February 2:,. lOlG 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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ness will be hardwood and the general activity evidenced will contribute 

 materially to the demand for stock. It has become increasinRly manifest 

 to the dealers that the amount of lumber in first hands is relatively 

 small. Producers are not expected to make large immediate gains in 

 sawing ; they have carried heavy stocks up to this period of great de- 

 mand, but many doubtless believing as thoy do that the war is largely 

 responsible for the current" shipments will hesitate to again tie up their 

 capital until there Is more certainty for the future. The present I'esult 

 of the several causes now operating is to bring about numerous very 

 definite advances ; none of these may be termed extreme (except on some 

 war material) but the general application to many items is well estab- 

 lished and the promise is for a maintenanu' if not an increase during 

 the coming season. 



=-< BALTIMORE >•- 



Some of the hardwood dealers and manufacturers state that the 

 demand keeps up and their business is increasing, but others profess to 

 see a holding back at least for the present, with the buyers in a state of 

 doubt as to how far they should go in adding to their stocks. After a 

 season of active interest in the offerings of the sellers, the buyers seem 

 to have decided that they can afford to go slow at present, being prob- 

 ably Influenced in this view by the belief that a shortage of supplies 

 is no longer to be feared. Some of them, perhaps, also entertain the 

 belief that the quotations have risen about as high as tliey are likely to 

 go just now, and there is no need of going beyond the actual require- 

 ments of their business. It is to be said, however, that the best-informed 

 members of the trade incline to the opinion that the hardwoods stand a 

 very good chance of a further advance. On an average, the increase 

 during the last six months is estimated at not more than .$2 per 1,000 

 feet, the additions being hardly more than HO cents at a time, while some 

 of the soft woods have been marked up $5 and $6. To be sure, the hard- 

 woods did not suffer from depression to the extent of southern pine, for 

 instance, but the generally higher prices realized on hardwoods make the 

 advance very modorate, so that the probability of a furtlier gain is 

 by no means excluded. The bad weather of late with heavy snow in 

 northern sections, and the floods elsewhere, have tended to an appreciable 

 extent to interfere with distribution. Building and various other activ- 

 ities are not pursued witli urgency, and the yards are therefore dis- 

 posed to wait. 



The foreign trade shows indications of picking up, the movement luiv- 

 ing increased appreciably during the last month or six weeks. Lumber 

 in. the foreign business has nothing to fear froirt a cessation of the war. 

 No matter what lu'anches may suffer a curtailment with the restoration 

 of peace, hardwood requirements are almost certain to bo augmented, 

 for the reason that all of the countries now buying stocks hold down 

 their needs to the lowest limits, taking care of the wants of the military 

 authorities mostly and deferring all others. With the end of the war 

 the other necessities will reassert themselves, stocks being very much 

 depleted, and in addition the foreign markets now closed will he opened 

 again. It can hardly fail, therefore, that hardwoods will be in strong 

 request abroad, and this is an additional reason why the hardwood men 

 can regard the outlook with confldence. 



=-< COLUMBUS >■- 



The hardwood trade has ruled firm all along the line. Demand for all 

 varieties is quite good and the volume of business has been considerable. 

 Prospects for the future are bright. 



The demand Is pretty equally divided between retailers and factories. 

 In fact the best feature for some time has been buying on the part of 

 concerns making boxes, vehicles, automobiles and furniture. All those 

 lines show Improvement and consequently tiiere is a better demand for 

 stocks. Some of the purchasing agents are buying for future delivery, 

 although the great bulk of the orders are for Immediate shipment. 



In the retail field dealers are now trying to stock up to be rea<Iy for 

 the spring building season. Prospects for building are quite bright, 

 .judging from architects and contractors who are busy on plans for many 

 new structures. The building activity is not confined to Columbus but 

 includes cities and towns in central Ohio. Retailers' stocks are not 

 large. Shipments are coming out promptly in spite of the growing car 

 shortage. Collections are better all along the line. 



Prices are well maintained at the levels which have prevailed for 

 some time. All changes have been towards higher levels. Cutting in 

 order to force trade is not often reported and the practice is gradually 

 disappearing. Strength in the lower grades is especially prominent. 

 Quartered oak is strong. Plain oak is firm and prices are unchanged. 

 Poplar and basswood are in good demand. Ash is rather quiet. Chestnut 

 is one of the strongest points in the market. Other hardwoods are un- 

 changed. 



=-< CINCINNATI >-= 



A steadily strengthening market has been noted in the Cincinnati dis- 

 trict all through February until a point now has been reached at the 

 approach of early spring where the hardwood market is exhibiting great 

 bouyancy and creating general satisfaction among the lumbermen. Espe- 

 cially is this true in the various woods used in the building trade. Floods 

 throughout the Ohio and Mississippi valleys have hampered both cutting 

 and shipping to a marked degree and have created a scarcity here of no 



For the Eastern Trade 



^_16/^ ORY HARD MAPLE 



A Year or More Dry 



The following desirable stock is ready to be shipped 

 from our Buffalo yard: 



100,000 -1/4 No. 1 Com. 

 :!7.(IOn 4/4 No. 2 I'citn. 

 711.000 5/4 No. 1 Coin. 

 1.5,000 5/4 No. 2 Com. 

 (io.OOO (i/4 No. 1 Com. 

 10.000 0/4 No. 2 Com. 



140.000 S/4 No. 1 Com. 



■2-,.mO .S/4 Nc. 2 Com. 



in.OOO 3 No. 1 Com. 



5,000 3 No. 2 Com. 



4(i,<i00 4 No. 1 Com. 



u.wio 4 .\o. 2 Com. 



The Atlantic Lumber Co. 



70 KUby St., Boston, Mass. 



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I Swain -Roach Lumber Co. | 



I Seymour, Indiana | 



Manufacturers of Indiana Hardwoods I 



We carry a well assorted stock of all Hardwoods. 



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Dry Band Sawn Hardwoods for Prompt Shipment 



15M 4/4 

 30 M 5/4 

 25M 6/4 

 12M 6/4 

 12M 4/4 

 25M 4/4 

 75M 4/4 

 4(IM 6/4 



No. 1 Cora. & Btr. Basswood 

 No. 1 Cora. & Btr. Ba-iswood 

 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Basswood 

 No. 2 Com. & BIr. Rock Elm 

 No. 2 Com. & Btr. Black Asb 

 No. 2 Com. & Btr. Soft Elm 

 No. 3 Common Soft Elm 

 Nn. 3 Common Soft Elm 



l.-)M 4/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. Curly Birch 

 20.M 4/4 Nn. 1 Com. & Btr. Unsel. Birch 

 30M 4/4 No. 1 Common Unsel. Birch 

 60M 4/4 N.i. 2 Common Unsel. Bircli 

 l.'iM 6/4 No. 1 Com. .t Btr. Unsel. Birch 

 20M s/4 No. ] Com. & Btr. Unsel. Birctl 

 50M 1 % No. 3 Common Soft llaple 

 ■_'5M 5/4 No. 2 Cora. & Btr. Hard Maple 



Arpin Hardwood Lumber Company, Atlanta, Wis. 



The Tegge Lumber Go. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



All Three of Us Will Be Benefited if You Mention HARDWOOD RECORD 



