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HARDWOOD RECORD 



wood dry stocks at the mills are low. Pittsburg 

 wholesalers, who have recently made a thorough 

 inspection of the manufacturing plants in Penn- 

 sylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, claim that at 

 no time in three years has there been so little 

 flrst-class hardwood on sticks and in shape to 

 ship as now. 



Individually, most hardwoods are selling well. 

 White oak probably leads the list in this respect. 

 For car oak and dimension stock the demand 

 is the best that it has been for three years and 

 prices are excellent. Hardwood interior Unish 

 is in active demand and prices are quoted for 

 short deliveries only. Maple flooring is selling 

 better than during the summer. Hickory, ash 

 and cherry are very scarce and Pittsburg whole- 

 salers have had bard work lately to find enough 

 to supply their orders. The use of beech in 

 automobile bodies and also extensively in river 

 and harbor work is proving the market for that 

 wood much the best that it has been for years, 

 liverything in poplar except culls is moving well 

 and prices are coming up right along. The call 

 lor posts, poles and ties, and especially for min- 

 ing stock in the medium and low grades of hard- 

 wood, is much better this month, so that many 

 firms are working off large quantities of this 

 sort of lumber at good prices. 



BALTIMORE 



Encouraging reports are heard about the hard- 

 wood trade, and indications are that the improve- 

 ment will continue until conditions are as sat- 

 isfactory as that of 1907. The demand for 

 stocks in the domestic market has been quite 

 good and intending buyers seem to be in a re- 

 ceptive mood. Many of the big purchasers 

 manifest a disposition to place orders. The 

 yardmen still show hesitancy to stock up to any 

 extent and the stocks of many dealers are not 

 up to the requirements of a very active business. 

 The prices bid have gone up until they nearly 

 meet the figures of the shippers, and there is 

 every prospect that the gap will be entirely 

 bridged before long, as the home demand re- 

 mains sufficiently active to absorb the output 

 of mills and makes it more profitable to keep 

 supplies here than to ship them abroad. A 

 material change has taken place in poplar, 

 which wood is sought after and commands a 

 icady market. Oak, ash, chestnut and all the 

 other woods in general use are afEected by the 

 improvement, and the tendency continues to be 

 upward. 



Among the new developments in the trade is 

 the increasing use of red gum, which is being 

 employed as a substitute for Circassian walnut 

 with much success. The wood is said to take a 

 fine polish and shows a beautiful grain. It was 

 bought as an experiment by a furniture manu- 

 facturer here, and be has since made other pur- 

 chases, the results attained being entirely sat- 

 isfactory. 



CHARLOTTE 



Prices have advanced, especially on certain of 

 the finer grades of quartered oak, poplar, etc. 



Numerous lumber railroads are in course of 

 construction in this state, and when these are 

 completed they will make available large stores 

 of valuable virgin hardwoods of all kinds. Taken 

 on the whole, the hardwood situation is all that 

 can be e.xpected and future outlook is good. 



Marked activity has been noted in the hard- 

 wood lumber trade during the past two weeks. 

 From manufacturing and logging centers of the 

 Carolinas reports of lieavy operations and excel- 

 lent business come in. The railroads are heavy 

 buyers and car manufacturers also are in the 

 market for supplies. Furniture manufacturers 

 of all classes report record-breaking business. 

 Orders are pouring in and full time with full 

 force of hands at all the state factories is the 

 result. So far there has been little complaint of 

 car shortage. Hardwood dealers of this city 

 say their business is better than it has b.'en for 

 two years past and they look for continued heavy 

 business during the winter and spring mouths. 

 In all of the towns and cities there is an un- 

 usually large amount of building going on, re- 

 sulting in an iuoreased demand for all varieties 

 of hardwoods and builders' supplies. 



NORFOLK 



The hardwood mills report the outlook for 

 business good and state that the last two or 

 three weeks it has picked up considerably, espe- 

 cially oak and poplar. High-grade hardwoods 

 arc in greater demand than the cheaper grades. 

 At present walnut is in better demand and has 

 brought better' prices than any wood in the 

 foreign market. The main feature of the market 

 is the firmness of prices on all hardwoods. 



CLEVELAND 



Considerable Improvement Is noted in the 

 hardwood business in this section during the 

 past month. There has been an improved de- 

 mand for all lines and the size as well as the 

 volume of the orders is increasing. Collections 

 are good, the banks are fairly free with their 

 money for building loans and the structures are 

 getting to a point where they are requiring large 

 amounts of hardwood for interior finish. 



The automobile trade is booming and there is 

 a keen demand for wide poplar for body work. 

 The vehicle trade generally is showing more 

 vitality than it has for two years, while the 

 furniture makers are beginning to place orders 

 on the same scale they followed before the panic. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



Hardwood lumber conditions have not been 

 more satisfactory in t*o years than they are 

 at the present time in this territory. All grades 

 of oak are in steady demand, with prices slightly 

 advancing. Poplar and hickory are improving, 

 the latter due la"rgely to the renewed activities 

 in vehicle plants. Collections are said to be 

 exceptionally good, retail dealers turning their 

 stocks into money quickly. Industrial condi- 

 tions are improving in all lines, which is having 

 much influence on the hardwood trade. All of 

 the veneer and hardwood plants are running 

 steadily. All report the outlook for winter and 

 spring trade is exceptionally good. 



CINCINNATI 



balanced by the increased demand from the 

 factory end of the business. Prices have ad- 

 vanced recently on maple flooring, which Is 

 scarce and hard to get. The better grades o£ 

 poplar are in good demand, with limited sup- 

 plies in sight. Oak is still taking the lead, both 

 plain and quarter-sawed finding an anxious 

 market. There is no question but what fac- 

 tories are increasing their operations very ma- 



TOO L4TE TO CLASSIFY 



For other Wanted and For Sale 

 Matter Sec Pa^e 76 



D. K. .JEFFRIS & CO., 

 G15 Pullman BIdg., Chicago, 111. 



WANT TO BUY IN SAP GUM. 



400,000 feet 1" No. 1 and No. 2 common. 



500,000 feet IV2" No. 2 common. No. 1 com- 

 mon and firsts and seconds sap. 



Deliveries December, January, February and 

 March. Name delivered prices on each grade, 

 stating how much of each thickness and grade 

 you can ship per month. 



FOR SALE. 



3 cars 4/4 and 10/4 Red Oak. 



1 car 10/4 to 16/4 White Ash. 



2 cars 6/4 and 12/4 Soft Elm. 



C. C. GOODELL & SON, Fredericktown, Ohio. 



WANTED. 



An experienced sawmill man with some money 

 to take an interest in hardwood mill on a good 

 basis, and operate same. Address 



"BOX 45," care Hardwood Record. 



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There is more spirit displayed in the hard- 

 wood market at this time than has been notice- 

 able at any time within the past two years. 

 Every hardwood concern in Cincinnati is doing 

 business, while some of the leading concerns are 

 very busy. Many are now predicting a runaway 

 market by the opening of the new year. There 

 is a strong tone to the market for oak and prices 

 are steadily advancing. There is an advance of 

 from Sf'i to $5 predicted by the first of January. 

 One local concern declares that orders for Jan- 

 uary and later delivery at current rates will be 

 turned down. 



New building operations have fallen off to 

 some extent, but this is only natural at this 

 season of the year. There still remains a large 

 volume of buildings in process of erection to be 

 completed and prospects are good for building 

 operations next year. An improvement is noted 

 in collections. 



TOLEDO 



Hardwood prices show no signs of weakening. 

 While the call from builders is expected to drop 

 off somewhat, it will be more than counter- 



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