April 10, 191S 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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item on the list. Is the principal material affected. Although do actual 

 change in price on this material has been effected as yet, it is predicted 

 Id leading circles that advances must follow shortly. This will l)e due to 

 the higher cost of the material to the dealers, and the lucreased (llllicultles 

 of getting it Into this market. Contrary to the general rule, the move- 

 ment of oak flooring into consuming channels this week Is very small, and 

 unless hulMlng operations speed up a little there is nothing to indicate 

 phenomenal improvement in the demand. Maple flooring is fairly active, 

 but also fairly plentiful, and stationary as far as price is concerned. Other 

 bardwoods are only moderately active, in fact below normal for this time 

 of year. Cedar has picked up a little, especially for posts, and there is 

 better outlet than would have lieen e.xpected a fortnight ago. The big 

 produe'tlon of automobile trucks in this section is affording a big demand 

 for ash for the truck bodies, and this material has firmed up a little under 

 this iulluence. Improvement in transportation conditions, as indicated 

 by an occasional lifting of embargoes for a day or so, is e.xpected to work 

 to the advantage of this market. 



■< INDIANAPOLIS >- 



The hardwood demand continues to become more active, many of the 

 Indiana manufacturers describing the demand as the heaviest in the his- 

 tory of the trade. Manufacturers are stretching every resource to supply 

 their orders with as much speed as possible but embargoes and car short- 

 ages continue to be a source of great embarrassment. 



Practically all of the plants in central Indiana are being operated to 

 capacity, and timber buyers are unusually active in their attempts to 

 keep the mills supplied with logs. Weather conditions have been favor- 

 able this spring to the early operation of plants, the weather during 

 March being particularly favorable. Indiana roads arc in excellent con- 

 dition, permitting the hauling of logs in some counties much earlier than 

 usual. 



More cars are available than there have been since early in the winter 

 but the transportation situation as yet has not been relieved. Since the 

 shipment of coal l)ccame lighter more cars have been available, and as 

 grain shipments are exceedingly light at this time, many box cars have 

 been turned over for the use of the lumber interests. 



The trade generally is complaining -of a labor shortage, and a similar 

 complaint is being made by some of the large consuming plants, especially 

 the furniture industries. The furniture factories in central Indiana are 

 busy, and in most cases where they have not enough orders for their 

 products to keep their plants in capacity operation, the manufacturers 

 are able to get government contracts to keep their plants employed. 



Many of the consuming industries do not seem to have expected the 

 heavy demand for hardwoods early enough to pe»mit them to lay in sur- 

 plus supplies of material, and such manufacturers now are making urgent 

 calls on the market. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >= 



Trade with tile hardwood lunilier manufacturers of Evansville and 

 southern Indiana has been rather good during tlie past ten days or two 

 weeks and in the opinion of manufacturers business is going to remain 

 fairly active all summer and fall, although they are looking for nothing 

 like a boom in trade. The Columbia street mill of Malcy and Wertz in 

 this city has been operating on a schedule of thirteen hours a day. 

 I'rai-tieaily all the up-town mills here are runidng now, while the river 

 ndlls remain closed down, and it is not known when they will start run- 

 ning again. Manufacture rs report that logs are more plentiful but the 

 prices are high, in fact about the highest on record. In many sections 

 of the South the men who generally get out logs, arc now beginning to 

 plant their crops and it is expected it will be some time before they will 

 return to logging again. One large hardwood concern in this city re- 

 ports that it has a good supply of logs on hand now and this with the 

 logs that it expects to get from several timbered tracts in southern 

 Indiana, will last it probably for a year. Some of the other manufac- 

 turers, however, are not so fortunate. Lumber prices are holding firm 

 with a tendency to advance even more. Collections are good. General 

 trade conditions in this section arc better than they were a month ago. 

 .Manufacturers say there Is a real labor shortage and this problem is ex- 

 pected to become rather acute before the end of the summer. Farmers 

 arc also fearful that they will not be able to get enough help to cultivate 

 their crops this summer. Many of the manufacturing plants In this sec- 

 tion are in need of men and some arc running on short forces. The de- 

 mand for the best grades of hardwood lumber remains good. The demainl 

 for all woods needed by the federal government In the nuinufacture of 

 war materials Is especially good. Inquiries are good and it is pointed out 

 that in almost every instance lately intiulries have led to orders. Veneer 

 manufacturers report a good trade. Building operations have not im- 

 proved much during the past few weeks. Sash and door men and planing 

 mill men say that trade Is only fair. 



=■< MEMPHIS >• 



Demand for hardwood lunilM.r is quite active, according to reports 

 made by prominent manufacturers and distributers here. Orders are 

 apparently very easy to obtain. They are, however, quite dlHlcult to (ill 

 because of conditions surrounding both production and distribution of 



luml>er. The call Is particularly insistent for the lower grades of cotton 

 wood and gum whlcli are in rather limited supply and which are wanted 

 by box interests in practically unlimited quantities at the highest price 

 ever paid therefor. There Is a notal>ly good call, too, for thick oak, C/4 

 and better, and members of the trade are diverting most of their ma- 

 chinery to the production of this class of stock because of the prospect 

 that there will be an unusual demand therefor when the vehicle interests 

 really enter the market in a large way for the stock necessary for manu- 

 facturing the army escort wagons for which they have secured contracts 

 from tlio government. There is comparatively little Inch plain oak and 

 what is offering is being taken at a fairly satisfaotory rate. Quartered 

 white oak in the higher grailes is wanted for various purposes, includ- 

 ing tile manufacture of airplane propellors. There is also a good demand 

 for yellow poplar, quarter-sawn, for the same purpose. The movement 



CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



2624-34 COLERAIN AVENUE 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak & Poplar especially 



Our location makes possible quick doHvery of anything In timber and hardwood 



lumber 



WE MANUFACTURE bandsawed, plain and quarter Mwed 



WHITE AND RED OAK AND YELLOW POPLAR 



We make a specialty of Oak and Hickory Imple- 

 ment, Wagon and Vehicle Stock in the rough. 

 Y our Inqulrle* solicit* d 



ARUNGTON LUMBER CO., Arlington, Kentucky 



Governm ent and Commercial Lumber 



r^pHI^ has been kept moving by us because 

 ^ •"''"'"' V we know how. More will move 



LUMBER CO 



CUD 



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soon. Can we help YOU ? 

 Hardwoods — Cypress — All the Pines 



FOR SALE 



HUNTSVILLE LUMBER COMPANY 



S. S. FLETCHER. Trustee, DECATUR. ALA. 

 All inHchinrry and rriolpnipnt, hflta, piille.rR, etc.: 1 ft. Clark Band 

 Mill: 5 lS(tilers: enicineH, dry kllnH; bIho hardwood nonrLiiK plant. 

 Will Hfll an a whole iir Heimrately. Kor full list of niaohinery and 

 prlicN, a|>ply 8. S. Fletcher, Trustee, Uecatur, Ala. 



BLISS-COOK OAK CO. 



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 dresaed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



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