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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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=-< COLUMBUS y- 



The hanlwiioil traili' in iihici t<iritor.v coiitiuues firm In every regard. 



iiylug on the part of tlie factories is the best feature, although quite a 

 itw orilers from the retail trade are being booked. On the whole the 

 movement is slightly larger than was the case several weeks back and 

 prospects are bright. 



Factories making furniture and boxes are the best customers, though 

 some buying Is being done by Implement concerns. Buying on the part 

 of the factories Is largely from hand to mouth, as many of the concerns 

 are not stocking up to any extent. Ketall stocks arc fair, although some 

 <irdcrs to replenish broken stocks have been received. A large majority 

 of retail orders are for immeiliate shipment. 



The car shortage and railroad congestion are causing much trouble in 

 shipping circles. Embargoes 011 many roads, especially in the South, 

 have effectually held up shipments from many of the hardwood centers. 

 Ijick of motive power is given as another cause for this sts^te of affairs. 

 Collections are generally good, as money remains easy. 



I'rlces are firm along the line and every change has been toward higher 



vels. This is especially true of poplar, where much strength is devel- 

 oped in the lower grades. Quartered oak is strong and a considerable 

 volume of business is reported. Plain oak stocks are in good demand at 

 unchanged quotations. Other hardwoods are unchanged. 



< CLEVELAND >•- 



All descriptions of hardwoods are much higher and with no indica- 

 tions of immediate replenishment : predictions are for a still stronger 

 market in all lines. Unusually warm weather, following the coldest 

 October on record, has stimulated building, especially the small house 

 construction, which is taking a lot of all descriptions of the lower grades 

 for interior finishing. From information received here by the trans- 

 portation department of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce from Wash- 

 ington, the belief is that a ear shortage such as has had no equal so far 

 will develop before the end of the year, and as lack of transportation is 

 the prime factor in keeping down receipts here, no relief from the high 

 market is looked for. Principal demand at present is for oak and maple 

 flooring, and there is not much being offered even at the higher figures. 

 Several firms here are urging producers to increase their shipments before 

 the predicted car shortage develops, but advices from the coast show that 

 few products from that district will be available, as only 70,000.000 feet 

 of logs have gone through the mills this fall, ag.iinst last year's showing 

 of more than 300,000,000 feet. 



-< INDIANAPOLIS >=== 



The hardwood market is described as erratic with consumption cur- 

 tailed along the customarj* lines and considerable activity in depart- 

 ments affected by the filling of war orders. The demand from the fur- 

 niture trade and other consuming plants is not so heavy as it was a 

 year ago. On the other hand many new chfinnels of trade are springing 

 into existence. 



Considerable disagreement exists among the hardwood manufacturers 

 relative to the volume of business being done with the furniture in- 

 dnstries. Some dealers report a fairly active demand while others say 

 It Is slow. The trade believes that the business of furniture industries 

 Is heavier than might be expected from the prevailing sales and that 

 the furniture factories ara trying to use up old stocks before becoming 

 active buyers. 



It becomes more apparent continually that war orders in central 

 Indiana are proving an important factor in the hardwood demand. 

 Ilany companies which heretofore have been only small consumers are 

 huying heavily. 



Building operations are almost a negligible quantity. Oak flooring 

 manufacturers are reporting a <lull business, and the sash and door trade 

 Is inactive. The box factory demand is unusually heavy and gives every 

 promise of improving. Oak. elm. ami hickory are in the best demand. 



Car shortage conditions gradually become more acute but the mills 

 report a fair supply of logs on hand. The weather still Is favorable for 

 logging, and timber buyers are active. A serious labor shortage threatens 

 operation in many plants while the coal shortage also provides a serious 

 problem. 



=-< MEMPHIS >•-- 



The following stock is in excellent 

 condition, ready for immediate shipment 



5/t No. 2 Common Sc Better ASH 19,000' 



4'« No. 2 ComraoD & Bftttr BAS8W00D 25.000' 



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



5/4 No. 3 Common BEECH 340.000' 



3/4 No. 1 Common & Belter BIHCH 55.000' 



4/4 No. 1 Common & BeUer BIBCH 58,00)' 



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



4/4 No. 2 Common BIBCH 120.000' 



4/4 No. 3 Common BIRCH 12.000* 



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



8, 4 No. 3 Common BIRCH 10.000' 



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



6/4 No. 2 Common & Better HARD MAPLE 23,000' 



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



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



4/4 No. 3 Common HARD MAl'LE 40.000' 



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



8/4 No. 3 Common HARD MAPLE 100.000' 



4/4 No. 2 Common & Better SOFT ELM 68.000' 



4/4 No. 3 Common SOFT ELM 110.000' 



6/4 No. 2 Common i Better SOFT ELM 36.000' 



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



IDEAL M^- >v 



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There is considerable irrc^gularity to the hardwood market, irregularity 

 as to the flow of orders and irregularity as to shipments. "We get a good 

 bunch of onlers for a few days and then nothing for some time" Is the way 

 one prominent Arm sizes up the situation. Inquiries are coming forward 

 at a pretty good rate anS private consumers are in the market for con- 

 •Iderablc quantities of stock. This is admitted on all sides. But there 

 is increasing dlfllculty in filling such orders l)ecause cars are very hard to 

 secure for the handling of lumber to private industries not identified, either 

 directly or Indirectly, with the winning of the war. Lumber interests 

 here are fully alive to this fact and for this reason they are devoting in- 

 creasing attention to government orders, the cars for which are furnished 

 as needed. Some are beginning to cut only such lumber and timbers as 

 will meet the requirements of the government, while all are paying far 

 more heed to government needs and government specifications than at any 

 previous time since the war began. The enlargement of the Southern 



Are putting In pile every month two and one-half 

 million feet of choicest Northern Mlcbigan 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 V/z" No. 3 Common 



HARD MAPLE 



186000 ft 1" No. 3 Common 



110000 ft VA" 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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