HARDWOOD RECORD 



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<iuarter sawu (ink is good in all grades and 

 ihcre is comparativoly littli* of either red or 

 wliite for sale. IMain oak is rather slow in 

 I he lower grades, but tlu'ri* is no indication that 

 .■ither manufacturers or wholesalers are press- 

 ing this for sale. Jted gum in the higher grades 

 is being shaded to some extent and this is also 

 I rue of certain kiniis of ei)ttonwood. Narrow 

 widths of the latter arc in rather poor reque.it 

 .ind holders are making some concessions tjiere- 

 on. Wide firsts and seconds as well as box 

 hoards are in very good demand and are well 

 maintained as t<t price. I'ottenwood in the 

 lower grades is in <'xeellcut demand and values 

 are close to the higliest of the season. There is 

 vi'ry little of this low grade lumber for sale, 

 while box manufacturers are consuming enor 

 nmus quantities. MosI of these produce a por- 

 tion of their own wants, but the majority of 

 them are in the market for what is available. 

 I.ow grade gum is not (pilte so active as a short 

 lime ago and prices are a bit lower. However, 

 the market iias held up well iu view of the 

 increased amount of low grade lumljer manufac- 

 iitred during tln' past few months, C.vpress 

 shows some improveiiieiil and the demand for 

 pc?plar is quite up to the average for this time 

 of the year. (ift. -rings cjf both cypress and 

 ]>oplar are limitid. 



Charlotte, N. C. 

 There has been no appreciable change in the 

 local hardwood market during the past few 

 wiM'ks. Good prices liave prevailed throughout 

 the summer, an.l even fancy prices have been 

 .Iciuanded for certain grades of hardwood. Lo- 

 cal manufacturers liavo had plenty to do and 

 have received good prices for all their manu- 

 lactured products. There li:is been no notion 

 In Charlotte of closing down ilie plants. 



Minneapolis. 



There is unusual cpiiet in the market for th:s 

 siason of year, but it is not causing dealcr- 

 anv uneasiness. They kii..w that the principal 



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consumers ar;' ail ttsing Iiardwood stocks in 

 good (plant it ies but, having some still on hand, 

 have postponed buying with the idea that prices 

 may get a little easier. As northern stocks 

 witli the exception of birch and maple are well 

 sold, prices are holding up well. No weakness 

 is developing in southern liardwoods. which are 

 now cut olT to a large extent by car shortage, 

 liirch is bidding up wm'U and the lower grades 

 are moving rapidly. The prices wliich have 

 been maintained on birch right along are not 

 cut. and in time the uppers will undoubtedly 

 bi; moved on the same liasis. Kasswood in the 

 ttppei- grades, especially long boards, is a trifle 

 week, l)Ut the lower grade stock is scarce and 

 stiffer than ever. Nearly everytiiing is in strong 

 iiands and there is very little prospect of un 

 b ading sales to raLse funds. Northern oak and 

 lock elm arc taken whenever offered, and the 

 market for simthorn stock is expanding. Oak 

 for timbers and switch tii's is being orderi'd 

 extensively from tlie South. 



I'laintry trade is quiet, as the yards have not 

 liegun ordering for fall trade even in pine. The 

 furniture business is good and the numerous 

 lilaiits making cheap furniture in the Twin Cities 

 iKive been active btiyers of late. They report 

 a good many orders for their product in sight. 

 Sasli and door factories still have all they want 

 to do, and building activity continues at a rate 

 whx'h promises a good local demand for some 

 time. 



Toledo. 



Hardwood conditions here are improving 

 slightl,v. Tliere has been considerable activity in 

 some lines, and the demand has been fairly 

 strong in nearly every direction. The largest 

 I'nrgo of oak which this port has known for many 

 ,\ears cleared a few days ago for Kingston. Ont.. 

 where it will be reloaded and shipped to London, 

 Kngland. The cargo consisted of oO.fltiO cubic 

 feet and was valued at $:;ii.(iiiii. Local demand 

 for oak has also been good, with only a limited 

 stipply on hand. While tlie jirice has not ad- 

 \auced, it is very lirm. 



( 'iiestnut is a scarce article <»n this niarkei at 

 tile present time, and prices are ipioted corre- 

 spondingly high. Sound worm.y grades are priced 

 at about .f24. nearly Sf.5 higher than at this time 

 l;ist year. The call from furniture factories and 

 other manufacturing institutions has been very 

 strong tor all kinds of chestnut. A car shcu-tage 

 in the sections where most of the supply is to 

 be had for tliis market is adding to the scarcity. 



.\sli is also difticult to secure and prices are up. 

