HARDWOOD RECORD 



Birch Veneers. AUo Elm, Maple and Ba»»wood 

 STOLLE LUMBER & VENEER CO. Tripoli, Wii. 



Bluestone Land & Lumber Company 



WEST VIRGINIA HARDWOODS 

 Soft White Pine. Oak, Popl«r. Chestnut. Hemlock 



u.od 8.M.HI mock RIDGWAY 



Kentucky Lumber Company 



MANUFACTURERS 



POPLAR, PLAIN AND QUAR- 

 TERED OAK, RED AND SAP 

 GUM. CHESTNUT. HEMLOCK 



ROCGU AND DRESSED 



MILLS AT SALTS OFFICE 



Burntide. Ky. Williamiburg, Ky. 606 Security Trust BIdg. 



SuUigent, AU. LEXINGTON, KY. 



MATHEWS STANDARD 



Gravity Lumber Conveyer 



r..iinilriu'.' rt|ir<'iM<Hl FverywhiTp »» to • favoralili outlook. There wviu* 

 I.. IN' n vixTiil ri-i'lliiK Hint nti rnrly rfai-tluii iiiunt Inlii' plnco. II<'no- 

 nil. from ilic un-nt crjii ylrlil will nuuii In- fi-II lliruujiliuul tlic inidr. 

 iiiiil llw utroliK niilil iimtir l.y lli« lindliiK I'lillii<li-I|ililii iiMrrhnnla to 

 ^< I'liri' till- Siiulli AniiTlraii iiiifliii'Hu. It U Mt. will M>un win thr day. 

 farii> tlmt iiiunl InfuM.' luKlnillv iifw life Intu tin lntprru|il<'d tradlDC 

 riic lullon ol the rity rnunrlln In |>nwi n luno ut alHiut tl'J.iMHl,(MMi to 

 !•■• voli'rt on nt tlic Noveiulxr i'l<-rlloii for iiiiinlrlpal Improvciiicnia, amonc 

 whlrli nrv tlu< nlinlUliliig of iirndi' rromilnKa. coiniili'lInK Hi'' l"'lt llnr, dork 

 d<-vi'lu|iin<'ntii. bouli-rnrd, hulhlliiK "t tii-vt lltirnry .on imrkway. npw 

 Kinlloii liuUKON, I'Ir., will iiiPiin work fur tliouannda of nrllMiiia aod 

 lalHinrii. In Hip innrket oiik l-nilx ultli n>li nml qiinrlprpd luik rl»w nplgli 



l«.i»; iii,i|il<' llixirliin niov.-« .ilnni; ni.llj ; Mrrli. I rli niiil rlii-xinut kwp 



old |.iu.< : Ktitii ImiIiIh (ifd rn.'iMif. 



=■< PITTSBURGH >-= 



Tlip Imrdnood Kitnatlon lioro Ik dl«nppiilnlliiK, not to luiy dlHi-uuraglng. 

 Munurni'turprK arc UuyInK "iily wlint tlioy npcd. Itnllrondx nrv not 

 piittlii); uul liny Inqulrlm fxu'iil In it U-w rawH. (jtMipral riinnlrurtlnn 

 work. InHofiir iik nvvr proJpclK iirp mnrfrni-d. U vpry quirt. Woodwnrk- 

 IT14' trndo rontlnupH alow. PliintK an- huylnv only from liiind to mouth 

 iind nrp wnltlnR to bpc furtln-r nimut fnll liulldlnit iK'fi.rp utartlnit to buy 

 in liircp qunnlltlrK. rrirrx iir.' pri'lly bndly iiil. Ilnrdwiiod nilllii arp 

 niunliiK Ol. part tliiii' In nir'ny pla .■■•;. ami ari- an timiilnthiii ilorkH. 



•<, BOSTON >.= 



Tlu-rv iii>cmii to bo uo cImnKP In tbo Imrdwcod Hlliiulliin In iIiIh m-iIIod. 

