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HARDWOOD RECO 



"otobcr 10, 10 lo. 



FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



Manufscturar* Bandl-Mwa 



SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 



NASHVILLE. TENN. 



DUGAN LUMBER CO. 



Hardwood Lumber 



TENNESSEE 



Manufacturers 

 and Shippers 



MEMPHIS 



Mutual Fire Insurance 



Bett Indemnity at Lowest Net Cod 

 Can Be Obtained From 



Boston, Mats. 



The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 



The Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company, 



Mansfield, Ohio. 



Tlie Pennsylvania Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



The Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company, 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



The Central Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Company, 



Van Wert, Ohio 



BAND SAWED WISCONSIN HARDWOODS 



Dry Stock For Prompt Shipment 



BASStVOOD 



20M 4/4 N*. S common 

 lOM 1x4 No. 2 and 3 common 

 16M 6/4 No. 1 com. and bettsr 

 26M 5/4 No. 1 common 

 lOM 6/4 Ntt. 2 common 

 20M 5/4 No. 8 common 

 13U 8/4 1st and 2nd 

 ir,M 6 4 No. 1 csmmon 

 l&M 6/4 N*- 3 camnion 

 WHITE OAK 

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



UlRCU 



70M 4/4 No. 1 com. A bet. plain 

 lOUM 4/4 No. 1 com. A bat. r*4 

 S.M £/4 1st and 2nd r<4 

 lOM B/4 No. 1 commoa red 

 6M B/4 No. 1 camm*B plala 

 3M 6/4 1st and 2nd rIalD 

 13M 0/4 Isl and 2ni( red 

 4M 8/4 1st and 2nd alaln 

 SM 8/4 1st and 2nd red 

 ROCK EUf 

 snM 8/4 No. 2 com. and better 



HARD MAPLE 



40M 8/4 No. 2 common and better 



Oor 1914 cut of well assorted HAROWOOnS AND HEMLOCK will 



soon be Ln shtpplni; condition. 



Send us your inquiries 



ARPIN HARDWOOD LUMBER COMPANY 



Grand Rapids, Wis. ATLANTA, WIS. 



Saw m\\\9 and pianlnr mill &t Atlanta 



riBCOnnln. 



The Tegge Lumber Go. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



furniture factories, lilckory Is In lictter demgnd here, walnut and quartered 

 wlillo oak ri'muln stronR. Vphimt inanufaciun'rH nrc riinnlne full tlm.- 

 lUilltlliiK operations remoln active. I'InnInt: mills are ruiinlni: on full 

 time, nnil wmli and dmir mi'n r.|u,rt ,iti Iner. i-- In their iiiilof town trade. 



=-< NASHVILLE >-= 



Marked ImprovcmcDt Is mentioned In the hardwood trode In this terrl- 



i..iy the piixl twn weeks. The K<'neral tone c.f liiiHlneKS hiis 1 u steaillly 



liniirovlnif. with oullouk for Rood crops ami collon selllni; at k'really ad- 

 vnneed prices, and the outlook In the Soiilh for fall niid winter very 

 lirlKht. Willie buslneHs Is linprovlns; and Is »iitlBfactory li> miiiiiifnelurerx 

 of hiirdwood. it Is not yet up to normnl. The netlvlly In wnlnui enntlnuei^, 

 IhoiiEh the inoveiuent Is not so loriie us It has been, ns the supplies iivall- 

 able nre bi'comlni; depleted. There Is a good demand for onk, with In- 

 iiulrles for qunrlered red as a feature. Plain onk, both red and while, I* 

 moving In Rood volume. There In a uood demand for poplar iind ash, and 

 fnlr domnn.I for chestnut and hickory. 



=< LOUISVILLE >= 



One of the best Indications of improved business Is the fact thnt col- 

 lections ore easier. Confidence is «rowlnK. .nnd those who were formerly 

 tuklDR the full time allowed for the payment of their accounts are now 

 discounlins their bills. Lumbermen have nnturiilly profiled l>y this chanRe 

 iu conditions, and lire nndln;; Ihiit the improvement in collections is going 

 band In hand with a better demand for lumber. Oak Is one of the 

 woods which needs stimulation at present. Husiness has been Rood on 

 thin and thick stock, but Inch oak of nearly all Rradeg has been slow. 

 Klrsts and seconds plain red oak Id inch has been fairly active, because 

 it has been scarce lately, and this should help the common Rrades 

 shortly. Specialties of all kinds continue In short supply, and prices nre 

 stronR. Ash is sellinR well, and poplar Is also In Rood demand, as It has 

 been for a number ot months. Walnut is selllnR well, and the oullook 

 in this line Is good, aside from the demand for war purposes, as furniture 

 ninuufacturers and other consumers are takluR it steadily. Veneers and 

 panels arc selling better than heretofore. 



=-< ST. LOUIS >- 



The hardwood situation is shouin;; a Kiiolnal improvement, altliouRh 

 the betterment Is not quite so pronounced as in other woods. There is 

 quite a good call for the majority of the items on the list. Plain oak, 

 thick ash and sap gum are In steady and falriy good demand. Low-grade 

 Cottonwood and Rum are also in fair request by the manufacturers of 

 boxes. The demand for quartered oak and red gum In the better grades 

 Is also better. Cypress conditions arc not showiUR any material change. 

 There has been a fair call for it from Iow;». northern Illinois and other 

 sections in this territory, and a better trade Is looked for during this 

 month. The requests from factories is not up to expectations, although 

 it is reported that the outlook is quite good for an Improvement from 

 this source shortly. 



=•< MILWAUKEE y 



The total building investment In .Milwaukee during September showed 

 a gain of $1,7.54,851 over the corresponding month a year aRo, according 

 to flgurrs prepared by the building Inspector, and Is pretty Rood proof 

 that there is increased activity in the hardwood trade. During the month 

 there were ""2 permits issued for structures to cost $2,061,038, as com- 

 pared with :i79 permits and an investment ot $1,207,087 during September. 

 1!I14. The work on many large structures is now under way and a 

 decided improvement In the lumber business is noticeable. Wholesalers 

 say that tliere Is a normal amount of building going on In the smaller 

 cities and towns and in the country districts ot the state. Judging from 

 the orders which are being placed by retail yards. A better business from 

 this source Is expected later. 



While there is a scarcity of cars, the car shortage Is not so serious as 

 anticipated, due to the fact that while the grain crop of the Northwest 

 was unusually large, farmers seem to be holding their grain for higher 

 prices and the movement is much lighter than is usually the case at this 

 time of the year. Milwaukee grain men say the movement will probably 

 increase as soon as prices reach a higher level. 



Trade in the hardwood market Is more satisfactory than it had been 

 in months. Some good orders are being placed by dealers and factory 

 buyers, and It looks as though even greater improvement may be expected. 

 Stocks are low at most manufacturing plants and. now that general busi- 

 ness is picking up, the factories are forced to come into the market for 

 lumber to replenish their supplies and handle the fall business which Is 

 developing. The sash and door factories, the farm implement plants 

 iiere and about the state, and the furniture manufacturing concerns seem 

 to be buying a little more freely, not for stock, but to meet the demands 

 of their immediate trade. 



Maple flooring is in particularly good demand and the market is 

 liolding strong In this line. Birch is selling unusually well and it is 

 said that many of the northern mills have their stocks in this line pretty 

 well cleared up. with the possible exception of cull grades. In the 

 southern woods plain and quartered while oak is moving well and the 

 market seems firmer. 



