September 25, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Is the factory trade. A fairly good business Is reported with the con- 

 cerns making trucks, airplanes and other equipment needed for war pur- 

 poses. The feeling that the war may end within a few months creates 

 some conservatism in buying and consumers are making purchases largely 

 for their immedi ite needs. Prices are generally on a higher level than 

 some months ago. 



The assortments in local yards are now in fairly good shape, as stocks 

 have been arriving steadily for some time, although lumber does not 

 come in at all freely from the South, where the mills are still faced with 

 a big scarcity of cars. The tendency is to get stock from as near by as 

 possible, in order to cut out the long railroad delays. This tendency is 

 also manifest with the consumers, who are able, i^s a rule, to get their 

 requirements met at the Buffalo yards and thus save time. A few woods 

 are leading in the trade, including maple, -oak, ash and poplar. 



Lake receipts of hardwoods here are quite small this season, prices 

 being too high at the mills to make it an object to bring in much stock. 

 Only two or three concprns have had cargoes this season and the move- 

 ment is reported to be pretty well over for the year. 



= •< PITTSBURGH >.= 



Hardwood men are not at all discouraged over the general outlook. 

 Demand for hardwoods in nearly all lines is keeping up well and prices 

 are well sustained. The furniture and implement trades are not so miirli 

 in evidence just now in hardwood offices, but milling stocks and structural 

 material, especially bridge and railroad timbers and car stuff, are going 

 strong at prices which make the wholesaler happy. Yard trade is very 

 poor. 



-< BOSTON >= 



The hardwood trade of New England has declined noticeably in the 

 last few weks. Notwithstanding some exceptional demands, the general 

 call for stock is Lecomlng lighter, especially in woods used for house and 

 building finish. Construction in the latter fields is at the lowest ebb 

 for many years, the state of trade with the woodworking mills as well 

 as the record of building applications confirming this condition. Steady 

 prices are the rule with the exception of heavy stock for manufacture of 

 trucks and other military supplies, material for which is scarce and eagerly 

 sought. The furniture trade continues active although not in the volume 

 of a few months ago. Manufacturers have fairly large contracts on hand 

 and seem to be buying considerably in advance. The absence of large 

 stocks and the shipping situation point to a period of quiet business with 

 no apparent basis to expect any dropping of prices. 



-< BALTIMORE >= 



No important changes are noted in the hardwood trade. Interference 

 with the movement of stocks continues, the situation being as full of 

 difBculties as before. The business actually done from day to day is satis- 

 factory enough with many members of the trade, but few have orders ahead 

 to carry them over any considerable period. There is little change in quo- 

 tations. Dealers are still engaged in efforts to get In stocks that are 

 likely to be called for, a proceeding that is by no means easy in the face of 

 embargoes, under which Baltimore seems to suffer rather more than some 

 other cities. The city is now embargoed from all directions, and it is 

 almost impossible to get in stocks, even in carload lots, which are supposed 

 to he moving without any restrictions. The buyers show a disposition to 

 pay remunerative prices for lumber that is actually wanted, but are not 

 eager to place orders for possible later requirements, being disposed to let 

 the future take care of itself. All stocks used in construction work are 

 Blow because building has been greatly narrowed and operations under 

 consideration some time ago are being postponed on account of the high 

 prices of materials and scarcity of labor. In this section the United States 

 Government is employing about all the mechanics, especially carpenters. 

 who can be obtained, at the highest wages ever recorded or even thought of, 

 and men cannot be found to take work for private contractors who are 

 not In a position to pay as much. The builders, therefore, are deterring 

 operations until the men now working for the government are released 

 and will take jobs on more reasonable terms. This has had the effect of 

 slowing down the movement of building grades, while the other divisions 

 are fairly active and the demand keeps up briskly enough to absorb the 

 output of the mills. Some of the higher grades were in limited request 

 for a time, but of late there has been a quickening in these grades, and the 

 whole list is now fairly brisk. Business would be larger if sellers were able 

 to make delivery. Expectations had been entertained that exports might 

 pick up before long, but such anticipations are not encouraged by members 

 of the trade in a position to know, and who indicate that the foreign 

 embargoes will probably continue indefinitely. 



=-< COLUMBUS >.= 



Much buying has been done by box and furniture concerns, and i>y mak- 

 ers of vehicles and implements. Buying by factories has beeu better 

 than in the retail trade, and prospects are good. Retail stocks are rather 

 good and buying on the part of dealers is only where stocks have to be 

 replenished, and as needed. Orders are mostly for immediate delivery 

 and mills are trying to rush them through. 



AU Three of U* Will Be BeneBted if 



The foUowring stock is in excellent 

 condition, ready for immediate shipment 



5/4 No. 2 Common & Better ASH 15.000' 



4 '4 No. 2 Common & Better B ASSWOOD 25.000' 



5/4 No. 2 Common & Better BEECH 150.000' 



5/4 No. 3 Common BEECH 340.000' 



3/4 No. 1 Common & Better BIRCH 55,000" 



4/4 No. 1 Common & Better BIRCH 58.000* 



4/4 No. 2 Common & Better BtBCH 29,000' 



4/4 No. 2 Common BIRCH 120,000' 



4/4 No. 3 Common BIRCH 12,000' 



8/4 No. 2 Common & Better BIRCH 16.000' 



8/4 No. 3 Common BIBCH 10.000' 



4/4 No. 1 Common & Better HARD MAPLE 50.000' 



6/4 No. 2 Common & Better HARD MAPLE 25,000' 



8/4 No. 2 Common & Better HARD MAPLE.. 150,000' 

 10/4 No. 2 Common & Better HARD MAPLE.. 15.000' 



4/4 No. 3 Common HARD MAPLE 40.000' 



5/4 No. 3 Common HARD MAPLE 250,000' 



8/4 No 3 Common HARD MAPLE ino.OOO' 



4/4 Nb 2 Common & Better SOFT ELM 68.000' 



4/4 No. 3 Common SOFT ELM 110.000' 



6 4 No. 2 Common & Better SOFT ELM 36.000' 



4, 4 No. 2 Common & Better SOFT MAPLE. . . 50.000' 



IDEAL ^~ ^---:?*'V 



HARDWOOD X^>si~ ^^iS^ ^' 



SAWMILL Ct^ll'^^!^ i 



Are putting In pile every month two and one-half 

 million feet of choicest Northern Mlcbiflan Hardwoods 



Stack Lumber Company 



" Masonville, Michigan 



Low Grade Lumber for 

 Boxing and Crating 



BASSWOOD 



151287 ft 1" No. 2 & 3 Common 



250000 ft l'/4" No. 2 & 3 Common 



150000 ft 2" No. 2 & 3 Common 



BIRCH 



235000 ft 1 " No. 3 Common 



185000 ft 5/4" No. 3 Common 



BUTTERNUT 



18000 ft 1" No. 2 & 3 Common 



SOFT ELM 



85000 ft I'/z" No. 3 Common 



HARD MAPLE 



186000 ft 1" No. 3 Common 



110000 ft 1%" No. 3 Common 



192000 ft 2" No. 3 Common 



Payson Smith Lumber Co. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



CHICAGO OFFICE 

 1665 Old Colony Bldg. J. C. Moffat, Rep. 



DETROIT OFFICE 

 Henry Clay Hotel P. M. Youngblood, Rep. 



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