HARDWOOD RECORD 



tu run oil full time, lliiyi 

 for ships i.f til.' Kiiiiill.r 1)1 



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"f iiliiiiint iilKiinl niiii:<'s In 

 Mini fmm wvfrul wrilons of 

 !• war <li-vclo|>ini-ntH to raliif 

 hIiiK lint till' |iri-\iuiiKl,r ilc- 

 Innilifr Iiiik ccmiilili'nilily out- 

 riilcs; lirni-i- (In- Iriiilo f »<•«•« 



lliriiri's. Thf UNiiKc of till- snnir viirl.-ty ■ 



valiK-s of tho liii'upi'r kinils ami imiitlr 

 uianili'il wiioils. Till- wlili'nint: call for uii 

 ilLstanri'il till- lni.-r.-aso of proilui-tlon on « 

 Ihi- piizzli- of hik'li prlt-i-s wlthont a.l<-.|init(> iniitlvi- to nintrni-t at any hiivIi 

 flKiir.-s lu iiioct the ilcinanil. Il Is acknowli-dcoil that s<iiiii> of th.- luorrnsv 

 Is In fiiiulnnu-ntals, but If thr i;ovi-ruiii<-nt Uxen pri.-i-s or if tin- war re- 

 qulri-in.-nts Dion- up, high cuat proilni-ini; or puri-husInK will 1..- illsastruus. 

 I)<-ali-ri hnvr i>xpiH-tv<l nii iiiinillxlni: as .luinmitiv ili-iiianil ili-i-rcnsi-il auil 

 war luilnstry bo<-anio stt-aillvil whli-h would i-volvi- soiiii- niutti-r offn.-t 

 prli-<-». liiil thi- pn-si-nt niumont ilo.-s not show any sn.-h stahl.- In.ll.-atlons. 

 The movement of frelKht Is eomparatlv.-ly koo.I anil n (treat many wholly 

 iloineslli' In.luslrl.-s report well Hll.-il .•.mtrai-I r.-.or.ls, lioth of whiih favor- 

 able .-..ii.llll..ns offset some of the pri-vl.,iisly m.-iitloio-.l .lltlleiilll.-s. 



-< BALTIMORE >-- 



the hnnlwooU tra.le of this sei-iiuii. 

 the i-ountry. The Iniprovenipnt resi 

 of slmks from the mills to the ilea 

 Humi-rs. It Is iiiurh easier to get p 

 consl.leral.ly lnorense.l numbers. M 



I tl 

 from tne 



othe 



illvis 



ts largely 



rs anil from the ilenlers to the eon- 

 inlts, anil ears are being supplied In 

 it of the trouble now Is experlenecl 



In the South, the railroads tu Washlngtii 

 embargi.i'il .luring a large part of the time. 

 of lumber, along with many oth.-r e.jnimi 

 deflnlte period. Hardwood men here are g 



1 and llagerston-n. Xld., being 

 with the r.'sult that shipments 

 illtles. are held up for an In- 

 tllng a very gratifying number 



of lni|ulrles, and ean obtain all of the business they ean handle, so It Is 

 entirely a question of getting ftteilltles to till orders and of having stocks 

 dellvereil to them in the quantities desired. The calls for lumber of nil 

 kinds seem to be there, and with the delays which have held up activities 

 removed, there Is every reason to assume that the aggregate of the dis- 

 tribution will attain very much larger figures than it has reached In many 

 months. The raising of the cheeks upon the movement ot stocks over the 

 railroads has already resulted in the receipt here of a number of cars 

 which had been hel.l up for indefinite perlo.ls. The assortments of the 

 yards have un.lergone a material expansion, and dealers are now in far 

 better shape than they were to take care of such inquiries os come In 

 The opening up of communication especially In the North and West has 

 also stimulated the calls, and the movement of all kinds of hardwoods i> 

 deei.I.-dly larger than it has been. Prices are either firm or higher. Of 

 course, the quotations were advanced to take care of the inciease in the 

 rnilroail freight rates whi.h w-ent into effect on .lune 2.">, the sellei-s being 

 In a position that made it unnecessary for them to hold out concessions. 

 The ilealers for the most part tjike the view that the price levels will be 

 maintained or that a further rise will take place. They are doing all 

 they i-an to secure ample supplies, being confiilent that the lumber will be 



' '■■! Inter on, if not now, and that it will command higher figures. Of 



more or less readjustment has been mode nece.ssary by the pre- 

 - < imditlons. and it is further to be said that the outlook presents 

 Il clearness that hardwood men would feel warranted in making 

 |ii- .li. Il.ins with any degree of assurance. The orders that do come in are 

 generally for immeiliatp shipment, so that the dealers never have much 

 ahead. That they are doing far better than ev.-n the most sanguine ex- 

 pecte.1. however, is generally admitti-il. ami the appn-hensi.in which pre- 

 vailed f.ir a tiiiii- ..ver the out look has i.. :i . ..iislderable e.xtent ilisappeared. 



— < COLUMBUS >= 



The hardwooil tra.le in Ohio .-ontinii.s st 

 on the part of factori.-s is the best feature, 

 retall.-rs who are trying t.i replenish thei 

 there is a good m.ivement. when war con.li 

 tlon an.l future prospects are for a contiinu 



Factories making boxes and furnitun- ai 

 buying Is also .lone by furniture and vchii I 



'' "■'" Is are not large as most are buyin 



Covernniental regulations are pi 



- from securing surplus stocks. 



ii stocks are not lai-ge in any s. 



' ^] :tHy in the farming districts, there is 



calls have been made for shipments to rr| 

 from the retail tra.le are generally small as 

 t" jii.v ixtent ahea.l, Shipping faeilities h 



•way is given to private business, 

 'ausing much trouble. Collectl.'ns 



- are firm all along the line. Tl 

 ' higher levels. All grades are 



■ I and plain oak are also firm. 



ling in every respect. Buying 

 ■Joine or.lers are received from 

 stocks, fleneraily speaking 

 ions are taken Into consldera- 

 lion of the stiff demand. 

 - buying fairly heavy. Some 

 factories. Factory stocks of 

 only what they need for the 

 •venting some manufacturing 



< a decided shortage and hurry 

 •plenlsh broken stocks. Orders 

 s there is no disposition to buy 

 lave been improveii recently as 

 I'Ut embargoes and congestion 

 are fairly good under existing 



>tr.".ngest point is poplar wlilch 

 ving well. Chestnut and both 

 liile other hardwoods are uii- 



AMERICAN LUMBER 

 & MFG. COMPANY 



PITTSBURGH 



PENNSYLVANIA 



Exclusive Selling Agents 



Lenox Saw Mill Company 



Lenox. Ky. 



PRODUCERS OF 



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TEXTURE 



WHITE OAK and POPLAR 



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 Oak and Ash 



Dimension Stock for 

 All Purposes 



Gamesville and Gunntown Florida 



Union & Planters Bank BIdg., Memphis, Tenn. 



General Sales and Export Office 



11 Broadway, New York City 



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