HARDWOOD RECORD 



Two cars 1" No. 3 Hemlock. 



One car 2" 1st & 2nd Hard Maple, 7" 



and wider. 

 One car 2" No. 1 Common Hard 



Maple. 

 One car 1" No. 3 Common Red Oak. 

 Three cars !• ^" No. 3 Common Soft 



Elm. 

 Three cars 1" No. 3 Common Soft 



Elm. 



Gill-Dawlcy Lumber Co, 



Wausau, Wis. 



Saline River Hardwood Co, 



Main Sairs Ottirt- 



Pine Bluff, Arkansas 



Manulaclurers of 



Genuine Forked-Leaf White Oak 



Red and Sap Gum 

 Red Oak and Asti 



q We offer to the trade a remarkably SUPERIOR lumber 

 product. 



q Our TIMBER i* Tirgin fore»t growth of the hiihett 

 type. 



q Our MILLS are new and produce accurately manufac- 

 tured itoclc. 



q Our LUMBER is all KRAETZER-CURED— treated witk 

 •team under preiture directly from the »aw — insuring 

 quick drying to light weight, freedom from seasoning 

 defects and stick-marking, splits and stain. 



q Kraetzer-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 with 

 Oak Flooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY, 

 iCansas City, Mo. 



niiinunl of material, and tbU nin alao Im- m 

 hardwood lumber. 



<iencnilly Hpi>akliiK, tlic •Itunllon In i 

 ilmi In iillii-r Inritc c<-ntrr« tlirouRhoul tin- 

 hMjirfiil Willi tlio rcnlUntlun tlint nolbliiK 



mil tniili- npcnH up, which divi'loi ui 



rnki- placM- In dui- time 



It'HKu I' uhuul aiiiil<i||i)us to 

 iiunlry. trade bcliiB quiet, but 

 itiHunl f^an be luoknl for until 

 l« ...nnili'iilly ■•> tpd will 



=•< NEW YORK >.= 



I'hi- liiciil hardwood market abowa Nlluht rlinnK<- In Hip past two wnka. 

 111.' only dliriTt-nrc of noli- bolnif n nonrrlly In iioini' llni'S and conm-qui-nt 

 ttllTciiInK In prlccB In micb Item*. Slrlkliie an mcriiKr, bowrvcr. It may 

 Ih' niiii'il thai Komi' Hlocka nrp ahowlni: n hit wrakor and arp inbjrrl to 

 sllUUiK raUioK. Itppi-ndnR history of a yi'iir aco, Ibr niarkft sbows No. 1 

 oimmiin OHh to Iw 8cnrci> and llrm In price, with c|uotalloni from fl to $2 

 nhovo Iniit month. Hard maple, alMu a xlronK feature a year bro. Ib Id 

 Kooil call nt llrm prices and not over plentiful. Cbeatnul Is off In the 

 low Kradea and the rest of the Hat Is uneven, transit cars havInK a lienr- 

 liiK on the Kiipply and rnnRe of valiicu 



=■< BUFFALO >■ 



The hardwood trmle hnn nliown very llicli- impruvemc-nt witbin the past 

 niontli. altbouRh xaiiio dealer)) alnte tbnt they are getting a fair amount 

 of business In special woods. The tone of the market Is not so firm a» 

 dealers would like to see It. and competition Ik sucb that It Ik difficult 

 lo move slock at a fair profit. Small lot orders ore the rule. 



Some of the wholesale dealers sny that It appears to them unlikely Hint 

 liuslness will show much Improvement before autumn. They expe.M ii> 

 see a cood cbiinRO for the better at thiit time because of the fine out- 

 look for the crops, which will make ncilve trade for the railroads and 

 put a lot of money Into circulation. .\t present factory buylntr Is much 

 le.strlctcd and bu.vers who usually Ink.- a Inrt-e amount of lumber at tbia 

 season are unwilling- to go nliend ami tak.- Kio<k 



=-< PHILADELPHIA >-= 



.V settled quiet deflncs the lumber situation as that of almost all Indus- 

 tries at this time. Whether It Is a psychological condition of affairs, as 

 contended by our President, or a stern material fact Is open for specula- 

 tion. The premature hot weather has added to the apathy, and the hope 

 of Increased business before the fall Is apparently abandoned by the 

 trade gencrolly. The large department stores have already announced 

 ihelr Intention of closing down from Friday evening till Monday morning 

 during .Tuly and August, which plan will also be adopted by the various 

 commercial organizations. Buying conilnues spotty and of the hand-to- 

 mouth order. The live Arms report that the volume of business com- 

 pares favorably with the same period of o year ago, but admit that It 

 ifciulres strenuous bustling to get business. A hopeful tone, however, 

 ol>talns throughout the trade as to outlook, as there Is n strong feeling 

 that the railroads will receive a favorable decision from the Interstate 

 Commerce Commission, as to their demand for higher freight rates. The 

 promise of abundant crops Is an cncouracing sign that a comparative proa- 

 Iitrlty throughout the land will attend the last quarter of the year, 

 which compensates in a measure for the depression caused by the uncer- 

 tain legislation and interference with commercial laws in Congress. 



Hardwoods show very little change from fortnight ago. Quartered oak 

 holds front rank ; plain oak, although not so active as heretofore, holds 

 firm. In chestnut and poplar, low grades show best form. Maple flooring 

 in good demand ; birch, beech and other woods keep a good reputation. 



=-< PITTSBURGH >-= 



Uardwood men are waiting pntlenlly for sonntlilng to turn up. It is 

 practically Impossible to turn up anything and most of them have cheer- 

 fully put on the robe of Macawber. Business Is very little If any better 

 than on .\pril 1. In some lines of hardwood dealing It Is worse. Con- 

 siderable lumber has been sold to the automobile companies, but on the 

 otlifr band the wagon manufacturers have cut down their purchases more 

 I ban halt since winter. Yard trade Is very irregular and orders are in 

 mixed carload lots without exception. Prices on high-grade hardwood 

 arn being hammered very hard at preseuf. 



-•<, BOSTON y- 



The local .situation In hardwoods conllnuis very quitt. Dealers report 

 the fewest number of inquiries they have bad for 3'ears. While there 

 has been no appreciable decline the past fortnight, It Is apparent that 

 the small spring improvement gave way more promptly than usual to 

 summer conditions. Southern and western mills have developed more 

 insistent effort lately to sell stock in this territory. Some results of this 

 are also shown by local hardwood men llndlng their trade snppiled with 

 cut-price offers on a number of Items ; this applies to prospective pur- 



