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HARDWOOD RECORD 



COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



ASH 



MANUFACTURERS 



OAK CYPRESS 



GUM 



All stock band sawn, well nnanufactured, carefully craded, food aver- 

 age widths and hlgb percentage of 14 and 16 ft. lengths. 

 No manipulation of grades. 

 Located mn r^r^r t? a v t a Consumers' 



L». R. A N. Co. CUJ_*rAA, i-#/\. InqulHrn deolred 



DUGAN LUMBER CO. 



Hardwood Lumber 



TENNESSEE 



Manufacturers 

 and Shippers 



MEMPHIS 



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^Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers! 



i C. CRANE & COMPANY 



^ Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber^ Oak & Poplar especially 



E Our location ninkct* posMibU* (luicU delivery of iiiiythiiig in tlmberi* 

 >] und liariluoofl lumber 



i DAY LUMBER & COAL CO. 



Mfrs. YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



r.KNEIlAL <>|-KK'F — .lACKSON. KY. 



Vf»np^r<s- CIRCASSIAN WALNUT AND ALL 

 vciiccia. OTHER nCURED WOODS 



THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY 



OFFICE AND MILL. CINCINNATI. OHIO 



^OHIO VENEER COMPANY 



1 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



Lt624-S4 COLERAIN AVENUE g 



'Andrews" Dried Lumber 

 is Better Lumber 



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Products Represent Perfection, 

 Reliability, Results 



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 Lumber 

 Driers 



Condensing 



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Ventilated 



Perfect Transfer Cars 



Perfect Dry Kiln Trucks 



Canvas Dry Kiln Doors 



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SKIEB DEFABTMENT 



The A. H. Andrews Co. 



115-117 S. Wabash Avenue 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



< INDIANAPOLIS >— = 



I!ri;;lit, spriuK-like <la.vs have caused a little brigbtenins in tlio hardwood 

 irado in tliis vicinity during the past two woclts, and liavo had an ap- 

 preciable effect toward sti'cngthening nearly all lines of business. 



Hardwoods are moving a little better, though prices remain about the 

 same. Xo large amount of business is In sight, however, and both the 

 dealers and manufacturers will be satisfied If it comes anywiiere near 

 normal. Woodworlviug plants even'where continue to increase their 

 activities slightly. l>ut few of them are yet running cm regular schedules. 

 It is the general consensus of opinion that hardwood men need not expect 

 any great amount of business during the first lialf of this year. 



=-< MEMPHIS >= 



Tile liardwood market here has sliown still further improvement during 

 the past fortnight, tjolh in prices and in the volume of business. It may 

 also be noted that there is a general disposition to look for still further 

 hettermeut in domestic circles. Kxport business is almost at a stand- 

 still. Kxporters are complaining bitterly about the scarcity of ocean 

 freight room and the practically prohiliitive rates wlien any is available. 

 In fact, they make no effort to conceal their disapproval of the alleged 

 arbitrary attitude of ocean carrying companies toward lumber cargoes. 

 Domestic demand is gradually broadening and this means a more general 

 movement of southern hardwoods tlian for some time. The call Is par- 

 ticularly good for plain and quartered oak. both red and white, for ash and 

 for sap gum. Trices on oak are being gradually raised and ash is selling 

 at go(xl figures. There is not a little complaint, however, regarding values 

 ( omm.'indiHl by red gum. The lower grades of cottonwood and gum are 

 still moving freel.v. as the box manufacturers tliroughout tills section 

 arc operating at full capaclt}'. It is possible that offerings in low-grade 

 gum are increasing somewhat, but there is no gain in the amount of low- 

 grade cottonwcKxl available. Poplar is reported In good request and there 

 is a satisfactory demand for cypress in grades above shops. Ued gum 

 continues rather quiet and the higher grades of cottonwood. Including box 

 lioards. aiipear to be in ratlier limited request. Hardwood production is 

 increasing somewhat, but it is donblfiil it it is more tliiin keeping pace 

 will) shipments, with the result that olTerings are generally .somewhat 

 below normal. 



-< NASHVILLE >= 



There was little chanso in llio hanh^oMil IuiijIh'V situation during thi? 

 Ilrst half of l-'ehrnary. Some of the dealers report more Imslness, while 

 olliors report a llfiht volume of trade. The general tendency seem to be to 

 improvement. There has been no material change in values, it being the 

 opinion of manufacturers that nny reduction would not be to their benefit. 

 Stocks are generally liberal, though production has been curtailed heavily 

 for six months. There Is trading in oak. ash, poplar, chestnut and the 

 other lines. 



^■< BRISTOL >•- 



Willie the actual surface Improvement in business is very light, Bristol 

 liardwood men think the situation will begin to improve materially within 

 the next few weeks. In anticipation of this many mills in this section 

 are resuming operation. Kully a dozen large mills have gone into opera- 

 tion in the past thirty days and It is believed that a goodly number of 

 those sllll idle will start up before .\prll, so general is the feeling that 

 business will Improve sufllciently to Justify It. Tile yard stocks in this 

 section arc very low as a rule. Some of the lumbermen report a heav.v 

 movement of slock, while the mnjorily report trade dull. 



=■< LOUISVILLE >- 



r.nsiiiess in the l.otiisville liardwoo<i market during the past fortnight 

 has been fairly good. Although there has been no rushing demand, most 

 of the leading concerns report that the demand has shown more snap 

 than heretofore, and buyers in many lines are entering the market more 

 aggressively, ^\'hile rising prices may liave helped some, as in the case 

 of mahogany, which is advancing on account of the log shortage and high 

 oci'an freight rates, actual consumption is picking up to such an extent 

 as to justify more extensive purchases of materials. In the territories 

 where the agricultural interests are large furniture sales have been ex- 

 cellent, liut in industrial sections, where unemployment has been an ad- 

 verse factor, the furniture manufacturers have found business poor, and 

 sales of lumber and veneers have been slow on that account. The imple- 

 ment and velilcle trade continues to show imiirovement, and much Is 

 looked for from the building situation, whicli promises to open up in the 

 Immediale future. Prices are strengthening on a good many items, due 

 to the lack of production and the consequent shortages, but most of the 

 stajiles remain in ample supply, and quotations are generally unchanged 

 on these. Thick stock as a rule is not plentiful, and is being held at 

 advanced figures. 



=-< ST. LOUIS > 



Keports differ in regard to hardwood conditions. Some of the local 

 dlstiibutors say they are having a fair volume of business and the demand 



is increasing right along, while ofhi'rs report that the situation is quiet 



