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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Morrli 10. lUld 



Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co. 



Conway Building 111 W. Washington Street 



CHICAGO 



RED GUM 



AMERICAS FINEST CABINET WOOD 



Consider its good qualities. 



It has strength. 



Can be brought to a very smooth sur- 

 face and consequently will take 

 high polish in finishing. 



Will not split easily. 



Runs strong to wide widths and long 

 lengths. 



Is not easily marred or dented. 



It can be supplied flat and straight — 

 free of warp and twist. 



Has beauty, color, life and character. 



Considering its numerous good quali- 

 ties, it is the lowest priced good 

 hardwood on the market today. 



We are the largest producers of Gum 

 in the world. 



Have a large and well assorted stock 

 on hand at all times. 



Can manufacture special thicknesses 

 on short notice. 



We guarantee 



QUICK SHIPMENTS 

 GOOD GRADES 

 DRY STOCK 

 GOOD WIDTHS 

 GOOD LENGTHS 

 SATISFACTION 



Band mills at 



HELENA, ARK. BLYTHEVILLE, ARK. 



GREENVILLE, MISS. 



Write, photn or tcire for price* 



Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co. 



Conway Building 1 1 1 W. Washington St. 



CHICAGO 



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=-< BALTIMORE >■- 



No Important chaUEr* wrr nporlij lu the lmril»<MMl trmle during the 

 pnnt wopk. Ilpre anil thprp Indlcatlonii of n holOIni: bnrk wllh ordt-r* 

 nppcnr to be noteil, and tho p(Tlo<] 1h nut yet nt tiaml when the wnntH of 

 the iHiyem nilKbt be rt-Kiirded rh urgent. Woodnorklni: fiirtorli^ In Home 

 KerlloiiH arc niaklns relatively Inrue purehiiaen. (Jn the whole, hnwever. 

 It lo(>kK nfl thoush more or lesu delay with regard 1» entering Into new 

 couiinllmenlii were ninulfeKlini; Itnelf, n atiite of affalrit for whleh the 

 eompllcnted InternntlonnI xlluatlon In In great nienMire reiiponalble. All 

 gnlnn In the quotationH recorded Hinee the upward tn-nd began arc being 

 retained, and aellerH are not making conceRHlunn. On the contrary, while 

 the HtockK In the hands of the produrem may be largei than Heveral month* 

 ago, the lumber Is In a more or less sreen stjite. Manufncturers here state 

 that they could dispose of greater (juantltles of hardwooils If these were 

 In shape to ship, and that the demand keeps up sulhclently well to absorb 

 the production without strain. It Is llkel.v that wh(n the spring trade . 

 opens up the nvalhilile supplies will prove so scant as to force a further 

 rise In Quotations, which have advanced about $2 per 1,000 foet on an 

 average in the last six months. 



The freight embargoci by railroads are troublesome. Interfering with 

 the forwarding of hardwoods and preventing free movement to territory 

 not actually umler an embargo. Kxports are without Important develop- 

 ments, except that much apprehension Is entertained by shippers concern- 

 ing the effect of tho latest Itrltlsh orders In council, imposing an embargo 

 upon various kinds of lumber In order to restrict the imports into the 

 United Kingdom to articles absolutely necessary. The forwardlngs, how- 

 ever, have been so small for some time that they will hardly be more re- 

 duced, so that a contlnuanci' of the movement at about the present level 

 may be expected. 



="< COLUMBUS y- 



The hardwood trade In Columbus and central Ohio lerritftry has been 

 firm during the past fortnight. Buying Is pretty evenly divided between 

 .vards and factories. The volume of buslneiis Is considerable for the time 

 of the year and tlie tone of the trade is good. Uetallers' stocks are not 

 large and since the spring building season Is near, they are making efforts 

 to accumulate slocks. As a result buying Is mostly for Immediate ship- 

 ment, although some orders provide for shipment In April. Prospects for 

 building operations as soon as the weather permits arc good, rontractors 

 and architects arc busy on plans and speclllcations for new work. This 

 Is true not only In Columbus hut also In the cities and towns In central 

 Ohio. Ruying on the part of factories, especially those making furniture, 

 vehicles and boxes, is good. There Is a good feeling in manufacturing 

 circles. 



Prices arc rather firm at the levels which have prevailed for some time. 

 No cutting of consequence is reported and the general tendency of quota- 

 tions is towards higher levels. Quartered oak Is firm. Plain oak stocks 

 arc also In good demand. Poplar Is in good demand. Ash Is quiet and 

 basswood Is moving well. Other hardwoods arc unchanged. 



=-< CINCINNATI y 



The Cincinnati lumber hituatlon Is featured by scarcity of lumber, with 

 a resultant Increase In prices. At the present time the supply of lumber 

 is falling considerably short of the actual demand. Adverse conditions 

 in the producing centers have been so marked that it Is feared the scarcity 

 of the most popular grades of hardwood will continue for several months. 

 Yard stocks will s<»on be so «lepleted that It will be months before a normal 

 status again may be reached. Lumber already pro<luced and on sticks 

 probably will have to stand the brunt of the demand well Into the spring 

 and Inasmuch as this stock Is far below normal, some fancy prices are 

 anticipated. Higher quotations on practically all grades of lumber seem 

 assured. There have been some advances over the previous few weeks, 

 with red gum probably leading. Furniture factories In this district are 

 substituting red gum more and more for oak. A few months ago the 

 inability of the mills to produce a sufhclent supply of plain and quartered 

 oak not only made the furniture people uneasy as to whether or not their 

 actual wants could In' supplied, but the demand was so heavy and the 

 supply so short that prices on various grades of oak commenced to soar. 

 Furniture manufacturers then turned to gum and created a boom market 

 In this lumber, which now la beginning to emulate oak in price advances. 

 There seems to be a fair supply of gum available, sufflcient probably to 

 meet the Insistent demand fairly on time, but It Is expected to continue to 

 gain In price. 



The demand for plain oak for the past several weeks has caused a still 



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