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HARDWOOD RECORD 



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FARRIS HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



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SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 



NASHVILLE. TENN. 



RI^D GUM 



(Leading Manulacturera ) 



DUCAN LUMBER CO. 



wsS'p";;." Hardwood Lumber 



MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 



OUR SPECIALTY 



St. Francis Basin Red Gum 



WE MANUFACTURE 



Southern Hardwoods 



Gum, Oak and Ash==^ 



J. H. Bonner & Sons 



MUU aad Offl<-«. 

 qUIGLBT. ARK. 



HETU. AKK. 



Baker-Matthews Manufacturing Go. 



Sikeston, Mo. 



Band Sawn 

 Southern Hardwoods 



SPECIALTIES 



RED GUM, PLAIN OAK 



SEND US YOUR INQUIRIES 



BUSS-COOK OAK GO. 



BLISSVILLE, ARK. 



1IANCFACTCRER8 



Oak Mouldings, Casing, Base and Interior 

 Trim. Also Dixie Brand Oak Flooring. 



As Well A. 



OAK, ASH and CUM LUMBER 



Can furnish inythint in Oak, air dried 

 or kiln dried, routh or dressed 



MIXED ORDERS OUR SPECIALTY 



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:.:.::.. .:\nt la more acllvi' than II Ima l)r<-n for the la«t two 



ycara. Mnny of llio niilomobllp rnrlnrlpa lore, whirli iia<- qu.nlltlpa of 



linrdwooda, nrp workin;: nklil ntul ilnv, nml nro rifiialni; forplgn ordrra for 



can. 



=- -=-< MASHVILLE >-=^ = 



Thor« liaa boon no mnrkr>d rbnn;;r in rnndltlona In fbo bnrdwood market 

 tho paat two vooka. Mnnufarturcra and doalora roport a fair Tolume of 

 hualnraa, wllh tondoncy to Inrrcnao In volumo. Optlmlam conllnuira lo pro- 

 vnll an lo Ihc fiitiiro of tlio mnrkot. On account of tho rurlallod production 

 nf hnrdwooda Ibp pant olKhti'in monlha, talk of ahorlairo la fri'iiucntly 

 hoard. Mnnufncturora hnvo bocn kocmI buyora, nnd rnllroada havo pur- 

 rhnwd moro frocly. Prlci-a rul>' atondy. Tho domnnd la kocmI for Ronoral 

 llnoH. with onk. aah, poplar nnd (•(i-'..tn'it Ih-Idk moved. 



=■< BRISTOL >.= 



Lumbcruion In Briatol and throuehout tbia aoctlon aro oxiromply 

 optimistic ns to tho outlook fur trade. While tho mnrkol baa Improved 

 stendlly for some montlia, they believe thai Ibe pricoa will ndviinoo hlubor 

 nnd they are entitled to bettor flKurea than prevail ovin now. Indlcotlona 

 are that there will be much activity In mnnufncturInK durlni; the year. 

 There Is far more than the usual nctlvlty ainnc thiR line nt this aoaaon of 

 tho year. 



=-< LOUISVILLE >= 



The market looks very good nt present, and demand Is gottlnfc atronccr 

 right along. The price situation Is unsettled, owing to the sharp call 

 for stock nnd tho fact that there 1« n sbortngc of dry lumber In a good 

 many Items. Flood conditions In some parts of the Sontb and rainy 

 weather, which has made It dlfllcult to log, will bold production down 

 to a minimum for some lime to come, and bonce lumber rcjidy to ablp Is 

 likely to be nt n premium during the next few montba. The furniture 

 shows arc understood to havo turned out well, and the prospect of a 

 good demand from that trade Is stjmulnting activity somewhat. I^ocal 

 lumbermen report that thoy are filling orders right along, and have been 

 able to supply tho wants of their customers, hut that Iboy find that there 

 Is a consldornblo shortage In some directions. 



=-< MILWAUKEE >= 



Proof of the building ncllvily in Milwaukee Is given In the figures 

 given out by tho building Inspector, sliowing that 94 permits wore Issued 

 during the month of .January for structures to cost $2.4X1,838, as com- 

 pared with 78 permits and an Investment of JS.'iO.ST.'i during the corre- 

 sponding period In 191.''.. While the gain of $2.18:!,.'i6.'! represented by 

 those figures was caused In part by the Issuance of a permit' for the 

 Planklnton .Arcade, to cost $1,000,000, there was a healthy Increase In 

 tho general building field. Lumbermen aro taking a most optimistic view 

 of the situation and arc confident that building will climb to a now high 

 mark during 1916 and that the lumber business will show a corresponding 

 increase. 



Tho stond.v Improvement in the fnrtorj* demand Is still one of tho most 

 favoralilo features. While tho .-^nsb nnd door factories are still liuying 

 rather carefully, other hardwoo<l consuming concerns aro plnrlng i>otter 

 orders. Tho furniture nnd cbnlr mnnufncturlng plants are mooting with 

 nnusunl nctlvlty. The fnrm Implement plants hero and about Wisconsin 

 aro placing some good orders, preparing for the busy sonson which Is 

 anticipated. Tho railroads have boon buying well. The Chicago, Mil- 

 waukee & St. Pnul railroad has boon placing some oTcoptlonally large 

 orders for stock to bo used In car repair work and In the construction of 

 new cnrs at the West Milwaukee shops. The local box factories havo 

 boon buying well, resulting In an Improvement In lowgrndo hardwoods. 



Wholesalers havo boon urging dealers to place their orders for spring 

 stocks while transportation fncllltloa aro fairly good and before the avail- 

 able supply of drj- hardwoods Is exhausted. The general Improvement 

 In business has resulted In such a demand for cars that some Interests are 

 finding It dlfllcult to secure enough. 



Logging conditions have been Ideal all over the Inmber country for 

 several months, nnd It Is antlclpntod that tho logging output will he much 

 larger than that of tho past yenr. Tho demand for lumber began to 

 show more activity last fall and most of the lumber concerns of the state 

 nro now logging more extensively. Available stocks of dry hardwood, 

 particularly In birch, maple and In some other lines, aro getting low 

 and a real shortage may be experienced before the new cut la ready for 

 handling. There Is an upward tendency In the market and general ad- 

 vnneos nro anticipated hy tho time the spring trade shows more activity. 



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