April 10, 1921 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



63 



there happens to be an especially attractive offer ot stocks. Because of thr 

 general business couilitions, for instance, the railroads are out ot the 

 market. Many of them have received no money on account of the govern- 

 ment guarantees, and they are not in a position financially to reach out. 

 A description of conditions abroad is largely a repetition of what has been 

 said before, with the buyers on the other side still maintaining that they 

 have few needs to provide for and that the prices asked are too high. 

 Meanwhile, it is also to be said that the assortments in the foreign cen- 

 ters are growing smaller, so that the situation is really improved, because 

 eventually the point will be reached where the buyers must enter the 

 market and place orders regardless of whether they want to or not. 



COLUMBUS 



A steady improvement in the hanhvood trade is reported in central Ohio 

 territory during the past fortnight. This is shown especially by the larger 

 number of inquiries coming in from all sources. A fair volume ot busi- 

 ness is being booked, as many of the inquiries are developing into orders. 

 The tone of the market is improved materially and a more optimistic feel- 

 ing is shown on all sides. 



Inquiries from manufacturing plants are gradually increasing, indicat- 

 ing a disposition to come into the market. Automobile concerns are look- 

 ing around for hardwood stocks and the same is true of furniture and box 

 factories. Piano and coffin factories "are also casting around. Dealers' 

 stocks are light and retailers in most sections are buying to a certain 

 extent. They are still going slow, however, as they are loath to take a 

 chance on the future. Retailers are now selling considerable, as building 

 operations have started slightly. 



But on the whole building operations are still held up, and it is believed 

 that the season will be late in getting under way. While contractors and 

 architects have been busy on plans and specifications, still owners arc 

 holding up, mostly because of the high cost of labor. But this is expected 

 to be settled soon, and building is expected to show up rather actively 

 after the middle of the year. 



CINCINNATI 



While business is not at ;ill satisfactory from a normal standpoint, yet 

 a better inquiry and more interest has been displayed all around during 

 the past two weeks. Business is improving, although slowly, and accord- 

 ing to hardwood lumbermen the question today is one of price more than 

 anything else, it being impossible to sell where the price consideration is 

 not considered low enough. Hardwood manufacturers have come to the 

 conclusion that the depression is in a way over, for during the past two 

 weeks they have been getting more inquiries from sources that are expected 

 to buy lumber before long. Demand continues to be limited, but as tho 

 industrial depression seems to be improving, there is hope for early renewal 

 of activity in hardwoods. Building is gaining ground slowly around Cin- 

 cinnati, but the apathy which has surrounded building for many months 

 now gives signs of breaking up. Increased activity in the automobile trade 

 here and in nearby cities has started, though in a limited way so far. 

 Reserve stocks in the hands of factories are growing low and this will drive 

 them into the market shortly for supplies. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



There can be no doubt that the demand for hardwoods, especially for 

 construction work, is on the increase. Such increase as can be seen 

 among the industries is slight, but it is growing in volume and there are 

 many responsible factory heads who predict that all the woodworking fac- 

 tories in this section will be in full operation before fall. The furniture 

 factories in and around Indianapolis are beginning to increase their pro- 

 duction. Business with the manufacturers of automobile bodies is still 

 rather quiet, but officials ot the Robbin Perry Manufacturing Company and 

 the Millspauch & Irish Company say they can see a revival of the demand 

 for automobiles as spring business opens up, and they believe it only is a 

 question of time until their business will be good. The talking machine 

 cabinet manufacturers report their business increasing and orders gain- 

 ing in volume. 



EVANSVILLE 



There has been little or no improvement in the trade of the hardwood 

 lumber manufacturers of Evansville and in other towns in southern 

 Indiana during the past ten days or two weeks. The manufacturers are 

 feeling more cheerful, however, over the outlook, and believe that It is 

 only a question of time until there is a change for the better. They express 

 the opinion that as soon as building starts up and conditions get some- 

 thing like normal again, that prices of lumber will stiffen. Few of the 

 large hardwood plants in this section of the state are now being operated, 

 and many of the mills have been closed down since the first of the year. 

 The wood consuming plants in Evansville are being operated on a schedule 

 of from 36 to 40 hours a week, but it is believed that by the first of May 

 many of the factories will he able to lengthen their hours. 



MEMPHIS 



More hardwood lumber, it transpires, was shipped from southern points 

 during March than during any month since the serious depression in the 

 hardwood lumber industry appeared in the late summer and early fall of 



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