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The shippers are held for tbe same sum wheu 

 they fail to toad or unload cars within the limit. 

 The roads will Resist the law, ami Hit* shippers 

 will first have to bring suits for the collection 

 of the demurrage. 



The St. Paul Hardwood Floor Company has 

 incorporated for the purpose of manufacturing 

 flooring, moulding, etc. The plant will be lo- 

 cated in St. Paul. Joseph Happe is president; 

 James Manahan, vice president, and llulda 

 Happe, secretary and treasurer. 



Another new wholesale concern handling hard- 

 wood in this market is the Hasslen-Scharff Lum- 

 ber Company, organized by Robert W. Hasslen 

 and Edward W. Scharff. They are doing a gen- 

 eral lumber business, with offices in the Security 

 Hank Building. 



P. W. Strickland of Rock Island, 111., manager 

 of the Rock Island Sash & Door Company, was 

 in Minneapolis the other day visiting their 

 branch office here and meeting old friends. For 

 several years Mr. Strickland was located here 

 as a member of the firm of Barnard & Strick- 

 land, hardwood wholesalers. 



T. E. Youngblood is tbe new representative 

 of the Payson-Smith Lumber Company in south- 

 ern territory, succeeding \V. J. Walsh, who has 

 gone into other business. A. S. Bliss, office man- 

 ager of the company, says they are having a 

 fine run of business, especially in railroad stock, 

 oak ties and car material, and have really all 

 they can attend to. The shortage of cars is 

 making trouble all the time, and more floods 

 on the lower Mississippi are holding back ship- 

 ments from that section. 



Toledo. 



George B. Stlne of the Belcher Stine Lumber 

 Company has been in the city settling up the 

 business Of this concern preparatory to moving 

 1" s western city. This company owns ex- 

 tensive timber lands in Arkansas. The main 

 office has been located here for a number of 

 years, but after the firs! of May tbe headquar- 

 ters of Hie company will be in some other city. 

 It has not heen decided where the company will 

 locate. 



The C. II. Schroeder Company, which has 

 manufactured lumber here for the last thirty 

 years, is putting In a large stock of lumber pre- 

 paratory to taking an active part In the local 

 trade. Years ago this company was very active 

 in marketing its products, but its attention grad- 

 ually centered in tbe manufacturing end and 

 for some time no attention has been paid to sell- 

 ing. Nearly all the output of this concern has 

 been disposed of in the South American market. 



W. A. Savage of Paulding, Ohio, a member of 

 the Southern Lumber Company, died at his home 

 the latter part of March. 



Articles of incorporation have been filed at 

 Columbus by the Maumee Cooperage & Lumber 

 Company with a capital stock of $15,000. The 

 incorporates are J. M. Bricker, F. Dalrymple, 

 II. C. Bricker, A. M. Richards and W. L. John- 

 son. 



The Tucker Woodwork Company of Sidney 

 has been incorporated with a capital stock of 

 XI. "in. U00. The incorporators are J. B. Tucker, 

 I 1 1. Amos, L. M. Studevant, W. C. Herr and 

 I. H. Thedrick. 



HardWood Market. 



(By HARDWOOD RECORD Exclusive Market Reporters.) 



Chicago. 



There is no radical change in conditions In 

 this market over those of a fortnight ago. Some 

 jobbers contend that the demand is not quite so 

 active as it was a month ago, but most of them 

 are very busy. Tbe car shortage is still annoy- 

 ing many dealers, and it is just as difficult 

 today to get cars for shipping lumber out of 

 Wisconsin and Michigan as it is from the South. 

 There seems to be increased strength in the 

 local market in common birch, for which there 

 is increased demand. Oak, poplar, cottonwood 

 and basswood are all strong sellers. By stren- 

 uous effort the average Chicago jobber is keep- 

 ing pretty well supplied with stock, either at 

 bis local yards or at milling points where he 

 has it contracted. 



The entire situation looks very rosy and pros- 

 pects for an excellent season's business are 

 good. 



Boston. 



The market for hardwoods continues to show 

 strength, and in many instances prices are even 

 firmer than they were two weeks ago. Consum- 

 ers who have been holding out of the market be- 

 lieving that prices could not remain at their 

 present high level have now found that there is 

 no hope of concessions in the immediate future 

 and, therefore, are beginning to place orders of 

 larger volume. At the same time there is no 

 tendency toward taking on supplies much beyond 

 immediate wants. Manufacturers of furniture 

 are fairly busy and have fair sized stocks in 

 their yards. The manufacturers of house finish 

 are busy and are in the market for supplies. The 

 export demand for hardwoods has not been large. 

 One of tbe largest exporters states that the high 

 prices now demanded have checked this business 

 to a large extent. 



The feature of the market at present Is the 

 great strength which has developed of late in 

 whitewood. Dry stock ready for shipment is 

 in very small offering and as all buyers are 

 showing more interest prices are being advanced. 



It is believed that a little later prices will be 

 slightly lower, as there is considerable white- 

 wood back in the woods ready to be brought out 

 when the roads are in proper condition. The 

 call for plain oak, one inch, ones and twos, is 

 moderate and prices are firmer. Quartered oak 

 is in moderate demand with prices steady. 

