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HARDWOOD RECORD 



AllKilHt U.'i. Itll.'j. 



Loading of Hardwood I^ogB from sloliphB to rnllrond cnrs for 

 !ihlpmf>nt to Saw Mil) to be mnnufucturod Into Lumber. 



In dry shipping condition, avail- 

 able for immediate shipment: 



BIRCH 



4/4 No. 1 Common and Better 



Unselected Birch 800,000' 



4/4 No. 1 Coninioii and Better 



Red Birch 75,000' 



4/4 No. 2 Common Birch 450,000' 



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 Asli 



Flat Drawer Bottoms 



Band Sawn Hardwood Lumber 



All kinds 

 All grades 

 All thickness 



Made by ourselves 

 In our own mills 



Stimson Veneer & Lumber Co. 



Memphis boxiois Tennessee 



Dvnirrs hHII arc piirsiiinK tlxit roiisrrviillvc line whioli iniiki'H Itsi'lf Ml 

 no dlHtltictl.v niitl dlMislrmiiily wllli lln- iiiillmrD. There In n KPiierii 

 tendciioy not In tnke any ohnnceH on belni; ovomtockcil. nnil ri'tiillirn iiiii 

 wliok'Kiilers nliko nro biiyInK In lotii Hiiniclint in meet only notinil iliinand. 

 and local yards nhow little If any aci'iiiniilatlon. Tills feature lias had 

 the direct .■(Tect of extensively riirtallInK the production at the iiillU. and 

 from till- IiIk Houlhern centers come reports of sreat mills not workliii,' up 

 lo full time, and many with conBlderahly reduced forcen. 



Prices only recently have shown a noticeable hardenlnc, and what 

 lumber Is belnj; moved Is Kolni; forward freely, with little evidence of 

 holdln;; bad: in anticipation cf better prices. The policy seems lo lie lo 

 take what is olTered within reason, and this j)ollcy has tended to bolster 

 up confldencc In the market lo tlio extent that lumber on hand Is (Indlui; a 

 pretty free innrkct, although naturally In considerably reduced <iuantlties. 

 The movement Is of an uneven nature, heavy movements one day ijlvlni; 

 rise to renewed conlidencc anil predictions of n more rosy future, with the 

 next day bringlne forth a dearth of orders. 



With the market In Its present spotly condition, little reliance can lie 

 placed In what the next week will brine forth. However, It must not 

 be construed that the market Is in the throes of any unusual slump other 

 than a continuance of the letharny which has embraced so many liusl- 

 nesses since the outbreak of Kuropcan hostilities, and, when everythlnc 

 is taken into consideration, the exlstlnj; situation Is a greot relief over 

 what -was experienced a while back. The market sums up to lie just 

 about all that ^ould be expected; the dullest period lost spring bcInK 

 weothered successfully, and the summer bringing out as much of an 

 Improvement as could have been hoped for. 



Good weather for building has lendi'd to put new lite into the local 

 situation and there Is a tendency to recuperate in midsummer from the 

 losses sustained in the sprinc: when weeks of bad weather put a damper on 

 building operations in many other centers. While building operations in 

 the Queen City arc not going alonii on the great scale enjoyed last year 

 when conditions were such that active work could be resumed steadily, 

 there was a heavy rush to complete work already started but seriously 

 retarded by the bad weather, thus cre.iting a heavy rush demand which 

 kept the hardwood dealers, especially In llooring and walls, on the move 

 for several weeks and this encouraging feature continues at this writing. 

 Many of the greatest projects of the season in Cincinnati are being 

 pushed fost, thus disproving the theory advanced earlier that the largest 

 operations probably would be postponed this summer to await a general 

 clearing of the haze which has been hanging over business in general. 



Ilnpplly, the expected and usual slump which manages to make ilseit 

 felt In nearly ail hardwood centers in late .Tuly and August, failed to 

 nialerlallze lu any marked degree this y.ar. Of course, there hardly was 

 room lor a reaction again, but one logical reason advanced for the absence 

 of the expected slump was the low stock carried generally, and the season- 

 able demand from dealers in interior finishings which used up the low 

 stocks quickly and wanted more. Tills demand was far less than In normal 

 times, but It had the tendency to keep on the move all available stock. 



Tlie building trade, with its resultant heavy demand for flooring and 

 tlio like, ijr.ickly used up the available stock of maple and a rather decided 

 shortage In this is noted, being at tlie time one of the best sellers. Xew 

 stocks of birch and some basswood are tending to relieve the pressure. 



Keports from wood-consuming faclorii s are of an encouraging nature. 

 The vehicle manufacturers are running smoothly, and their demand war- 

 rants the opinion that these people are enjoying good business. Along the 

 same line comes ordering from implement markets, and, as has been the 

 case all through the year, even when the situation was at its darkest, the 

 ;uilo manufacturers constitute probably the heaviest consumers. Furniture 

 manufacturers also are going along smoothly and give promise of having 

 a very successful year. The retailer now is running on a scale which 

 may bring his activities this .vear close to that of 1914. I'laning mills 

 arc operating upon a somewhat larger scale, but sash and door men com- 

 pI.Tin that outside of local business the situation is nothing to brag of. 



An improvement In the cypress demand is noted In the last two weeks 

 and a good business in lath and shingles is an encouraging feature. Belter 

 prices are being ^ealized tor (piartered oak. and plain oak enjoys a good 

 demand. The better grades of cottonwood are quite active. Poplar has 

 fallen off considerably and the demand is rather discouraging. .Vsh and 

 chestnut are showing marked improvi'ni'nt and moving freely. 



=-< TOLEDO > 



Tliere has been a noticeably better demand for hardwoods recently. 

 The building trades have been extensive users and there has been a 

 good call from the various wood-working and wood-using factories. Auto- 

 mobile concerns have been heavy users of hardwoods. The furniture 

 factories have sent in a good call and some of the railroads placed orders 

 which have materially helped out the situation tor the hardwood dealer. 

 Prices have held fairly well. The dealers are optimistic and believe that 

 belter conditions are bound (o come within a few weeks. 



< INDIANAPOLIS > 



Walnut continues to be the center of interest in Indiana. No other 

 hardwood is especially active. I)ut the demand tor walnut Is growing 

 daily, with top prices prevailing. The heavy demand is from factories 



