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HARDWOOD RECORD 



December 10. 1920 



NASHVILLE HARDWOOD aOORING CO., 



Manufacturgrs and Wholesalers 



Hctrdwood Lumber and Hardwood Flooring 



E.BARTHOLOMEW. MANAGER PHlPAnO 

 3622 South Moi-^dti St.. VJIIVAWIV/ 



II 



We have very complete stocks of 

 dry lumber in 4/4 to 16/4 thickness 



DOMESTIC HARDWOODS, he. 



West 42d Street 

 NEW YORK 



Results from Experience 



Our well selected logs, our careful manufacture and the 

 grading of our stock, demonstrate a service built on expe- 

 rience that should bring you Into our family fold for fu- 

 ture business. We make Hardwood Lumber that brings & 

 follow-up order. Keep in touch with us when in need of 

 future supply. Dry stock is scarce now. A careful con- 

 suming manufacturer, however, looks to the future for sup- 

 plies that give satisfaction. 



We desire to get in com,niuntcatlon with you eo we may 

 know what your needs are and maybe by and by we can 

 help you. The erection of new mills and because of our 

 having a constant eye cast about for Increasing our timber 

 holdings, should put us at the head of the list of mlUa 

 when you want to buy Pine and Hardwoods. 



Kentucky Lumber Co. 



Sales 

 Office: 



Manufacturers Oak, Red and Sap Gum, Rough 

 and Dressed Tupelo, Short-Leaf Y. Pine 



606 Security Trust Building, Lexington, Ky. 



SAW AND PLANING MILLS AT tULLIGENT. ALA. 



We offer COMPLETE STOCK 



WISCONSIN OAK 



TRY US" 



4/4" No. 

 4/4" No 

 5/4" No 

 8/4" No 



ll>/4^ 



16/4' 



MAPIE 

 1 Com. & Btr. 



. ^»,^. ^ *,«..5 car3 



2 Com 4 care 



2 Cora. & Btr. .6 cars 



2 Com. & Btr. .4 cars 



No. 2 Com. & Btr. 2 care 



No. 2 Cora. & Btr.l car 



BIRCH 

 4/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 3 cars 



4/4" No. 2 Com 5 cars 



5/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr. 3 cars 

 8/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr.. 3 cars 

 8/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr.. 2 cars 

 l:;/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr.l car 



Brooks & Ross Lumber Co. 



SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN 



(.SALES OFFICE AND MILL) 



The Tegge Lumber Co. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



eat time in tlie large logging camps of ttie soutli. Tiie fact that so many 

 of the wood consuming plants in Evansville are being operated on reduced 

 hours has caused a slackening in the local demand for lumber. There 

 are still some inquiries regarding railroad stocks and this leads the manu- 

 facturers to believe that the railroads of the country will do some im- 

 proving during the coming year. In spite of the present business depres- 

 sion, which seems general, the manufacturers are not discouraged and 

 express the belief that the clouds on the business horizon will soon pass 

 away. The lumbermen say that as soon as the demand for lumber looks 

 up again, there will be a tendency for prices to advance for the reason 

 that stocks generally are low and so little lumber is now being produced. 

 Some of the manufacturers report collections good, while others say they 

 are inclined to be a little slow. 



LOUISVILLE 



There is little to tell concerning the market at the present time other 

 than that business is quiet, and orders and inquiries are for small amounts 

 for immediate consumption. However, there is a good deal of optimism 

 expressed concerning the outlook for 1921, although some lumbermen are 

 of the opinion that the demand will not start in early January. I)ut a little 

 later than that. As one lumberman expressed himself: "There is always 

 something wrong. For a time we couldn't get cars, then we had a long 

 period of bad weather in the South, when we couldn't get cars or logs 

 Then we got logs and had trouble getting cars. Now we can get the logs 

 and cars, but can't find a demand for our lumber. If you could balance 

 up production, demand and car supply all at one time, you'd have one 

 grand and glorious market, but It couldn't last," A few mills are going 

 ahead and producing hardwoods, hut on a more limited basis than during 

 the summer. Stocks are in tine shape, and if demand does develop indica- 

 tions are that it will be better taken care of than for some years past, as 

 there is absolutely no indications of a car shortage at this time, or for some 

 time to come. 



ST. LOUIS 



Little change is visible in the hardwood market in St. Louis, prices 

 remaining about stationary, with few transactions. 



Aside from small orders from planing mills and for interior finishing 

 purp&ses in building projects nearing completion, the purchases by rail- 

 roads of car oak, cypress and similar woods appear to constitute the bulk 

 of the business at present. Lumbermen here appear to expect a consider- 

 able improvement in business after the holidays, however, basing this 

 belief on an expectation that retailers in all lines, including those which 

 are consumers of hardwood, will begin taking their losses and cutting 

 prices with the pre-Christmas trade over. This will clear out retail stocks 

 — furniture and other manufactured lumber products — to the end that 

 orders for new stuff eventually will set factories going again at some- 

 thing like a normal rate. 



For the present, however, with prices on bed rock and buyers diffident, 

 business is quiet. 



MILWAUKEE 



A gradual reduction in the wages of woods workers is being effected Id 

 the northern hardwood and hemlock territory, which is taken as an indi- 

 cation that preparations are under way for a lowering of production costs, 

 which are necessary before lumber can be marketed at reduced prices 

 without undue sacrifice. It has been felt that it is necessary for wages 

 to come down before any appreciable cut in lumber prices could be effected, 

 as the labor item is one of the principal factors, and until now has been 

 at the highest level in history. The reduction of wood.s labor costs will be 

 followed by a commensurate lowering of wages in the mills and yards dur- 

 ing the winter. 



Production is slowing down with the coming of winter. In some sections 

 the curtailment is due to the continued slack demand, although in others 

 slight improvement already has been noted and hopes are held out that 

 this will become accentuated immediately after the beginning ot the new 

 year. A number of large mills which were closed during the last month or 

 two for the usual seasonable recess for repairs and overhauling are resum- 

 ing operations for the winter and mean to maintain a fair production 

 schedule. Some ot these plants have taken back mill operatives at reduc- 

 tions in wages ranging from 10 to 15 per cent. Most of the men are 

 accepting the lower wage in appreciation of the fact that only in this way 

 can the industry be kept moving forward. 



HAMBURG 



There has been little change iu the position of the market during the 

 past month. 



For hom<^grown hard- and softwoods the demand showed some slight 

 improvement, though the prices did not advance to any noticeable extent. 



Business in foreign hardwoods somewhat increased and the consignments 

 arrived at this market, consisting of Okoum«. Nicaraguan-Mahogany, 

 Brazilwoods, etc., met with keen interest.' On the other hand, buyers 

 remained reluctant to entertain offers for forward contracts owing to the 

 uncertainty of the further development and the insufficient guarantees as 

 to quality and condition of deliveries far ahead. 



