Deicmlifl- 10. 1920 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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aud iiiiiuii factiiiii's are goiug slow and the same is true of implement 

 factoi-ies. rrobably the best feature at this time is the attitude of rail- 

 roads which are buying to a larger extent. But almost every one is play- 

 ing a waiting game, waiting to see what happens after the first of the 

 year. JIauut'acturors and wholesalers believe that orders will come in 

 much better at that time and preparations have been made accordingly. 



Prices are still rather weak all along the line. This Is evidenced by the 

 rather wide range, amounting to from .flO to .$12 on certain items. 

 Quartered and plain oak are rather quiet and prices show weakness. 

 Chestnut is slow. Low grade poplar is the strongest point in the market. 

 Some buying of basswood and chestnut is reported. 



CINCINNATI 



Uespite the almost complete lethargy of the hardwood market in Cin- 

 cinnati, there appears to be a sane optimism among the members of the 

 trade. While it is true that in the cases of some mills an(h yards there 

 is less than one-half the usual production, some of the mills running 

 only on a 4r> per cent time basis, there is a good outlook for the future. 

 Reports from various dealers, of course, vary, some contending that the 

 slowness must continue until there is a general readjustment in the cost 

 of building materials generally. It is reported that the railroads, which 

 have been the best patrons in the hardwood industry locally, have can- 

 celled several orders for ties. Woodworking shops, manufacturers of 

 automobile bodies, wagons, musical instruments and kindred commodities 

 have evidently laid in a reserve stock, for there are being but few pur- 

 chases made. A prominent hardwood lumberman expresses belief, how- 

 ever, that items L:enerally heavily exported will hold their own, and that 

 alttiough, in his opinion, there must be a still further decline in the prices 

 of the ordinary run of goods, April 1 will witness a revival. Lumbermen 

 have been reducing their prices to as great an extent as possible during 

 the past month and it is the general belief that if other dealers interested 

 in building would do likewise different conditions would prevail in a very 

 short time. What promises to be a great help to the trade in general is 

 the partial agreement between the Building Trades Council and Builders. 

 Troviding the recent strike is settled amicably, there is every indication 

 that t^'e proposed plan of the Hamilton County League of Building Asso- 

 r-iatious can be carried out. which will mean the construction of dwellings, 

 the cost of which is to run up into the millions. Work, it is said, will be 

 immediately resumed on the office buildings now under course of con- 

 struction. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



Indications during the past two weeks points to a more stable market 

 in practically every grade of hardwoods. Naturally the market price is 

 far below prices current two or three months ago, but both dealers and 

 manufacturers of hardwoods feel that the bottom has been reached and 

 that prices are such now that the trade can make some sales. The num- 

 ber of buiMing permits being issued in Indianapolis during the past month 

 and the amount of current work on the boards of the various architects 

 would lead to the belief that the building season for the winter period will 

 be normal at least. In case it is the trade will be somewhat surprised, for 

 the general opinion a month ago was that there would be a very small 

 amount of remodeling done during the winter. The dealers here say that 

 the principal reason for this increase is the reduction in the price of 

 lumber. They predict one of the best building seasons next spring ever 

 seen here, especially if prices of building materials, such as brick, lime. 

 cement, etc.. and labor are lowered in the same proportion as lumber has 

 been lowered. 



From an industrial viewpoint the situation appears somewhat improved 

 over two weeks ago. At that time woodworking industries here were busy 

 curtailing their operation expenses and their production, but the curtail- 

 ment has been stopped and one good feature that has been noticed is the 

 fact that many of the men laid off during the extreme dull period are 

 gradually being put back to work and at lower figures. Factory execu- 

 tives are determined, apparently, to lower production costs regardless. 

 The first class of industries hit here were the automobile body manufac- 

 turers and the talking machine cabinet industries. Just during the past 

 week some increased orders have been current among the automobib- 

 manufacturers, and cabinet manufacturers are expecting business to pick 

 up during the next two weeks. Harry Milspaugh, president of Milspaugh 

 & Irish Company, auto body builders, said the men here in his industry 

 likely would not do any buying for some time because of the large stocks 

 on hand, but he predicted considerable buying as soon as present stocks 

 are exhausted. 



EVANSVILLE 



There has been no improvement In the trade of the hardwood lumber 

 manufacturers in Evansville and southern Indiana during the past ten 

 days or two weeks and little or no change is looked for until the first of 

 the coming year, and there are some men engaged in the lumber busi- 

 ness who do not believe there will be any change for the better in the 

 situation until some time next spring. Trade for some lime past has 

 been about 20 per cent normal. While some of the larger mills in this 

 section are clo.se<l down,, there are some that are still being operated, but 

 many of the mills now running will close as soon as they work up the 

 supply of logs that they have on band. There is little doing at the pres- 



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