March 25, 1916 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



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furniture lumber and first-class automobile stocks are in good demand at 

 good prices. The trade in medium and low-grade hardwood is not so 

 good as it was last month. Yard trade has not started to any extent. 



=-< BOSTON y- 



There seems to be no break in the difficulties and uncertainties con- 

 fronting the hardwood trade here. There is no record of more severe 

 weather conditions for March, with near zero temperature and the heaviest 

 l)od.v of snow for any winter now on the ground. Additional embargoes 

 are being placed and the latest is a complete one on lumber by the Ocean 

 . Steamship Company to Boston from the South. These conditions, coming 

 on with stocks of raw material very low, resulted in a rush to purchase, 

 thus tying up the railroads completely, but also starting stock on an 

 upward course in value. The facts leading to the current situation are 

 still the elements of present state of the market, hence the assurance of 

 the dealers of appreciating values, the problem being the replacement 

 of stocks and to determine what length of time and what cost will be in- 

 volved to do so. 



=-< BALTIMORE >-- 



The demand for hardwoods keeps up very well. Members of the trade 

 state that their business in February was ahead of expectations and con- 

 tinues to show decided actlvlt.v. The inquiry from the builders has not 

 yet set in to any extent, and quiet prevails in the planing mills and other 

 cstaljlishments which may be said to turn out stocks for use In con- 

 struction worl^. But in all other respects lumber of every kind Is being 

 ■called for, the movement extending over the entire list. By way of 

 Illustration, a salesman will take orders for one, two and three cars from 

 almost as many different buyers where for a time he might have gotten 

 an order tor eight or nine calls In a lump from a single purchaser. This 

 general Interest in offerings is regarded as highly encouraging, since it 

 indicates a reassertion of wants along the whole line. As stated, the 

 buying is not yet heavy, but Its general character Is admitted and realized, 

 and the mills are in a position wliere they would be able to do a bigger 

 business if they had the selections to draw upon. The roads are very 

 bad and hauling is attended with great difficulty. Furtliermore, the 

 weather has been extremely unfavoral)le to drying, and assortments are 

 hy no means so extensive as could be desired. Of the exports it is to be 

 said that they are ahead of the corresponding months of last year, and to 

 this extent the conditions on the other side must he regarded as favor- 

 able. But the tendency In the countries open to the American shippers 

 Is still to restrict the Imports, and the prospect Is not at all so promising 

 as could be desired. 



=-< COLUMBUS >• 



strength Is the chief characteristic of the hardwood trade in central 

 Oliio territory. Buying on the part of both factories and retailers Is 

 good and prices are ruling firm all along the line. The prospects for 

 building operations are good and this is one of the best features of the 

 trade. The movement of stocks Is generally satisfactory. 



Retailers' stocks are not large and an effort Is being made to In- 

 crease them. Buying Is pretty generally for immediate shipment, although 

 ■some orders are placed for movement in .\pril and May. Considerable 

 purchasing Is being done hy factories, especially those making furniture 

 and vehicles. Box concerns are also in tlie market for increased supplies. 

 Mill stocks are only fair and shipments are coming out fairly prompt 

 when the car shortage is taken into consideration. Collections are better 

 in every locality. 



Prices are generally firm at former levels. .411 changes have Ijcen made 

 toward higher levels. Red oak Is stronger, with an advance of from 

 $1 to .?l..".rt on all grades. Quartered oak is firm. Plain oak is stronger 

 and the volume of business is considerable. Poplar is moving well at firm 

 Quotations. Chestnut Is strong while ash is quiet. There is a good de- 

 mand for basswood. Other hardwoods are unchanged. 



=-< CINCINNATI y- 



DIflBculty has been experienced by the Cincinnati hardwood dealers In 

 ■obtaining stocks. The scarcity of hardwood lumber in various grades makes 

 it a trying proposition for the specialty dealers to get hold of their particu- 

 lar brand. Mills throughout the Tennessee producing centers are Just 

 beginning to resume operations on a full scale, after a period of idleness due 

 to high water. 'Railroad strikes on the smaller lines running through the 

 timber sections caused many mills to lay off help temporarily. Lumber 

 now Is beginning to be turned out in something near normal amounts. 



While the hardwood dealers are having their trouble, the yellow pine 

 people are facing the same serious situation, the unfilled orders In the big 

 southern mills piling up high. The situation was .somewhat relieved here 

 last week when word was received that a railroad strike In southern 

 Tennessee had been settled. Immediately many mills resumed operations, 

 employes to the number of at least 1.200 being able to resume their work. 

 While relief from this will not be noticed here for some time as far as 

 relieving the shortage is concerned, It serves materially to clear the 

 horizon. 



The car shortage tends to hamper the local lumber market. In the 

 reshipping yard end. the shortage of saw material has caused a material gain 



For the Eastern Trade 



4^_16/^ DRY HARD MAPLE 



A Year or More Dry 



The following: desirable stock is ready to be shipped 

 from our Buffalo yard: 



190,000 4/4 No. 1 Com. 

 :i7.00fl 4/4 No. 2 Com. 



70.000 5/4 No. 1 Com. 



15,000 5/4 No. 2 Com. 



60,000 6/4 No. 1 Com. 



lO.OCO 6/4 No. 2 Com. 



140.000 S/4 No. 1 Com. 

 2r..no0 8/4 No. 2 Com. 

 10,000 3 No. 1 Com. 



5.000 3 No. 2 Com. 

 40.000 4 No. 1 Com. 



0.000 4 No. 2 Com. 



The Atlantic Lumber Co. 



70 KUby St., Boston, Mass. 



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I Swain -Roach Lumber Co. | 



I Seymour, Indiana | 



I Manufacturers of Indiana Hardwoods | 



'I TWO BAND MILLS 



) 10 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. & Btr. 



i PI,.\IN KED 0.\K 



i 5 cars 4/4 No. 1 Com. & Blr. Plain White Oak. 



\ 4 cars 4/4 No. 2 Com. <J(d. White Oak, 



' 1 car 5/8 No. 1 Com. Ash. 



I We carry a well assorted stock of all Hardwoods. 



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Dry Band Sawn Hardwoods for Prompt Shipment 



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20M 

 30M 

 25M 

 15M 

 2.=iM 

 .30M 

 fiSM 



1x4 Nos. 2 & 3 basswood 

 I'A" Nos. 2 & 3 basswood 

 1^" No. 1 com. & btr. basswood 

 l"~No. 1 com. & btr. curly bircli 

 1" No. 1 com. & btr. unsel. birch 

 1" No. 1 common bircb. 

 1" No. 2 commou birch 



lOO.M 1" No. 3 common red oali 



SOM IV." No. 3 ash 



2oM 1" No. 2 com. & btr. soft elm 



SOM 1" No. 3 elDi 



2nM IVi" No. 3 elm 



30M ly." No. 3 elm 

 lOOM 1" No. 2 hard maple 



20.M 2" No. 1 com. & btr. unsel. birch 200M 1" No. 3 hard maple 



Arpin Hardwood Lumber Company, Atlanta, Wis. 



The Tegge Lumber Co. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



All Three of Us W''l Be Benefited if You Mention HARDWOOD RECORD 



