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winter at an high prices av. If not higher, than thom- uuw aKkcd, ami. 

 Heiond, there Ih ii strong eoDvU-tlon that labor and truuMporlatlon emi 

 dItloDH arc going tn In- sueh iis tn seriously Interfere with the manufaetun- 

 and diHtrlbutloa of aouthern hardwoods. Empbasla Is also laid on the 

 fait that, whatever may be sahl tu the contrary, there Ik material ghorlaK'' 

 of stocks of southern hardwimdH compared with the average fur this thiii- 

 of the year. Much of present dullness Is attributed to uncertainty anion;: 

 furniture Interests over the allltuile of Ihi> government toward Ihi' e~ 

 sentlallty of their business and to the absence of anything like usual In- 

 quiry for Interior trim and other stock ueedeil nornnilly In the bulldlUK 

 trades. Some Increase tn demand from thew sources Is anticipated In 

 the near future but members of the hardwood trade are convinced Hint 

 by far the greater portion of their output, 75 per cent or more, will be 



required, directly or Indirectly, l>y the governi it In the prosecution of 



the war. 



The position of oak Is healthy. Stocks are considerably broken In all 

 dIrcctlonH. An excellent demand Is reported for the higher grades of 

 quarter sawn white oak and there Is a fair call for plain red and white 

 iiak In hoth the higher ami lower grades. Comparatively little quarter 

 sawn red oak Is wanted but offerings are quite light, (iuni Is moving wi-ll 

 In most grades and descriptions. Itox boards are In more urgent request 

 than anything else on the gum list. Nos. 1. 2 and 3 common arc In e\ 

 cellent demand from box manufacturers. A fair business Is under way lii 

 quarter sawn red and In plain re<l and .sap. .Vsh Is offering with com 

 paratlve freedom at the moment but attention Is being called by raanu 

 facturers t<« the fact that the Increasing tendency of ash stocks Is about 

 at an end for a while because production, which has been quite full re 

 eently. Is beginning to slow down. Dimension material and thick stock 

 are wanted In reasonable quantities. Ash owners are giving themselves 

 little uneasiness concerning the future as they foresee demand enough 

 to take up everything they will be able to offer. There Is only a fair de- 

 mand for cypress and stocks are Increasing somewhat. There Is no 

 special feature to maple or elm. Hickory Is In good demand from wheel 

 manufacturers and other Interests. Prices are Arm. Cottonwood in tli' 

 lower grades Is passing freely Into box manufacture. There Is a notalil^ 

 scarcity of box boards and these are wanted at full prices. .V fair turn 

 .iviT Is note<l In the case of lirsls ami seiouds. 



--•<, BEAUMONT >= 



The Texas hardwood market Is In spots and on a spot basis. Tlii- 



practically describes the situation and both buyer and seller appear to 1" 



resting on their oars. While there Is a slight Improvement In the >h' 



iiiiiiid. It Is not general which Indicates that the consumers are tilling iji 



ihe present and picking up only such Items as they need to keep goln^- 



iiiiilmen feel secure In their position, however, and will not niak> 



i I acts for future delivery at present market quotations. 



I ii laslonally it will be reported that some mill has become long on -.i 

 particular Item or Is tu need of cash and will slightly shave the prevailing 

 quotations. To offset this another instance will be reported where a sale 

 has been made at a little above the accepted market. The majority of 

 the mills and dealers report that they llnd no trouble in making a trade 

 when they have what the customer wants, but receive few inquiries for 

 stuff not needed at the present time. This leaves the general market 

 rather puzzling. 



It Is pretty well conceded that the market is still reflected from tin 

 heavy shipments made prior to the advance in freight rates, but this con 

 dition is rapidly disappearing. Mill stocks are low and the recent storm 

 in I.rf>ulslana further re.strlcted present production. The labor condition 

 is such that the loss of even a few days can not be regained by speedinp 

 up and all these disasters are reflected In stocks. 



The car situation Is tightening up considerably and some mills an- 

 lining their orders with difliculty. They eventually get enough cars but 

 the deliveries, especially along the branch lines, disorganize their entire 

 crews. One road reaching a few small mills did not receive a car for a 

 week which left the crews doing non-csscntlal work. When the cars did 

 come a buneli of 50 was delivered at one time and they were swamped. 



The severe drouth in west Texas has sent a few men to the woods Imt 

 it is expected that this movement will be more than counteracted by the 

 cotton picking season. Cotton growers are paying from $1.25 to .$1.75 

 for pickers and as this is a business in which the whole family can en- 

 gage, the lumbermen expect the usual losses from that cause. 



=-< MILWAUKEE >.. 



lion at northern mills Ik suffering tu some extent by reason 'if the slim t 

 age of labor, the supply of which continues to ilwlndle. Ml planls, bow 

 ever, are working at a capacity limited only by the ability to obtain help, 

 .'shipments are going forward with reasonable promptness bii-ause of tin 

 niilure of the source. ■ 



.Vlleutlon Is now turning tu the mutter of logging operations during tin 

 coining winter. It Is reallKetl that It will be a difficult matter to bring 

 the Input of logs to anywhere near iiurmal under existing laljor conditions, 

 but all ciinei'rns are striving to provide a large supply for the ,>peratloa 



WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING STOCK TO OFFER: 

 HARD MAPLE 



1/1 l.uK Run 



SOFT MAPLE 



\\l. < AN .SI III' I'KOMI'll^ 



JOHN HALFPENNY, Inc. 



PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 



Wistar, Underhill & Nixon 



PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA 



Manufacturers of CYPRESS and GUM 



M^ If You Knew 



What our BULLETIN SERVICE ivas doing 

 for \)our competitor in the lumber business, you'd 

 not only jvant the service yourself, but YOU'D 

 HAVE IT. 



Let Us Tell You About It. 



Hardwood Record :: Chicago 



The demand for hardwoods on government account continues to be a 

 distinct feature of the northern hardwood industry. The requirements 

 of the government for airplane material, already large, are expected to 

 grow enormously just as soon as the reorganization of the aircraft pro- 

 gram Is completed and procedure as to types of machines is definitely 

 flxed. Several large veneer factories In Wisconsin have been devoting iiuicb 

 of their capacities to the manufacture of material for the fuselage and 

 other parts, orders for which continue to be received. However, inauy 

 other plants have furnished details of capacity, production and facilities 

 at the suggestion of the aircraft board, and these expect to be called Into 

 service within a short time. 



In general, the hardwood market is flrm and prices arc well maintained 

 under tbe Influence of a broad demand and a moderate supply. Produc- 



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