 White and brown ash continue in very good de- 

 mand. The call for cypress is of small volume. 



New York. 



The hardwood situation in the metropolitan 

 district and vicinity continues active. The trade 

 of the past thirty to sixty days is pronounced 

 the best ever realized by wholesale houses in 

 this section. It has been a period of the easiest 

 selling coupled with the highest range of prices, 

 and under such conditions it is needless to say 

 that the general feeling is most optimistic. Dry 

 stocks of good lumber continue scarce, which, of 

 course, explains the buoyant conditions In the 

 market to a certain degree, although the gen- 

 eral demand in all branches of consumption Is 

 of such volume as would provide a big traffic 

 even if stocks were more plentiful. 



Poplar is in the lead with a big demand for 

 all grades, including culls. Plain oak Is In 

 excellent demand, especially for good, common 

 and culls ; quartered oak is somewhat easier, 

 but is ruling firm in price ; ship oak and heavy 

 bill stuff is in active call, with prices showing 

 an upward tendency all along the line. Chestnut 

 has eased off a little on ones and twos and com- 

 mon, but sound wormy is active. Log run birch 

 and select color birch are buoyant, with a good 

 demand and supplies only nominal. Prices are 

 ruling very strong. While the uses for ash are 

 naturally limited, supplies at shipping points 

 are so scarce, coupled with a general demand 

 In such lines as it is utilized, that prices on all 

 grades of ash, both white and brown, are on 

 the highest level ever reached. Maple Is enjoy- 

 ing its full share of the prosperity and thick 

 stock Is scarce. The usual grades seem In fair 

 supply, but the demands of the market are such 



us to keep the general situation firm. Basswood 



is in very g 1 shape and supplies nominal, with 



a good demand. 



The foreign mahogany and cedar market 

 showed a marked falling off in the receipts of 

 mahogany for the month of February as com- 

 pared with the month of January, with the re- 

 sult that stocks have been greatly reduced. The 

 demand is exceedingly brisk, which has resulted 

 In a continued buoyant price situation through- 

 out the general market. Receipts of cedar dur- 

 ing February were very heavy and have been 

 steadily increasing for several months, and 

 stocks have begun to accumulate in the local 

 district, which leads to the suggestion that 

 future shipments be confined only to large wood 

 of good quality. The general price situation in 

 connection with both woods continues strong, 

 although cedar has eased off about 1 cent a 

 foot in view of the heavy receipts. 



Philadelphia. 

 A slight quietus noticeable in the wholesale 

 market during the fortnight is attributable no 

 doubt to the more or less precarious weather 

 conditions ; otherwise there is practically no 

 change in the status of the hardwood market. 

 The furniture factories of eastern Pennsylvania 

 continue on the rush, buying freely. The sash 

 and door mills are pushed to the limit, and 

 judging from the number of permits applied for, 

 for large structures and for large numbers of 

 dwelling houses, this industry will be kept on 

 the spur throughout the coming season. There 

 is a steady hum of veneer and cigar box fac- 

 tories and all other woodworking establishments. 

 A scarcity of dry stock, both at the mill districts 

 and in the consuming market, is noticeable and 

 is likely to continue for some months to come. 

 Values keep up, especially in the better grades. 

 Yards are fairly well stocked with the lower 

 grades and prices keep firm. Yardmen as a rule 

 are buying cautiously until the season opens ; 

 some, however, have placed orders ahead for 

 future delivery, but no one feels competent to 

 make calculations as to prospective prices. The 

 car service at the mill districts instead of im- 

 proving grows steadily worse. In some sections, 

 unless there is speedy relief, mills will have to 

 shut down for want of room to pile stock. It is 

 a fact that it is easier to sell than to deliver 

 the goods. A number of the leading jobbers 

 assert that they have an unprecedented pile of 

 orders, but not the least Idea as to when they 

 can be delivered. The hardwood values hold 

 relative positions of a fortnight ago. Chestnut, 

 basswood, ash and poplar are the top notchers, 

 but stocks are light, as they are difficult to ob- 

 tain in quantity. Oak is moving in fine style, 

 with well sustained prices. Gum holds old 

 status and is receiving many inquiries. Maple, 

 birch and cherry are moving slowly. Maple 

 tlooring is in demand with prices steady. 



Baltimore. 

 The hardwood lumber trade situation here is 

 still encouraging, stocks being in urgent demand 

 and the mills working at full capacity. The 

 car shortage still renders distribution difficult. 

 Stocks at producing points are generally low. 

 the bad weather last winter having imposed an 

 extensive embargo upon manufacturing opera- 

 tions. Consumers are ready to offer very at- 

 tractive prices for lumber, but such tenders do 

 not always produce the stocks needed in de- 

 sired quantities, and as a result considerable 

 competition prevails, which keeps the range of 

 values high. So small are the available supplies 

 that exports of hardwoods, which often attain 

 large volume in March, have been very small 

 this year and the movement as yet leaves much 

 to be' desired. This, of course, applies chiefly 

 to oak, which wood loads all others In point of 

 inquiry. Ash and other lumber, however, are 

 also wanted In fur larger quantities than the 

 mills are able to turn out. While some of the 

 needs of the trade are apparently held in abey- 



