HAKDWOOU KKCORD 



5 cars 3" Is & 2s No. 1 & No. 2 

 Common Hard Maple 



4 cars 2" Is & 2s No. 1 and No. 2 

 Common Hard Maple 



1 car 2" Is & 2s No. 1 & No. 2 



Common Soft Elm 



2 cars V 2" Is & 2s No. 1 & No. 2 



Common Soft Elm 



Gill-Dawley Lumber Co, 



Wausau, Wis. 



Saline River Hardwood Co. 



Main Salfs Ollirc 



Pine Qluff, Arkansas 



IManuiaclurers oi 



Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak 



Red and Sap Gum 

 Red Oak and Ash 



q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber 

 product. 



q Our TIMBER is rirgin fore«t growth of the highest 

 type. 



q Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac- 

 tured stock. 



q Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED— treated witk 

 steam under pressure directly from the saw — insuring 

 quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning 

 defects and stick-marking, splits and sUin. 



q Kraetier-cured lumber will "stay where you put it." 



q Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection. 



q We solicit the inquiries and orders of critical and dis- 

 criminating buyers. 



q For straight cars of Yellow Pine, or mixed cars witk 

 Oak Hooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPA^fY, 

 Kansas City, Mo. 



ulliiallou Willi till- rartorlr* U ruin|iamllri<l> tiiirliaiiiiiHl li 



»i«rr nf iirlrr« imlrt for luiiiltir aiiil r»li>nl niiU rliararli-r of 



M' III n il.rliU'il iMilli'v lo pliiv Ihf wnllliik- 



-tiliuiii'iilii nl iiir |>rl('i-H. Ilii' Ki-iMTiil run 



urthiT lirtikfii, 



"• lo 111!' Iiillif Ihnl IhiT.- I I viTi 



.1 f.; :,i, l>.^\^. ..,„i,ini: ii|i of ...ihIIII Ihlo N|irlnii, »lil. 



nllinll.r Ini'lin Ihi' imikIimiikiimiiI of iiill\< <i|i< nillMlif iililll tin- 



=< NEW YORK >-= 



cliaiii;' 



Till- liK'iiI luinlM-r liiialnr-u U 



II uf himliiPNs hut iKit •'noiiiil 



I ii>ui< prli'i- riitlInK Ik lii-nr<l uf. 



«|ii'iikliii;. vnliicii nri' ni-ll Iwlil. nnil tin- niiliiliiii U Hint 



Im' iiiHunl IiIkIht li-n-ln. lii-iHirlK friiiii iH'nrliy |>l«<<ii arc tlinl ►prin;: 



iiillvlly Ih i|iiIIi- IIv<-I.v lull lint up to iioniiiil. In .N'l'W Ytirk proi" r ii,. 



n-lurn In mIow.t. wlili-li Ib nlway* Ihi- niw. Tlw Ki'iicrnl laxity 



llni-K of liuKlnc-Hii continues hut thero \» inurh talk of a turn to thi i.. ii. . 

 lit no cnrly <lBto. The nionoy market U Bonu-wlint of a paradox. I .1 

 IiIb Ikhui-h It U cnHy. hut mnall lonnH nn- not ho puny to ohtnlii himI it 

 l-i tile Intter whirh hi-iirH more illreclly nn (he lumlior liUKlneoit. 1....,! 

 iiinnufiirlurerH are huyluit Hlth more freeilmn, nml on the whole n i.iir 

 iiiiiouni of Inirilwooil Ininher Ih eonihiK In. The entire Hlluntlon iiui > Ih 



.iilled kIow. with no Npeelnl r-nture. iin.l the whole lUt In tlh- m 



riiiiilltion, Klvlnu the Kiliiiilliiii III.- iiiiirt, ..f hi. iiillii.«» even thoMKh (jul.t. 



