HARDWOOD RECORD 



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seller, low-gi-ade stock being almost out of tbe 

 market. Thick poplar is one of the leaders. 

 Quartered oak is in pretty fair shape, though 

 hardly as strong as it was a month ago. Cot- 

 tonwood and gum are hard to get, but it is ex- 

 pected that supplies will be larger now that the 

 southern mills are running again on a normal 

 scale. 



ST. LOUIS 



The hardwood business has been of fair pro- 

 portions during the past two or three weeks, and 

 is improving right along. Buyers are not object- 

 ing to the prices they have to pay, owing to the 

 great scarcity of dry stock, but they are not 

 purchasing an.v more than they actually need for 

 their immediate wants. 



riain oak is the leader in demand. Red gum. 

 in all grades, is going well and there is also a 

 good demand for thick ash box boards and 

 Cottonwood in some grades. Quartered oak has 

 become stronger recently, this being particu- 

 larl.v true of the first and second grades. Even 

 Xo. 1 common is in good demand. The cypress 

 trade is improved and dealers in this class of 

 lumber report an unusually good business. 

 Prices, however, are far from satisfactory. 



THREE STATES LUMBER CO. 



Manulacturors of 



SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 

 Cottonwood and Red Cum 



SPECIALTIES 

 Main Ollice, Memphis, Tenn. 



IN STOCK THE FOLLOWING 



READY FOR SHIPMENT 



50,000 ft, 4/4 No. 3 Common Plain White Oak 

 35,000 ft. 4/4 Miscuts Plain White Oak 

 100,000 ft. 4/4 No, 4 Common or Mill Culls Oak 



34.000 ft. 4 4 No, 1 Common Poplar 

 60,000 ft. 4/4 No, 3 Common Poplar 



75,000 ft, 4/4 No. 2 Common and Sound Wormy 

 Chestnut. 



All the above is graded under the Hardwood Manu- 

 facturers' Association of United States rules. 



Standard 8' 6" White Oak Cross Ties for quick 

 shipment. 



Write for Prices 



Bluestone Land & Lumber Co. 



RIDGWAY, PA. 



Checking 



Splitting 



Rotting 



Prevented by LORAC 



which at trifling cost protects Logs, Lumber and 

 Dimension Stock against weather and time. A BOY 

 CAN DO THE WORK. 



T. B. ALLEN & CO., Galveston. Texas, say: 



"Pleaie ship us at once two barrels Lorac, We are very much 

 pleased with the result obtained by using this." 



TRY LORAC NOW 



WRITE US FOR FULL PARTICULARS 



THE GEORGE HENKE CO., 62 Beekman St,, N. Y. 



NEW ORLEANS 



The demand for all grades of hardwoods is 

 strong, but as stocks are ligtit and badly broken 

 at the mills and logging conditions are not what 

 they should be on account of the high water, 

 there is some difficulty in filling orders. Latest 

 reports from the inundated sections, however. 

 Indicate that the situation is improving, and 

 it is hoped that the water will soon cease to be 

 a hindrance to delivery facilities. Very little 

 of interest has developed in the export situation 

 for the past three weeks. The volume of move- 

 ment for the past fortnight has been good, except 

 for a little falling off toward the end of the 

 month of June. Flood conditions have retarded 

 hardwood shipments to a marked extent, not only 

 l)ecaHse of the physical Impossibility of making 

 shipments from the flooded district itself and 

 the interruption of rail transportation beyond, 

 but because of the high prices which the mills 

 more favorably situated have been able to com- 

 mand for their product. The log movement is 

 holding out well into the summer, and shipments 

 of good volume have been made recently. Staves 

 are continuing to move freel.v, but the market 

 in general is not very strong. 



hungrily waiting for more stock. Shipments are 

 still backward in arriving, and prices have ad- 

 vanced steadily and materially. Another sharp 

 advance is anticipated. 



Indications are that the coming sales will be 

 attended with a great deal of effort to get stock. 

 It would behoove American exporters to lay in 

 as much stock as they can at present prices, as 

 they will undoubtedly be able to sell in the 

 Liverpool market at considerable profit. This 

 seems to be the consensus of opinion of every- 

 one who is competent to render sound judgment 

 as to the Liverpool market. 



MILWAUKEE 



The local hardwood trade is In a decidedly 

 healthy condition, although still further improve- 

 ment is looked for later in the season. The 

 demand for lumber tor general construction 

 work and for interior finishing purposes has 

 shown a steady increase with the improvement 

 of the weather situation. Furniture manufac- 

 turers are buying very little, this being their 

 dull season. 



Hardwood stocks in all lines are low and con- 

 siderable difficulty is t)eing experienced in sat- 

 isfying the demand for upper grade birch and 

 plain oak. Birch and maple seem to be the 

 leaders in northern hardwoods just at this time. 

