HARDWOOD RECORD 



WANTED 



All Kinds of High-Grade 



HARDWOODS 



S. E. SLAYMAKER & CO. 



I(r|>rr«rnllnc 



Rfth ATcnue BuildiDK, 

 NEW YORK 



Mutual Fire Insurance 



It Indemnity at Lowest Net Cost 

 Can Be ObUined From 



The Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Company, 

 The Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Company, 



The 



The Centr 



Boston, Mass. 



Mansfield, Ohio. 



Wert, Ohio 



$141,000.00 



In Savings DIVIDENDS Returned 

 This Year to Policy Carriers 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 Manager 

 1101 R. A. LONG BLDG. KANSAS CITY 



lirlc-a nrc firm. iliU IK'in Ix-lnit om- of the (ew wblrli liaii mil •uffrrpd 

 rrom ri-<liir<-<l iiiinlntlnna. (jtiarli'rnl r<-<l oak la In parllcularly iwkI dr 

 iiianil riain imk U i|Uli'l, iiml (licrf U tonio iiiir|ilil« otnrk, miM-rlalljr the 

 ii|i|MT grnilfii. I'rlrm linvi- nlMHII r<-nclw<I rock bnliom, liowrvrr. nnil from 

 nciw nn liny iliiinKi- llinl In iiinilr will ii>'i-<'«Hnrlly bi> fur llio IhIIit. ,\ii|i 

 Ix i|iili<t. nflpr linvlnR linil a Kuod run for wvi-ral monllis. Cnllonwoad 

 I- HhDWinE miiiii^ arllvlly. ('Ii<>>lnul la qiili'l, lliiiiiKh anund wormy iiinllniim 

 In »«'ll at iiviTiiBf |irlc<'». Tlip outlook will Iw larRi-ly delfrmlni-d by ihr 

 n-ault of tlio furiillun- aliowa tlila monlh. 



=•< ST. LOUIS >-. 



Iluyiiii- la b<-liii; duni- In 

 Klorka In the bands ot 



so l( la only a qui>atloD 

 1 start up. Thi- pri-Bcnt 

 Qunrtrr'-d oak la movlnic 



rill' hiirdwniHl Nliuatlon l« only niiix.inii.i. 

 HUinll (|unnlltli-H nnd only for hnuudlatu nccda 

 coDRUini-ra and In Ihrrptnll yards nri? small, 

 of n short llmi> bfforo bualnoaa will bPKin t 

 di'mnnd l» |irlni'i|inlly for pinin wlillf oak. 

 uiiidi-riiii'ly ni'll nnd Kum la In fiilr di'mnnd. Asli nnd lilghiirado poplar 

 nil' liarInK n (nir di-mnnd. Prlci-a are atnllonnry. Wlillo ryprcaa la quIM 

 mill dull. owiuK to the liot wcallicr, tlie lornl di-alors hi'4' aomc good 

 luislni'HK nlipnd. Storks at Ibc mlllH, accordlnu to ndvln-s rprc-Wed bi'rr, 

 nri' In vi-ry fair proporliona nnd nro prolly will nssorlNl. I'rlcoa arc 

 lii'lnc wU mnlnlnlnod. 



=-< MILWAUKEE >■= 



A K«lii In hiilUIIiii: acllvlly durliiK lln' IiibI w.-ik i.f .liini- cnuaod lum- 

 lii-rnii'n to tiiki' n niorp linpifiil 'niitlook of tin' Klliinllon nnd lent strength 

 lo thi' fi'dlni; thai llic himlir-r buslnoKS oukIU to takf on new llfo during 

 Ibo latter part of .luly nnd during' the enrly pnrt of AuKuat. There were 

 '.10 permits Issued during the week by the Milwaukee bulldInK Inspector for 

 structures to cost $2S4,l!i(i, as compared with 70 permits and nn Invest- 

 ment of Jl.')2.104 durlnc the correspondlns week n year nso. The total 

 building Investment during June nnd during the first six months of the year 

 showed n fnlllng otT. due largely to the fact that many big building projects 

 are being delayed until later In the season. During the monlh of June 

 4:«» permits were Issued for buildings lo cost ^gOO.nsO, as coinpnred wllh 

 400 permits nnd an Investment of $1,481. .177 during the same month In 

 191.'!. During the first six months of 1914 S.I.IO permits were granted for 

 the erection of buildings lo cost jrj.081.870. as compared with 2,084 permits 

 nnd an Investment of $6,280,294 during the corresponding period In 1013. 

 . The hardwood business hag been about holding Us own during the past 

 two weeks, although trade is not so brisk as lumbermen might wish tor. 

 .\ slight improvement is reported by some wholesalers, who are inclined 

 to believe that demand will improve gradually from now on. A slight 

 improvement in yard trade Is reported, due to the fact that farmers are 

 now dnding a liltle more time to carry on various delayed building projects. 

 Slocks on hand at the sash nnd door and interior finishing plants arc light 

 and better orders are expected from these concerns Just as soon as build- 

 ing operations become a little more active. The arrival of larger ship- 

 ments of new stocks is also expected to add a little more life to trade. 

 The furniture factories are placing some fairly good orders and the Im- 

 plement concerns In Milwaukee nnd about the state are buying fairly well. 



The supply of dry northern hardwoods is light and seems to be In 

 strong hands, with the result that prices are being well maintained. I>ow 

 grade slulT is holding firm. Birch, maple and basswood are meeting with 

 a fair demand, while plain red oak and quartered while oak are the 

 lenders among the southern woods. 



=-< LIVERPOOL >.= 



Market conditions are v. ry i|iilft .hhI v.ry liltle life Is manifest. 

 I'rlces are weak on general lines, though the tone is undoubtedly better, 

 liound hickory and round oak arc In about the same condition as pre- 

 viously reported. Though values are still very low. Ihey will probably 

 hocome quite firm at the end of the year. The stocks ot both these lines 

 are tar too heavy, but some goo^ sales are being made and with any mate- 

 rial reduction In stocks, prices arc bound to advance. Oak planks are 

 somewhat belter ; in fact some sl7.es are quite non-existent. Shipments, 

 however, are not recommended as the demand Is not good, though some 

 prominent people |irophesy a boom In the oak plank business during the 

 HUtumn. The wagon builders are undoubtedly very short ot stock, but 

 their trade is only quiet. If any Improvement comes, which is quite 

 likely, there will be a big rise in values. 



Hardwood lumber In most directions is very much overstocked, the only 

 exception being the birch mnritet, which is very bare. Shipments In both 

 lumber and logs would be well received. Ash lumber Is undoubtedly better 

 and It shippers would meet the market they could secure some profltable 

 orders. 



The result of the mahogany auctions held recently was very much a 

 repetition ot most ot the sales held this year. It was quite clear that 

 there was a good market tor prime logs, figured and panel logs especially 

 loming in tor close attention. There was. however, only a limited market 

 for wood ot poor quality, which brought only very low figures. The 

 prices realized, however, were on a low average all around and there seems 

 little cbance ot an advance in any immediate sales. There is a very large 

 stock ot mnhognny in merchants' hands here, which seems to be 

 moving very slowly. Prices have not advanced very much since the last 

 sales. It at all. 



