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HARDWOOD RECORD 



stock for later delivery, and dealers say that 

 in, in now on there will be a very satisfactory 

 Increase in the demand from the country. 



Generally speaking, hardwood prices are Arm. 

 Occasional curs are made on certain items, but 

 this is not affecting the market at large. Noth 

 ing --.hows any marked upward tendency unless 



ii is plain oak, which has I a difficult to sup 



iih promptly all through the year, and the high 

 price which became effective some m,.nths ago 

 is Mill firmly maintained. It looks as If the 

 suppl) for tall consumption would !»• less than 

 that marketed in the spring, while the demand 

 is expected to be greater, so that there is a 

 probability that the price of plain oak will go 

 Mill higher II is noticed that quartered oak 

 i s I,, ,i in ., . good supplj as g few months ago. 

 i 01 the pasl year mills have rather neglected 

 the manufacture of quartered stock owing to 

 the in. rease in ihe rail for plain .>ak The 

 result is that the demand has cleaned up the 



i ,,;• the available stock and prices show a 



tinner tendency than for some time. Cypress, 



rotionu I. gum. poplar and birch are steady. 



iiii-korv is high and s.ane and the demand Eoi 

 same for wagon purposes is bard to supply, as 



has i n the ease sin.-,, early spring. The tut 



in tnri factor: trade has been rather quiet for 

 the past two months, but orders are beginning 



in freely, and there should be a heavy 



tall trade In furniture stock. At this point the 

 demand for box lumber is to quite an extent 

 going to Washington and Oregon, and the call 



i ttonwood and poplar for box purposes is 



neaiij as strong as a year ago. llaidw I 



people, however, are not worrying OVet this 



condition, as they are finding ready sale for 

 their product for other purposes, While the 

 demand for bridge stock is steadllj growing 



U ss ow ing to the increasing prl I i all and 



the difficulty In getting prompt shipment, and 

 this trade i- being diverted to fir, the oak men 

 say they are having a lair call for bridge Stock 

 ami getting about as much business of this cbar- 

 ,, tei as the\ , are to handle, The stead] and 

 active call for railroad material is giving the 



mills an ample supply of outers lor Hie lower 



grades ,,i oak, ami with tew exceptions they 

 a,,, n-oni three to six months behind on orders 

 lor railroad material. The demand is siiil pro 

 nounced and railroad material Is firm and no 

 Uceably higher than last year. 



Minneapolis. 

 Although there is little doing In bardw I 



liisi now in this section, the general strength 



,,i ihe lumber market is reflected in hardwood 

 prices, which are about as firm as ever. Birch 



is about ih ily item on i lie list that seems 



i easier. The stringency in this wood has 



been relieved bj the a, hem or some large stocks 

 ,,i new lumber on the market, which the recent 

 drj weather has put into nice shipping condl 



lion. However, Ihe large hoi, lets are satisfied 

 that they will eventually gel their money out 



ot the lumber, and the weakness in price is not 

 1 1 Basswood is fairly plentiful and no 



: II, I 



Oak is still practicall] unseen, except south 



em stoek. Which is being supplied to Ihe eoll 



s nli ust have it. None of the wiiii,i 



ipplng condition, ion a contlnua- 



■ warm, dry weather will bring some 



of the new stocks into the market shortly. 



held ai fancy prices and con 



blj sought after by the wholesale trade 



ds the manufacturer expecting big 



l«l Ills Mo, 'I,. 



The demand for rock elm ha- been strong 

 iron, the trade tins summer and it 



is a Ol the market. Flooring is 



moving well, and maple commands a ready sale 



,,,,. i . . i ..I,,. i allj speaking, however, 



i , in i n ie- and ,,1 her north 



_• through the summer 



dull I 8 I oi.: tOr sloek in 



Their purchases an 



erally in small lots for immediate need, and 

 mixed ear business is a large pan of the present 

 volume of trade. 



Louisville. 

 Low grade poplar and cottonw I bave been 



^,-iiiu lor what might he termed bargain prices, 

 1,111 red gum, which might be classed as a com- 

 panion hardwood, is showing a tendency I" 

 siillrr prices. This i-, no doubt, due in some 



ne to the g 1 work that has been done by 



manufacturers in exploiting this w i. to which 



we might add the fait that it has been rapidly 

 'finding a prominent place in the furniture world 



the past year. Dealers here handling gum say 

 that the demand is not only good in the do 

 mestie Hade, hut the export business is also 

 encouraging at the present time, and. taken 

 altogether, the market for gum is showing sub- 

 Manual Blgns ,,i improvement 



ih,- demand for agricultural implement Btock 



is practically all that COUld he desired, hut 



prices no a,, i ail thej should he. The heavy 



buyers Of this material are lighting elosr and 



making strenuous efforts i" buy at moderate 

 prices, inn from the present volume ot demand 



ii looks as if manufacturers will soon he in 

 position to pracl h allj dii tate terms. a 

 result of this, there is a feeling in the trade 

 here that prices lii agricultural Implemenl stock 

 will advance before fall. 



