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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Inly 10, 1010. 



BASIN OAK 



Ij Poplar Bluff, Mo, 



WE WANT WALNUT 



If you have Blick \V.iliuit Logs 14" and larger in diameter and 

 8' or longer in length, write us for r''i>-"'-'s and particulars. 

 We are in the market now for two million feet. 

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



Kentucky Vcnccr Works 



HIGH-GRADE — WELL-MANUFACTURED 



Vcnccrs 



IN SAWED AND SLICED QUARTERED 

 WHITE OAK AND QUARTERED RED GUM. 

 OUR ROTARY CUT GUM AND POPLAR 

 CROSSBANDING VENEERS ARE EXCEP- 

 TIONALLY GOOD. 



Louisville 



Kentucky 



CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak &. Poplar especially 



Oar location makes possible quick deliver>' of anything im timbers 

 and hardwood lumber 



DAY LUMBER & COAL CO. 

 Manufacturers YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



GENERAL OFFICE — .I.4CKSON. KY. 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



teU-t* COLEBAIN ATENTB 



Salt Lick Lumber Co. 



SALT LICK . . - KENTUCKY 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



<^^ Oak Flooring 



Complete stock of %" and 13/16" in all 

 standard widths 



luurv tlinn tlu- I'liihiirriiHiiiiiutil nf ii fow IncIlvldiiiilH <ir Ilriuii but would 

 be n KcrlouH Ki'lbnok to the wlmlf lutiibor IndUHtry In tin- city. There- 

 fore, they seem to show n li-ndenry toward lenleuey In thin direction nnd 

 there Is no doubt their polley will ri'duund to their own good In the end. 

 It niso nieaUK that ChleiiKo iik ii liuylne fiietor will not lone III prentlKC 

 lo nny eunsldernble extent iii n resull of the present troubleii. 



•< BUFFALO >= 



iilni'wiilll JM-tliT di'ljiiiliil li.r linril»"i"ls lie <l 



-\ soini'wiiiil JM-tiiT di'iiiiiiiil li.r linril»"i"ls lie ib'V< loped durlni; the 

 piist two or three wivkH nnd nil tin' yards are feellii): (hat conditions are 

 KllKhtly linprove<l. The demand Is better In a number of different 

 woods, tboii^b tliope used for the nianiifaetiire of vehicles and war 

 mat'TJi't of other sorts are In chief sale. Prices are down to a inlnimuin, 

 It Is thouKht, and ynrdo are pInelnR some orders with the belief that 

 business Is bound to Improve within a short lime, while dry stocks are 

 not likely lo he heavy anywhere. The yard that has such a supply seems 

 likely to derive early henellt. 



.Vinong the woods most In demand arc maple, ash and oak, the latter 

 belni; of course well towaril the front. Basswood and poplar are In a 

 little belter sale than a short time ago. Rome yards are getting a pretty 

 KOo<l demand for chestnut. Ilrown ash is meeting a steady inquiry and 

 n fair trade is reported rlRbt alons in cypress. The scarcity of white 

 ash and walnut makes tliese woods very Urni In price and In rather 

 unusual demand. The latter wood could be sold in (|uantity if more 

 were available. Ked gum Is now doing better than formerly and prices 

 are in l)ettcr shape. 



Lake hardwoods hare been moving to a larger extent this season than 

 usual and the activity in them Is no doubt responsible for the fact that 

 the receipts of all lumber here this season to July 1 arc larger than last 

 year, being more than double. In fact. To .7uly 1 last year the amount 

 of lumber coming in by vessel was ID.Tl.l.OOO feet, while for the same 

 period this year the total was .Tl,309,000 feet. The chief hardwoods 

 brought In by boat are maple, birch, basswood and brown ash. 



The building trade holds quite active In this city and the permits are 

 running about $1,000,000 a month. A number of extensions to large 

 plants are being erected, and other cities in this section are also doing 

 about as much building' work .'is last yonr. 



■< PHILADELPHIA > 



The lumber business in this city is- fairly good in volume but prices are 

 spotty, e.vcept on rush orders needed by manufacturers and corporations 

 enlarging their plants to fill European war orders. The leading whole- 

 salers report that trade from suburban and upstate yards is much 

 better than the city yards. However, the manufacturers report a slightly 

 increased volume of trade with prices normal. Hemlock is being offered 

 less freely and at better prices. Plain oak, basswood and ash are the 

 real leaders in the hardwood line. Low grade chestnut, quartered oak, 

 beech and birch arc in fair demand at a steady price. Poplar and gum 

 are in little demand with the prices steady. Cypress shingles are in 

 greater demand Just now than cedar, and cypress lumber Is selling well 

 again after the temporary slump. 



-< BOSTON y- 



The call for all hardwoods is considerably below normal, plain 

 ■ind quartered oak being especially quiet, while poplar, which has for 

 some time been moving extremely slow, shows a somew-hat increased 

 demand. There is also an increased inquiry for beech and maple, with 

 a very definite market for birch. In the latter wood, interest centers 

 around the decision on the part of the corporation which is to furnish 

 the large rifle contract referred to in last issue ; this firm has made 

 numerous tests of all woods for stocks which has resulted in adopting 

 black birch as best suited for this order, its physical qualifications, avail- 

 ability and economy combining to decide Its selection. It is understood 

 that the contract for stocks has been sublet and the under-contractors are 

 In the market for a large supply of this wood cut 2V4". The greotcst 

 activity in current foreign orders prevails In western Massachusetts, 

 Khodc Island and Connecticut, especially in Bridgeport. Conversion of 

 operating factories, resumption in dismantled plants and general manu- 

 facture in many lines has created a call for hardwood, largely of eastern 

 and northern varieties, which would otherwise not have appeared in this 

 dull season. Local construction is running almost wholly to Job work and 

 remodeling, which has contributed but a very limited market for hard- 

 woods. At the same time the machine trade and the manufacture of 

 both commercial and domestic furniture is undergoing constant modifica- 

 tions and substitutions so that there arc many dealers who forecast a 

 permanent decrease in the use of some hardwoods which have been In 

 standard consumption in this disTriet. 



=•< BALTIMORE >= 



.'So far the changes in the hardwood trade conditions here have been 

 very slight ; In fact. It may be doubted If any changes have taken place. 

 Mills have had no occasion as yet to augment their production, and the 

 buyers hove manifested no disposition to add materially to their pur- 

 chases. Hopes have been entertained from time to time that a positive 

 Improvement might take place, but these hopes are yet to be realized 

 In any degree of real moment to the trade, and for the present the 

 iiianufncturers as well as the dealers are making haste slowly, as It were, 

 the former in consequence of the absence of any considerable number of 



