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still (liffleult on accuunt of the shortage of cars, and delay incident to 

 shipments is prohaldy responsible in some measure for the fact that 

 wires are helug used instead of the mails for placing business. The 

 tone of the market is quite healthy. The relations between supply and 

 <lemand are still somewhat strained and it is expected that this condition 

 will continue until it is possible to manufacture lumber on a somewhat 

 larger scale and until the lumber now being placed on sticks is dry 

 onough to answer the requirements of the trade. Stocks in bone and 

 shipping dry lumber are very badly broken throughout this part of the 

 country, and it is becau,se of this fact and because of the excellent demand 

 that the market is showing .so nuich steadiness. A particularly good call 

 is noted for oak and gum. Furniture manufacturers are taking con 

 siderable quantities of both, and quartered gum is being used in unusual 

 volume in interior trim. There is no difRculty in selling any grade of gum. 

 riain oak is perhaps more active than quartered, but there has been 

 some improvement in demaud for the latter. Cottonwood still moves 

 readily in the lower grades. It is rather slow in the upper. There is 

 no difficulty about disposing of ash, elm and hickory. These are all used 

 for more or less special requirements and the demand for them has been 

 large enough to take full care of offerings at current quotations. 



=-< NASHVILLE >•- 



There has been littlo i-hango in tho hardwooil lumljor markot. Several 

 factors have been against the broadest development of business. The car 

 shortapo and congi^stion on the eastern railroads interferes considerably 

 with the movement of southern hardwoods. Export business continues 

 light. Manufacturers and retailers have been taking orders freely, and 

 altogether the tone of business is satisfactory to dealers. Prices rule 

 :generally steady, and lumbermen are optimistic regarding the future. 



=-< LOUISVILLE >- 



Despite the fact that milling operations in the South are rapidly 

 recovering from the effects of the floods in February, there seems to be 

 110 increase la the demand, and the lumber business grows apace. The 

 <'ar shortage in this territory is still serious. The LouisTille & Nashville 

 Kailroad Company, whose condition is no worse in proportion than any 

 other southern system, reports that 32.000 cars are off its lines. Deliveries 

 aro still very slow, as are collections, and much capital is tied up in ship- 

 ments in transit. The long looked for advance in plain oak has come anci 

 prices are higher than for 'a long time, with many items scarce. Thick 

 stocks are moving slowlj". The demand for gum is still strong, with past 

 sidvances sustained. 



=-< ST. LOUIS >■ 



The demand for hardwood is gradually showing an improvement. 

 The only drawback to the situation is the car shortage which is getting 

 worse instead of better. The country yards are beginning to come in 

 with more frequent orders. Gum is in leading demand, but there is 

 a great scarcity of it with the result that prices are advancing. Oak 

 is also in much request, and like gum is rather scarce. Furniture and 

 other woodworking' industries are doing much buying. While the 

 southern mills are gradually recovering from the effects of high water 

 and heavy rains, they are not accumulating much stock. Quite a few 

 of the mills are making little active effort to get business because they 

 will be unable to make shipments, due to scarcity of stock and the car 

 shortage. The cypress situation is improving somewhat and slight 

 advances are reported on items most called for. Mixed cars are still 

 in the strongest demand and the mills find little trouble in obtaining 

 buyers, even at advanced prices. 



=•< MILWAUKEE >= 



The spring building season is upeuiug up very satisfactorily in Milwaukee 

 -and it looks as though the prediction made earlier in the year that a new 

 high record would be established in 1916, will be borne out. Thus far this 

 year the total building investment shows a gain of more than $2,500,000. 

 During March 300 permits were issued for structures to cost $994,521, as 

 compared with 420 permits and an investment of $949,949 during March. 

 1915. < General business conditions have shown such decided, improvement 

 that public confidence is stronger, money is easier, and people are more 

 inclined to go ahead with delayed building work. 



Wholesale lumbermen report business improving steadily. The factory 

 trade is especially good. Sash and door factories are buying more freely 

 -and furniture and chair plants seem to be particularly busy and placing 

 .:good orders for stock. The farm implement manufacturing concerns are 

 exceptionally busy, resulting in an increased demand for stocks. The call 

 for low-grade hanlwoods has improved of late, a result of the brisk demand 

 from the box factories in this city. Railroads have been placing some 

 large orders for stock. 



Dry stocks of northern hardwoods are pretty well cleaned U[>. In fact, 

 it is now more a question of supplies than of securing the business. Maple 

 of 5 4 thickness and thicker, birch and basswood are in particularly good 

 demand among the northern hardwooils. a result of the call for flooring and 

 interior finish. Southern hardwoods, particularly oak, are in good demand, 

 while stocks arc far from large, a result of the serious car shortage which 

 is being experienced. The scarcity of cars is proving a serious obstacle to 

 the Wisconsin lumber trade at this time. 



Ury Hand Sanii Hardwoods for Prompt Shipment 



20M 1x4 Nos. 2 & 3 basswood lOOM I" No. 3 common red oak 



30M 1^4" Nos. 2 & 3 basswood 50M IW No. 3 asU 



25M IV." No. 1 eora. & btr. basswood 25M 1" No. 2 com. & btr. soft elm 



15M 1" No. 1 com. .S: btr. curly birch StiM 1" No. 3 elm 



25M 1" No. 1 com. & btr. unset, bircb 25M 1'^" No. 3 elm 



30M 1" No. 1 common birch. ."^OM 1*^," No. 3 elm 



65M 1" No. 2 common bireli innAT 1" No. 2 hard maple 



2IIM 2" No. 1 com. & btr. uusol. b!rcIi200M 1" No. 3 bard ni;i|>I- 



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