HARDWOOD RECORD 



"'"1 re pronuuiK'i'd wur uspcol ami It kp.-iiiii the uplnloii nf loi'iil ImmIIvk 



tlitil III the not far illHtniit futur.- Ilii- liuxliirsit iiiiiy Ih' I'lilln-ly nn u war 

 Imsls. In view, liowi-vcT. fif roBiilallons proniuleatctl tu cover the furnl 

 tiire trade. thl!i Imrilly seems probulile. a8 eviileutly the Kiivernment I- 

 pDileuvorluK tu keep niiriiial IndUHtrles (jolni; wherever puiiiillile and to tli. 

 Kreaiest extent possible. 



Iliilldlng emIiarKoes have praetlrally eut off what lltti triiellon 



work remained. althoiiRh from a hardwood standpoint, this Is not serious. 

 as the construction work carried on In the last few months has ordinarily 

 I " of a character not reiinlrlni: much hardwood. 



The hox business Is the stroUKest at this date with a llkellli.H.,1 thai 

 the demand from the box faitorles will <'onllniie piod. 



=-< BUFFALO >-- 



still further gains tlurlnj; the next mouth. Local wholesalers have recelve.1 

 larse ns-sorlments of hardwoods durlus thi' past few months, so that they 

 are now pretty well stocked up. In addition to the rcKular car shortage 

 of the fall, more than usual ditUculty Is likely to be encountered In setting 

 shipments forwarded from thi' South from now on, because of the embargo 

 which has been placed this month on lumber for points east of the .Mlsels- 

 slppl river. As Buffalo has good stocks available for (|ulck delivery. It 

 will, prottt accordingly. 



More plain and quurtered oak, maple and cypress ore selling than most 

 anything else at present, though some .vards report a fair business In 

 poplar and ash. Stocks of quartered oak have not been so large a- 

 usual, most of the mills being sold pretty well up to the saw. Hardwocl 

 prices are generally holding Arm. The denuuid comes as tor a long tlni.- 

 past chiefly from munition plants and many of these are very busy 

 Some, however, arc carrying stocks yet which were laid In several month-^ 

 ago. when the rate advance was maile. .Not much is doing in the regular 

 furniture trade and bulUllns: work is very (pilet. 



•< PITTSBURGH >■= 



hardwood. The efforts of government agents to get walnut, asG*and locu-' 

 for army purposes arc meeting with a large measure of success in tbi 

 district. Tri-state farmers arc co-operating with these agents in huntiu^ 

 out all this timber that is suitable. Other hardwood buying is confluc-.j 

 chiefly to industrial needs. Railroads are not taking any large stock :u 

 present as so many projects are being held up by the government. Yar.l 

 trade is badly scattered. In fact, there Is a very slow demand for an.\ 

 kind of hardwood from the retailers. BulUllng operations arc at such a 

 low ebb except in government housing that wholesalers expect little Imsl 

 ne.ss from this source for a long time. Hickory, ash and furniture hard- 

 woods arc especially strong in market and there is good evidence of a 

 prospective rise in prices for nearly all these woods. The tri-state mills 

 have been badly handicapped by trouble in getting help, both men and 

 teams, and this present draft is going to still further Increase their rtil 

 ttiulties along these lines. 



=■< COLUMBUS >- 



The hardwood trade In Ohio territory luntiuucs to sliow cOUbidcnil>l. 

 strength in every particular. Buying on the part of factories is the bcsi 

 feature. Buying on the part of retailers is limited to small orders a> 

 they desire only to replace depleted stocks. The tone of the trade is 

 generally good and dealers expect a fairly good demand during the fall 

 and early winter months. 



Factories making boxes, furniture and implements are the best cus- 

 tomers among manufacturing establishments. These factories are not 

 stocking up to any extent but are buying mostly for immediate nce<ls. 

 Demand runs largely towards plain sawed oak. poplar and chestnut. Ri' 

 tail stocks are not large and there is no disposition to Increase them 

 under existing conditions. 



Shipments are coming out liettcr as endiargoes are not so numerous 

 as was the case several months back. Mill stocks are not large in any 

 territory. Rural dealers are buying better than city dealers as construc- 

 tion work in the farming sections Is fairly active. Trices are firm at 

 the levels which have prevailed for several weeks. Some slight advance 

 is noted In tiotb nak and poplar. Basswnnd is moving well as the box 

 fnctories iir- bnyins ralb.-r lilMTally. (•oll.,ii..ns are fairly good. 



< BALTIMORE >= 



After an interval o( comiJanuively brisk activities and of relatively 

 free movement the tendency in the hardwood trade again seems to 1m' 

 towaril contraction. Permits are not so easy to get as before, and it is 

 said that the inquiry lacks the snap which characterized it tor a tlnn . 

 Dealers have relatively large stocks on hand, the accumulation of a perio^i 

 of liberal receipts due to the delivery within a short time of an accumn 

 latlon of shipments held up along the railroads earlier in the jear. Tbr 



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