HARDWOOD RECORD 



are not spoc^illy niimp:-<)iis. Uifiiit in thi< eity the tratlo is fairly active 

 owinc to the large number of homes being erected here, especially in tlie 

 vicinity of the Willys-Overland Aiitoniobilo plant. This concern is buil'3- 

 ing an addition to its factory which will give employment, it is said, to 

 about a thousand more men and this, of course, lias acted as a stimulant 

 to the building business In the city. The homes and apartments erected in 

 Toledo are of good modern construction and much hardwood is used in 

 their construction. There is considerable investment buiUlin;: in Tol.d. 

 also and a number of schools, large business blocks and oliun In nl.I h. ;1h 

 Itardwood cail. The railroads are ordering little, howiv-i i ini n. 



lactones liav fallen off in their orders. However, til.- Iii i i i - 



generally are optimistic as to the future and believe a revi\:ii i lii ,i iiiin 

 a very short time. I'rices are holding fairly good considering the slowness 

 of the demand. Local yards are not well filled but there is considerable 

 buying of stocks for immediate use only and this in small quantities 

 as needed. 



— ■< INDIANAPOLIS > 



Hardwood liiniber conorns report a fair business for th.' month of 

 April and the month of May thus far has bi en fairly satisfactory. Hard- 

 wood prices seem to be holding their own and I he demand Is comparatively 

 steady without any unusually large individual sales. 



The vast amount of building in all parts of the state Is making much 

 business tor hardwood Interior trim and this trade doubtless will exceed 

 that of last year. There Is also a continuing gradual Improvement in the 

 ibusiness of manufacturing concerns using hardwoods. 



While the business this year, it Is thought, will not be so large as in 

 former years, a profitable volume of trade is being predicted and the 

 hardwood men are not offering any great amount of complaint. 



-•<, MEMPHIS >•= 



The hardwood market continues taU-ly active. April showed some 

 incrensi' over .March, aoil May thus far has been quite as good as April. 

 There i^ ii.. .li|i..viti..ii on the part of either consuming or distributing 

 inter'-i- i- -t.- k n]., :inj for this reason there is little aggressiveness an.! 

 a ratli. I miIih.: ,ii.~.-nee of large orders. Still, in the aggregalc the 

 volume .11 l.ii^iii. -^ i^ well up to normal for this time of the year, l.itll' 

 change is reported in prices. As a rule these are well maintained. A^ii 

 Is one of the most active features of the list at the moment. The d.iiKiu.I 

 tor this is good and olTeriugs are not heavy, with a resultant tirmn. ss ..f 

 tone. Plain red oak is coTnine iti for rather increased activity, other- 

 wise the oak list is wifi. m -j... iii i.Mture. Inquiries for red gum are 

 Increasing and more bii-ii:. -- i- i.i nm In this lumber. Prices are about 

 the same as recently, s..,. :;iiiii i~ .. -i. ady seller at full quotations. The 

 lower grades of cottouwood and guiu move readily. The box business is 

 perhaps slowing down .a little but is still rather above normal. Offerings 

 are not large in either coltonwood or gum in bo« grades. Cypress sells 

 fairly well in selects and there is a good demand for shops. Firsts and 

 seconds, however, contiiuie rather slow. I-^xport business is increasing 

 somewhat and the outlook in that direction is regarded as improved. 

 Manufacturing operations are pretty full and. while there is no big busi- 

 ness passing, it is rather noteworthy that shipments are heavy enough to 

 prevent any particular accumulation of southern hardwoods here. Taken 

 as a whole the situatioa is regarded as wholesome. 



■< NASHVILLE >= 



While there is a disposition on the part of hardwood men to be 

 pessimistic as to business in this market, the volume of trade is 

 undoubtedly below expectations for this season of the year. There has 

 been little variation in prices, the general disposition of sellers being to 

 maintain values. No great activity Is noted in any line, with a good 

 sprinkling of orders for oak, ash, hickory and poplar. Chestnut continues 

 to show a quiet tone with most of the dealers, Some nice orders are 

 reported from flooring and box manufacturers. A fair demand is men 

 tioned for oak flooring. 



■< LOUISVILLE y- 



While the hardwood trade has not received any notable stimulus 

 during the past two weeks, it is managing to hold up to average propor- 

 tions in the matter of shipments, and business can be described as fair 

 without being more than conservative. In fact, hardwood concerns report 

 that their business 'is not far below that of 191.3, which was a big year, 

 especially during the first six months, though they admit that they do 

 not understaud how the volume is holding up, as the general condition 

 of trade seems to be dull. The real reason is that while a good many 

 orders are being placed, practically all of them are for immediate ship- 

 ment. This m.:-aus that nobody has .any business on his books for future 

 deliv.'rv, nn.l t\f mi. .iiiii.ii table feeling of always being almost out of 

 order- .- i i...ln. m- iln in,|,i, s^ion referred to. Wh.ie consuming factories 

 are ..i-iiiiim, ..n ;i)i a-, raji. about two-thirds of their capacity, their 

 consuiiiiti.." i- -liil I! !i i III to require a good many orders for hard- 

 woods. The iiiii 1. iiMiit an. I v.hicle business is probably in the best con- 

 dition of all c.. 11-11 a iiii. -, as big crops and other favorable conditions 



are helping thr ti.i.l. .i ih..-.. dependent directly on the farmers. Ash. 

 hickory and otljvr uo.ids n.idod in the farm implement trade are selling 

 well. Quartered oak is in fair demand, a good call being experienced for 



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