 Plain oak is in good demand and there is a 

 good movement in quarter-sawed oak. Shipments 

 of southern hardwoods are being curtailed, evi- 

 dently because of the delay occasioned by the 

 floods. Hickory is in good demand from the 

 implement manufacturers. 



While prices have not made unusual advances, 

 gains have been made in nearly all lines and 

 there are no signs of a decline for some time to 

 come. 



LIVERPOOL 



The trade in Liverpool has been quite good 

 during the past fortnight although the labor 

 disturbances continue uninterruptedly. There is 

 considerable talk of a national strike, but realiz- 

 ing the sentiment of the business and manufac- 

 ing world, the government is already taking 

 stops toward intervention. Prices are still be- 

 ing maintained on a firm basis, although arrivals 

 are by far in excess of any other period of this 

 year. The lumber, however, is very badly 

 wanted, and some very heavy shipments have 

 arrived by steamers trading with ports in the 

 southern states. 



The principal sales have been in hickory, ash, 

 oak, Cottonwood, satin walnut (red gum) and 

 pitch pine. In every instance the stock has 

 been very quickly sold at good prices. Large 

 stocks are still required to fill up the breaks in 

 stock lists. Some of the mills are going on 

 short time on account of a shortage of ash and 

 hickory and other hardwoods, although those 

 two species are the most noticeably short. This 

 applies to both logs and lumber. 



The arrivals of birch have been moderate, but 

 there is very little poplar to be had at any price. 

 All the mahogany sold at recent sales has gone 

 into consumption, and all the consumers are 



OLASaOW 



The steamer Dongola from New Orleans has 

 now discharged its cargo, and the various lots 

 have been taken up pretty well from the qua.v. 

 The oak boards were not of very good quality, 

 Ijaving laid tor some time exposed to the 

 weather, and consequently were somewhat dam 

 aged. However, they were sold at fair price 

 ex quay. A large quantity of Honduras ma- 

 hogany logs, flitches and boards also came for- 

 ward in the same steamer. The logs and boards 

 sold very well, but the flitches are still to be ' 

 disposed of. The hickory and ash logs were 

 sold at full prices, and a further shipment to 

 this market would not go wrong. 



There is still no demand for prime white oak 

 boards in any thickness. The demand for prime 

 quartered white oak boards is increasing for 

 the thinner sizes. Business in Xo. 1 common 

 is at a standstill. All qualities of prime red 

 gum are completely oft at present. The market 

 for prime sap gum is in very much better shape 

 than for some time, and much higher prices are 

 being paid therefor. There Is practically no de- 

 mand for prime ash boards of any size. The 

 market for No. 1 common. 1 inch thick, con- 

 tinues fair, Cottonwood is in steady request. 

 Louisiana red cypress is increasing rapidly in 

 demand. A large quantity came forward on the 

 above mentioned steamer, and was all sold ex 

 quay. This wood only comes forward to this 

 market in strictly prime quality. 



Northern oak logs if of first-class quality are 

 in good request, but the southern variety is not 

 wanted here and shippers should not continue 

 to send forward their consignments. There is 

 practically no demand for poplar logs. Quan- 

 tities of Gaboon mahogany continue to come to 

 this market via Liverpool and also by direct 

 shipment. This wood is so cheap and of such 

 line specification that it is playing havoc with 

 the various grades of poplar. Large shipments 

 of birch logs arrived recently, and it is rumored 

 that further lots are now on the way. Hence 

 prices are very unsteady with a tendency to de- 

 crease. The market is very bare of birch planks, 

 and shipments coming forward will meet with 

 a ready sale. Walnut logs of large dimensions 

 and prime quality would sell well. Walnut lum- 

 ber is in active demand, and if the market is 

 kept well in hand by shippers, good prices will 

 rule for some time to come. 



The prime white oak whiskey stave market 

 is very strong, no stocks being held in first 

 hands. Lots arriving are quickly snapped up at 

 practically any price asked. The demand is also 

 active for first quality white oak oil barrel 

 staves. No stock is held in public yards and 

 very little is coming forward. High prices will 

 be paid for all sizes. The demand for prime red 

 gum staves is small. Some cask merchants 

 here are going in for staves made from white 

 gum, and if the experiments now being made 

 with this wood turn out satisfactory, a large 

 business will be done in future in this wood in 

 the place of red gum. 



The condition of this country is still very 

 much unsettled. It was thought a short time 

 ago that Glasgow would be afl'ected by the strike 

 of dock laborers in London. However, so far 

 nothing has happened, and it is hoped that the 

 trouble will be confined to England. 



