

HARDWOOD RECORD 



trade with local consumers was the first to 

 show the i ad all i t the It cal ■■■ 



- rely to a large extent upon the local 

 consumption for the disposal of their lower 

 grades and o ner undesirable items. As to the 

 juration ol the present dull period, opinion is 

 somewhat divided, bul the whole thins: is re 

 garded as unreasonable in view of the light 

 stocks of dry lumber and the limited produc- 

 ;.ring. Stocks locally have 

 ii.ii improved to any extent during the pas; 

 thirty days i least so far as dry lumber 

 is concerned, and there Is considerable difficulty 

 I in filling some orders, espe 

 tor i hi se i ailing for inch plain oak, 

 either red or white. With gum In >i 

 which arc Inclined towards dullness, the de 

 mand has dropped off and little stdck i 

 ing. There is rather a light call for the hove 

 grades ol cot Ei nwoi d, as the b n I radi 

 ,,,,, si , .n its feet in ^■",,1 shape and is 



fairly well supplied with raw material. Such 

 stock as i il for shipping, howevi 



in got d demand ; this, of course 

 box b fl othet uppi Quartered 



oak has show ii o far as the 



lower grad are ■ ■ i m d. there - 



call 8 ill figures for all 



able. R ipis during the past few weeks have 



been limited, southern weal her i ba\ Ing 



, decided!} • and buyers are ha\ 



: ble In securing sufficient stock to pay 



traveling expenses. The season has now 

 arrived when there should be better logging con 

 aitli d a heavier pi 



and t he i ecelpts should be falrlj 



though they will bi a jposed tl; ol greei 



lumber. 



arrival of walnut logs cf all g ades has again 



heavy and prices continue low. There is 



.1 demand for all classes of 1-inch and up 



thick planks. Whitewood logs hav"e arrived 



and prices are lower. In boards and 



planks, owing to heavy stocks, it is difficult to 



make progress at satisfactorj prices. Xhe heavy 



arrivals of ash logs have chleflj I n on contract 



and prices are easier. In hickory logs the im- 

 port has i o heavy and prices somewhat 



lower. In staves the demand continues good 

 and prices are nrm. Aim. .si any size of really 

 prime stock finds reads sale Dobell & t o give 

 do very roseate storj of the mahogany situation. 

 The arrival I i been liberal and. while 



wood "i good quality has met with a ready 

 sale, ire difficult to place. 



Cincinnati. 

 A stretch of more than a week oi 



weather has taken -the life out oi the haidw i 



i, but there are evidet - of a revival of 



aditlons. stocks. 

 j hands and thei 



i a no shading In values I nder continued 



limited supplies plain oak has maintained a firm 



one and i he same maj I iuai 



tered « bite. A fair trade has been dot 



■niv and cypress. Ash has In. 



i 'ottonvi I and gum have ai ted slug 



and a stead] feeling has been be 

 lamed inqulrli plar are tor small lots. 



and with no appreciable diminishmenl in stocks 



the wood shows no Impt menl over the pre 



vinos report. 



Ashland. 



Tie past week or ten days has seen e 



Increase in the number of orders received, and 



a cont innate c ,,t a g i demand 



.in bright est Inqul flea f< t poplar a re 



i millions, and the manufacturers who have well 



nicks of dry lumber anticipate no dll 



bet ter than 



those now prevailing. The mills are busy and 



the supply of logs Is I 



Liverpool. 



Alfred Dobell ..v. Co.'s May I circular at unces 



that the arrivals and deliveries during Vprll 



thai values generally are 



in in, et : operations continue to be 



marked by extret notion. The supplies of 



d southern oak hav< liberal : the di 



mand re ins unchanged and prices rule low. 



trrlva Baltimore wanej 



bipments oi b logs would do 



i ! market i prai i icaiiv unchanged on 



■n planks. Stocks are hea vj and I I] nl 



i ted io si rictly prime planks I ;. i . 



and up long. The import ffln planks 



has again beet .derate. The stock ot medium 



and Is heavj and prices of such 



continue downward. Strictly pi planks are 



ot this de 1 1: would 



meet with a ready I price The 



London. 

