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HARDWOOD RECORD 



Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co. 



Conway Building 1 1 1 W. Washington Street 



CHICAGO 



RED GUM 



AMERICA'S 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, phone or tcire for prices 



Paepcke Leicht Lumber Co. 



Conway Building 111 W. Washington St. 



CHICAGO 



vessels. TLiesc latter are ablt to get so imicli other freight that they are 

 wholly indifForent with regard to lumber, and sidetrack it whenever they 

 can. Of course, every day of this state of .1 fairs tends to improve the 

 situation abroad and makes the needs of the foreign buyers more impera- 

 tive, so that when the embargo is raised a rush of lumber may be expected. 

 But for the present the situation has its eml)arrassments. leaving the 

 siiippers in a ratln'r helpless pr)siti(in. 



-■< COLUMBUS y 



The hardwood ti-ade in Columbus and central Ohio has been fairly active 

 during the past fortnight, when the unsettled business conditions are taken 

 into cousideralinn. Demand is best among the retailers, as purchasing 

 agents for manufacturing establishments an' going a little slow in placing 

 orders. The tone of the market is fair and fulure prospects are not con- 

 sidered bad. 



One of the best features of the trade is the rather bright prospects for 

 iiuilding in the spring. Architects and contractors have been busy pre- 

 paring plans and speciOcations and the indications are good for a consid- 

 erable amount of building. Tliis will take the form of dwellings, apart- 

 ments and business blocks. In addition quite a few pul)lic buildings will 

 be constructed. Kuilding will probably be active, not only in Columbus 

 hut in tlie smaller cities and towns in the central part of the state. 



Factories engaged in making vehicles and implements are the best 

 customers. Concerns making furniture are also buying in small ipuintities, 

 but they are loath to increase their stocks under the circumstances. Trices 

 generally are steady at the levels which have prevailed for some time. 

 Some cutting is reported and this is having its effect on the stability of 

 the market. 



Shipments are coming out steadily all along the line. Dry stocks in the 

 hands of mill owners are increasing. Dealers" stocks are generally small, 

 hut they are still following the policy of buying only what they need for 

 the present. Collections are bad all along the line. Quartered and plain 

 oak are both rather strong and the volume of business is considerable. 

 Poplar Is rather slow, but prices are still steadj-. Chestnut is one of the 

 strongest points in the market. .\sh is rather slow, but basswood is in 

 fair demand. Other hardwoods are unchanged. 



=•< CINCINNATI >= 



ImprovtMl condilii.ns \vrn- rctlt-i ir<l in no slight <U-si'oo upon the hiird- 

 \vi>ik1 industry in t"in<-iiin;iti xliirinj; the past wi-ok. The consensus of 

 opinion is that tin- situnlion hi:s undorKonc a marked Improvement and the 

 more optimist if dealers i)redlct a steady resumption of business from now 

 on until normal iiaMn has been reached. A few assert that the market 

 has re};aiDed Its former stren^lli, thq factory trade haviny picked upi 

 steadily durini^ the past month, showing a gain of thirty-Ilvo per cent in 

 four weeks. Since the first of the year the market has bettered itself 

 thirty per cent. Cnseasonahly line weather has liad much to do with this 

 sudden re;;aininp of strent'th. A few students of the market are inclined 

 toward a more pessimistic view that a, sodden turn of winter weather. 

 which is always to he expected during March and early April, will send 

 the market down to Its former stagnation of a few weeks ap). 'I'his view, 

 however, happily Is not shared by many of the leading hardwocui men in 

 the Queen City. 



There is some little Inquiry which tends to give a line on building 

 prospects, although the season still Is too early to form any detinite con- 

 clusion in this respi ct. Hut, Judging from early Indication, an unusually 

 brisk movement in the building line is sure to come within a fi'W weeks. 



Furniture requirements are increasing in an appreciai)Iy stea<iy manner. 



Trices arc apparently ruling as high as ever, showing little tendency 

 towani slumping, millinen in general not holding out stock against a 

 possible further rise, altliough the stocks on liand are n')t large. In fact 

 this latter situation appears to l>e the most troublesome one which con- 

 fronts the hardwood men. Orders are increasing on hurry jobs, a number 

 of the large concerns b.Mng hard pressed to insure deliveries on telegraph 

 and local telephone orders. I-'ew are carrying large supplies and the stock 

 Imck of the factories Is \ery light. 



■ The demand for crating lumber Is fair, considering the season which is 

 tarly for this line, while there is considerable inquiry for ceiling and 

 siding for the May and .lune trade. 'l*he heaviest local <lemand is renter 

 Ing upon maple and basswood, although cheslnut. oak, poplar and ash hold 

 up fairly well. 



The big early business which Is expected to lift the business situation 

 entirely out of its lethargy will no doubt come from the railroads, from 

 which heavy inquiries arc coming daily. It is predicted thai improve- 

 ments will be earriixl on by the larger trunk lines to a greater extent this 

 year than for many seasons back. 



On 1he wlioli'. the situation is much improved: this fact cannot be 

 ^ain>aid. altboUL-h then-'are still complaints to be beard from s(mie mill 

 men. The automobile Industry has opine<l up considerably and these manu- 

 facturers are buying much lumber. iHith for bmly work an<l wheels. 



=< TOLEDO >= 



Till' prospi'cts for a good call frciii I he Iruibling trades before long are 

 bright. The factory demand is fair at present. The lumber business 

 ;.'<.n''rMtI\ , however, is not showing mueb aetixity and sei>ms to be largely 



