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HARDWOOD RECORD 



October 10, 1810. 



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J. K. WILLIAMS 



A. T. WILUAMS 



Williams Lumber Co. 



(MANUFACTURERS) 



WHOLESALE 

 HARDWOOD 



LUMBER 



Band Mill Planing Mill Dry Kiln 



Fayetteville, Tenn. 



We manufacture PLAIN and QUAR- 

 TERED OAK, ASH, CHESTNUT and 

 other HARDWOODS 



Our Specialty is Quartered White Oak 



We Manufacture Dimension 

 Stock — Hickory a Specialty 



The Hardwood Market 



-< CHICAGO > = 



TbP ClilcnKO Kituntinn as (i> vnnl niiil fi'icry purcliniU'H coiitlnuca to 

 look better. Local rnllroad iiurcliiiniiiK iik'HIh arc Hbuwlng n Krenter 

 Intereat In lumber BtockH wllb the proKpict of coiixlili'rably Kn-atcr 

 buying In the near fiitiin? — this on lop of the Hiendy, Kmtliml Improve- 

 ment In the pnHt fi'W nionlhs lu rnllroad purchaneB. 



The factory trade In Hucb lines an furnlliire Ik In fairly Kood Hhape, 

 but the plauo buxlueas In Hi 111 dull. The Hnah. door and liitorlnr llnlsh 

 fnc'torloH are dolni; n fairly K"od bUHlnega, nil IhlnicH considered, and are 

 nnllctpnIInK an even belter volume as the fnll advances. Prlcea Btf not 

 ospociolly 8troni;, but ore contlnuInK to show iin IncrenalUK variance. Of 

 course there are Items In both northern ami southern woods which are 

 distinctly oir, but on the whole there Is a brlKbtcnlng up of the situation 

 surrounding the more used grodeg and kinds of both northern and 

 southern woods. 



=-< NEW YORK y- 



Discussing the situation with respect to prices, n prominent wholesaler 

 states there Is nothing even resembling a standard market price. The 

 price, be says, depends on who owns the stock and how anxious he Is 

 to sell. This same man soys, however, that slocks arc not Iouk ond a 

 fair amount of business will brine better prices. This seems to Indicate 

 a gradual strengthening and that wholesalers can help themselves to 

 better conditions If they will stand out for blsher prices. Tlie present 

 demand Is slightly better, and. generally speaking, the feeling Is that 

 the near future will find trade moving along at a pace nearly equal to 

 ordinary times. Lar^ie amounts of lumber have been shipped to Kurope, 

 thus relieving the domestic market somewhat, and supply and demand 

 give promise of getting In line with the turn of the year when good 

 tilings may be looked for. 



=-< BUFFALO >- 



The hardwood trade Is on a better basis than a month ago and nearly 

 all the wholesalers now. report having quite a little better business than 

 at that time. Those who hove had good stocks of the woods most 

 wanted have enjoyed a large trade and could have sold more lumber If 

 they had had It. Trade Is confined to a few woods. Buyers are looking 

 for thick stock In maple and birch. Supplies of such lumber have been 

 well cleaned up. Other stock is in abundant supply but is moving 

 rather slowly. Room for improvement exists in a number of the hard- 

 woods and it is only the specialties which arc hard to get In any quan- 

 tity which show any great amount of strength. 



3< PHILADELPHIA ^ 



Hardwood trade in this city is growing stnmger. The local demand 

 is absorbing a lot of stuff and manufacturers are more Independent 

 regarding prices. Local hardwood men had no complaint about business 

 for some time, and as prices rise at the manufacturing points they natu- 

 rally increase here. The leading sellers In the hardwood field Just now 

 are plain oak. basswood and ash. Quartered oak has taken quite a spurt 

 In the past fortnight. Maple flooring is going strong, while maple lumber 

 is in steady call. Birch and beech arc traveling along quite nicely both 

 as to demand and price, while gum and poplar are in better shape than 

 they were. Chestnut, of course, is selling briskly, as it Is always In 

 demand for interior finish In residences In this section of the country. 

 Mahogany, Circassian walnut and the other fancy woods remain un- 

 changed. Hemlock is uncertain in price, spruce Is strong, and cypress is 

 in fine condition and some dealers report being oversold. Tnken as a 

 whole, the prospects for brisk fall trade look well. 



=-< PITTSBURGH >-= 



The building of new steel mills and addiiic.ns lu old steel plants is the 

 most encouraging feature of the industrial situation in this section. 

 These projects are taking considerable hardwood lumber at present. 

 Railroad buyers are not putting out any requisitions .vet for next year 

 and for the most part are limiting their purchases to the hand-tb-mouth 

 kind. Some more low-grade hardwood Is being sold to the coal and coke 

 companies which are operating now on a larger scale than for over a 

 year. All orders, hon»ever. are sought after eagerly and prices continue to 

 be very close. Hardwood mills are fairly busy and have fair stocks of 

 dry lumber on hand. It Is only in an occasional line that any shortage 

 of stock is apparent. Yard trade is unsatisfactory. Orders arc few and 

 small and they come very hard. 



.< BOSTON >= 



Trade in hardwood continues considerably above the summer conditions. 

 A decided stiffening in prices is apparent and an increase in many items 

 is recorded. Brown ash Is in demand greatly above the supply, with con- 



