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HARDWOOD RECORD 



JUD« lU. lUl.'i 



FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



Maavfacturara Band 



SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 



NASHVILLE. TENN. 



DUCAN LUMBER CO. 



Hardwood Lumber 



TENNESSEE 



Manufacturers 

 and Shippers 



MEMPHIS 



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The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 



Boston, Mast. 



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Mansfield, Ohio. 



The Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



The Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company, 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



The Central Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Company. 



Van Wert, Ohio 



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When you feel the need of informa- 

 tion regarding timber on which you 

 can rely with absolute certainty, 

 write us. 



We have in our files data relating to 

 the timber resources of the western 

 hemisphere, particularly North 

 America. 



Our organization and exceptional fa- 

 cilities equip us to serve you, to your 

 profit, in matters of small as well as 

 affairs of great moment. 



James D. Lacey & Co. 



Timberland Factors 



CHICAGO, ILL 1750 McCormick Building 



PORTLAND, ORE. . . .1313 Northwestern Bank Bldg. 

 SEATTLE. WASH 1009 White Building 



nil c'vvut that Is bcloK looked forwiird lo with much Interrst. There 

 Is sonic liopp that prospects for fall will be sliown to be mucb better 

 than tbe spring trade bns turned out lu be. Uulldlug Is not active as 

 n rule, and bencc tbe demand from tbe Interior flnlHb trade bas not 

 been so brisk as had been expected, tlmugh some concerns report harlng 

 gotten some good buslmss from that source. 



=-< ST. LOUIS >-- 



Iliirdwood conditions ore fairly sntlsfnctory but they can bnrdly be 

 siilil to be uoriiiul for this time of the year. The volume of business, 

 however. Is aliiinst as larne as It Iiiih Jieeii for some time. The weather 

 has been affecting the hardwood Industry lis It bas other woods. The 

 ileuiuiid is seusoiiably Kood fur giiiii box boards und blgh-icradc ash. 

 Heavy hardwood timbers arc having ii Kood Inquiry. The retail yards 

 linvo not eonie Into tbe market quite mt tirlskly as they usiinlly do, owing 

 to tbe recent heavy rolns and becauM' tbe farmers have not bad tbe 

 lime to take much Interest in building. The loonl trade is fair and 

 there Is a moderate movement In hardwood flooring and also In many 

 oak Items. Cottonwood Ss In muder;ile demand at the box factories 

 which arc running more regularly than they did a short time ago. 

 The cypress situation Is steady. The ileinand Is not very heavy but 

 calls for quick delivery. Tbe orders .sent in recently have been for 

 mixed cars and they arc larger than usual. Prices show but little 

 change although a slight stiffenlnK is nullceable. 



=-< MILWAUKEE >-= 



Wblle trade In the hardwood market Is showing gradual Improvement, 

 the total volume of business which Is being received Is hardly so great 

 as lumbermen had wished for. This is due to tbe fact that considerable 

 important building work, already planned for, has been delayed for a 

 time. During tbe month of May 4G7 permits were Issued for structures 

 to cost $1,188,700, OS compared with .'i.'iT permits and an investment 

 of ?l,74.'i,607 during the corresponding period in 1914. Inspector W. D. 

 Harper says enough large building has been planned to bring tbe total 

 record for the present ye,ir up to the point reached In 1914. 



There seems to be considerable building going on in the smaller cities 

 and towns in the country districts about the state and this has resulted 

 in a better demand from retailers, according to local wholcRalers. Stocks 

 in the bands of most dealers are not especially large. 



The crop outlook in Wisconsin and surrounding states was never 

 better than at present and lumbermen believe that this ought to go 

 a long way in increasing general confidence and result in more building 

 work being carried on. The last crop report issued by the Wisconsin 

 state board of agriculture showed a decided gain in both the condition 

 and ocrcage of all the leading grain crops of the state. It is generally 

 a foregone conclusion that when crops in this section arc good, general 

 liuslucss will be satisfactory. 



Hardwood flooring and general interior finish stock are in leading 

 demand at the present time, probably a result of tbe large number of 

 residences and apartment houses being erected in Milwaukee. The floor- 

 ing manufactures are buying quite heavily and there is a satisfactory 

 demand from the sash and door and general interior finish manufac- 

 turing concerns. The implement and vehicle factories about the state 

 are buying fairly well. The furniture manufacturing concerns are buy- 

 ing only enough stock to meet their present requirements. 



=-< GLASGOW y. 



Uuslness in this section shows very little sign of improvement, and 

 in no particular direction is the demand satisfactory. High prices art 

 still the factor which oandicaps business, and the tendency is still to 

 buy no more than is actually required. Stored stocks arc gradually 

 being eaten up, and in a large number of cases the shipments coming to 

 hand are being cleared on an ex quay basis without recourse to storing. 

 In spite of the poor demand existing all over, prices arc being well 

 maintained, and almost without exception arc increasing. 



The first arrival of Quebec birch timber is now to hand, and being 

 nt good size and quality it should be dealt with at good prices. The 

 demand for spruce still continues, and figures are ou a high level. Box- 

 makers are quiet at the •moment, but in a short time large orders will 

 be placed. Several laige shipments have come in during tbe past fort- 

 night both from Portland and St. John. However, a quantity out of 

 each parcel has had to be stored. 



lltrh pine is still in poor request owing to the nature of the work 

 wiiich the shipyards have on hand. 



Imports from Baltimore and Newport News have come in pretty 

 freely for the past month, and the latest arrivals include wagon oak 

 planks, o.ak boards, canary whitewood, and an exceptionally large quan- 

 tity of West Virginia spruce. The export of spruce from this country 

 is barred meantime, but large quantities of West Virginia spruce are 

 consigned from this market to France as silver pine. The furniture 

 trade for some time back has been exceptionally dull, with tbe result 

 that oak boards are in poor request. 



The S. S. "Ncwlands" from New Orleans arrived a week ago, and 

 discharged the usual assorted cargo, including mahogany boards, Cot- 

 tonwood boards, ash and persimmon logs and pitch pine logs and Inmber. 

 Very little has been moved from the quay so far. 



