HARDWOOD RECORD 



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placed on sale is taken at full value and with 

 little loss of time. It is ttie consensus of 

 opinion that general market conditions, aside 

 from the scarcity of dry stock, were never 

 more favorable at this season of the year. 



New Orleans. 



The market here is not altogether satis- 

 factory and the general condition of the trade 

 shows the effects of the small European 

 demand for lumber. Exports have dwindled 



MrJohnW.Woyka 



Managing Director of 



John Woyka & Co. 



Limited 



Mahogany, Timber 

 and Veneer Merchants 



Glasgow, 



Scotland 



is presently on a tour through the bard- 

 wood centers of the States and Canada, 

 purchasing Hardwood Lumber. 



Mr. Woyka is also selling African 

 Mahog&ny in the log and will be pleased 

 to meet or correspond with interested 

 parties, especially those whose manufac- 

 tured goods are of interest to Cabinet- 

 makers and Ship Builders. 



Address and probable dates as follows : 



Auditorium Annex, Chicago 

 May J St to 3rd 



Frontenac Hotel, Quebec 

 May Uthto 12th 



Murray Hill Hotel, New York 

 May I4th to I8th 



THE GENERAL LUMBER 

 COMPANY 



Hardwoods 



HEMLOCK 

 YELLOW PINE 



COLUMBUS, OHIO 



POPLAR 



Rough and Dressed 



SOUTHERN HARDWOODS 



M. A. HAYWARD 



1021 Saving and Trust Bldg., Columbus, O. 



away to little or nothing, while the interior 

 demand is said to be less active than a fort- 

 night ago. The mills are still cutting a good 

 deal of lumber, but have been hampered in 

 their logging opei-ations during the last two 

 or three days by the heavy rain and hail 

 storms which were general over the state. 

 Prices are fair. 



Louisville. 



The Louisville h.irdwood market is in excellent 

 sliaijo. There is not only more stock being cut, 

 but better time is being made getting it to the 

 railroads and, best of all, there seems to be a 

 deckled improvement in the car situation. It 

 puts the millmen in good humor and makes addi- 

 tions to their order books, and of course it 

 makes the buyers feel better, for while they 

 still have to do a little shopping around, they 

 can now generally get what they want any time 

 they are ready to pay the price. There is, and 

 always will be, more or less dickering about 

 prices. On poplar it is not much trouble to get 

 full list, especially for dry stock, but oak prices 

 are always something of a bone of contention. 



In addition to the good factory trade (or 

 hardwoods, and a splendid call for car stock, 

 the mills report quite a local call for struc- 

 tural material, bill stuff, framing and siding, 

 and at many of the country mills quite a nice 

 retail trade is being done in building material, 

 especially where planers and resaws have been 

 put in so as to enable the mill to turn out bevel 

 siding. Gum is getting to be quite a factor in this 

 trade, and there is also quite a call for resawed 

 coramun gum for box and crating purposes. For 

 that matter there is a good call for everything 

 on the hardwood list, which, together with the 

 fact that receipts are now more plentiful, gives 

 the trade a lively air. 



Charlotte, N. C. 



Local hardwood dealers declare that the price 

 of goods at present is all that could be expected. 

 There has been no material change in quota- 

 tions for some months, but lower prices are be- 

 lieved to be not far off. The fact that the con- 

 gested freight traffic has kept much lumber from 

 being brought in is one reason assigned for the 

 good prices that prevail. The car shortage is 

 being rapidly relieved and lumbermen are getting 

 better service than they have been able to secure 

 in many months. With improvement in weather 

 conditions and in the supply of cars, the hard- 

 wood men of this city do not conceal the fact 

 that they believe lower prices will prevail. Pop- 

 lar is bringing the best price of any wood just 

 at present. Tills is due primarily to the fact 

 that it is becoming so scarce. 



Minneapolis. 



The chief interest in the market is now 

 centered on contracts for the new cut. which 

 are being taken at a pretty lively rate. There 

 is very little dry stock left except birch, which 

 is also running low. and the low grade stuff is 

 well cleaned out. Mills which can get cars to 

 do any business at all are shipping green 

 stock, especially in basswood, which is active 

 in demand and with no dry lumber to be had. 

