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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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in<UriHily. In the luctinttme prkes are firmly maiutuined. Stocks are 

 already below uorinal and further luroads are heinp made, especially in 

 view of the faet that production Is on such a limited scale. Costs arc 

 mounting;, too. and lumber manufacturers are scrutluizingr both their 

 stock lists and their quotations very carefully because they realize thtit 

 there Is nothing' to be gained by sellintr present holdings at a price that 

 will not allow a fair margin for replacing. 



I.ow-grtide Cottonwood and gum are the most active features of the 

 entire lianlwood list at the moment. Box manufacturers are doing an 

 unprecedented business and are absorbing offerings in these materials 

 as fast they they come on the market. They are having difficulty in 

 securing their requirements even after taking all tbey can find. >rean 

 time, prices are steadily advancing. High-grade gum is comparatively 

 qulft. though sap is rather more active than red. C(tttonwood, in tlie 

 higher grades, is in good call. There is a fair movement of Quartered 

 white oak in tlie higher grades while high-class veneers are moving in 

 consIderalOe volume. Plain oak is a got»d seller, with the demand lean 

 Ing to stock thicker than 4/4". .Ash is selling well and there is a strong 

 demand fi'r hickory. I'ypress Is also reported In very satisfactory 

 request. 



< NASHVILLE >- 



■ .'•viTunient n'qnirrnn'nts fur luini>fr arc the most Important featnrr 

 tile hardwood tradi'. and eliminating this feature the hardwood marki-r 

 w.tiild bi' comparatively quiet. The demand is largely for specialties. 

 and somi' of the mills are not able to meet many of them. Oaks, hickory 

 entl ash are strong, and in brisk dt>mand. There is also demand for all 

 of the walnut available for the manufacture of gunstocks. Poplar and 

 chestnut are in fair demand. The labor situation continues a serious 

 proposition, and there is little improvement in general transportation con 

 ditions. due to shortage of cars nnd enib:irgoes. Government orders nro 

 given riirbr nf way. The g.-nf-nU tnne df prices is firm. 



=■< LOUISVILLE >- 



To complicate the already serio\is traffic situation Louisville has t'xperi- 

 t'd th«* worst run of December weather ever known. Seventeen inches 

 -now about December 10 and a temp**rature of seven below zero demor- 

 iiiized transportation, caused inmh yard congestion, and put the already 

 over1)urdened railroads on the hummer. Tn aildition river traffic has been 

 entirely suspended. However, weather conditions are improving, and 

 forecasts are favorable. Normal transportation is entirely nut of the 

 qut^tion now. and leading shippers hardly expect any improvement before 

 February 1 at the earliest. Commercial deliveries at a standstill, and 

 about the only business that is l>eing moved consists of direct or indirect 

 government orders. This demand is large enough to practically make ni» 

 for the loss in commercial business, winch is waiting on cars and mi 

 lifting of the various embargoes into the North and East. It is said that 

 with resumption of nornukl traffic the movement of hardwoods will be 

 the heaviest ever experienced as the large consumers have been getting: 

 Very little material for the past two or three months, and that inquiries 

 sliow that they are ready to buy whenever the mills can make deliveries. 

 ■ ks in Louisville are low. as heavy shipments have been made from 

 i stocks, while shipments from the South have been too light to increase 

 i'.il stocks. Mills in many sections of the state and South have been 

 I reod to suspend on account of labor, weather and the traffic situation, 

 and production is said to be light just now. I^gstocks are low at most 

 of the mills, and walnut logs are very scarce. Prices are strong and 

 showing advancement and all hardwoods are in demand for immediate 

 delivery. 



=■< MILWAUKEE >■. 



Tlic \\intfi-"s lo;.' cut ill nnrdii-ni ^Vis^■o!l^;i!l :iii(l uiiptT Miflii<;an 0:111 



' riNich the voliinic of tlie input nf last season, in the opinion of well 



rnieil locgers. principally hcc-ause the supply of labor available for work 



;: the woods Is far below that of a year ago. It is stated that while the 



■ ir situation is aeute. the effect of this factor Is far less important than 



the liiiior situation. There is perhaps only one district which exiiects 



t.i sliow an increase tn tlie cut, antl that is Forest County, Wis,, where 



'■'■ supply of men is relatively larger than elsewhere in the northern 



'>er country. 



\ctivity at the northern mills is constantly broadening, aud whil. 



numerous mills already have put on night shifts, many more will do so 



Immediately after .Tanuary 1, The summer and fall sawing season was 



of the most active In years and the demand for lumber of all kinds 



nntlnulng along such large lines that It has been found necessary to 



increase the production wherever possible. It is noteworthy that man.x 



mills which have just resumed operations after the iinniial shut-down 



<■•■'■ repairs and overhauling, plan not only to put on night shifts nl 



■■, but to keep day and night shifts busy from now until the end of 



' season In December, 1018, 



The tone of the hardwood market continues firm and the tendency Is 

 III. ward. Here and there slight easiness is noted, but In the main present 

 lists are being adhered to strictly and probably will experience an upward 

 revision during the early months of the new year. This is said to be true 

 of all lumber. Costs of production have risen enormously and with .1 

 demand that grows more active from week to week, it Is hardly to 1" 

 expected that prices will soften for a lonir time fn cfimc. 



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 Lbr. Co. 



SEYMOUR. IND. 

 — We Manufacture 



Elm Ash 



Maple Walnut 



Gum Cherry 



Sycamore Chestnut, Etc. 



White Oak 

 Red Oak 

 Poplar 

 Hickory 



We hai^e ]or sale 1 car 10/J," No. 1 Common £ Better Soft Maple ; 

 S cars 6/1," No. 1 Common & Better Beech; 1 car J,/ J," Clear Sap 

 Poplar, 5-16" wide; V' car J,/!, Panel Poplar, 18" d up wide; 

 2 cars 1,/1, FAS Sap Oum ; 1 car 5/1, FAS Plain lied Oak; 1 car 

 Wi A'o. i Common d Better Red Oak. 



At Two Band Mills 



STRAIGHT or MIXED CARLOADS 



PROMPT SHIPMENT 



Laymen Can and Do 

 Safely Buy Timberland 



Through 



James D. Lacey & Co. 



Our record of rcliahility is .vo sound and 

 the accuracy of LACEY REPORTS 



on standing timber so Jtr// understood that 

 laymen n'ho do not knoii.' a Rcdz\.'ood from a 

 Hemlock have repeatedly invested large sums 

 of money in timberland solely on our recom- 

 mendation. 



Not one of these inz'cstors zcho have followed 

 our advice has had cause to regret it. 



The reason is that ice kium: whereof we speak 

 or we speak not. 



cniCAOO 



17,'iO McCormick Bldu- 



NEW YORK 



:;0 Fa.1t 42iid Street 



SEATTLE 

 02G nenru Bldg. 



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