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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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RBD GUM 



(Leading Manulaolurers) 



Our Corps of Inspectors 



Intelligent! Highly Trtinedl 



Conscientious! 



is assurance that you will get 

 what your order calJs for 

 when you buy Gum from us 



Himmelberger-Harrison Lumber Company 



Cape Girardeau, Missouri 



BLISS-COOK OAK GO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



MAMFArTlKKnS 



Oak Mouldings. Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well As 



OAK, ASH and GUM LUMBER 



Can furnish anything in Oalc, air dried 

 or kiln dried, rough or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



Baker-Matthews Manutacturing Go. 



Sikeston, Mo. 



Band Sawn 

 Southern Hardwoods 



SPECIALTIES 



RED GUM, PLAIN OAK 



8KND US YOUR INQUIRIES 



OUR SPECIALTY 



St. Francis Basin Red Gum 



WE MANUFACTURE 



Southern Hardwoods 



Gum, Oak and Ash 



J. H. Bonner & Sons 



QPISLAT, AMX. 



■ KTH. 



: I i~ upcllon ualOB ■ great deal of sum, nn- now bring o|HTal<>d on good timr. 

 Till' oullouk U ci-rtalnly one of ciiroiiriiKriuriK. Kurnlturp f«ctorlp« In 

 nortliprn rllU-n arc mid to Ue liuoirr now lliiin lliry linvr l>r<-n for loiiir tlnip 

 pant. Ki'ixiria from nutoninMIr rinliTH nrc nntlrrinc nml tell of tlir lilg 

 (nctorlci> biiiiK rtiNlii-<l. TIkoc plnnlii ti.i' n uri-iil lU'ril of nuh and popllir. 

 Wood conNtinilni: fnclurleN In lIvnhMvUIi' ninllniip ti> du n nice bUMlncsH nnd 

 in<>«( ul tiK' fiirnllurp, rhair, inlilr. vrnrpr nnd wnuon fnrtorlra irr bring op- 

 tTnlrd on full tliiip nod, lu nonic ln»tnumi. ov«t tinir. 



lli'l>ort» from the Soutli nrc of tbr mont rnciiurnKluK nnluro. Crop re- 

 porlH nr«' Indlrntlvc of grcnt proMprrlly nmonit ttir rnrmfm Inter on. Unnki 

 roport pbnty of monry which onn be lind nl n low rntr of lnt<'rrat. Tho 

 ri'tnll lumlK-r druli'm Bny trndo hai bcrn very good ulncp the dmt of the 

 y<'nr. I'lnnliiK iiillU nr<> running Ntendlly. Ilulldlng opornllonK for lOl.'i 

 bniko nil rcrorilH In Rrnnsvlllo nnd lndlriitlc>u> point to much building dur- 

 ing lOKi. 



--<, MEMPHIS y 



WhllP bualDPM In hnrdwood lumbor was comparatively (mall during 

 111)- holldnvH. di-nmnd Ik already Ix'glnnlng to conic In nnd It In nntlrlpnlid 

 thnt tlu' niovi'imnl will be quite Inrge In tin- nenr future. It In nixo 

 resnrdiil .is prnctUnlly cerluln thnt prlcen will be well mnlntnlned If 

 Indeed they ore not nctually ndvnnced. The Hcnrclly of timber In em- 

 pbnKlr.eil nn n nuKtalnlng Influence while the nomewhnt broken condition 

 of sloekn In niso looked upon n8 n "uppnrtlng factor. Attention In nlno 

 called to the fact that the large cunHumem and dlHtrlbutorn In the .N'nrlh 

 nnd Kant are buying lumbi r with conxldernble freeiloni nnd that they 

 will have to continue this policy because of the exclbnt bunlnenti which 

 they are doing. Tlierc has been little change In the export Hituallon. 

 There Is still an extreme scarcity of bottoms nnd oci'an rnten ore very 

 high, perhaps the highest ever known. A new outlet has l)een opined 

 to Memphis exporters via Pcnsncola through arrnngcmentn perfected 

 by the Southern Kallwny with the Gulf, Florida & Alabama rnilroad. and 

 it Is suBgested in some quarters thnt this will mnke possible a some- 

 what larger business with Europe In southern hardwoods. The rates from 

 Memphis to Pensacoln arc the Bamc as those from Memphis to .New 

 Orleans. Large terminals have been arranged at Pensacoln nnd some 

 exporters appear to believe that it will be posaible to secure freight 

 room out of that port more easily than tlirouah the regular channels 

 heretofore used. It Is stated that one flrm here has booked freight room 

 for riOO.OOO feet of lumber to sail from Pen.sacola early in .January, but 

 this cannot be confirmed. There Is a good demand for southern hard- 

 woods from European points, but it is not anticipated thnt the move- 

 ment will be very free until ocean freight rates are lowered and until 

 more boats are available for handling lumber cargoes. Freight rales on 

 cotton from New Orleans to Liverpool have advanced to $.1 per hundred 

 and the rate on lumber has advanced proportionately. 



=■< NASHVILLE >•-- 



The new year has opened with conditions In the hardwood lumber mar- 

 ket much brigljter than one year ago. TratU' has been rapidly Improving 

 the past sixty days, and some of the big firm's announce the best Dereinber 

 hu.'iiness in their history. The feeling ns to 19IC is of the most optimistic 

 character, predictions being made that it will soon be a question of secur- 

 ing the lumber, .ts dry stocks are much lelow the normal at present, and 

 there has been heavy falling off in production for the past eighteen months. 

 Prices of lumber have been strengthened materially, nnd the market has a 

 very firm tone. In tifc hnrdwood market good demaml is mentioned from 

 furniture manufacturers, and brisk sales have Iteen made of lumber for In- 

 terior finish. Some nice orders have been placed by railroads. Box fac- 

 tories have been busy. Demand continues for oak, poplar, chestnut, ash 



:ind biekory. 



=■< BRISTOL >-- 



Lumbermen of Bristol and this territory are anticipating better prices 

 toward spring. They are well pleased with the Improvement In the 

 lumber trade within the past few months and believe thnt business will 

 continue to improve toward spring. The outlook is now thought to be 

 more encouraging than It has been for a long while. The lumbermen 

 as a rule are not seeking contracts at present prices, feeling certain that 

 the future will bring a steady Improvement. They do not think there 

 is any serious danger of overproduction in hnrdwoods. 



=■< LOUISVILLE >- 



The new year Is starting well with local hardwood lumbermen, and 

 tliou^h annual inventories have taken up a good deal rif time lately, the 

 demands of consumers have resulted In fairly heavy shipments being record- 

 ed. Buyers of lumber have also been busy witii stock-taking, while the 

 furniture makers have been concentrating on the sliows, wiilch are nriw well 

 under way. These factor* are expected to hold .Tonuary business down 

 somewhat, but not nearly so much as usiml, because few consumers have 

 anything like a stock of lumber on hand, and bu.ving Is a necessit.v If the 

 factories arc to continue running. The building trade, as well as the furni- 

 ture business, seems in excellent condition Just now, nnd the planlng-miils 

 are inquiring for stock on a more liberal basis. Confidence seems to have 

 been fully restored among the lumber manufacturers, as all of the impor- 

 tant mills in this section nre now operating. There is a scarcity of dry 



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