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HARDWOOD RECORD 



f»rtolMT afi, lOlS. 



TIMBER ESTIMATES 

 Northern, Southern & West Indian Hardwoods 



Estimates Maps Reports 



D. E. LAUDERBURN, Forest Engineer 



l&O I'lfth Avnnu<* 

 NEW YORK. N. Y 



re:d gum 



.Le.iding Manulacturrrs i 



DUGAN LUMBER CO. 



o^^d sKp";;" Hardwood Lumber 



MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 



Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Go. 



Sikeston, Mo. 



Band Sawn 

 Southern Hardwoods 



SPECIALTIES 



RED GUM, PLAIN OAK 



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BUSS-COOK OAK CO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



MANCFACTIKEKS 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER 



Can furnish mythinj in Oak, air dried 

 or kiln dried, roufh or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



OUR SPECIALTY 



St. Francis Basin Red Gum 



WE MANUFACTURE 



Southern Hardwoods 



Gum, Oak and Ash 



J. H. Bonner & Sons 



ul OflSr*. 



HBTU. AKK. 



•rill. I.. I f. „ii>f. . . .:_ ,. ; ,1 : In I Ik' market 



fur HI I of llirlr kIihIiii. II(<|H>rlii nliaw llinl ilriiliTu' nlockii nrr 



raihrr ■'•at lliry ar<- li<it Inrllnrd lo nrrumulmp i>U|i|ill<-ii but nrr 



liujrini; (rum liniiU lo iiiniilh, n» It wiTi-. lt<'<-nuKF of tbr iiiiKrlnlnty nf the 

 fiitun-. Ilir)' nn' lonth lo Inrronitc morkii at ilil* llmr. Iluyliik' ■•>' fiictorlfa 

 Hlinwn a hIIbIU liicri-aw. Tliln la (••pi-rlnlly Inn- of ninri'mii inakliiK vi'lilcica 

 nnd riirnlliirc. Sonic buying U aUo tii>liii; ilunc by aiiloniolilli' ruiKprnii. 



Sblpmi'nlH an- comlnir out iiromplly, ••xoi'inlnu wbcn- rnr Nhorlngi- la 

 k'ronlhk'. On Hip Cbiiuiprnkr & Ohio Iborr U a innrkci] iib>>rlai:<' and Homr 

 di-lay I" ociniiliinMl. Olbir rondx ar<> iil»o fi-a-llni; tbr rX|ianN|i>n In frrlubl 

 bUKlni ««. .\illl Nliicka an- only fiilr and tbrri- la no dlapoalllun lo arruinu- 

 lalc >ii>rka on tlic part of mill uwuith. 



rrlci-K arc ralhor Bti'ady at tbc IpvpIi which have prpvallc-il for aomp lime. 

 CultlnK I" not nn friqupnt an fornu-rly. The prlcp lint In nwilnlalnpd In ino«t 

 pla«'H and In "cn'nil Inotanci'ii advancpH bavp bppn rpcordi'd. tjuarlprp<! 

 oak IH firm nn<l llii- rolump of bUHlnpiiH la conKldiTablp. I'lain oak U aUo 

 KtronRpr. pBpcclally (IralH and BPcondii. which have advanced $1 at Ihc Ohio 

 river. ChpNinut In In Kood di'mnnd nnd thp aamp In true of baHawood. Aah 

 Is quiet, roplnr IB fairly strong but stocka arc IncreaKlng. other hard- 

 wood* are unchange<l. 



-•< CINCINNATI >: 



A big Improvement In the dimnnd from the Hash and door manufacturer!, 

 due lo Ihe cemrnl revival of liuildlni; oiierntlonH. ban had a marked effect 

 upon tile hnrdwiiiid market In Clnelnnall durlni: Ibe pn»l few weekH. The 

 activity on Ihe part of the consumlnK factories constitutes the nic»st encour- 

 iiBlnc feature of Ihe Hltiintlon. Althoucb the buyInK movement Is much 

 stronRer. there still Is evident an incllnnllon to hold olT In await eventuali- 

 ties and not take onythInK for Branted owing to the Reneral uncertainly as 

 t'l the business situation at large. 



The woodworklnR plants are beginning to carry much larger slocks than 

 I bey did during the summer months. The backward movement which waa 

 vo noticeable a few weeks back among the furniture people has almost en- 

 tirely disappeared and now reports arc being received of an encouraging 

 nature and the manufacturer no longer Is complaining of a great overstock. 

 The furnllure trade now Is fully up to the usual late October standard and 

 k-ives every promise of continuing upon this basis for some time. This has 

 resulted in a ste.irty increase In the demand for oak. while Ihe call for the 

 better grades of walnut for the higher-priced furniture continues active aa 

 usual. 



Blind plants, flooring concerns and box manufacturers report a looklng-up 

 liusiness and arc ordering In greatly increased volume. The vehicle ond 

 itnplemcnt manufacturers are going along with increased forces in many 

 i|uarters. with enough business before them to insure continuance of this 

 activity for some weeks to come. Their call for hickory and ash is especially 

 good. The auto trade is insistent in its demand for the better grades of 

 hardwoods for body flnlshing on the line cars and for wheel construction, 

 especially spokes. 



Gum Is showing a better call. Six weeks ago gum took a little flyer In 

 anticipation of better freight rates, then slumped back into its accustomed 

 rut. but recently has managed lo extricate Itself and now is moving in good 

 volume. Oak. plain nnd tiuartend, along with walnut.. Is receiving its 

 usual brisk call from the furniture manufacturers. Walnut for export, how- 

 ever, has suff'Ted a serious relapse, at least that is Ihe general opinion in the 

 Cincinnati district. Ash seems to be recovering considerable of Its former 

 strength, although the demand for this lumber cannot be said to be very 

 encouraging at the present time. I'oplar has shown but little change within 

 the past fortnight, the market for this lumber being quite spotty and prices 

 seemingly with little or no basis. There seems lo be a determined effort to 

 move this lumber for almost whatever is bid, those holding a fair supply 

 on hand apparently being quite anxious to get rid of it without much regard 

 for the prevailing quotations. 



Local mills are being rushed almost to the extreme to meet the renewed 

 demand from the builders for all kinds of Interior finish, doors, sash, blinds, 

 etc. The planing mills are beginning, however, to feel the spirit of the 

 times and in many quarters report a slow but gradual Increase in the 

 demand. Summed up all together, however, the Increased business reported 

 from all branches of the trade Indicates that this fall's total of business 

 done will be far in excess of the amount done in IftH. 



Prices on the whole are not showing much gain, although quotations In 

 L-eneral In tbe millworklng trade did not suffer to the extent other branches 

 '<{ the lumber business did during the dull period. 



=■< TOLEDO >-= 



While there Is no great Improvement to be noticed In the hardwood trade 

 penerally there Is a betterment which has given added impetus to business 

 nnd encouragement to dealers. Prices are not very strong but the tendency 

 is toward strength rather than weakness. There has recently been a good 

 demand from automobile factories which arc running heavily. Elm, maple 

 and ash are In demand for this purpose. The furniture factories are not 

 running particularly strong and the railroad demand, while better than It 

 was. Is by no moans satisfactory. Local dealers are pretty well stocked up, 

 having bought rather heavily while prices were low, and they are not in- 

 clined to indulge in speculative buying at this time. The building trades 

 have been good hardwood users this season and building here continues 



extremely aetive. 



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