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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Hardwood logs on the way from Iho 

 woods to the mill 



How About that Hurry 

 Order for Birch 



Service is a serious consideration these days. You will 

 save time by writing right where we have it on sticks — 

 nice, dry, cleanly manufactured, band sawn stock. 



CAN SHIP THIS IMMEDIATELY 



4/4 No. 1 Common & Better Unsdf.n,.! nircll 905.505 ft. 



4/4 No. 1 Common & Better Red Birch 93,895 ft. 



6/4 No. 1 Common & Better L'nselected Birch 13,200 ft. 



8/4 No. 1 Common & Better Lnselcctcd Birch 18.192 ft. 



12/4 No. 2 Common & Better Unselected Birch 11.870 ft. 



4/4 No. 2 Common Birch 028.241 ft. 



4/4 No. 3 Common Birch ."iOO.Tig ft. 



0/4 No. 3 Common Birch 110.920 ft. 



The above list represents our stock of 

 dry Birch on hand as of April 1st, 1910 



RIB LAKE LUMBER COMPANY 



RIB LAKE WISCONSIN 



Rotary Gut Veneers 



in Gum 

 in Oak 

 in Ash 



Flat Drawer Bottoms 



Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber 



All kinds 

 All grades 

 All thickness 



Made by ourselves 

 In our orvn mills 



Stimson Veneer & Lumber Go. 



Memphis box 1015 Tennessee 



iinili-rnlood to t>i i.'<'ii>'rnlly tcmporniy niid ri'iiiei]lnl>U> ; while nt th<- sniiic 

 llnic the chli'f ell MK'iil of ilciireKsloii, the Kuroiienii unr, Ik fiitlrely UD- 

 pn ri'dciitril, lUKtllylii).' tho iiioKt u.iiiHunl steps to preiiervc ii» fiir im 

 IiiishIIiIv thi' oven Itiiur nf hiiHlDi'iiii. The threatened Htrlkc of cnriienterii 

 fur u (Ivcdiiy week at nlMy oentit per hour In place of six iliiyH iit (Ifty- 

 llvo vents hiiH ciiiiscd much iiiieiiiilucss a» to the for reachInK ri'Hiiltii of 

 cessation of IiuIIiIiiik and allied ludiiKtrles, but there are hiipeful Nlun* 

 lliat the unlnnn tli<-ri)s,-lveN will rect>;;nl7.e that this Ik nut an oppurluue 



time for sllell a'tloll linu II. us ;i\ert llll milled Imnlell on llie llllldter 



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=-< BALTIMORE >•- 



While i)(i Itnpnrtniit eliaiiKes are to Ih- reporled In the hardwood I)UhI- 

 nes8, steady pruiircss toward belter conditions is belnK made, and sonic 

 of the members of the trade here even report that April ran ahead of 

 any other mouth In their experience for volume of business. This, of 

 course, is not a Kenvral condition, but that It exists at all is none the 

 less gratifying and shows that the recovery must have made consld- 

 einble headway. Ituyer.s are still holding back, to be sure, but their 

 necessities also serve to force them Into the market metre frequently, 

 and the requirements are e.vpanding nearly all along the line. Some 

 divisions of the trade show little or no Improvement, while others And 

 that they must take larger provision to take care of their wants. Thus 

 ic is that the furniture munufncturcr.s continue to hold down on the 

 placing of orders, the calls for their product having hardly been up 

 to expectations and no immediate urgency being In prospect now that 

 the summer is at hand. The furniture trade is likely to remain indif- 

 ferent until the fall. The railroads, however, and some of the other 

 large buyers are in the market to a far greater extent, and good progress 

 Is being made in the distribution. 



Nearly all of the woods In general use ore called for, with gum attract- 

 ing attention to a gratifying extent and with chestnut in the main more 

 active. Pojilar, too. is receiving more notice than it did for a time, 

 and the distribution has attained proportions siitBclcntly large to take 

 up so^le of the accumulations. Tlie larger requirements in the w.iy of 

 poplar arc partly duo to heavier foreign shipments. While the difDculties 

 of making shipmeut are not at all lessened, the reduction in tlie holdings 

 which has taken place abroad has served to secure for poplar a measure 

 '!■' preference, so to speak, and a considerable gain in business has been 

 I he result. This also applies to o.ik, the foreign movement of which 

 wood is running aliead of the corresponding months of last year. No 

 such development would iiave been possible except tor the urgency of 

 the demand, since freight rates remain very firm at the advanced Ogurcs 

 and the facilities for making shipn\ent are restricted. 



One thing in favor of lumber just now is a let-down in the offerings 

 of other freight, which makes the steamship lines more responsive lo the 

 wislies of tl'.e lumber exporters. Taken altogether, the hardwood trade 

 is on the upward trend, with returns, it not actually higher, more certain, 

 and with the deniaml aiipreelably more j>ctive and tlie outlook decidedly 

 promising. 



=-< COLUMBUS >•- 



The hardwood market in Columbus and central Ohio has been a little 

 more active during the past fortnight. The volume of business is larger 

 and the tone of the trade is a little better. Future prospects also appear 

 a little brighter. On the whole the market is not as bad as might be 

 expected when the business depression is considered. 



One of the best features is the rather active building operations which 

 prevail in most Oliio cities and towns. This means a better demand 

 on the part of retailers as their stocks are not large and any good amount 

 of selling will bring them into the market. Building is not only active 

 in the larger cities and towns but also in the smaller places and rural 

 sections of the state. 



Dealers' stocks are not very large as they are loath to accumulate 

 supplies under present conditions. The best customer for hardwoods 

 at present is the retail trade. Some of the factories, especially those 

 making furniture and vehicles, are also buying in limited quantities. 

 Shipments are coming out promptly all along the line and no trouble 

 is experienced over car shortage. Stocks in the hands of mill owners 

 are not very large. 



Wholesalers report that business has showed a marked improvement 

 in the past few weeks. This Is especially true of northern and eastern 

 Ohio, where trade is probably the best. Kecords for May are about equal 

 to tliosc of May of last year. Collections are still bad all along the line. 



Oak, both plain and quarter-sawed, is in fair demand and prices arc 

 firm at former levels. There is also a good demand for chestnut stocks. 

 I'oplar Is moving fairly well but prices are somewhat irregular. .\sh 

 is rather slow. Basswood is in good demand and other hardwoods are 

 unchanged. 



=-< CINCINNATI >.- 



The Cincinnati liardwood market reHects in no slight degree the inter- 

 national situation as is exemplified in the money market, and from which 

 source all lines appear to take their cue, there is a rather pronounced 

 inclination to await the outcome of statesmen's negotiations, before any 

 lieavy business is transacted. 'Where there hardly ever has been a more 

 optimistic view taken of the situation than is now apparent in the Queen 

 lity, loolied upon in many quarters as one of the leading hardwood 



