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Published In the Interest of Hardwood Lumber. American Hardwood Forests. Wood Veneer Industry. Hardwood Flooring. 

 Hardwood Interior Finish. Wood Chemicals, Saw Mill and Woodworking Machinery. 



Vol. XX. 



CHICAGO, OCTOBER 10. 1905. 



No. 12. 



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Published on the 10th and 25th of each month 



By The HARDWOOD COMPANY 



HENRY H. GIBSON 

 FRANK W. TUTTLE 



President 

 Sec-Treas. 



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 Sixth Floor Ellsworth Bldg., 355 Dearborn St., Chicago, III., U.S.A. 



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General Market Conditions. 



Tin demand for hardwood lumber during the last fortnight has 

 improved everywhere in the United States — even in Chicago. 



Plain oak in both white and red still remains an easy leadi 

 demand. Prom tin scarcity of the plain varieties there is an 

 as< '1 • - ; r 1 1 for until ter-sav ed oak. 



The g l end of both gum and eottonwood in dry stock is fairly 



well sold. .mi. I prices are firm. The same may be said of poplar. 



The minoi varieties ol southi roods are all well sold ap 



to green stork. 



The cypress demand is unprecedenti history of this wood. 



Stdes now are close rock. 



In northern hardwoods black ash and rock elm ticallj 



out of i rket, as Dearlj all the dry stork of both varieties is 



exhausted. The call for graj elm, basswood rch, while not 



as active as some othei varieties of hardwoods, has increased to an 

 extent where prices in held verj firmly. 



Ester. ing of inch maple by the fit ctories has 



exhausted the great) r pai u hands. Thick 



amnio is still - 



of the last two weeks have helped materially 



situation. 



[ncreasirg furniture ales mi thi demand for crating and 

 mat. rial is still keeping iV busily emplo 



I'he hardw 1 flooring trade is extremely active. The plants are 



all busy, and there seems to bi an i' maple 



;,, .. oak fl a to complete I 



hires being i i i ted in all the chief businet of the con 



Whih nothing 



situation, then are pro | 

 exhibit an increase in 



Forced to Copyright. 



Phe HuiDWOOD Kecord bos i 

 , intent-. During the 



m bt i jo 



i articles from this papi 

 mi fault i- found, 

 been lifted 

 i dgmi at. Whilt 



ing ill a w: 



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Notwithstanding 

 annually in 



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.■.ill be a pit i 

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Uniform Terms of Sale. 



g at Milwaukee, Sept. 19, made an important addii 

 uniforn ement which h: 



by the National Luml 



a building 

 terms ..t' sal endorsed by this association pi 



: ken Mil. m t to the folio I ions : 



It i- 

 . be made t. o b. i ars polnl ..i shipment ; all in 

 paid by purchasi 

 estimated freight tation, bnt actual freight . 



nown by the freight re. 

 termine the price ••! lumbet 1 1 

 cepted as 

 The Mil tor lumber, not 



60 days, and is subjeel t Us* 



within 15 days from the date ot Invi 



It paid after 15 days I 



l per rent w ill be allowed, but no dl 

 after om the date of the lm 



lien.' 



will be charged to y. keconi 



1 1 , . d within I ". days fron 



in. nil. :.n.] fou deslr i to t iki 2 



Sel ' 

 shall be taken a 

 to make 

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will 



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