May 10. 1918 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



considerable strength. A few stocks on the ll«t do not show favonibly 

 as compared to the rest, but when the exceptional strength of the leaders 

 Is borne In mind, the showing of the weiik sisters Is still |)retty fair. 



The box people are still taking all they can get, while those handling 

 railroad materials are preparing figures on large quantities of lumber 

 for the new government car construction program. 



The factory t^de Is doing very well even In commercial lines, consider- 

 ing the whole situation, while various orders coming directly or otherwise 

 through war activity continue to Imri'Use In Importance from a lumbei 

 consuming standpoint. 



=■< BUFFALO >-- 



The hardwood demand has been ou a fairly active basis iluring the past 

 two weeks and the yards have been receiving a pretty large quantity of 

 stock from the southern mills. This has not been because of any great 

 casing up of Oie traffic situation, and much of the lumber was shipped 

 from the mills several months ago. As a result of an extra amount of 

 effort, the railroads seem to have cleared away much of the congestion 

 which developed at some western traflic points, much to the advantage of 

 Buffalo wholesalers, whose assortments had been getting depleted. 



The market Is good for most every variety of lumber, though some grades 

 are of course holding back. Poplar and basswood have been moving rather 

 freely during the past month and supplies have moved out about as fast 

 as they arrived. Scarcely any one-Inch basswood Is now to be found for 

 the time being. Maple appears to be picking up In the demand and stocks 

 are now showing some Increase, after a considerable scarcity. Thick elm 

 Is arriving at some yards In a rather lllioral inmntUy and this stock is 



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=^ PITTSBURGH >-■ 



The demand for < 



the hardwood market. Railroad and construction timbers of all kinds 

 are mighty hard to get. Those concerns which have small lots of such 

 timber or which control small tracts of oak timber are busy as possible. 

 Prices are line. There Is no question aliout the demand. It Is really & 

 problem to get the lumber shipped quick enough. Oak and bill stock for the 

 furniture manufacturers Is for cherry, birch, walnut and hickory. Every 

 bit of this timber In TrI-State territory is being quickly snatched up 

 and there Is no question but that the prices are altogether at the whole- 

 salers disposal If he can promise good delivery. For gum and hardwood 

 there Is also a big demand. This Is partly due to the large amount of this 

 stock which Is being used in the construction of gun carriages, etc., 

 and partly due to the shortage of dry lumber with those big concerns 

 which make agricultural Implements and wagons. 



The automobile trade is not taking as much hardwood as usual. Yard 



idency to 



.< BOSTON y 



The steady drift of hardwood values Into extreme war prices has con- 

 tinued, with but little relief in the way of deliveries of Southern and 

 Western stock. One rail line remained open a week and was obliged to close 

 again Indefinitely for the first time in its history at this season. The 

 trade is now engaged In handling problems instead of policies, with very 

 few remaining standards for their judgment. 



< BALTIMORE >= 



■e no changes in the hardwood trade. Dealers as 

 U'' to and it exceedingly difficult to make shipments, 

 • volume of business greatly and seriously cur- 

 - of the trade. There is not one who could 

 liing if it were possible to insure delivery, the 

 iii.l intending buyers showing a disposition to 

 iithin reason. In spite of the reduced distribution 

 the quotations are not only maintained but tend higher. Every few days 

 there Is a further marking up of the figures, which are already far highei 

 than the most experienced members of the trade ever believed they could 

 go. This applies virtually to every division of the business, poplar show- 

 ing not less buoyancy than oak and ash. The rise is all the more reniark- 



whlch natui 

 tails the ., 



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pay almost any pri 



able In view of the fact lliat ih. 



small proportions. Si 



aboard steamers as 



Imposed embargoes i 



order that shipping ; 



supposed under such circumitai, 



find It difficult to secure markets 



ixport movement has narrowed to very 



■ ■ lumber going to Europe now Is put 



iiinents of the countries at war have 



irtual exclusion of foreign woods in 



I vid for other purposes. It might be 



-Ls that the hardwood producers would 



for their output, but If such is the case. 



the effect has not become ap|)arent upon the market. The hardwood mcu 

 here continue to manifest a disposition to augment their stocks In antici- 

 pation of possible contingencies that would narrow the movement still 

 more. And in view of the suggestions made for a return to wooden cars 

 on railroads In order to save steel for ships, it looks as though all of the 

 lumber available would be needed. It Is mainly a matter of being able to 

 deliver lumber. Anyone who can do this Is in a position to do all the busi- 

 ness he Is able to handle. Many consumers are either entirely out of stocks 

 or their holdings have been reduced to prop(ii-llr,ns that do not suffice for 



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