 One wholesale tirm having an order for two-inch 

 strips found it impossilile to till the order after 

 several days of fruitless searcli. I'opiar also 

 seems to be almost among the impossiliilities here 

 at this time. Little poplar is to lie liad outside 

 of the West Virginia lields. and while the suppl.v 

 there seems to be fairly liberal it is impossible 

 to secure any cars for service, (trders for poplar 

 which were placed about the middle of .July have 

 been waiting ever since for cars and jtre seeming- 

 ly no nearer to shipment than they were when 

 the order was placed. 



other hardwoods are in about the same condi- 

 tion that they have been for some time. The 

 manufacturers are running exceptionally strong 

 and are in a sense making up for the shortage in 

 demand from i^ther sources. Prices, supplies and 

 ilemand seem to be otherwise unchanged. 



Little Bock. 



Never, perliaps. in the history of the state was 

 tlie movement of lumber heavier than it is at 

 jn-esent. and the traific is increasing, despite a 

 sr.mewliat easy market on some products. It is 

 evident tliat the mills are endeavoring to dispose 

 iif stocks before the transportation situation be- 

 comes more complicated, as will certaini.v result 

 when the crop movement begins, especially the 

 movement of cotton. The lumber concerns are 

 becoming much disturbed over the situation and 

 are rushing their material on tlie market. A 



traffic official recently observed that the export 

 of lumber from .Arkansas this year is many times 

 greater than last year. Indeed the only limit set 

 this season upon the output of the mills and 

 hardwood factories of the state is the ability of 

 the railroads to handle it. A carload of build- 

 ing material ordered from this city for Des Are, 

 a small point not over seventy-five miles east of 

 here, was shijiped two montlis ago, but the con- 

 signee has never lieen able to locate it. When 

 to tliis congested condition is added the move- 

 ment of the lo.iiliii.i.KJIi or more bales of cotton 

 and the increased fuel and grain movement of 

 the fall the outlook becomes anything but bright. 



London. 



There Jiave been still greater arrivals of 

 lumber at this port during the past few 

 weeks, and as most of the buyers are away 

 making holiday, very little lias been sold. 

 Whether this glut has been caused by finan- 

 cial conditions in the States or by stocks 

 having been shipped so as to maintain the 

 market prices, it is difficult for us here to 

 determine; but the fact remains that this 

 market is flooded with lumber, especially 

 cheap plain oak; buyers have taken their 

 All, and as stocks move into consumption 

 \ery slowly at this time of the year, most 

 of the arrivals are being stored in the docks. 

 There is little doing in prime oak, and only 

 a fair call for 3 and 4 inch planks. The 

 demand for ciuartered oak boards is slightly 

 Ijetter. There is still a good market here 

 for prime grade of dressed whitewood boards, 

 which are realizing full prices. Thick planks 

 are inquired for, but the stock is very low. 

 In the lower grades the supply is cjuite equal 

 to the demand. New Zealand white pine is 

 finding favor among users who have been 

 working American whitewood, and in the 

 thicker stocks can be put on the market to 

 compete with same. It is expected that 

 lioards— on which there is some export tax 

 which will shortly be removed — will soon ar- 

 rive here dressed so as to take the place, 

 as far as possible, of poplar. For black wal- 

 nut there is a much better demand at pres- 

 ent, and it is to be hoped that the public 

 has again taken a fancy to this high-class 

 wood. The demand is mostly for good me- 

 dium boards and planks. The market is well 

 supplied with satin walnut, medium grades 

 only being asked for. 



Ash and hickory logs are in good supply, 

 with no demand for planks and boards. 



Liverpool. 



The trade of the country northwest of Liver- 

 pool, so far as timber is concerned, is anything 

 liut good. "Very ipiiet" is the reply one receives 

 from nine out of every ten asked as to how they 

 find trade. The only items that one receives any 

 inquiries about are hickory logs and mahogany, 

 which are really the luily two items being sold to 

 any extent. I'opiar is still very firm, but we do 

 not hear of any large quantity being sold. Con- 

 sumers can not afford to pay the exorbitant 

 prices now being asked by shippers. ■ Substitutes 

 are everywhere being searched for. and such lum- 

 ber as bay, cottonwood and satin walnut 

 are being asked for for this purpose. AVe feel con 

 fldent that it is the lack of supply rather than 

 increase of demand which has -sent poplar to its 

 present level. We heard of good prices ruling for 

 a parcel of first growth ash logs which arrived 

 on consignment at this port, and we have no 

 doubt large-sized wood is badly wanted. Shippers 

 should not ship any second growth ash logs, as 

 this has been rather overdone and lower values 

 are ruling. We hear that one of the largest ship- 

 pers of this wood has been unable to obtain an 

 offer for his next year's shipment within 1! per 

 cent of his last year's contract. We look for 

 still higher values for mahogany, which is very 

 firm. 



