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ifinUely. Retail stocks are only 

 accumulate n surplus before th 

 ■re Is coiisldiTHblc diMimml for I 



Hume ot tbc tleulcr* are trying 

 g settKon becomes more active, 

 s fniin tbe rural sections. 



=-< CLEVELAND^. 



Wblle bullillDg coudltlons as a wb..le Uu uol 

 ments locally have caused sbnrp advances lu 

 during tbe fortnight. Tbe principal Influenc 

 activity In mill construction, to meet tbe gove 

 munitions of all kinds. Owing tt> tbe slow 

 hlgber cost, factory erectors arc incUneil to usi 



warrant It, certain develipp 

 several Items In hardwnods 



seems to be the Increased 

 omental nee<l for still more 

 conslructloD and of courxi' 



more hardwoods than brick 



and other materials as heretofore. For this purpose there has conse- 

 tiueotly developed an extraordinary demand for heavy oak sizes. Much 

 of this material has been used here for oak lloorlDg, but Is now devoted 

 to this mill construction material. As a result something of a shortage 

 In oak flooring Is noted here, and prices have advanced an average of $4 

 per thousand. There Is not much -white oak seen here qt late either, on 

 account of this material being taken for ship buililing purposes. In splti- 

 of the advance In price of oak flooring here there Is no marked Improve- 

 ment In demand, because the absence of loans to finance housing construc- 

 tion Is holding back the principal outlet in this district for such material 

 Maple flooring Is a bit more active than oak. but tbe same conditions alfii-t 

 this material, and there Is not enough business to affect quotations. Tlier.' 

 Is a better outlet for maple in heavy stock, this being taken of late Instead 

 of ash. which while no higher In the last week or so, still Is beyond' the 

 views of purchasers. Maple being somewhat lower In price, now appeals. 

 This condition is seen mostly In a wholesale wa 

 Is looked upon as being quite as strong as a: 

 moving slowly, only nrnnlnal business being do 

 iiot changed. 



In retail circles maple 

 Other hardwoods are 

 Trices arc firmer but 



.< INDIANAPOLIS >- 



General Improvement Is reported In the hardwood situation by the trail. 

 In central Indiana. The demand continues satisfactory and there has luiii 

 some Improvement in the rail situation. Considerable trouble Is resuitlii'^- 

 from the labor shortage, but taken as a whole the general situation Is mon 

 encouraging. 



The government continues the biggest factor in l)uying and the demand 

 seems to increase steadily. The Indiana trade firmly expects that govern 

 ment requirements will continue to grow heavier as the buying centers 

 are forced farther Inland by reason of the fact that the seaboard markets 

 win experience greater difficulties in supplying the demand, especially for 

 the .ship building trades. The number of government subcontracts In this 

 territory Is increasing steadily. 



There has been a loosening up in the embargo situation to the extent 

 that the trade has found conditions much Improved In the East. The chief 

 cause of difficulty at this time is the shortage of logging cars, although 

 this condition has been "Improved. Manufacturers are anxious to Bet a 

 reserve supply of logs on hand and as a result are very active in the buying 

 of timbers. 



Mills, especially in the smaller manufacturing centers, are finding it 

 increasingly difficult to keep their working forces Intact, but the manu- 

 facturing interests of the state are uniting to conduct a campaign to cause 

 labor to remain at home in order that the general manufacturing situation 

 may not become more unsettled. 



The demand is excessively heavy for the heavy stocks of oak, ash and 

 hickory. The demand for walnut is heavy, as well as for gums. 



EVANSVILLE >= 



The hardwood lumber manufacturers of this section say that trad'j 

 continues very good with the hardwood mills in many sections running 

 on good time. In Evansville the up-town mills are being operated on full • 

 time, while the river mills remain closed. General trade conditions In 

 this section are better now than they have been for some time. Fai-mors 

 are unusually busy and have about finished planting their oats and much 

 com also has been planted. The acreage of com to be planted In southern 

 Indiana, southern Illinois and northern Kentucky this spring will be the 

 largest In many years. It Is estimated. Manvifacturcrs still complain of 

 the car and log situation, although it is better than it was a few weeks 

 ago. Logs are coming in freely, although some ot tbe mills report that 

 they only have a short supply on hand. Prices on logs are high. River 

 mills have liberal supplies of logs along Green, Pond and Barren rivers 

 In western Kentuck.v, and these are rafted along the banks of those rivers 

 and can be brought to Evansville at any time. The river mills have not 

 been operated for several months past and it Is not known at this time 

 when they will start up. The demand for the best grades of hardwood 

 lumber remains good, the kinds needed by the federal government in the 

 manufacture of war materials being in especially good demand. Prices 

 arc holding firm with an upward tendency. Gum has been Inclined to dr.iR 

 for some time past, but is now showing signs of picking up. Quartered 

 white oak is strong and hickory, ash. elm and poplar are mori' than 

 holding their own. Most of the wood consuming factories In the city arc 

 being operated on steady time. The plow factories have been doing a 

 nice business in the south and southwest. Furniture factories since the 

 erst of the vear have not run as steadily as they did during the corre- 



The following stock is in excellent 

 condition, ready for immediate shipment 



Stack Lumber Company 



MasonvOle, Michigan 



Walnut 



Of Character and Color 



Manufactured at Kansas City, U. S. A. 

 Large Stock of All Grades and Thickness 



Thirty-five years' experience 



IN WALNUT ONLY 



Prompt Shipment, and 

 Guaranteed Inspection 



FRANK PURCELL 



515 Dwight Building. KANSAS CITY. MO. 



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