October 25, 1917 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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heavy at present, fnr till IttUeve the time will mine li.efore npxrsiU'IUi! Wlieu 

 edstern eonsniners wUI have to depend upuii nearby stocks. The periods 

 of hrisk selMut: and replenishing of stocks seldom come together, si> tlie 

 present conilltlon is a nonniil one. 



The market is generally called rather quiet, with war Industries lead- 

 ing in demand. This Held Is a broad one. fmni aeroplanes and automobiles 

 to many minor products, and the volume of business nuikes up a good total. 

 In regular lines, h^iwever, not much Is doing. The furniture factories re- 

 port business (inlet, and scarcely anything Is being done in the building 

 trade. The leading woods are oak. ash, maple and cypress. Thick stocks 

 lire commanding good prices, but In some grailes of ibe b-adlnir wontls prices 

 ire not up to the level of a short time ago. 



.^ PITTSBURGH y 



itartlwood men ;in' ( oiniti^ up inio mil lr;nif with a vt-rx fair propm- 

 tion of orders considering the genenil inquiry and the very apparent 

 lack of business in hemlock and the pines. The general tendency among 

 purchasing agents Ls to buy for current needs only ; consequently few 

 <tmtracts arc being made for H»is. <;iass companies constitute an ex- 

 teptlon to this rule for they are buying pretty freely for next year's sup- 

 jdy. In general prices are firm. Oak is very strong — the demand is keen 

 md steady and the supply short. Other hardwoods are having a good 

 -legTfM^ of prosperity, especially furniture woods, which are in excellent 

 <b'niand. Mining materials are beginning to come up again after some- 

 what of a lull following the government's fixing the price of $2.00 per 

 Ion for coal at the pit mouth. 



=-< BOSTON >-- 



The hardwood trade of this territory is practically devoid of important 

 features. The causes of its dull condition continue unchanged, and. apart 

 from prospective heavy consumption in limlteif lines, the general situation 

 has not developed any basis for the anticipation of heavier trade. The 

 demand is light, but the elements supporting values fully offset any falling 

 off in prices which the weak market call might naturally cause. The de- 

 livering of lumber from the South and West presents quite as many ditti- 

 eulties as it has at any time past and the dealers expect the coming season 

 that there will be further restrictions on stock from those districts into 

 New England. 



=-< BALTIMORE y 



The hardwood situation has not improved greatly during the last two 

 weeks. Diiliculties of transportation, of inadequate ear supply and of 

 prompt movement of cars when they have been loaded are apparently as 

 great as ever, and the easing off in certain directions, especially among the 

 establishments that turn out trim and other materials used by the builders, 

 is as pronounced as ever. In a general way it cannot be said that any 

 material weakening in the market has taken place, anil it is also entirely 

 within the bounds of truth to say that the inquiry for hardwoods keeps up 

 quite well. But the handlers of such woods are always too close to the 

 edge, to feel comfortable over their position, and they have also found it 

 desirable to reach out in new directions so that there would be no pro- 

 nounced narrowing in the volume of their activities. In other words, the 

 hardwood men have deemed it expedient to effect various readjustments. 

 some of their old lines being at present greatly restricted or entirely 

 closed. That they have succeeded in adapting themselves to circumstances 

 is also true, and the aggregate of the movement is perhaps as large as it 

 was before. At the same time, there is a sense of uncertainty over the 

 trade which is not pleasant, and here and there this uncertainty has 

 prompted concessions. The lower grades are being called for with gratify- 

 ing freedom, and there are no extensive accumulations to trouble the pro- 

 ducers. The absence of congestion, however, appears to be due more to the 

 scarcity of workers and the inability of the mills to approach their maxi- 

 mum capacity than to a brisk demand. For the reason stated the dan'feer 

 of congestion seems to be small. High-grade stocks are moving less freely. 

 but even here no real pressure is felt. All woods in general use are being 

 called for, with the war giving rise to special needs that count decidedly 

 In the total. There had been some expectation among the exporters that 

 space on ocean going vessels would be available in some measure shortly, 

 hut at present this is being discouraged. It is declared to be the policy 

 of the foreign countries with which the I'nited States is allied to hold down 

 their requirements in the way of lumber to the lowest possible proportions, 

 and at that only the cheaper woods are being called for. Wherever the " 

 soft woods will answer, they are taken, to the exclusion of the hardwoods. 



