38 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



SPECIAL PRICE 



FOR QUICK SALE: 



No. 1 Com. Hickory : 



8 cars ly." to 4" 



No. 1 Com. Poplar: 



15 cars ^" to 4" 



No. 1 Plain Oak: 



20 cars l"to4" 



No. 2 Plain Oak: 



5 cars 1" 



No. 1 Common Ash : 

 3 cars 2" 

 1 car lYz" 



Goodlander-Robertson 

 Lumber Company 



MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALERS 



HARDWOOD LUMBER 



Yards and Office: 



Kansas Avenue Memphis, Tenn. 



COLFAX HARDWOOD LUMBER CO. 



ASH 



MANUFACTURERS 



OAK CYPRESS 



GUM 



AM atock band sawn, well manufactured, carefully graded, cood aver- 

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

 No manipulation of grades. 

 Located •■ c^r\1 "C A V T A Consamcrs' 



Lm. R. * N. Co. \^\Ji-iC /\A, i^t\. Inqnlriea dMired 



DUGAN LUMBER CO. 



a"d"shrpp"er Hardwood Lumber 



MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 



ffl[iK(@ia;@;SMa @jaieiejaie]3EMSISJ3iaEEE.'SiaE13J^lM2EISMIM3MSI3ia ISIS® 



CI N CI 



ATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



DAY LUMBER & COAL CO. 

 Manufacturers YELLOW POPLAR and WHITE OAK 



(iENEKAL OFFICE — .JACKSON. KY. 



THE FREIBERG LUMBER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers of Mahogany and Veneers 



Office and MUl: CINCINNATI, OHIO 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



Ze2i-t4 COLEBAIN ATENCK 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 

 Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak & Poplar especially 



Oar location make« pmtHlhle quick delivery of anything In timbers jg 

 and hardwood lumber [^ 



|ia|P|))?^)fiaiiainiiaiMflBaBWiiOMMiwaiafiiiiraiiBfBiBfi^^ 



in their estimation the industrial depression is a thing of the past. 

 .■\rehitects say building worii is going to exceed the amount done in any 

 spring in recent years. Tlic March record of the Bureau of Building 

 Inspection ia also another encouraging morsel. Building tigures for the 

 month recently ended exceeded those of any March in the last four years, 

 despite the fact that no immense operations were started. The large cost 

 i»f I)uilding in March wa.s caused by the construction of two-story and 

 three-story dwellings. The two-story dwellings cost $2,999..500 and the 

 three-story houses $789.3.30, the total for the month being $3,350,790, 

 against $."),197,030 in March, 1914. February building work this year 

 cost $2,374,730, which was $1,663,925 greater than in the month of 

 ,Tauuary. Leading wholesalers report inquiries as increasing, volume 

 better than the previous two weeks, prices stiffening just a trifle, and 

 collections still inclined to tte slow. .\11 things considered, the outlook 

 is regarded as promising. 



=-< PITTSBURGH y. 



'i'lir hardw <)i)d busiiu'.Ks is uus;Uisl:utt)ry ;it [ircsint, Prircs iiri' weak 

 and demand is irregular. Business with automobile buyers is better and 

 sorae trade is being done witii the furniture and mauufaeturing concerns. 

 Uailroads are not buying. Stocks at hardwood phmts are quite large 

 and many manufacturers are trying to unload. 



=-< BOSTON y 



The condition of trade in the local hardwood market is reported geu- 

 (M-ally quiet. The improvement usually occurring in the spring has been 

 r.'lariveiy slight. The variety of New England manufactures has re- 

 sulted In a moderate demand over a wide range of stock, but the amount 

 nf inquiry and sale is small. Facts gathered from building permits and 

 reports of architects show the largest amount of work beiug figured for 

 many years, but this has not developed any heavy ordering as yet. There 

 is, however, positive opinion that this factor will have very good effect 

 in l»uildlng up l)usiness. Wliile the use of bardwood in building finish 

 lias dfcn-ased, the class of buildings includt'd in much of the proposed 

 (■(instruction is such that a great deal of hardwood will nccessaiily be 

 required. The furniture manufacturing industry, which has always con- 

 sumed a large amount of hardwoud. is not only running light, but is 

 clianging processes and stylos to other woods, built up work and veneer, 

 thus causing a considerable decline in the demand for hardwood. Gen- 

 eral manufactures, such as machinery, wagons, implements, etc., have 

 also altered const ruction to a lesser extent, although still requiring a 

 good proportion of their usual supply of hardwood. 



There is a noticeable effort on the part of nuiny producers to place 

 stock by representatives visiting or located in thi« city, but there is little 

 hasis to expect that this will enlarge the volume of trade; rather it tends 

 !<► introduce factors of unccrtaiiity ns in credits anil values. 



=-< COLUMBUS >= 



The market for hardwoods in I'oluiiibvis nnd central Ohio has been 

 fairly active during the past fortnight when business conditions are con- 

 ■<idered. Demand on the [jart of manufacturers has shown an increase, 

 • ■specially in concerns making vclilcles and imiilemeuts. Furniture fac- 

 tories are also buying to a limited extent. Dealers are the best cus- 

 tomers as they are preiiaring for the spring trade. Buying Is mostly for 

 immediate delivery, although a percentage of orders call for shiiiment 

 the latter part of .\prll and even after May 1. 



(ienerally speaking, the price list is fairly well maintained. There is 

 Ifss cutting quotations than was the case a month ago. Dry stocks in 

 the hands of mill owners are not exceptionally large, and as a result 

 liolders are not sai'riliclng profits to luove stocks. Some shading is being 

 done, which is always the case under all market conditions. 



Sliipiiicnts are coming out promptly from every section of the hard- 

 wood producing region. No trouble is experienced from lack of trans- 

 portation facilities. Tndicathms are fairly bright for active building 

 operations in many cities and towns in central Ohio. Already quite a 

 lew contracts have been awarded for office buildings, fraternal homes and 

 apartments. There will also be quite a few dwellings constructed. 



lietailers' stocks are rather light for the season of the year. Some 

 of the dealers are not Inclined to increase theiu because of the uncer- 

 tainty of business. Others are taking a chance and increasing stocks. 



(Juartered and plain oak is fairly strong and the same is true of bass- 

 wood. Chestnut is selling well, especially sound wormy. Ash is quiet. 

 I'opbir is in fair demand and other hardwoods are unchanged. 



=-< BALTIMORE y 



The lumber tradi' situation continues to show improvement. Interest 

 in the (jfrerings is repiu-ted to be on the increase among the yardmen and 

 other buyers, and the movement has assumed larger proportions by de- 

 grees, with every prospect that the demand will continue to widen, with 

 i-orresiKinding gains in strength as far as values are concerned. No one 

 partii'ular direction can be pointed to as offering evidence of special ex- 

 [lansion, the quickening of the demand applying about equally to all. 

 For a long time the range of prices was very wide ; In fact, the quota- 

 tions seemed to have no deflnitc basis at all, sellers taking what they 



