HARDWOOD RECORD 



:< PITTSBURGH >.= 



luirK trie iiiliji' miili'. Hlilih liii~ riilh'ii iitr ...u-likTiilily the imst fi-w lnontll^ 



Tliiri' iK now. howi'viT. a pr.itv a I <l>'iiiiiii<l for mlxcil ImnlwoodH. n- 



IiukIiii'SK hci'Hih to Ui- O'covrrliii; iin iiiiii'Ii iik It can ruiiKiavrliiR the »iCJirill> 

 o( laliur lit tbi- mint's. luUnKtrliil tnuli' Is not iiiHliInK- Tbcn- U <|iilt' 

 a good ili'manU for rallroail Inmlx-r. liovt-rnniciit nc-ivln have ovit 



slmdowtHl all other htislni-N.s In hiirilwnnilH. Vanl traile Is extPoniely |i 



mill there Is hanee of Its lii-lnu heiti-r this fall In most plnees. 



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barilv 



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good I'oinpareil to the anioiuils avallalile. 

 an- nnehaneeil anil remain favoralile In 

 antlelpateil. This alone when contrasteil i 

 anil sprint; ami what nia.v lie e.vpeeteil auain II 

 Ktrone argument to purchase that Is manlfestl.v 

 Despite the IliietuatliiK Iniiuliies anil prices i 

 eonilltloilH. there Is laol vlileliee iit' strtitii: lins 



■ lall for most ever.v kliiil Is 

 I'he transportation eondltlons 

 Iness lonKer than nmn.v had 

 he state of affairs last winter 



iillzed b.v many buyer 

 the weakened suppi 

 !s than otherwise. 



=< BALTIMORE >= 



I'nnsldered merely from the .stumliiuim ot the iiioiiient. hardwood- jn- 

 In satisfactory .shape. Orders are coiuIub in with sufficient frequency to 

 tax the facilities of the dealers, while the shlpplne arrangements now 

 ailmit of gettlne out a relatively large business. Though the big cities 

 In the East north of Ualtlmore are still under embargo, the authorlti.s 

 In charge of this matter are unite lllienil in issuing permits, so thai lli. 

 nioveiiient Is not greatly Interfered with, especially since the terrlic.r.\ 

 outKlde of the cities is open. Statements made by members of the Irnd. 

 here are all to the effect that they are getting as many orders as thiy 

 ■ an well take caie of, the volume of business being limited only by thi 

 ability to handle It. Much of this business, directly or Indirectly, Is for 

 war purposes, the lumber going Into things In some way connected with 

 the struggle, although there is no means of ascertaining how much or in 

 what way. Activities wholly outside of the war arc probably undergolii;; 

 a contraction, but the hardwood shipments as a wliole arc maintained In 

 a very satisfactory manner. All of the woods in general use arc belns; 

 called for. the only unusual condition about the trade being that It is all 

 In the present, no provision being maile for future rcquircmeots. None 

 of the hardwood men have anything ahead and must rely for a coutinu 

 ance of the movement upon the orders that coine in from day to day ; but 

 these have not so far failed, and the volume therefore is not merely sus 

 talned, but in not a few Instances runs ahead of all previous periods. 

 This holds good with respect to quantity as well as relative to monetary 

 value, an important consideration ; for at the present range of prices a 

 concern might be able to show as big a turnover as last year or the year 

 before and yet be doing considerably less because stocks now run into 

 money. The heavy receipts here are no longer so heavy as they were for 

 a time because of the raising of the bars on the railroads which made it 

 possible for shipments held up for an Indefinite periixl to come in wellnlgb 

 at the same time. Stocks, in fact, were arriving almost too rapidly fur 

 a while. But this rush has stopped, while the outgo is sufflcleutly large 

 to bring about some reduction in the holdings here. Assortments at the 

 yards, however, are e.ytenslve enough to take care of all requirements 

 likely to arise, and at least for the present there is no prospect of a 

 scarcity. Information from the mills, however, is to the effect that they 

 e.\perb'nce no dIBlculty In disposing of their production, the selections at 

 points of origin evidently being moderate also. None of the hardwood 

 men, however. Is willing to make predictions as to the future, which ap- 

 pears full of uncertainties. The effect of the new draft bill upon the 

 business here is a matter of deep concern, the great majority of the bard- 

 wood men being within the draft ago limits and therefore liable to i-nll. 

 unless then- an- reasons for pulliiis tii.^in in .].-t.rr.'.l liass.-v. 



=■< COLUMBUS > 



The hardwood trade in central Ohio territory continues tirm la ivciy 

 respect. Buying on the imrt of factories continues to be the best feature. 

 Some buying Is done by the retail trade, but orders are generally small 

 and designed to rejilace liroken stocks. The tone of the market is fairly 

 good. Hardwood dealers say that future prospects are fair and they 

 look for a good demand during the fall months. 



Factories ranking boxes and Implements are the best customers at this 

 time. Some buying on the part of furniture factories Is reported. Fac- 

 tory stocks are not very large and some of the larger customers are en- 

 deavoring to accumulate a surplus to guard against shortage during Ilu- 

 winter. Rural dealers are the best customers among the retail trade as 

 building operations in farming districts are fairly active. 



Shipping facilities are still fairly good and deliveries have been iiiarle 

 fairly well. But recently there is a tightening tendency noted in railroad 

 transportation and that is expected to Increase during the winter months. 

 The movement of crops is placing a heavier burden on railroad equipment. 



Prices are firm at the levels which have prevailed for some time. In 



fact there is a slight tendency to advance In certain varieties. Both plain 



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PinSBURGH 



PENNSYLVANIA 



Exclusive Selling Agents 



Lenox Saw Mill Company 



Unox. Ky. 



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