Poplar is still holding ils own very well, and 



there is occasionally a note ol Improve "I iii 



Ihe demand. Oak coin nines l,, he sought with 



practicall] the sa Illlgence thai obtained last 



spring, everything in both red and while plain 

 sawed ihai is available no shipment finding a 

 ready market at fair pi 



Liverpool. 



Alfred Dobell .x Co.'s market report clrculai 



,,i July I sa\s that round southern oak cm 



tinnes to arrive in moderate quantities, and this 



la, i rather than an active demand enables sell 



els t a INI J III prices. 



rhere is i penlng for shipment of prime, 



fresh Baltimore waney logs. 



Wagon planks have arrived fairly freely and 

 the market so far appeals able to lake care of 

 them at well maintained prices shippers must, 



however, guard anaili-l ,,\ crest lin.il ing th 



Burning capacity of the market, especially In 

 undesirable Bizea and quality, a descriptl f 



stock with which dealers a re slill heavily 

 loaded 



ihe stock of medium ami inferior quality 

 coffin planks is heavy and only shipments of 

 strictly prime planks can he recommended 



Arrivals ,,i walnut logs continue moderate, 

 hut the period "f the year and ihe fact that ihe 

 market is well stocked make it difficult to real- 

 ize satisfactory prices, ah grades of walnut 



hoard- and plank- ale in lair demand in thick 



lies-es of one i||cl| atld lip. 



The market is overstocked with poplar logs 

 Prices have gone down considerably. Further 

 shipments should he held until autumn, A 

 little movement in poplar planks and hoards 

 prevail- in Ihe better grades, but "Iher descrip- 

 tions are not selling well. The market is weight- 

 ed by an a,, uinulali 1 unsold stocks. 



Ihe arrivals of round ash Iol's have I n light. 



which is as it should he al lliis lime of year. 



There have I n nee arrivals of round hick- 

 ory logs and si.„ k- are heavy, with prices uu- 



sal isfacfoi > . 



The Import of slave- have been small ami the 

 i- ii.i strong. Prices have been maintained 



and the market is depleted of prime W. I. hogs- 

 head -laves, shipments of which would find a 

 very ready sale. 



Ihe circular reports fair arrivals and good 



tetltlon m ii" Bale o dium n, g I 'iimli- 



ties of African mahoganj Arrivals generally 



light, wiih the exception of Cuban 



,t,,ck. sicks iii first hands are reported small. 



Shipments of nothing but high class Btock are 



recommended, although there are indications of 

 an improved demand, except for small and 



crooked wood. (I I prices are obtainable for 



San Itomiugo logs of medium to large squares 

 or in richly figured stoek. 



London. 



tine cannot at the moment say that things 

 are at all hrisk. with possihly one or two excep- 

 tions, hut plenty of various stocks are arriving 

 by ever] steamer, it is not an easy task to find 

 buyers, even at a reduction in price, and many 

 parcels are finding their way to the warehouses 

 for storing. 



Plain ,,ak hoards are still in good demand; 

 lusts and seconds are very scarce, hut the lower 

 grades are plentiful and are being sold readily 

 .md al good prices if at all dry. Parcels of 

 quartered oak are arriving, hut are difficult to 

 dispose of. Prime stocks of whitewood are not 

 ,, ailing forward freely, although the demand is 

 good. Pollutions and culls are difficult of sale, 

 as the market has become overstocked. Satin 

 walnut is in good demand at full prices and 

 -lock- arriving are selling freely. If consign 

 incuts are not too heavy, prices will he niaiu- 

 tained, hut what usually happens after a scarei- 



tj ,,i this w 1 on this side may happen now, 



\ iz.. heavy consignments of unseasoned stocks 

 will pile up and these will he difficult to dis- 

 pose of; hence ihe market will fall to pieces. 

 Walnut Is still scarce and any parcels arriving 

 are being eagerly Bought after. For cottonwood, 

 hickory and ash the de id has fallen off some- 

 what. 



GUN and HARDWOODS 



PAEPCKE LEICHT LUMBER CO. 



Mills: 



Cairo. 111. 



Marked Tree. Ark. 



Arkansas City, Ark. 

 / Biythevllle, Ark. 

 ) Greenville, Miss. 



General Offices: 



Tribune Buildine, 



CHICAGO. 



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JANNEV. WHITING LUMBER COMPANY 



WHOLESALE CASH BUYERS Ol : 

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MANUFACTURERS OF 



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