£6. 



HARDWOOD RECORD 



W A NT E D 



All Kinds of High.Grade 



HARDWOODS 



S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO. 



WEST VIRfilMA 8PKI CK I.rMBER CO.. '^'"° KnTuf VrtDir 

 <«M. «>.t Vlrclnl*. NEW YORK 



Mutual Fire Insurance 



Best Indemnity at Lowest Net Cost 

 Can Be ObUined From 



The Lumber Mutual Fire 

 The Lumbermen's Mutual 

 The Pennsylvania Lumbei 



surance Company, 

 isurance Company, 

 en's Mutual Fire tnsu 



Boston, Mass. 



$141,000.00 



In Saving. DIVIDENDS R="-d 



This Year to Policy Carrier.<^ of 



The Lumbermen's 

 Underwriting Alliance 



Possibly there is no good reason why 

 YOU were not among these beneficiaries. 

 If it is a matter of eligibility, and you 

 feel that your plant does not at present 

 comply with all requirements, confer 

 with us anyway. Let us see if it cannot 

 be brought up to an acceptable standard 

 at no greater cost than will be justified 

 by the prospective saving on insurance 

 rates. 



U. S. Epperson & Company 



Attorney and Manage 

 1101 R. A. LONG BLDG. 



KANSAS CITY 



liiiHlni'wi, iiolnilDe to Iho high cost of lirmln'r from Uip rcmoTil from 

 Ihf forest to Ihp ronvprslon Into nalshcd prodiicls. Oiik, aali and hickory 

 iir<' In good di>innDd. An active demand for wnlniit \n Hhown by furnltare 

 iiiunufacliirerK. Some hualness Is beInK luinilliil In puplnr, chestnut and 



line 



=< BRISTOL >■- 



■ mount of nctlrlly 

 lie miirket U dull, 

 iitlclpated and the 

 incertaln. However, the 

 cause the mnniifncturers 



hiid 



Denplte the fact IhnI theri' Ih niori' ihai) 

 111 ninuufnclurlni;, KrlHtol liiirilwond IiiiiiIm 

 ItiiKlni'ss has not Improved to Ihi' exi.nt 

 outlook for early Improvement Is said to 

 condition of the market has had no tendi'ii 

 to curtail. Most of the mlllK are running and a conKldi-rahle volume of 

 Htock Ih movlDi;. Some of the lumbermen expect radical Improvement 

 toward fall, while others are not so opilnilstic as to the outlook for busi- 

 ness durlnR the remainder of the year. The woodworklDR plants are 

 nearly all busy, hut there Is not much activity In bulUllnE. Some new 

 mills nrc beInK Installed and lumbermen are Kolog ahead with plans for 

 developing their timber on an even larger scale. 



=-< LOUISVILLE >= 



While the luniliir business during the past two weiks has not been ony 

 inoro active than It was during May, trade In general Is not by any 

 means depressed. That Is to say, while no larger orders covering long 

 periods have been received, current business is holding up and the volume 

 of shipments is pretty close to what Is usually done at this season of the 

 year. With the farm Implement and vehicle trade buying heavily, ond 

 the interior finish business opening up, the outlook Is Improving. One big 

 miilwork concern recently ordered twcnty-flve cars of oak lumber from a 

 local hardwood concern. The furniture factories will probably he quiet 

 this month. In anticipation of the July shows. If these pan out us they 

 should do. In view of the prosperity of the'fifrmlng contingent, which 

 after all. Is the main factor In the consuming Held, the furniture fac. 

 torles should have plenty to do for the rest of the summer and should 

 give the hardwood men some business worth having. Vigorous saleswork 

 on the part of the lumbermen Is needed at present, but when that kind of 

 effort is extended, business Is resulting. (Juartercd oak ond ash are the 

 most active movers at present. Some grades of poplar have been selling a 

 little better of late. Red gum Is also showing more life than heretofore. 

 Hickory Is In good call. Chestnut baa been selling satisfactorily. Prices 

 are holding about steady. 



=-< ST. LOUIS >= 



.\ slight improvement is nolicialili' in tli.' 

 a trifle stiller on upper-grade lumber »l 

 There is a fair movement in plain-sowed 

 ing an Improvement. There Is more w 



liardwood market and prices are 

 en quick delivery is called for. 

 vlillf oak, and rod gum Is show- 

 tisfactory inquiry for dry and 



si'lect poplar Is in greater request than It has been for several weeks. 

 I'rlces arc holding up pretty well and the woods most In demand are 

 strong In price. There Is quite a good call tor cypress In small order 

 lots, so the aggregate sales are quite satisfactory and distributors report 

 steady prices. 



=•< MILWAUKEE >■= 



There seems to be a little iiK'ie ai tlvity in the Milwaukee hardwood 

 market, due mainly to the fact that the factory consumers of hardwood 

 are buying a little more freely. Stocks in the hands of these concerns have 

 licen low for some time as most of the factories have been buying only 

 inough to meet their present wants. This waiting policy on the part of 

 factory consumers did not avail them anything, however, as prices have 

 been well maintained, while the available supply of dry .stocks has been 

 decreasing steadily. Increased building activity, not only In Milwaukee 

 liut about the state, has m.ide It necessary thni the sash and door and gen- 

 iral Interior finishing plants Increase their output, resulting In these 

 roncerns placing larger orders for stock. 



The figures available at the ofllces of the Milwaukee building Inspector 

 show that building operations during the month of .May climbed to a new 

 high mark. During the month there were 517 iwrmlts Issued for the erec- 

 tion of buildings to cost .<:i.641,5S4, an Increase of approximately $300,000 

 over the corresponding month In 1913, when 4!H permits were granted for 

 improvement.s totaling ?1,337,078. 



The crop outlook In Wisconsin and surrounding states Is unusually good 

 at the present time and lumbermen believe that this gives promise of a 

 satisfactory business In most lines this fall. When crops are good In this 

 section of the Northwest it Is pretty sure proof that general business will 

 be all that could be asked for. Weother conditions have been ideal this 

 spring and expcrt-s say that crops In all lines are making great headway. 



Ileceipts of new basswood in the Mllwauki'e market are showing steady 

 increase and the cut seems to be in fair condition. New birch Is not 

 ••xpectcd before the latter part of the month or the early part of .luly. The 

 available supiily of dry birch Is light, as is usually the case at this time 

 (if the year. Demand has been brisk for maple fl<xirlng and stocks in this 

 line have been decrea.sed to a rather low point. The supply of southern 

 hardwoods, particularly plain red oak. Is not so large as it has been. 

 I'.asswood and elm have been in fairly good demand. 