=-< COLUMBUS >• 



Strength is still the chief feature of the hardwood trade In this territory. 

 Kuying <»n the part of factories Is the liest feature, though some buying is 

 reported by retailers. Shipping Is slow. 



Factories making boxes and furniture are good customers and vehicle 

 and implement concerns are buying, as their lines are rather active. Sur- 

 plus stocks in the hands of factories are not large and most of the con- 

 cerns are buying as needed. Mill stocks are only fair. Railroad embargoes 

 have effectually stopped shipments to certain sections, and there is a 

 marked scarcity of certain stocks. I'ollect tons are generally good. 



The following stock is in excellent 

 condition, ready for immediate shipment 



.'.1 Nil. 

 it No. 



5/4 No. 

 !/« No. 

 3/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 

 8/4 No. 

 8/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 

 6/4 No. 

 8/4 No. 

 10/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 

 5/4 No. 

 8/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 

 6/4 No. 

 4/4 No. 



IDEAL 



■J Cnmmon .V HettcT A.Str IS.OO'j' 



•2 C'.nmi'.n & Bettfr IIA.^SWOOD 25,000' 



2 C. mm. in & UiflCcr DCKCIL 150,000' 



3 Cun.mon llEhXll 340,000' 



1 r.miiiijfi A lltucr IllRCII 55.000' 



1 C"iiim .11 tc llellrr Klltfll 58.000' 



2 C.imiu.n * Iltltcr UIIICH 29.000' 



2 O.iiiin.in 111 IICH 120.000' 



3 Cuuiiiiin UlUC'll 12.000 



2 Oiiuinuii & ItMUr BIRCH 16.000' 



3 C'oiiiiii,.n BIRCH 10,000 



1 Oimiiion & Iletirr HARD MAI'LK 50,000 



2 Cummuii i UrUcr IIAItH >U1'LK 25.000 



2 Cumrai.n & Ik-tlcr HARD lIArLK. 150.000" 



2 Common .V IlrlKr HARD MAI*!.!:. . 15.000' 



3 Common IIARl> MAI'LK 40,000' 



3 Common HARD MAl'LE 250.000' 



3 Common HARD MAJ'LK IHO.OOO' 



2 Common & Relttr SOtT ELM 68.000' 



3 Common SOtT ELM 110.000' 



2 Common i B«ler SOFT ELM 36.000' 



2 Common & Bett« SOtT UAPIjE,.. 50.000' 



HARDWOOD ^^^*w 



Are putting in pile every month two and one.half 

 million feet of choicett Northern Michloan Hardwoods 



Stack Lumber Company 



Masonville, Michigan 



Low Grade Lumber for 

 Boxing and Crating 



BASSWOOD 



151287 ft 1" No, 2 & 3 



250000 ft I'i" No. 2 & 3 



150000 ft 2" No. 2 & 3 



BIRCH 



235000 ft 1" No. 3 



185000 ft 5/4" No. 3 



BUTTERNUT 



18000 ft 1" No. 2 & 3 



SOFT ELM 



85000 ft I'/j" No. 3 



HARD MAPLE 



186000 ft 1" No. 3 



110000 ft 1*4" No. 3 



192000 ft 2" No. 3 



Common 

 Common 

 Common 



Common 

 Common 



Common 



Common 



Common 

 Common 

 Common 



Payson Smith Lumber Co. 



MLNNEAPOLIS, .MLNN. 



CHICAGO OFFICE 

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



DETROIT OFFICE 

 Henrv Clay Hotel P. M. Youngblood, Rep. 



AU Three of U» WiU Be Benefited if You Mention HARDWOOD RECORD 



