August 10, 1!)15. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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ruectiug this demanil. Most of tlio waliuit is going to manufacturors ot 



^uu stocks. 



=-< NASHVILLE >■= 



Tliere has boen no material change in tli. hardwood situation the past 

 week. Nashville firms report a fair demand, business coming fully up 

 to expectatioDS under conditions brought about by the war. There has 

 been little change in prices. Oak, chestnut and poplar are moving. -V 

 feature of interest has been the heavy demand for walnut. A number of 

 large deals are reported from different parts of Tennessee. The walnut 

 is being purchased for export to England to make gunstocks. 



=-< LOUISVILLE >= 



There is a little more snap to business than heretofore, due, hardwooil 

 men believe, to the tact that consumers are now without stocks, and are 

 in(iuiring for prices with a view to actual purchasing. Another good 

 result from this conditiou is that cancellations are few and far between, 

 orders being accompanied in rjost cases with requests for hurry-up deliv- 

 ery. This is one advantage, ot not booking a great deal of business ahead, 

 though at the same time it means that the lumberman has got to hustle 

 to keep ahead of the same. There has been a good demand for thin 

 lumber recently, which is attributed to the large requirements for pack- 

 ing case war munitions. These materials have to be well and safely 

 packed, and this calLs for stout hardwood lumber for the boxes. The 

 ilemand for oak coffin boards has also been strong lately. Ash continues 

 to sell well in the thicker dimensions, and poplar is also moving. Chest- 

 nut is dull, even sound wormy having been a hard item to move lately. 

 Plain oak, as well as quartered, is moving fairly well, but without much 

 snap to the situation. Trices generally are lirm. 



=-< ST. LOUIS >■- 



The hardwood market is looking a little better and there is a trifling 

 increase in the volume of business being done. The oaks are in bettei- 

 request. This is particularly true in the demand for these items from 

 the furniture factories. The request for gum is increasing. The hickory 

 dcinand is also a little more active. The Ijox and shook trade is iu 

 fairly good shape and there is a satisfactory volume of business being 

 done in the lower grade stock. Taking the hardwood market as a whole, 

 while there is no special rush, there is more business being done and 

 the general situation looks better than it has any time for several weeks. 

 Handlers of cypress in this market report sales conditions moderately 

 satisfactory, with good prospects for the fall season. Current orders 

 from country yards and factory stock are mostly for small lots and 

 for prompt shipment. The railroads are buying only in a light way. 

 Prices are steady, though not matei'ially cli;ini^ed. 



=-< MILWAUKEE >= 



Hardwood lumbermen are looking tor a revival in trade during the 

 latter part of this month, when fall building activities will be« under 

 way. Business is holding up much better than is usually the case at this 

 season. 



There was only a slight falling off in the building record in Milwaukee 

 during July and most of the loss was sustained during the last week of 

 the month, when there were 58 permits issued for structures to cost 

 $102,328, as compared with 78 permits and an investment of $148,987 a 

 year ago. During the month of July 324 permits were issued for build- 

 ings to cost $916,623 as against 372 permits and an expenditure of 

 .$943,724 during the corresponding period in 1914. News from about 

 the state indicate that there is a normal amount of building going 

 on iu the smaller cities and towns and in the country districts. 



The local sash and door factories are buying fairly well as stocks 

 on hand at these plants have been light for months. An even better 

 business from this source is expected a little later in the season. The 

 demand from the general factory trade is holding up fairly well. The 

 call for hardwood flooring is especially brisk and stocks in this line are 

 far from large. The furniture manufacturers are buying rather carefully 

 but these people hope for a better trade later in the year. The yard trade 

 is not quite as active as wholesalers had hoped for, but dealers about 

 the state seem inclined to place their orders carefully and await devel- 

 opments in the general trade. Wholesalers say that stocks in most retail 

 yards are not large and that if the fall trade develops about the state, 

 dealers will be forced to buy more freely. 



While prices in some lines are not satisfactory, wholesalers are in- 

 clined to maintain present values, iu the belief that higher quotations 

 will prevail later. Stocks of northern hardwoods are not especially large 

 and this is expected to be an important factor in bringing about a higher 

 range of prices. 



The crop outlook is very good, with the exception of corn, which has 

 been hampered by the cold and rainy weather. Considerable grain in the 

 southern portion of the state has been lodged by the wind and rain, but 

 crop experts say that an excellent yield may be expected. Plenty of hot 

 weather for the corn crop is needed. Good crops in Wisconsin usually 

 mean a satisfactory business in most lines and invariably result in aii 

 increase in building activity. Dealers about the state are hopeful that 

 corn will turn out all right, in order that farmers may not curtail 

 any of their building plans. 



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BASSWOOD 



20M 4/4 Ne. 3 common 

 30M 1x4 No. 2 and 3 common 

 15M 5/4 No. 1 com. and betttr 

 25M 5/4 No. 1 common 

 lOM 6/4 No. 2 common 

 20M 5/4 No. 3 common 

 13M 6/4 1st and 2nd 

 15M 6/4 No. 1 c»mmon 

 16M 6/4 N«. 3 c»mmon 

 WHITE OAK 

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



BIRCH 



TOM 4/4 No. 1 com. & bet. plain 

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

 SM 6/4 1st and 2nd red 

 lOM 5/4 No. 1 commoB red 

 6M 6/4 No. 1 commea plain 

 3M 6/4 1st and 2nd plain 

 13M 6/4 let and 2nd red 

 4M 8/4 1st and 2ni plain 

 6M 8/4 1st and 2nd red 

 ROCK ELM 

 50M 8/4 No. 2 com. and better 



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40M 8/4 No. 2 common and better 



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ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 



Grana Rapids, Wis. ATLANTA, WIS. 



Saw mills and planlnc mill at Atlanta. Wisconsin. 



The Tegge Lumber Co. 



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Northern and Southern 

 Hardwoods and Mahogany 



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OAK. MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

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