 The rrporlH of low buying bip 4oin>-\vhiil morn pxlrimp than for KonK- timp 

 poHt. Thpsc liiKtanccs arc uspd InduKlrlouRly by thow who bpnpOt from 

 tlipin, oflpn without ony rppird for the qunllfylne pondltlonH of Ihp actual 

 liadi'. 'I'lip I'lost common Inltiiccccs such an proBnurp to »p1I. avoldanor of 

 (li'picclaiion. pITiii t to kopp labor employed or local knowl<>dee of tlip 

 luinbiT In qiiPHlion arc all more cr Wkh cxaKBoratPd In tbi-w llme». With 

 tbpsn clrciinis(anc(.*8 in mind. dcalcrH pxppct tho natural conm'qiK'ncPH. but 

 un tbp other hand, the hardwood trndo. perhnpH to n more nollcoable 

 extent than othc-r lunncbes. Is in n poiilllon to carry on a reduced buiilncaii 

 without serious resullH. This situation U clearly ahown In the attitude of 

 most of the larger dealers: that la. to do what buslneaa they can on 

 reasonable prices, believing that the price cutting clement Is very abort 

 lived. Buyers arc of course uslns their advantage as much as possible. 

 l)Ut It Is doubtful If many have accumulated or are puttlnR In any large 

 slocks at low prices, and practically every Industry Is now running on 

 full time. The postponement of shipping on placed orders has praitlcally 

 ceased. 



-•< COLUMBUS >■-- 



The hardwood trade In c.ntril ulili. li 

 list fortnight because of tlie war e.xeitei 

 >presslon, but the decrease is not sufflcler 

 iiy way. Some lumbermen profi-ss to have 

 rices arc still pretty steady and cutting 



1 fallen off some during the 

 ■nt and the general business 

 to demoralize the market In 

 ieen an Improvement recently. 

 < reported only where stocks 



iilated. The tone of the market Is generally Katlsfactory 

 and future prospects are not liad. 



IJuylng Is about evenly divided between the retail trade and factories. 

 stocks are generally light and dealers are compelled to replenish them 

 ' intinually. though Ibcy are still following the policy of buying from 

 I :ind to mouth. Building operations have fallen off to a certain extent 

 i'<ruusc of the war excitement, which has curalled flnanclng of building 

 ;>i'oJccts. Considerable building Is still going on not only In Columboi 

 iMit also in the cities and town.i In central Ohio. 



Kactories making furniture and vehicles arc buying fairly well. 

 I'.uying on the |>nrt of Implement roncerns Is at a standstill because of 

 the lock of foreign demand. This branch of the trade Is expected to 

 !.!• slow for the next few months. 



Dry stocks In the bands of manufacturers arc not heavy In any sec- 

 tion. Shipments are coming out promptly, but collections arc very slow. 



Oak. both plain and quarter-sawed. Is In fairly good demand and 

 lirlces are steady at the levels which have prevailed for some time. 

 Chestnut Is rather firm and prices are well upheld. Sound wormy Is 

 ispeiially strong. Poplar Is nlsn In good demand. Ash and basswood 

 are moving well and .itlier b.irihv.M..ls are virelian»;ed. 



=< BALTIMORE >= 



While the general situation In the hardwood trade remains much as It 

 has been, the prospect appears to be somewhat more encouraging. Locally 

 the past two weeks proved to be a period of quiet, largely because of the 

 inverting influence of the Star Spangled Banner celebration, which was 

 made the occasion for a sort of home-coming, and this also had some 

 elToct upon the out-of-town business, many lumbermen taking occasion to 

 spend most of the time at home and view the sights. Now that the 

 ffstivities arc at an end, however, the members of the trade apply 

 tbcnisolves once more with Increased energy to the working up of trade, 

 .ind they report a measure of success, although marked Inactivity Is still 

 to be noted, with buyers disposed to hold off for the present In order 

 to see what the future may bring forth. With the exports materially 



