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HARDWOOD RECORD 



N'ovcmber 25, 1017 



E. A. Mercadal Lumber Co. 



WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION 



953 National Life Bldg., CHICAGO 



Northern Hardwoods Southern Hardwoods 



3 cars 8/4 No. 1 Com. Sl 



Better Birch 

 2 cars 6 '4 No. 1 Com. & 



Better Birch 

 5 cars 1" No. 3 Maple 

 1 car 1" No. 2 Birch 

 1 car 6/4 No. 2 Com. Oak 

 1 car 4/4 No. 2 Com. Oak 



1 car 4/4 Fas Tupelo Gum 



1 car 4/4 No, 1 Common 



Tupelo Gum 



2 cars No. 2 Merchantable 



Hemlock 

 2 cars 1x4 Merchantable 



Hemlock Strips 

 1 car 1 " Fas Basswood 



Strips 



Jackson & Tindle 



ELM and BIRCH 



4/4 to 12/4 All Grades 



Well assorted stock 



4/4, 5/4, 6/4, & 8/4 No. 3 

 Hardwood 



Mills at PELLSTON, MICH. 

 MUNISING, MICH. 

 JACKSONBORO, ONT. 



Main Office 



BUFFALO, N. Y. 



Send your inquiries to 



SALES OFFICE: 303-304 Murray Building 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. 



CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



2624-34 CPLERAIN AVENUE 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak & Poplar especially 



Our location makM ^oulblt auick delivery ot anythlni In timber and bardwaad 



lumber 



The Tegge Lumber Col 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 . Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



Local lumbermen are speaking encouragingly of increased use of hard- 

 woods for purposes having to do with the war and as a whole there la 

 a surprisingly small amount ot pessimism in regard to the whole situa- 

 tion. It is freely and confldcutly predicted that next year's prices will 

 set a new mark, the arguments supporting such contention seeming to 

 have a sound basis. 



=< BUFFALO > 



A better demand for hardwoods Is being enjoyed at the local Jards, 

 but It Is conflued largely to a limited list ot woods which are wanted by 

 nianufacturers whose activities are Increasing because ot the war. Here 

 and there are concerns which are rushed with business and increasing 

 tlieir output of materials needed for army or navy, but there is less 

 activity than usual in llii' building and furniture lines, with the proba- 

 bility that they will continue to operate below normal for some time. 

 Furniture manufacturers are uneasy over the possibility that soon they 

 will have to curtail their operations, it they do not have to shut down 

 entirely. The building line is unable to get the material to erect large 

 steel structures, such as usually require hardwood interiors. 



The tendency to cut down building is shown to a large extent in the 

 flooring trade. The demand for maple flooring for use in factories is said 

 to be on a fair scale, but a tailing off In the oak flooring trade has 

 occurred and prices arc said to be easier. 



Shortage of cars at the southern mills is holding back shipments of 

 oak, poplar, cypress and other woods tor this market, so that it is difficult 

 for the wholesale yards to carry complete assortments, though they are 

 getting in lumber right along and stocks here will compare very favorably 

 with those elsewhere. The northern hardwoods, especially birch and maple, 

 are in fairly good demand. 



=■< PITTSBURGH >= 



Hardwood men are getting a better price for their stock in general 

 than wholesalers in pine and hemlock. On most lines of hardwood the 

 tendency ot prices is strongly upward. Oak in particular is paying mighty 

 well, and there is no question but that oak stocks are uniformly scarce. 

 Tri-state mills are not accumulating any hardwood to speak ot and with 

 the difficulty they find in getting labor and the tearful shortage of cars 

 they are having their own trouble to get out enough special stock for the 

 customers. Manufacturing trade is fair but not what it should be. Yard 

 trade is very quiet and little is expected from this source until after the 

 inventory season is completed. 



-< BOSTON >•- 



One of the principal features of the hardwood market is the sustained 

 advances in the value of plain oak. the increase being relatively greater 

 iu high grades than in the common. The problem of finding a wood of 

 suitable qualifications for airplanes has developed a potential value In 

 several domestic and foreign woods, among the latter, West Indian mara- 

 billo is represented as combining many of the required features. Trade 

 has continued fairly steady within the many limitations now prevailing, 

 but it is felt generally among the dealers that transportation and other 

 unfavorable elements w^ill grow more serious in the near future, especially 

 for New England trade to industrial and building customers. 



=-< BALTIMORE >= 



The hardwood situation appears to be rather mixed. Some members 

 of the trade report that they have plenty of orders, while others state 

 that the volume of business has narrowed considerably, and they are 

 taking on only such stocks as are necessary to complete assortments. 

 Both classes, however, are unanimous in the declaration that the rail- 

 road end of the business leaves much to be desired. Various important 

 sections are embargoed to an extent that makes it almost impossible to 

 get stocks Into the territory. Those members who report business fair, 

 however, say that in certain directions the inquiry is decidedly gratify- 

 ing. Concerns turning out articles classed as luxuries are quite busy. 

 I'ianos, for instance, and graphophones are stated to be having a big 

 sale, and the factories engaged in their production are running full time. 

 There is also a good demand tor furniture and other household articles. 

 The reason for this activity is sought in the high wages paid by muni- 

 tion plants and others that have been stimulated by the war. Sim- 

 ilarly, Canada is reported to be a larger buyer of hardwoods than before, 

 the Dominion evidently having adjusted itself to war conditions and 

 again developed wants that were held in abeyance for a time. Business 

 continues to come in with sufficient freedom to keep the mills going, btit 

 the sellers never have many orders for future delivery. The range of 

 lirices appears to be well maintained on all the woods in general use. 

 Low grades of poplar are decidedly active, large quantities ot such stocks 

 going into the manufacture of boxes, tor which there is a big demand. 

 Even the high grades have been quickened, and the returns are very 

 satisfactory. The rest of the list is firm, dealers who happen to be in a 

 position to make dclivt-i-y luiving no trouble to get attractive prices. 



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