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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Low Prices 



Versus 



Cutting Value 



You, Mr. Buyer, Know the Verdict 



Our Stock Proves 

 Its Worth by Its 

 Cutting Value 



See OUT list of dry lumber in "Hardwoods For Sale" 

 Dcpnrtvxcnt, pages ;'S ,'iS, nnd ask us for prices. 



Liberty Hardwood Lumber Co. 



MAKERS OF GOOD LUMBER 

 Big Creek, Tex. 



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J. K. WILLIAMS 



A. T. WILUAMS 



Williams Lumber Co. 



(MANUFACTURERS) 



WHOLESALE 

 HARDWOOD 



LUMBER 



Band Mill Planing Mill Dry Kiln 



Fayetteville, Tenn. 



We manufacture PLAIN and QUAR- 

 TERED OAK, ASH, CHESTNUT and 

 other HARDWOODS 



Our Specialty is Quartered White Oak 



We Manufacture Dimension 

 Stock— Hickory a Specialty 



Tliirk innpli' «i><>in> to li« In ■« Urcr ilcmanil ■• onythliii: Bomp 

 yard* liavr t>o<>n ablp to dlnpox- of thick lilrch In advntilnBi', uithougli 

 thp quantlly aiallablo waa amnll A«b li In contlnupd <lPinantl and lioldi 

 ■trone Id price. Puplnr haa plrkod up a lltllc and cj-prcin bai ahown 

 lncrcn»<>, witli a tciKrciiIni; In prlc.-H. Plnln and (Hiartircd cmk In mm- 

 mon sradm lia» ImprovtHl. 8oniMl wormy clipttnut In advaurlnc Id price, 

 rioorloi; lina bn'U aliowlos locri-nni>d atrcnRlli. 



:-< PITTSBURGH >■: 



llardHtHHl nun nil tlirouuli iliU dlalricl nrv vliwInK wllli inurli aalU- 

 faction tho cneral Iniprnvcmrnl In bualnraa. Ord<'r« fmrn rallroada and 

 manufacltirlni; concorna an- mon' plenty than laat month and n-qulaltlona 

 arc t»-k-lnnlnE lo cumi- In for n< ji yi-ar'n aupply. Yard trade la alow od 

 :■>•• viit of till' Inwntory ai'naon, l.nt la kn'plne up well at that. Ktocka of 

 : V Ii.'iriltt<M>d lumber arc H<-;ir''e overywlure find It In hard to uel an 

 in.nt of »lie». Pricea are lieadlDK upward In aympnihy with the 

 hieher <pioinllona for yellow pine and wholeaalera here believe that thla 

 tendency will develop n much hliiher level of pricea nfler the Oral of the 

 year, (^enernl buKlneKR rondlt|f»nK are ao much Improved aa to make It 

 practlcnily certain that there will be n pretty good volume of bnalncaa 

 when the lOlG ordera begin to come In. 



=-< BOSTON >.= 



The hardwood market here hllll riintliiui>« In kIiow Increasing activity. 

 A much Iiircer volume of Inquiry nnd purchaKlnc for current nnnta la 

 reported nnd there arc many cises of contrncts heInK iienotlnled for 

 the coming year. The prolonged di'lnya of lumber In tranKit arc cnualng 

 consldernhle Inconvenience among fnctorlea nnd yards that had been 

 running on low stocks. It Ik the opinion here that the coming neaaon will 

 see pronounced activity. The railroads nrc not likely to catch up with 

 their business In the winter, nnd the question of cuae and packing 

 stock for ammunition Is becoming quite n problem. In the last fortnight 

 two companies have been orspinlzed for the extensive mnniifactnre of 

 such material. The contest for the Influencing of the lumber trade by 

 legislation develops new features constantly, Scmervllle now contem- 

 plating sweeping restrictions on wooden, three-deck buildings, while on 

 the otiicr band, a prominent authority In Boston Is urging more wooden 

 school buildings (factory construcliou) on the ground of greater safety 

 than supposedly fireproof buildings; the safety coming entirely through 

 protection rather than ranterial or occupancy. An Interesting report of 

 the contemplated free use of maple tops, limbs and low-grade for rail- 

 road ties is circulating In this market. Maple being in great demand In 

 the high quirllties has been denied to the railroads In Its cheaper forms 

 on account of readiness to Jccny, but n large supply Is now available 

 through treating to retain the solidity and elasticity of the original wood. 



■< BALTIMORE >•-- 



While the gains made by the hardwoods cannot be regarded as more 

 than moderate, the whole tone of the market shows improvement. There 

 are not wanting members of the trade who are disposed to manifest ex- 

 treme conservatism and who still apprehend a set-hack, but the majority 

 of the hardwood men feci sufflcientiy encouroged to accept the improvement 

 as based upon substantial conditions nnd who are adjusting themselves to It. 

 .\dvances of three and even four dollars per 1.000 feet are reported, with 

 the buyers much more disposed to place orders than they recently were. 

 Sellers experience no difllculty of realizing about $01 for No. 1 oak, and 

 even better returns have been secured, much depending upon the individual 

 requirements. The entire range of prices, however, has been lifted, and 

 the mills are getting enough orders to keep them running. So far. the 

 productive agencies arc not taxe<I to the limit, and some of the mills have 

 not yet resumed. The output has been enlarged, and the Increased 

 capacity Is being taken care of without any trouble. TIic lift In values and 

 the expansion in the movement atfect practically the entire range of hard- 

 woods, poplar included. Oak, chestnut, ash and all other woods In general 

 use are attracting a measure of attention and In some divisions of the 

 market considerable activity prevails. The furniture factories and other 

 consumers are using stocks in moderately large quantities and the outlook 

 Is decidedly encouraging. If the export business be excepted. Reports are 

 received here about big foreign shipments from Gulf ports, but the North 

 Atlantic gateways have no notable amount of business, though some kinds 

 of stocks might be acceptable in considerable volume if the stocks were 

 to be bad. This applies, among other things, to railroad ties. It has been 

 stated here that the French government would take a corgo If It were 

 at hand. Various other items, too, have taken on pronounced strength. 

 The foreign trade as a whole, however, leaves much to be desired, and the 

 continued advance In the ocean freight rates makes calculations difllcult 

 for the exporters. The year, however. Is ending In much better shape than 

 seemed possible not so long ago. 



=-< COLUMBUS >•- 



The hardwood trade In Columbus and Ohio territory has been rather 

 active during the past fortnight. Buying on the part of retailers is better 

 and the same is true of factory demand. Inquiries arc more numerous. 



Retailers' stocks are only fair and with the rising market an effort Is 



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