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HARDWOOD RECORD 



February 10, 1921 



Hunt, Washington & Smith 



MANUFACTURERS 



SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 

 TENNESSEE RED CEDAR— RED CYPRESS 



EXECUTIVE OFFICES 



^^c^,^M''Bl^'^D^I"^^B* NASHVILLE, TENN. 



VENEER 



also 

 Re -drying 



PROCTOR 6? 

 SCHWARTZ 



NASHVILLE HARDWOOD aOORING CO., 



Manufacturers and Wholesalers 



Hardwood Lumber diid Hardwood Flooring 



E.BARTHOLOMEW. MANAGER OV\\{^\f^C\ 

 3622 South Moi-^cin St.. VJIIv/TlVIV/ 



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We have very complete stocks of 

 dry lumber in 4/4 to 16/4 thickness 



DOMESTIC HARDWOODS, Inc. " ^1^%^^'' 



We offer COMPLETE STOCK 



WISCONSIN OAK 



'T RY US' 



MAPLE 

 4/4" No. 1 Com. & Btr..5 cara 



4/4" No. 2 Cora 4 car* 



5/4" No. 2 Com. &, Btr..e care 

 8/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr..4'Care 



10/4" No. 2 Com. 



Btr.2 cart 



16/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr.l oar 



4/4" No. 

 4/4" No. 

 5/4" No. 

 8/4" No. 

 8/4" No 



BIRCH 



1 Com. & Btr..3 cars 



2 Com 5 cara 



1 Com. & Btr..3 care 



2 Com. & Btr..3 oars 

 1 Com. & Btr..;i cars 



12/4" No. 2 Com. & Btr.l car 



Brooks & Ross Lumber Co. 



SCHOFIELD, WISCONSIN 



(SALES OFFICE AND MILL) 



The Tegge Lumber Go. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



woods show wide ranges, ranges that are in some cases surprising anil 

 (Uscoucerting. 



As to demand itself — the chairmakers, the furniture makers and the 

 musical instrument makers here are not buying any more than they were 

 two weeks ago. The furniture makers seem to be well stocked. They 

 watched the Grand Rapids and Chicago sales, and the results have not 

 stimulated them here to buying. The piano manufacturers are largely 

 overstocked, though inquiry from some of them has been noted. AH call 

 for interior trim if way off, because of the preseut strike of the building 

 trades. Auto making demand is slow and improvement is not looked for 

 before the fall. 



Improvement in demand is noted in some lines. The railroads have- 

 already begun to buy more and much is looked for in this line in the 

 future. Another line which is showing better demand and inquiry is the 

 call for maple for shoe heels. Much is expected in the near future as the 

 shoe and leather industry is already showing signs of rejuvenation. And 

 much maple is sold in this market for shoe heels. 



BALTIMORE 



Conditions in the hardwood trade here, while not showing any important 

 changes, are regarded as better than tbey have been. The number of 

 Mionibers of the trade wlio are gradually turning from a pessimistic atti- 

 tudp to one, if not of optimism, at any rate far more encouraging is on the 

 increase, and these favoif-able opinions can hardly fail to exert some 

 influence upon the state of the trade. Protluction continues to be much 

 restricted, the output being estimated at not more than 25 or 30 per cent 

 of what may be called normal. Many of the mills are still shut down 

 trying to work out a readjustment with respect to production cost. Mean- 

 while the demand has not been large, but it probably kept pace with or 

 exceeded the additions that were made to the stocks available. Reports 

 now drift in from time to time that more interest in tenders is being shown, 

 and that there is an increase in , the number of orders coming out. So 

 far, of course, prices have not improved, but the bottom of the depression 

 seems to have been reached without a doubt, and some of the stocks taken 

 up are intended to augment assortments of dealers who would be prepared 

 for a revival. It is felt that with any considerable renewal of buying a 

 positive shortage of lumber may be disclosed as a result of the curtailed 

 output. 



COLUMBUS 



The hardwood trade in central Ohio territory lias shown some improve- 

 ment in every locality during the past fortnight. While buying has not 

 increased to any extent, still inquiries are more numerous and this 

 presages a better demand later on. The unsettled industrial conditions 

 are still affecting the market adversely and slowness is expected for some 

 time. The tone of the market is improved, however, and lumbermen gener- 

 ally believe that better things are now in sight. 



Factories are looking around to see what hardwood stocks are available 

 and the prices asked. Some factories are resuming operations after the 

 holiday lay-off, and these are shopping around considerably for stocks of 

 hardwoods. Box concerns are the best customers at this time. Implement 

 and vehicle factories are buying to a small degree also. Furniture fac- 

 tories are holding off as their sales were not very good at the" shows. 



Retailers are placing some orders, although there is no general buying 

 movement among dealers. Dealers' stocks are low and in many instances 

 biully broken. Inquiries from dealers are more numerous than those from 

 factories, indicating a better feeling in retail circles. Indications point 

 to a fair building season, although many believe it will be late in opening. 



CINCINNATI 



The local hardwood trade has adopted the Wilsouian slogan of ''Watch- 

 ful waiting." The upturn forecasted by the optimists, that renewed 

 activity would be ushered in with the advent of February, failed to 

 materialize. However, an Increase in inquiries has been noted. The 

 trade in general i.s of the opinion that a building boom will alone bring 

 the market back to its normal level. The fact that few railroads in the 

 Cincinnati district are making any track improvements gives rise to the 

 lieliet that the demand for ties will be curtailed for some weeks to come. 

 Several of the railroads have laid off the larger part of their section hands. 

 Furniture factories are going slow, few being in the market. There is, 

 however, a tendency on the part of retailers to unload furniture at pre- 

 war prices. This, the trade believes, is a sign that stocks In the factories 

 ure lower. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



The situation in Indianapolis, and in fact through the central portion of 

 the state, appears to be much better than two weeks ago. During the 

 past two weeks the demand has livened up somewhat and more and more 

 of the woodworking industries have increased their output. It is reported 

 that the furniture factories in and around Shelbyville, Ind., just south of 

 this city are gradually increasing their production and the furniture fac- 

 tories and other plants using quantities of hardwoods in Indianapolis are 

 producing more now than they have tor weeks. Executives of these plants 

 say all the visible signs point to a general resumption of business during 

 the late spring. 