 The factory trade is not heavy, but with con- 

 ditions as they are it is hard enough to satisfy 

 dealers. Conditions are bright for the summer 

 in the twin cities, as the carpenters' strike 

 started two weeks ago has been settled and 

 the men are all back at work. 



The yard trade is good, most of it coming 

 in mixed car orders. The supply of southern 

 stock is a little better than it has been this 

 spring, but delivery is still slow and uncer- 

 tain, and the volume of business is not wliat 

 it would be if there was a free supply. In 

 this as well as in northern stock it is not so 

 much a question of orders as getting the stock 

 and shipping. 



Toledo. 



Firm prices and a fair demand for the better 

 grades of hardwood are the features of the 

 local market. Ash, chestnut and oak are sell- 

 ing well and there is not much ot an over- 

 supply of any of these items. Poplar is also 

 a prominent feature in the market and higher 

 prices are expected. 



Indianapolis, 



In all parts of Indiana the hardwood market 

 is especially active at the present time. Stocks 

 are arriving slowly, although there seems to 

 be sufficient supplies on hand to fill orders 

 with some degree of promptness. The heavy 

 building and manufacturing demands are 

 causing a steady demand, but as yet prices 

 have not been raised. The shortage is prob- 

 ably more acute in southern than in central 

 and northern Indiana, but conditions in the 

 southern portion of the state are improving. 



Liverpool. 



The mahogany sales last week were without 

 incident and prices ruled much on the last 

 sales low level. The turn ot the quarter gives 

 an admirable opportunity of viewing the future 

 position of this market. 



A prominent shipper is authority for the 

 statement that there is no more wood of any 

 consequence coming from the west coast and 

 that much higher prices will be seen at the 

 next sale. Of course, a statement like this 

 must be taken with reserve, as it is to this 

 shipper's interest to make a bullish report. On 

 the other hand, however, several things point 

 to higher prices. First, the high price of pop- 

 lar, which can be so easily faked by cabinet- 

 makers. Second, the cabinetmaking business 

 which has been so depressed here for so long, 

 shows signs ot improvement. And lastly, there 

 seems to be a growing tendency toward a better 

 class of wood being used by consumers. Not so 

 much imitating is being indulged in, as buyers 

 now prefer the genuine article. Having thus 

 weighed up the situation. It would seem wise 

 for buyers to cover their requirements for some 

 months to come, as the next sale will probably 

 show higher prices. 



Other hardwoods are much in demand. Hick- 

 ory and first growth ash logs (of large size) 

 are wanted, and can safely be shipped in large 

 quantities. Second growth ash. on the other 

 hand, should not be shipped except on order, as 

 there is a large stock here. 



Oak planks and boards are good stock and are 

 finding a ready sale. Oak logs are firm and pop- 

 lar logs are increasing in strength, both follow- 

 ing the recent rise in the price of the lumber. 

 Large maple logs are badly wanted, but shippers 

 should be careful only to ship logs suitable for 

 this market — anything under 22 inches in diam- 

 eter at small end is absolutely useless here. 

 Ash planks are still as before, but birch, both 

 logs and planks, are firmer and will probably be 

 higher. 



London. 



As is usual just before the Easter holidays, 

 there is no great amount of business passing, 

 although the arrivals have been larger during 

 the past fortnight, but being goods ordered on 

 firm contract these are going into direct con- 

 sumption. 



In whitewood there is a good demand for all 

 grades at top prices, but the cull grade is arriv- 

 ing freely. 



Plain oak boards are still in good request and 

 are sold immediately on arrival at fair prices ; 

 planks are also wanted. There seems to be 

 more activity in quartered boards, which have 

 been difficult to sell for some time past. Planks 

 are in good demand. 



Satin walnut arrivals are small, but what 

 does arrive is sold at good prices. There Is an 

 increasing demand for good, medium and prime 

 grades of walnut at full prices. 



