HARDWOOD RKCORI- 



=■< NEW YORJi >.= 



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Saline River Hardwood Co, 



Main Saks Ollirr 



Pine Bluff, Arkansas 



.Manufacturers of 



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 

 type. 



irgin forest growth of the hifhest 

 urately manufac- 



q Our MILLS are new and prod 

 tured itoclc. 



q Our LUMBER i. all KRAETZER-CURED— treated wth 

 steam under pressure directly from the taw — inturinf 

 quick drying to light weight, freedom from teatoning 

 defect! and stick-marking, splits and stain. 



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



^ Dry kiln and oak flooring plant in connection. 



q We solicit the inquii 

 criminating buyers. 



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

 Oak Flooring, write LONG-BELL LUMBER COMPANY, 

 Kansas City, Mo. 



id orders of critical and dis- 



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Imrilwood. iioi iliroiiclioiii in'ti loinrlly. but In llic linllH nnd llvln« roomn. 

 TIiIh populnr ili'iiiiiinl for IhIIit Moors liiiN Im vitrei «n Hip irlni bualm-i'ii, 

 loo, luid tlio iM'tiiT lioiiKi-M nrc iiHunlly Irhnnu-d In Inirdwood" In krcplnit 

 wllh till- flooi-H. Till' liurdwiwd lluorlni; ini'n (lad ii gumX il< mand nod 

 uood proxprctH for llir iii'Xt few luniitbii. The llNt in prclly wvll licid In 

 viilupH, liul llii' ti'ndi'ncy liiti'ly linn l>eon toward mIIkIiI ndiu linns. Tb<'ri' 

 are itoinf cnKcs, liowcvi-r. wliiTi' prlci'H nrc Arm and on Hit- average tbc 

 price Hltuiition Ik »«ld to be MilLifnclory. It Ih wltboiit renson tu lo<ik 

 for furlhei ii'diictlniiH of any crent inompnl, and xliuuld Ibe demniid 

 hecome Hlront'iT Hie tendeni-y will be toward bliiher pilce». It in aUo 

 reporli'd liere Hint ^ooil wtocks of liardwnodK are not over plentiful ami If 

 the full opeuK with ri'liirii to pioKperlty Kpoken of at WaHhlncton. tin' 

 market will lie llrni and steady, both an to supply and valiieH. 



-•< BUFFALO y- 



The hardwnnd market has lir.n showiiiK- iiiipniveniinl so far tliiii nontli 

 and wholesnlers feel that the improvement will continue, althouRb they 

 hardly expect bupsiness to brace up ail at once. Tbc Brut half of the 

 year was not very satisfactory as to volume of buginess, but it Ik pre- 

 dicted that the latter half will be n good deal better. Some d-ulers pre- 

 dict that It will he fully flfty per cent better than the llrst «lx months. 

 M pivsent the activity Is not at all iarfie, but it Is big enough ti. show up 

 favorably as compared wllli wliat has preceded. 



Prices hove not been at all slrODK recently and there l^ns been so 

 much cutting and so much Irregularity of prices quoted tbot It Is likely 

 to be some time before the market recovers much strength. The chief 

 woods selling at present are said lo be plain oak, maple and poplar. Low 

 grades of the last mentioned, as well as of hnsswnnd. are sold readily for 

 elating and Ijoxluit purposes, and the sumo Is Uiie of brown :i«h. 



=-< PHILADELPHIA ^-- 



There has been no observable progression In tbc hardwood lumber busi- 

 ness since last icport. Buying continues erratic and the orders booked 

 are for speclQc requirement. The condition of the stock pile at the mills 

 has prevented any substantial cliange in prices and It Is hellcvcd rock 

 liottom has been reached. .\t the first sign of a positive revival In trading, 

 values will undoubtedly sllfTen all along the line. Although there was 

 considerable of a slump in building work In the Ornt part of the year, 

 there has been a steady advance during the latter part which has brought 

 the average un to the first sl.^ months of last .vear. The hot season Is 

 here and as It brings with It the usual business Inertia, the mind of the 

 business man is relieved lo an extent of its rigid concentration on the mak- 

 ing of dollars and cents, and turns to thought of the needed respite at 

 mountain and sea side. To many observers the fundamental condition of 

 ihe country is healthy, and the oncoming abnormally large crops and 

 ihe eventual granting, it Is believed, of tbc freight increase by ihe Inter- 

 slate I'ommerce Commission to the eastern railroads arc looked upon as 

 Ihe potent forerunners of a not remote progressive prosperity. Taking 

 the hardwood lumber business as a whole the situation is more favorable 

 than was feared considering the persistent Interference by the National 

 legislation, with business laws and regulations. 



-■<, PITTSBURGH >- 



The hardwood market Is anything but satisfactory. The demand Is 

 very light and some concerns are holding up deliveries on orders placed 

 months ago. Even white oak, which has been a standby all the year. Is 

 showing considerable weakness. Furniture woods arc breaking badly and 

 the trade with the automobile and implement concerns Is away below- 

 normal for this season. Yard business also Is Irregular and r.nsnti^factory 

 and mixed ear lots are the rule with these buyers. 



=-< BOSTON y- 



.Iiiij always belns a tliin' "f low voluiiie In the hardwood trade, the 

 depression Is not so noticeable as it was In the spring. The n-ports, how- 

 ever, from all sources indicate a very weak demand In thi' general market. 

 There Is not a corresponding amount of information avallabbr to the effect 

 of price cutting: In fad, the largest portion of tbc Items are holding up 

 to ordinary values. .Vctual conditions Indicate that considering the 

 season the amount of Inquiry is fair and perhaps a llttio better than 

 might have been expected from earlier conditions. Advices do not show 

 any marked changes In Ihe tendency of prices — beech and maple are fully 

 as strong as Ibey have been : plain oak having declined In demand Is still 

 within the spring range of prices : quartered oak Is quite well maintained 

 nnd called for In many thicknesses: ash Is still scarce despite the small 

 (1. ninml for fi I'oplar In most ihicknessr-s nnd grnd.-! i- >.. .l • o,„i,irv 



