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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Juno 2G, lUlS. 



TIMBER ESTIMATES 

 Northern. Southern & West Indian Hardwoods 



Estimates Maps Reports 



P. E. LAUDERBURN, Forest Engineer biTnew "i'Sbk? k' y. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >= 



WE WANT WALNUT 



If you luvt' Blick W.Uiiut Logs 14" and larger in diameter and 

 8' or longer in length, write us for rriees and particulars. 

 We are in the market now for two million feet. 

 PICKREL WALNUT CO., 4025 Clara Avenue, ST. LOUIS 



CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber^ Oak &. Poplar especially 



Our lucutiun makpA poMsittle (|iii<-k deliver>' of unvthiiiR in linibcrn 

 and hiirdwoud liiinhcr 



DAY LUMBER & COAL CO. 

 Manufacturers YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



GR.VERAL OFFITE — .lAC'KSON. KV. 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



tau-t4 OOI.KRAIN ATEN17B 



BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS 



Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment 



BASSWOOD 



20M 4/4 N». 3 common 

 80M 1x4 No 2 and 3 common 

 ISM 5/4 No. 1 com. and better 

 25M 5/4 No. 1 common 

 lOM B/4 No. 2 common 

 20M 5/4 No. 3 common 

 13M 6/4 1st and 2nd 

 15M 6/4 No. 1 cemmon 

 15M 6/4 Ne 3 (^ommon 

 WHITE OAK 

 lOM 8/4 No. 1 and No. 2 com. 



BIRCH 



"OM 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. »laln 

 lOOM 4/4 No. 1 com. A bet. red 

 SM 6/4 1st and 2nd red 

 lOM 5/4 No. 1 commoa red 

 6M 5/4 No. 1 commea plala 

 3M 6/4 1st and 2n4 plain 

 13M 6/4 1st and 2nd red 

 4M 8/4 1st and 2nd plain 

 6M 8/4 1st and 2nd red 

 ROCK ELM 

 BOM 8/4 No. 2 com. and better 



HARD MAPLE 



40M 8/4 No. 2 common and better 



Our 1914 cut of well assorted HAROWOOnS AND HEMXOCK will 



soon be In fihippine condition. 



Send us your inquiries 



ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 



Grand Rapids, Wis. ATLANTA, WIS. 



Saw mills and planing mill at Atlanta, VTlsconsln. 



The Tegge Lumber Co. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



TriKh' with till' hnnlwiuiil lumber iiiiiiiiiriicturorK lu lCviini<vlll<> and soutli- 

 eru InUlaim Iiuk nut linpruvi-d to 1111.V Kreat extent during the past two 

 weeks. Willie inoHt of the inlllK In tlilH aectlon have been able to operate 

 oD au nveriiuc of cIkIU hourH a diiy durlug the past tlireo muntha, with 

 the exception of a period now uiid then, trade has come in apurta und 

 contlnueH to do no. Ah one manufiieturcr recently expressed II, a good 

 week Is followed liy 11 week that brinh'S In little or no buslneKS. The 

 trade lacks life and has nu snap to It. Buyers continue to purchase for 

 Immediate wants only and local manufacturers say they have received 

 reports that in some sections there lias been a illsposltion to cut prices. 

 This is soniothing the iiianufaeturers here have refuseii to du. 



t'ollectlnns liavc been fair and bunks have iilenty of money. A good 

 many inquiries arc coming in which would indicate future business. 

 Furniture manufacturers still refuse to buy lumber in big lots and tbis 

 uieans that the flemnnd for gum is still slack. I'oplar continues to 

 drag and there is little demand Just now for ash and hlikory. Walnut 

 continues In brisk demand. There is only a fair demand for quartered 

 white and plain oak. 



The manufacturers still contend or predict that there will be no real 

 bottom to the lumber business or any other line of trade in the United 

 .states until the war In Europe has come to a close. They believe that 

 within a few months after hostilities have ceased the United States will 

 start on the high road to prosperity and that nothing will be able to 

 check the boom that is sure to follow. There has been practically nothing 

 doing in the export line during the past few weeks although a few in- 

 quiries have been received from time to time. With the marketing of 

 new wheat there may come a slight increase in trade in nil lines. From 

 reports received from points in southern Indiana, southern Illinois ami 

 western Kentucky the wheat crop will not be as large as was anticipated 

 a few months ago. The drouth that continued for several weeks in the 

 early spring months, followed by the appearance of the Hcselan fly, 

 had n damaging eCfect on the wheat crop in this section. 



Furniture manufacturers report trade only fair and some of the plants 

 are running on part time. Box manufacturers say trade has been slow 

 for the past month, although the factories have been able to run on full 

 time. Trade with the desk and table manufacturers has been almost 

 normal. Carriage manufacturers enjoyed a fairly good month In .Tune. 

 Plow makers report that trade conditions in the South and southwest, 

 where they do a great deal of business, are improving. Wagon manu- 

 facturers report trade rather slack. 



Building operations in EvansvlUe are not as active as thcj were a 

 month ago. There are several large buildings being erected here but In 

 most Instances they are of brick, steel, concrete or stone. Contractors 

 and architects say they expect to keep reasonably busy the balance of 

 the summer. Planing mills continue to run on full time. Sash and door 

 manufacturers as well as retailers, say their local trade has been sat- 

 isfactory but that their out-of-town trade continues to drag. Token as 

 a whole, however, the outlook could be a whole lot worse and they are 

 expecting to see things move along fairly well during the next three 

 or four months. 



^■< MEMPHIS >= 



The hardwood market has shown some furiher iinpruveiiient during the 

 past fortnight. Inquiries are coming in at a very satisfactory rate 

 and enough orders have been booked recently to insure pretty steady 

 operations for some time. Domestic business is broadening slowly, 

 while there is distinctly more doing with Euroi)e. Ash, gum and cypress 

 ;ire among the better sellers. Some ash is going into domestic con- 

 sumption but by far the greater part of the output of this territory is 

 linding its way to Europe where the demand is quite keen and where 

 prices are full. Sap gum is a ready seller, as has been the case for 

 some time. Further improvement is shown in the demand for Ted 

 gum and fairly largo sales are reported. This is being used largely 

 for interior trim, though some stock is finding Its way into the bands 

 of manufacturers of furniture and cabinet articles. The lower grades 

 of Cottonwood and gum are finding steady absorption, thanks to the 

 eiintinued activity in tbe manufacture and distribution of boxes and 

 liox shooks. Cypress is going largely into the manufacture of building 

 material and the demand for this is reported quite good. Oak Is a llttli- 

 slow, but there has been no recession in quotations. The outlook for 

 foreign business in southern hardwoods is gradually improving, though 

 it is pointed out that there is still a scarcity of ocean freight room and 

 lonslderable dlHiculty in arranging for the transportation of sucb lum- 

 ber as is sold to Europe. 



=-< BRISTOL >.= 



More improvement in the liimber market is reported by the lumbermen 

 of this section. The tendency of prices Is now reported to be higher and 

 it is believed that market conditions will improve somewhat during the 

 next few weeks. There is still much activity in manufacturing and as 

 a result the yard stocks are increasing rapidly. Shipments throughout 

 this section are somewhat heavier than they have been. The general 

 opinion is that when the European war breaks there will immediately 

 be created a much greater demand for lumber, with correspondingly bet- 

 ter prices. 



