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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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KT.T) GUM 



Leading Manuf^icturcr^ 



Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Go. 



Sikeston, Mo. 



Band Sawn 

 Southern Hardwoods 



SPECIALTIES 



RED GUM, PLAIN OAK 



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SI. Francis Basin Red Gum 



WE MANUFACTURE 



Southern Hardwoods 



Gum, Oak and Asli== 

 J. H. Bonner & Sons 



MUU uul Offle«'. 

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Our Corps of Inspectors 



Intelligent! Highly Trained! 



Conscientious! 



is assurance that you will get 

 what your order calls for 

 when you buy Gum from us 



Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company 



Cape Girardeau, Missouri 



BLISS-GOOK OAK GO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



MANUFACTLKEKS 



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 dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



iMii'ifi'i'i'il iiirili'rlnll.v Willi whnt wnii liopeil to Iw n rlHlnR innrkrt and n 

 I'ltid -|ii>ll fiillnwlni;, (tiilt<* out of Nrnson. offectuiilly put ii (julfltiK lu wlint 

 III Ml"! liMiki'il li> l>r i|uUi' n hiillillnK hoora. IViiIith In linrdwoixl flourlDK 

 mill ^lllllll: iiikI kiihIi uiiU iloor niiiiiiifnc'(uri>rti who liiiil Kelxcd upon flnt 

 llllpr<"•^ll•llH iiuU Kloi'ki-il up hi'nvlly ngnlust nn I'tpi'itiKl lipnty demand, 

 fniiiiil ilii'iiiHolveii I'liU'ldiTiiMy oviTxIockod im tlio miihoii wore on and tbc 

 liiipilry niid order rush «iik <li>liiyi'il wci-k nftcr week. 



A null' color hud Iiimmi ulvi'ii lo tin- loi-nl nltunllon recently by more 

 liopi'ful lulvlci'H from tlie KiihI. Iimsmuch iih the I'iDclnniitl diHtrlct 

 usuiilly Ki'tH Its cue from eoHterii cunditloDN, this 1h tiiken hy close obserTcrii 

 of the hiirilwoiiil market to portend an era of prosperity In hardwood 

 lines 111 the neiir future and for this reason a more favorable aupcct l« 

 taken hy ijueeu ("Ity hardwood men than for several weeks pnal. 



One encouraKlnR fnet Is to he iioled In particular, and thut Is that there 

 has been little fluctuation In jirlces, the level lioldInK on well In upltc of 

 adverse circumstances. This Is offset to some exleiit, however, by tbc 

 fact that orders have not iiiereiiHeil In any material extent. At the same 

 time, however. It may he olisirveil that the volume of ordering the last 

 week Is on n par with the week previous. 



Those back of the factories have shown a marked tendency of late to 

 bolster up values and there Is very little weakening In sight, the manu- 

 facturers evidently Intending to make whnt they have In stock go at a 

 good profllnble figure when It docs move, rather than let go at a sacrificing 

 figure Just to keep stocks active. 



There was somewhat of a revival during the past week In the furniture 

 line. Orders from this source are picking up gradually and Inquiries arc 

 coming in at an encouraging rate. Home of the hlg furniture shows of 

 llll.'i have passed Into history and the inaniifncturer has been able to get 

 ;i good line on designs and fads for the coming season, consequently be is 

 now In a position to go ahead with more confidence. 



Railroads have shown a more liberal policy of late and give evidence 

 of going through the ambitious program of Improvements which was 

 liinted at in the early spring. Orders and Inquiry from the big trunk 

 lines are of such a nature as to bolster up the prediction that there will 

 lie no reason for complaint from that source. 



The call at this season of the year for gum box board Is quite heavy, 

 and shows slgils of Increasing In volume, hut ns is generally the case, 

 there is a marked scarcity of the material. Cottonwood box hoards, 

 which usually follows the lead of gum. so far have shown little Inclination 

 lo join In the activity and are giving those who stocked up quite heavily, 

 in anticipation of a heavy call during .July, no little worry. There Is 

 ronslderablc of a movement noted recently In lumber for interior house 

 tiiiishing. such as red gum, and good shipments are reported throughout 

 the week. .Vsh and oak in the better grades continue to have the call 

 luid are moving in large quantities, constituting what might he called the 

 host sellers, while poplar is gradnally picking up and moving in good 

 sized quantities. Mills continue to complain of low stock and badly 



broken up. 



-< INDIANAPOLIS > 



The six months ending June 30 probably was the most unsatisfactory 

 liMlf year In the history of the hardwood trade In this vicinity. Business 

 during that period was considerably below the volume lor the first half of 

 l'.)14. 



rrospects for the ensuing lialt year, however, are much brighter. Crop 

 ronditlons are most encouraging and Industrial conditions arc improving, 

 slowly, it is true, but in a substantial manner. Building operations arc 

 ^till slow, but there arc Indications of a building revival soon. 



The hardwood trade continues somewhat quiet, except that there Is a 

 lively demand for walnut. .Almost every concern in the state handling 

 hardwoods is advertising tor walnut, wliieli is bringing a stllT price. 



=-< EVANSVILLE >-= 



Hardwood lumber manufacturers in southern Indiana, southern Illinois 

 .Tnd western Kentucky report that trade is still dragging, although they 

 nave received a good many Inquiries during the past few days, wblcb Indi- 

 cate that trade is on the verge of Improving. While most of the large 

 mills la this section are running on full time, business continues to "come 

 in spurts," as one of the manufacturers expressed it, and the trade still 

 lacks st.nbllity. There Is a feeling among the manufacturers, however, 

 that after the new wheat crop has been marketed there will be gome Im- 

 provement in almost all manufacturing lines. Slack barrel cooperage manu- 

 facturers in this section are already feeling the effect of the new wheat 

 crop and have been running their plants on better lime than for several 

 months past. Collections are only fair at this time. The export demand 

 lias not Increased any since last report and very little lumber is now 

 l.eing shipped out of this section for export purposes. Hickory has shown 

 some signs of picking up some during the past few days, due to the fact 

 that several large orders for foreign wagons and trucks have been placed 

 with .Vmerican manufact'irers. It is announced. The English government 

 is the heaviest buyer of any foreign purchasers just now. It is stated. 

 Hardwood manufacturers say that prices continue to hold up well and 

 they do not look for any lowering of prices during the next three months, 

 while In some sections it is predicted that prices will advance some on 

 (crtaln lines of lumber. By the time this news letter is In type and the 

 next issue of Hardwood Becoud is before its readers most of the wheat 

 ( nip in southern Indiana and southern Illinois will be harvested and a 



