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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



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OHIO vi:ni:i:r company 



Manufacturers & Importers KOKKIGN VENEERS 



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C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturer* of Hardwood Lumber, Oak 3c FopUr •ipectallj 

 Kfitl hartlMttiMl lutnlxT 



DAY LUMBER & COAL CO. 

 I MmuUctwers YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



size C'ix72 



Made in St. Louis 



Photograph of American Walnut Rotary Cut Panel 

 produced in our Veneer Plant. We also manufac- 

 ture built-up stock of every description used in fur- 

 niture and fixtures in any thickness, consisting of 

 nicely figured Quartered Gum and Oak, Mahogany, 

 Plain Oak, Yellow Pine, Red Gum, Birch, Ash, Elm, 

 Sycamore, Soft Maple, Plain Gum and Cottonwood. 



For particulars, please write 



St. Louis Basket & Box Company 



143 Arienal Street 



«IIKI) IN 1880 



ST. LOUIS, MO. 



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ui'vwr ^' iitiilrr totirli miiilllUini lit olwaya iiatliirBrtory. 



I*rn ' :> linvr a«lviihrfMl In piitv aiitl tlry ilorkK are 



■nltl to be scarw. Aib, climlnul and |iu|ilar linve >huwn tllo trail In ad- 

 vanrlni: prior*, wKli plain imk Krltlnii flriniT all llio llinr. The- local 

 irn<li' la not fulljr nuppllrd and Ita waota arc aurv to keep llic wtiulr- 

 ulv ninrkrt active for a Ihuk llniiv 



.-< BUFFALO >.= 



The linrilwutMl trade lmi> otiirit-d tli>' jinr u< II and Indli-ntlima point to a 



bunliT piTliMl thnn In iniB. luvi'nlorl<-« are hardly completed aa yet and 



il' iK'U are Jual U'VlnnlUK tu i;et around to rail ii|>ou tlielr cuatomeni 



I'Ul till! toni' of till' ninrket U Ktroni; and varloun Induilrlea unlng 



iiiij'itt 1h are litiHlcr tlinn f<ir a loni; time, rrlceii on iiioit wood* are up 



consldrriiM) from InKt Huninier. 



The di'iiiund In running Inrui'ly to oak, maple and a«b and good dry atocka 

 are not at all large. Tlic yard* have t>een gettluK In aome addition! to their 

 hUpplli-H reri-ntly and are now In pretty Kooil xhape to All orderi. Thick 

 stock In a number of dinTiTent wo'idH la In active demand and aupfillea are 

 not NO Inriie na desired. The lloorlng trade la qtiltc Kood and price* arc at • 

 high level. It la a dlfflcult matter to set maple floorlnit from the inllla 

 promptly, which evidently have no large atock*. 



-< PHILADELPHIA > 



The lumber market cuutlnui-a hlruUK with prlct-a going upward. All 

 the hardwoods arc In flnc ahape. Plain and quartered oak, aab, baaa- 

 wocMl, birch, maple, beech, gum, cherry, walnut, cheatnut, and poplar arc 

 In demand In about the order nnmeil. The call for cheatnut tie*, 

 poles and posts Is exceedingly heavy also, while walnut for gunatock* 

 Is rare. Spruce stocks arc broken badly, hemlock la growing stronger 

 every week, and cypress la active In all grades. At this time of the year 

 most of the retail yards are supposed to be taking stock but moat Orma 

 arc too busy to do anything along that line just now. Despite the fact 

 that nil the leading yards arc buying heavily, stocks arc below normal 

 for even busy times. In fact so great Is the flow of bualnesa that moat 

 of the lumber never gets to the yard at all, na It la sold before the mill 

 ships the lumber. Cars, boats and barges arc scarce and the only wet 

 blanket on the lumber business just now Is due to the dlfllculty of get- 

 ting hold of enough to supply old customers. Railroads, shipyards, furni- 

 ture factories and big corporations. arc In the market and buying steadily, 

 building work keeps moving actively, while general business Is flnc. Col- 

 lections arc also reported ns better. Taking the situation as a whole It 

 Is no wonder n wave of hope Is spreading over the locol hardwood C0I0D7 

 when prospects for the yonr is the pubjrot of disrufsslon. 



=-< PITTSBURGH >■: 



Hardwood firms nrc starting the new yeor with more confidence than 

 lor a long time. Everything seems to indicate that bualness will come 

 right along. The Industrial situation In this district is better than It baa 

 been for tcvcral years. This means that a large amount of hardwood 

 will be used for construction and repair purposes as well as for current 

 needs in manufacturing. Railroad requisitions are coming In much more 

 frequently and ore of lorger volume. The tendency of prices la upward. 

 Concerns which raised hardwood lists $2.00 per M December 1 have not 

 had to retrench their quotations on anything except birch. Oak and 

 maple are very firm and ash. gum, cottonwood and walnut are badly 

 wanted for export purposes. Yard trade Is quiet Just now but there Is 

 every Indication that it will break loose In good shape before Februarr 1. 



•<, BOSTON y- 



The closing of the year Instead of being marked by a great reduction In 

 buying was noticeably active. On account of the extreme delays and lack 

 of certainty In deliveries by the railroads, a serious situation Is faced by 

 many who had low stocks. The New Haven railroad exceeded all December 

 business records, up to the time of being crippled by the two severe storms, 

 and this transportation difllculty, coupled with a great Increase in demand 

 for manufactured goods. Is having the result of almost unduly stimulating 

 hardwood purchases at the present mid-winter season. The effect on market 

 quotations Is manifested In a firm or Increasing value of nearly every Item 

 of stock. 



--< BALTIMORE >•= 



The past fortnight has been one of decided quiet In the lumber trade 

 here, manufacturers as wvU as the dealers having found much aside 

 from the ordinary activities to occupy their attention. There were the 

 details Incidental to the close of the year to be disposed of, while mills 

 were shut down because It would have been useless to make an attempt 

 at continuing operations. The mill owners would have liked to keep 

 running, for the stocks available arc not large, and even the manufac- 

 turers arc on the lookout to pick up lots here and there to supplement 

 the supplies which they have to dispose of, for the Inquiry keeps up, 

 with the available assortments of seasoned lumber by no means adequate 

 to the wants of the trade. Thus, while the holidoys brought a season 

 of quiet, they merely served to hold In abe.vancc for the time the demand 

 for hordwoods, which began to reassert Itself as soon as the members of 



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