factories which are expanding to take care of war contracts. In 

 such cases a large supply of lumber is called for. but not much of it is 

 hardwood. The general trend of prices appears to be upward and buyers 

 who need stock in a hurry are not shopping around so much as formerly, 

 being most particular to get delivery. 



The woods most in demand are maple, oak and ash. which are running 

 largely to thick stock. Prices are holding strong. Yards are increasing 

 their assortments as much as possible, anticipating a severe car shortage 

 this fall and a heav.v deniand for special woods. Little is being done in 

 the most expensive woods such as mahogany, partly because of the high 

 prices, which are the result of the curtailment of stock since vessels be- 

 cama. scarce. Quartered oak is rather slow. Poplar is holding its own 

 and some yards are doing more with panel stock than for some time past. 

 Cypress is fairly active. 



-.-<,PITTSPURGHy- 



in the opinion of most I'ittshurgii wholesalers the bulk of business this 

 fall will be done with manufacturing and industrial concerns. These firms 

 are enjoying unusual prosperity. There is every reason to believe that 

 they are going to be very luisy right through the winter. Their stocks 

 of hardwood are not large and although they have not signed contracts 

 for 191S stocks they are getting their fall lumber in as fast as possible. 

 Prices for these stocks are going to be firm, it is believed. Railroad 

 inquiry shows that there will be a considfcrable amount of business done 

 with the railroads, especially in oak and bridge timbers. Trade with the 

 mining companies in medium-grade hardwoods has been unusually large 

 all tlic fall. The ?2.00 I'oal prescribed by the government may curtail 

 mining operations and cut down this trade somewhat. Yard business is 

 very disappointing and shows no signs of waking up. 



=■< BALTIMORE >•- 



In a g<n(ral way the hardwood situation may be said to show no change. 

 Tlie difficulties under which shippers labor are not removed, and much 

 time is still being spent in conferences with railroad officials In 

 the hope of securing cars or having them forwanled. .Most of the hard- 

 wood men assert that they could do a considerably larger business if the.v 

 were able to make delivery, but the movement of stocks is still attended 

 by serious and troublesome delays, even when they are under way.' In 

 many instances the shippers find tliemselves imable to secure cars and are 

 at the mercy of the transportation comiianies. The mills find the labor 

 situation a handicap on their operations. Workmen are hard to get and 

 tlieir demands are such as to Increase production cost far above anything 

 perhaps ever before experienced by the mannfacturers of lumber. Because 

 of the delays in the forwarding of lumber, the buyers manifest a disposi- 

 tion to anticipate wants on the theory that if plenty of time is allowed, 

 shipments may arrive by the time they are really needed. The production, 

 moreover, is so reduced that in spite of any deficiency in movement, no 

 congestion Is to lie reported, and good, dry stocks are even at times not 

 to be had In the quantities desired. .\s a rule the buyers are not disposed 

 to anticipate requirements. If they happen to need a lot of lumber they 

 are ready enough to pay the price asked, and if they have no necessities 

 to take care of tliey are out of the market. The sellers refrain from 

 urging the buyers to place orders far in advance, for there is no certainty 

 what turn the trade will take. 



The quotations are quite well maintained, even tlnmgh the stocks used 

 by the builders have relatively limited call now for the reason that con- 

 struction work continues to lag in consequence of tlie high cost of mate- 

 rials of all kinds. The lower grades are called for with greater freedom 

 than the high grade lumber, but the whole list is in good shape. The trade 

 is speculating as to the course of the government In the matter of con- 

 trolling lumlier. \Vith respect to certain grades a measure of control 

 is already exercised, and scunc believe that (he regulation will be extended 

 to cover most of the list. 



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