 C. l.eary >\; Co.'s market report covering thi 

 month of April shows that the demand tor 

 Amerh is restricted to the 



■ and hest timber, with quotations n 



i- 8d per Black walnut lum- 



ber of medium ami culled grades is firm, but 

 first quality is not so much wanted. Prices for 

 first quality are from Ds to 7s per cubli 

 medium quality, 3s to I-. and culls, 2s to 2s 6d. 

 Quartered oak Is reported a weal, ma rki I 

 with quotations ranging from 2s 6d to is Gd 

 per cubic foot. Both plain planks and board 

 are in regular request, with . imitations at from 

 1 s 3d to 2s 8d per cubic foot. Log a verj 



! market. 

 i here ontlnues t" be a satisfactory demand 

 tot first quality whitewood, bul lower grades 

 i strong \ alues are from 2s 3d to 3s 6d 

 per cubic foot, tirst quality; is 6d to 2s, clear 

 saps: is to 1- ti.l for medium; is to Is 3d tor 

 culls, i upp and - : aid nol 



be sent. In satin walnut (sweet gum) there is 

 a slight Improvement, but shipments must i»' 

 moderate Quotations arc from is ;;d to 

 • .a pet jbl toot. 



l.eary & Co. announce that the Easter holl 

 days interfered materially with business In ma 

 hogany and only one small auction took place, 

 i i... general pi sltlon of the market is un 

 . hanged, w Ith u tali demand foi medium and 

 large size 



Churchill .v Sim'- wood circular, under dale of 



May ::. shows there has i n no improvement 



i iii the lumber market during 

 April. Deliveries from the dork- have fallen 

 off further by some 3,000 standards as compared 

 with April of last year. The total defii lencj 

 r,,r the first third oi the year, as compared with 



period i I 1 00 I. I mt 9 to nearly Hi. 



standards, hut sadly belies tic hi pes ol 



better trade to come which were Indulged In 

 ami acted upon at Christmas time. Lack of 

 demand shows in the figures "I tic dOi 



which is mo reduced as quickly as li .. i id 



be, ami is also slightly reflected in the course 

 ,.!' prices during tic month, which an- si 

 than they wen' in March. 



Little change is noted i" the male 

 market. A considerable quantltj of wood 

 at or after the four at 



-ales, which were all well attended, G I n i 



of fair sizes was w.-ii competed tor at 

 prices, but small ami Inferior logs were less 

 ght and prli ■ ei e Ini lined to be ea ei 

 Aril pals Wi 



The demand for black walnut logs is quiet, 



it and really B I lo 



fair sizes in small lots sell well. In planks 

 and boards tic Btocks continue light and there 

 is a satisfactory demand. 



There is a in; limited demand for whitewood 



and ..lil.v Bmall |.:irccls of large pl'i » 1 



should he sent. i here continues to ic a good 

 demand for plated boards, hut there is a tall' 

 stock -a unplam d w i in both planks ami 



The demand for American slaves is still very 



-mail ami ai pri i h shows no signs of Improve- 

 ment 



H.C. HOSSAFOUS 



Manufacturer and dealer in 

 Quartered Oak, Dimension Stock Ash, 

 Plain and Quartered Oak, Walnut, Cherry. 



DAYTON, HI0 



WE MANUFACTURE 25,000,000 

 FEET BAND SAWED 



COTTONWOOD, 



POPLAR AND 



GYPRESS 



PER ANNUM 



Are always in position to supply tbe 

 trade. 



(National Hardwood Association 

 Grades Guaranteed and certificates 

 furnished when requested. 



JEFFERSON SAW MILL CO. 

 Ltd. 



Front and Robert Streets 

 NEW ORLEANS, LA. 



T. F. McGEE & 

 COMPANY 



Manufacturers and Dealers in 



POPLAR LUMBER 



We have the Lumber Write Us. 



ACKERMAN, HISS. 



TheF.J.BIackwellCo. 



INCORPORATED 



BROWNSVILLE, 



TENNESSEE. 



Write us for Prices on 



HARDWOODS 



OAK, POPLAR AND GUM LUM- 

 BER AND DIMENSION STOCK 



