Janmiry 10. 1U18 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Nearby Demands for Furniture Woods 



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The whole United States draws furniture supplies from its 

 Memphis region; but, naturally, the largest purchasers are the 

 factories in neighboring states. Freight rates must always play 

 an important part in lumber distribution and have much to do 

 with determining markets. The three states occupying the Ohio 

 valley — Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois — produce nearly one-third 

 of the furniture of the United States. If Kentucky is included, 

 the output is nearer one-third, as the following figures show, the 

 data being board feet per annum used by furniture makers: 



Illinois 128,860,000 feet 



Indiana 116,110,000 " 



Ohio 46,560,000 " 



Kentucky 19,716,000 " 



31 1,246,000 feet 



The total for the whole country is 944,677,000 feet. 



Other markets which drav/ part or all of their furniture lumber 

 from the Memphis district are Missouri, 28,163,000 feet; Arkan- 

 sas, 22,917,000; Iowa, 7,352,000; Alabama, 6,985,000; Mis- 

 sissippi, 1 0,2 78,000; Louisiana, 8,385,000. Tennessee is a large 

 customer. 



There are no means of determining how much furniture lumber 

 and veneer is shipped from the Memphis district to distant states, 

 but the quantity would make a large sum if all the figures could be 

 collected. It is known that lumber goes from Memphis to fur- 

 niture factories in California, New England, Pennsylvania, and 

 New York. It is found wherever high class lumber is wanted 

 and where freight rates permit it to meet competition. It is fre- 

 quently able to pay higher rates than are paid by its competitors, 

 and still successfully meet competition because of its superior 

 qualities. 



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