The hiirdwiMxl trnil.-. like 1 

 iisiiiil HO fur this month iinil 

 iiiul for ipilik Nhlpmenl. .\h 

 eiin he filled gulte proiii|il 

 tie stork Is called fo 



-■<, BUFFALO >.= 



of III 



i.rden 



In 



llie furniture hualneHN Ih quiet nnd Imi 



Wholesalv Htorkn here arc ample, thouKh Mii.l 



lie less extenKlve than 11 year iiKO. Kloorlng moreH n little iH-lt.r 11. 



himher, thoUKh In neither are prie™ very HtrnnK. KlrntH niid Heron. I- 



some Hues nre Kuld tn he Ketting rntber nniree nnd n little firmer. 



rinin oak IniH been quiet owing tn the dull trade at the furnltiir. 1 



tnrles. nnd liuylnK Is helne ranfiDed tn Ini dinte wantit. (junrt. r. .1 



doing about as well as plain. Maple Is In fair deninnd nnd prl< .-> Ii' 

 llrm. I"nr nil hardwnnds Just now It seems to he n eaw of holdinc 

 unless the wood actuully Iibk to be had. It Is expected that tb.- 1. ■■ 

 Mood weatbpr will stimulate building. 



=-< PHILADELPHIA >= 



The wntibful waiting' pnliiy In the lunili.r business of the last formic 

 li.'is pr.iv.'d iiieffielual. anil aeeordlim i.i .l.ihii T. KIb'y. of I'barl. - 

 ICIley *: l/o., the situation at present may lie defined as one of "ma-i. 1 

 inactivity." Undeniably thlniis are far below normal for this tlin. 

 the year. Certain hardwoods, especially onk, hnvc held up fairly w 

 :iiid on account of their scarcity have remained firm In price, whib- ili. 



has been no marked cbanne in the relative positions of the other w 



low grades of chestnut nnd poplnr continue In good deninnd. Tb.- in. 

 seasonable weather has given an Impetus to building work, but t 

 number of permits obtniued fnlls below e.\pectntiou. I-'urnlture fa. lor 

 and other wholesale consumers arc buying on a hnnd-tomouth bnsl-. n 

 for obvious reasons will not be per»uaded to secure stock ahead. 



Price cutting Is reported, but only In Isolated cases, nnd is no In.li' 

 ti.:.n of the general mnrket. .V slight shading here and there of vmIi 

 is noticeable, but the stock condition at mill ends is a guararitec nj:ini 

 any radical change In price or a desire to dose orders for future d.-ll\. 

 at reduced rates. 



The hardwood situation is well under control, and the ninnufnctnr. 

 ;ire not Inclined to sacrifice their stock, as the first sign of activity u 

 iiiinn. they know, n rush of the buyers for stuff to fill up tl-eir r;i|ii. 

 •I.pletlng stock pile, which will nnturally stiffen the market. Box immI,. 

 in some lines continue busy, but box buyers who nre more or less aff. . 1 

 hy the tariff legislntion arc in the market only for uctunl requlniiM n 

 Taking the lumber buRlness as a whole, the prospect is not overcb. - ri 

 lor summer trading. The tenacious old optimists relinquish their fni 

 .•slowly, but the usual enthusiasm Is diminishing somewhat. It Is. how. a- 

 lu'lieved that nn early favorable decision by the Intcrstnte Coniin. 1 

 Commission ns to the incrensed freight rate requested hy the nilii-.^i 

 will bring considerable r.ll.-f to tb- trn.l. . nnd l-ad ev.ntiitilly t.. 



ctivlty 



--•<, PITTSBURGH >■- 



A few signs of improvement are evident In this .Ity this we.-k. i.nilt.- 

 a number of conl mines which hnve been down for n long tinn- will 

 resume operations May l,"i. Steel companies nre showing a little iii..r.- 

 signs of life. Business, however, continues very spotted. Some ...n 

 lerns hnve plenty of orders. Others find it nimost Impossible to tali.- ..n 

 any profitable business. Tlic mnrket is showing the effects of this 

 Mpathy. for prices of hnrdwood arc slipping n little this week, espeelnlly 

 in oak bill stuff and higher grades of chestnut. Yard trade is Improving, 

 "^lite n lot of liuslness is going nround among the Industrial concerns. 

 The railroads are buying practically nothing and will probably not do 

 SI. until the rate decision is settled. 



