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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Octiibor 25, 11I17 



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 



Swain Roach Lumber Co. 



SEYMOUR, INDIANA 



We have the following dry stock ready for shipment: 



2 ears 13 4 Ists & 3ii<ls roplnr 



2 oars 12 4 No. 1 Com. & Better Kim 



3 lars 8 4 No. 1 Com. & Better Elm 

 2 cars 4 4 No. 1 Com. & Better Kim 

 1 ear « 4 No. 1 Com. & Better Bt-eeli 

 1 car 4 4 No. 1 Com. Ash 



1 oar 5 8 No. 1 Com. Ash 



2 cars 4/4 Ists & 3nds Qtd. White Oak 



1 car 4 4 No. 1 Com. Sr Better Qtil. Red Oak 



Two Band Mills Prompt Shipment 



The Time to 



Buy Timber 



is when prices are low and on the 



upward turn. 



Now! 

 When the end of the war is being 



discussed and all lumber commodity values 



are expected to increase — thai is 



Now! 

 When general conditions are such 



that it is evident to all that averages will 



never again, never, be as low as they are 



Now! 

 And, of course, the way to buy is 



through us, with the safeguards of our re- 

 sources, knowledge and 37 years' experience. 



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/NTg/fiNAr/ONAL r/MB^SlAA/D. 



FACTORS 



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cniCAOO 



1760 McCormick Bldg. 



.A/JTr YORK 

 SO East J,Zd St. 



SEATTLE 

 6 Henri/ BhI t. 



In retail elrcles, dealers are buying only In limited quauUties. Building 

 operations show more activity. Dwellings and apartments are being pro- 

 Ji'iti'il anil some faclory eonstriictlon Is going forward. The campaign to 

 luiy now is bearing (rulf. niid projects that were temporarily poHtponed are 

 iK-ing taken up again. 



I'lain and ipiarlcrcil uak is In good dciiiiiiicl. i'oplar is in good caii, espe- 

 cially tlic lower grades. Ash, basswood and chi'stnut are firm. Other 

 hardwoods are unchanged. 



=-< CLEVELAND >■= 



Itiisincss iu the hanhvood iudustry of Clcvelmul, »s in <tthpr hraiiches 

 III ihc lunilipr Inidc. has become ratlun* dull {Iiirinj; the last fortnight, 

 in'inuii'ily nn accoiiiit of the severely e'okl weather. Storks are pilinK up. 

 I'.iK Imildiii^.', linwever. keeps business In several lines nornial. althouj^'h the 

 principal ontlet. residence eonstruetion. eontinues about nil. These con- 

 ditions have not made for lower prices, althoujih a little weakness Is noted 

 here and there. Mills are as strong in their views as ever. Of late transit 

 cars have l)een rather cheap, but in the last few days even these are stifTen- 

 inff. There are not so many transits as formerly. pr(»l)al)l.v because of the 

 liif,' movement of troojis and munitions in this district. This also probably 

 accounts for the ^rowinj; scarcity of cars, as reported by millmen coming- 

 into Cleveland. Oak and maple lloorln;; are in lij:hter demand, hut as tlrm 

 as ever as to price. It is here where stocking up is noted. In low-grade 

 hardwoods then- is a distinct scarcity. 



■< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The hardwood deuiand ctuitimics to In- ;i soiini- of disappnintuifnt to the 

 Unlianapolis trade, although the present in<licatious are that the demand 

 is becoming slightly stronger. As a result of comparatively low stocks 

 prices are well maintained. The building trades are a silent factor and 

 the demand for interior trim is so sliglit as to he practically a negligible 

 quantity iu sales. 



The call from furniture manufacturers shows a little improvement as 

 the fall season progresses, but the trade as a whole continues rather opti- 

 mistit- over this condition, lu'lieving that late orders will help to make up 

 this Iftss iu business. Furniture manufacturers profess to see a better de- 

 mand for their products coming in the near future, and inquiries are now 

 more numerous. Many buying tendencies at the present time seem to 

 justify this belief. 



Veneer manufacturers are reporting a fair volnnn- uf orders. Veneer 

 industries in central Indiana have a large supply 'tf logs on hand, but are 

 still buying freely. 



r.ox-making materials are in excellent demand as a result of the press of 

 wiir business. Common sap gum is being used (|uite i-xtensively by box- 

 nuiking estabiishments. Many Imlianapolis industries, espc.-iatly the pack- 

 ing plants, have been buying boxes heavily iu lu-dcr to take care of their 

 I'xport business. 



Car shortage conditions are more acute than they have b*?en for the 

 last six months, and these conditions are becoming more serious gradually. 

 Southern shipments are slow in nrriving. 



--•< EVANSVILLE >- 



TiMilc with hardwood luuilici- nianul'acturers of ICvansvillc and south- 

 wistcru Indiana has been rather quiet, although a l'c>w nice orders are 

 coming in. They are now passing through the usual dull fall season 

 and are not looking for any material improvement for several weelts. 

 Tile uptown mills contlnui' tt) run on full time and one plant is being 

 operated on the day and night sclieduli'. . Only one of the river mills 

 lierc is now running. Collections are reporteil good. Crop conditions 

 jire not .so promising as they seemed a month ago as a goofi deal of corn 

 in this section was killed by the heavy frost two weeks ago. 



The deuumd for tln» better grades of hardwoods continues good and 

 prfccs are Ann with indications that they will grow stronger as the 

 winter jirogresses. The demand for quartered wliite oak is only fair, 

 while plain oak, liickory, elm, maple and ash have been strong for some 

 lime. Quartered sycamore is in good demand. Poiilar is in better call — 

 tliere seems to have been a revival in this wood and many nianufacturer.s 

 bore have been buying all the logs that they could obtain. Tlie demand 

 lor the better grades of walnut is strong, the government using this 

 iiialerial for blades tor aeroplanes. Cottonwood is in good demand, a 

 i;reat deal of It being used by bo.v factories. The furniture factories are 

 not so busy as the.v were several weeks ago although some of the plants 

 I'ontinue to operate on full time. Taken as a whole the outlook js 

 encouraging and manufacturers look for a nice voluim- of business during 

 the winti'r. liuilding operations are falling off some ami it is not expected 

 lliat much new construction work in Evansvllle will be started before 

 early next spring. Sash and door men report a nUe out-of-town business. 



=-< MEMPHIS >•- 



The demand for southern Inirdwi.mds is more aclive now than a fortnight 

 ago. There is still considerable irregularity about I he flow of orders but 

 there has been a decided increase in the nuinher of inquiries. These 

 have increased the firmness of holders wlio iiave likewise been strengthened 

 in their conviction that lumber is worth present prices by the discovery 

 that there are only mod^^rate stocks of gum and oak availatde. Informa- 



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