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HARDWOOD RECORD 



April 23, 191S 



Jackson & Tindle 



ELM and BIRCH 



4/4, 5/4, 6/4, & 8/4 No. 3 

 Hardwood 



MUls at PELLSTON, MICH. 

 MUNISING, MICH. 

 JACKSONBORO, ONT. 



Main Office 



BUFFALO, N. 



SALES OFFICE: 303-304 Murray Building 

 Grand Rapids, Mich. 



where near enough oak now to supply the market. Mining stocks are not 

 in such active demand as a few weeks ago, chiefly because operations have 

 had to lie curtailed somewhat on account of the scarcity of labor. Yard 

 trade is very poor. Only those retail concerns who are making a specialty 

 of industrial trade seem to be able to pick up any good orders for hard- 

 wood at this time. 



=^ BOSTON y^ 



The market is now subject to extreme limitations as to available stock 

 and very short delivering facilities, but it is also confronted with a heavy 

 demand, which has continued to expand all over the list. Buyers take 

 immediate interest in anything offered, especially native stock if it can be 

 or has been sawed long and thick. Oak from 2 inches to 6 inches thick is 

 largely called for and extended producing mills are starting up all over 

 .\ew England. The whole coast in the northeast is dotted with new ships 

 under construction, and as the season for pushing outdoor work is here 

 the amount of stock required for this purpose alone i.*; bound to be well 

 up in the millions. Many wagon firms are now on war work and need 

 native ash and hickory to fill their wants over and above what can be got 

 through from the West. In fact, the trade agree that there is every evi- 

 dence of a sustained demand for hardwood tor some time to come. 



E. A. Mercadal Lumber Co. 



WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION 



953 National Life Bldg., CHICAGO 



Northern Hardwoods Southern Hardwoodi 



3 cars 8/4 No. 1 Com. & 



Better Birch 

 2 cars 6/4 No. 1 Com. & 



Better Birch 

 5 cars 1" No. 3 Maple 

 1 car 1" No. 2 Birch 

 1 car 6/4 No. 2 Com. Oak 

 1 car 4/4 No. 2 Com. Oak 



1 car 4/4 Fas Tupelo Gum 



1 car 4/4 No. 1 Common 



Tupelo Gum 



2 cars No. 2 Merchantable 



Hemlock 

 2 cars 1x4 Merchantable 



Hemlock Strips 

 1 car 1" Fas Basswood 



Strips 



=-< BALTIMORE >■= 



The Tegge Lumber Go. 



High Grade 



Northern and Southern 



Hardwoods and Mahogany 



Specialties 



OAK, MAPLE, CYPRESS, POPLAR 

 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 



CINCINNATI 



Hardwood Manufacturers and Jobbers 



OHIO VENEER COMPANY 

 Manufacturers & Importers FOREIGN VENEERS 



2624-34 COLERAIN AVENUE 



C. CRANE & COMPANY 



Manufacturers of Hardwood Lumber, Oak & Poplar especially 



Our location makoo poxlblo ouick dollvtry ot anything In tltnbw 



The statements of hardwood men here as to the condition of the trade 

 show much Tari.ition, some of the dealers and manufacturer's reporting 

 that they have plenty of orders and are in fact doing the largest business 

 in their history in spite of the difficulties experienced with regard to trans- 

 portation, while others say they find the impediments in the way of the 

 distribution too much and have experienced a material curtailment. .\11 

 agree, however, that it is not in the least hard to get orders and that 

 the prices oftered are very attractive. Dnder existing conditions the hard- 

 H-ood sellers do not find it necessary to send out salesmen, inquiries coming 

 in freely enough, and the only problem being to malje delivery. In this 

 respect many members of the trade are undoubtedly up against it. They 

 also are under the necessity of maljlng frequent changes in their methods. 

 The old lines are more or less unsettled, and it will not do to depend upon 

 the former avenues of distribution. The business has undergone decided 

 modifications, some of the former large consumers of hardwoods now hav- 

 ing few needs or engaging in activities that call for the use of other 

 materials. The specifications of the stocks called for, furthermore, have 

 been altered, various new requirements having been developed that demand 

 readjustments. To the credit of the trade it is to be said that the mem- 

 bers meet the altered conditions quiclily enough and that they are taking 

 care of the special necessities to which the existing situation has given 

 rise in a thoroughly competent way. The uncertainty about delivery, of 

 .ourse. does much to keep prices high and send them to even more ad- 

 vanced levels. The necessities of buyers become very imperative in many 

 instances, and the price is often no object with them as long as they can 

 get what they want. It does not appear that there are large accumu- 

 iations at the mills, which are working often with reduced forces, and also 

 face rates of wages that add largely to the cost of production. All of the 

 woods in general use are affected by the rise in the quotations, and it 

 ■Iocs not seem as if the limit had been reached. In not a few instances 

 the government steps in and takes up stocks under orders to buyers and 

 awaiting shipment, so that the dealers and the users involved experience 

 serious embarrassment. The requisitioning of hardwoods, however, is 

 far less in evidence than the taking over of yellow pine stocks, and the 

 members of the hardwood trade as a class may be said to control the busi- 

 ness to a gratifying degree. 



=-< COLUMBUS >.= 



.\ctivity prevails in the hardwood trade in central Ohio territory. Buy- 

 ing on the pnrt of factories is the best feature, although there is con- 

 suloriiMi liniTiL' tiy retailers. On the whole the tone of the market is 

 i;.i.i.l iuii |.r,..|,. , ts continue bright in every respect. Lumbermen believe 

 ihat till liii;li piices will prevail during the summer and that quotations 

 will seek higher levels. 



Manufacturers and jobbers of hardwoods are using every means possible 

 to supply their customers at this time. Practically every order booked is 

 accompanied with a request for hurried shipment. This fact, coupled 

 with the coiiKrstion on railroads and frequent embargoes, makes the ship- 

 ping d.|iaitiii.iits busy places these days. Weather conditions during the 

 spring have l.fcn favorable for the early starting of building operations, 

 and thai lad has been reflected on the hardwood industry. Manufacturers 

 lit boxes and implements are the best customers. Some buying is reported 

 also from furniture and vehicle factories. 



Prices are firm all along the line and all recent advances have been 

 maintained. Quartered oak is especially firm and the new levels were 

 accepted without a murmur. Plain oak stocks also arc strong, and the 

 .same is true of chestnut and poplar. Basswood is strong, especially for 

 I'oxes and crates. Other hardwoods are unchanged from a fortnight ago. 



Most of the lumbermen in hardwoods report a better shipping move- 

 ment during the past few weeks. This is due to a better car supply in 

 certain hardwood producing sections. On the other hand embargoes 

 ,Te often aiuiounced without warning and shipments are thus held up 



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