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HARDWOOD RECORD 



July 



1U15. 



Loading of Hurdwoud l^uat. itviu mMkIih to riillroad cnrs for 

 shipment to Siiw MID to be manufactured Into Liuml>er. 



In dry shipping condition, avail- 

 able for immediate shipment: 



BIRCH 



4/4 No. 1 Coiiinion and Belter 



Unselected Birch 800,000' 



4/4 No. 1 Common and Better 



Red Birch 75,000' 



4/4 No. 2 Common Birch 4So,000' 



4/4 No. 3 Common Birch 500,000' 



5/4 No. 3 Common Birch 100,000' 



RIB LAKE LUMBER COMPANY 



RIB LAKE WISCONSIN 



Rotary Gut Veneers 



in Gum 

 in Oak 

 in Ash 



Flat Drawer Bottoms 



land Sawn Hardwood Lumber 



All kinds 

 All grades 

 All thickness 



Made b^ ourselves 

 In our oTvn milh 



Stimson Veneer & Lumber Go. 



Memphis boxiois Tennessee 



Uiilldinu iM'fiiri' lliuKc mructurpii iiro iinili-r cover iiDil rciidy for laiitnlla- 

 tlon of hitirlor work. 



It Ih uiidonlili'ill.v Irup Hint tli<' xltiinllim liiix not linprovnl ii« fully 

 an linil liriii ixiurti'il, iiH n umil ninny Imllilliii: |iiciJr<iM winr nlwiiidoned 

 fur tlilH M'liKiin iii'inuNi' iif tlii' joni: <li'lny In K'Ulni: Nlnrtcd. t'miltal 

 Intinihil fur liiilldlni: (•inNtruitlon for tin- KprliiK H<-iiH<in linN, In n Kuotf 

 nniny niM)-. Iji'i'n ileili-otfil to otlnr liivi'HlinrntN, wlitili, of cuiiriu'. ni-fOi|- 

 Kiirlly Nliorti'iiK tlU' inHrkct to n tiTlnln <'Xti'nt. IIowi'Vit. It Ik not 

 llki'ly tlinl tlilH di'velopini'nt In u n-rlnuii ronKlderntluu, nii tbi- di-inund 

 for IioiikIiii: fiicllllli'H of nit klndf In I'lilcniiu U hii Htondlly on tln' InrronHi^ 

 tliiil liullilliiK Invi'stini'nlH oITit ii \<ry xatlKfartory uhi- for rnpltnl. 



As a rcHtilt of iIr' xi'itli-nKiit of tin- Htrlke tin' ynrdx liavr culloi] 

 for more lun^licr from unliildi' >lilpplnKH iKilntx, iImih iHiiiililiik- not only 

 tlio local hiinliiT linndlcru, lint tlio^r In oilier tirrllory norlli and Koiitli. 

 Local liiniiiiTini'ii mi' antldpatinu 'i < iiiillniianii' witliiiiil ccKHatlon of 

 tlio proNciit demand for luinlii-r of :ill kIndK rkht llironuli tlio Kuinmcr, 

 and. In ilic nnilii. arc pii'tty wi'll xntlnlliHl with the volume of huHlncnii 

 tlicy arc dohiK and with the h-vi'l of prli-rs In innnt woodn. 



=-< NEW YORK >.= 



Till' local hardwood luarkcl condnucs to Nhow kIkhh of Iniprovi'Mnnt 

 and less is heard of severe price cutting than was the cnKc u few mnnthli 

 aco. Prices, however, are ntlll low and the volume of liii«lNeKH not 

 up to normal. There Is the ndvantnce of steadiness and II Is assiirlnil 

 to note that such huslncss as the luaikel offers is lielng done on sound 

 lines. So far there has been no attempt to stock up the yards and 

 factories taking only such material as rei|iilreil for present purposes. 

 This In Itself Is rather a hopeful sign, as It Indicates the ri'tiirn to 

 better conditions In those lines which consume hardwood lumlier. The 

 wholesale market Is (irm and shows no evidences of Impenillns weak- 

 ness; in fact, the tendency Is In the opposite direction. It N said that 

 slocks at mills are liot large, especially in good grades, and wNdom dic- 

 tates a nrm stand In antlelp.ilfon of a digger di-mand and advanced 

 lirl.es. 



=■< BUFFALO >- 



The general Idea Is that hardwoods are not tolng tiulto U'* well as 

 other woods. There Is a fair annniiit of stock coming In hy lake, which 

 Is a rather now feature as Utile or no stock was received last year. 

 Prices arc down to a lower point :il the mills In the lake section so that 

 it i.s possilile to make shipmonls to this market. Plants with buslnesti 

 for filling foreign orders are having a pretty good volume of trade, hut 

 other line.-, are not showing much Improvement from last month. 



QuarteriKl oak Is much more active than most other woods, plain oak 

 not holding its own as it should, thcugh there Is some lack of dry 

 stock reported. There is need of more lilrch, especially as It Is easy 

 now to get quite extensive orders for gunstocks, an elTort being inirtle to 

 use maple or gum instead, If birch cannot be found. It Is said that 

 European agents arc ready to contract for two years in this line and 

 there are some good orders already placi'<l with local concerns. .\sh Is 

 fairl.v strong, but poplar is not doing much here. There Is not much 

 enll for chestnut, and elm and hassv.ood arc only fairly active. 



The building iiermits for this city are on the largest scale so far 

 shown this year and no tendency to ilrop off is noted. Two of the large 

 iMilrond stations in process of enction will afford an Immense amount of 

 work for ijuite a long time, 'i liere Is sclll some lack of private building 

 ..perations of large size. Buffalo has office milldlngs i-nougb and the 

 period of very active school liuikling closed last year, when three new 

 high schools and a number of grammar schools were added to the list. 

 There is quite a good amount of Imildlng In the outlying residential 

 districts. Some of it is said to be speculative, which may or may not 

 be a good sign. 



■< PHILADELPHIA > 



Hardwood men in this city r. |..irt licisiiiess as fairly good considering 

 the season of the 3'ear, althougli tiie market lacks the snap and dash 

 fit real good times. Stocks at the mills are reported as decreased and 

 there is no sign of a surplus at the yards In and about the city. Out 

 of town trade Is heavier in proportion to the city business, according to 

 the leading wholesalers. Plain oak. Imsswood and ash are a trllle hard 

 to get and in steady dctiiand, leading the entire line of hardwoods. Birch 

 and beech are snapped up rapidly, although only fair prices are being 

 obtained. Poplar and gum are more plentiful but the prices are reported 

 as standing up well. I,ow-grade chestnut is selling fine and at satis- 

 factory figures, but the better grades arc plentiful and less satisfactory 

 in price. The low grades of white pine arc scarce and strong in price, 

 hut the better grades arc less active. -Mahogany, l^'ircasslan walnut and 

 other fancy woods arc holding their own in volume and price. Spruce 

 is up and down both as to demand and price, while hemlock is low In 

 price and easy to buy. Cypress and cedar shingles are In steady de- 

 mand and steady In price, while cypress lumber is holding its own. 

 -Mtogether the situation is satisfactory, the upset condition of busiaess 

 in irenr-ral lieiiiL' taken into consid.ra tioii. 



:-< PITTSBURGH >.. 



The hardwood market here is coming up slowly as the steel business 

 increases. Steel plants now are running at about ninet.v-flve per cent 

 capacity. These corporations are inci'i'asing their purcl-ases fif hard- 



