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and our manufacturers who make a specialty of 

 this stocli are receiving more Inquiries and could 

 boolt more orders than the stoclt they have on 

 hand, at greatly advanced price. The lower 

 grades of poplar are moving more readily at 

 prices better. The manufacturers of this locality 

 are much encouraged over the prospects and are 

 optimistic over the outlook for 1910. 



ST. LOUIS 



The hardwood conditions are not as good as 

 they were a couple of weeks ago. While the 

 difference is not great, yet it is noticeable. Ship- 

 ments have held up fairly well considering the 

 scarcity of cars. The delay in getting shipments 

 from small mills with poor shipping facilities is 

 more noticeable than the shipments from the 

 larger producing points. Every dealer is com- 

 plaining in regard to the slow movement of cars. 

 The line weather in the South, coupled with the 

 high price of cotton, has caused a rush in cotton 

 shipments and that has caused the trouble to 

 sawmills desiring cars for hauling their products. 

 The demand is mostly for the better grades of 

 woods. There is also a special call for No. 1 

 common plain oak and quartered red oak, al- 

 though cypress and wide poplar stock in selects 

 and better are also in demand. White oak has 

 fallen off in demand somewhat. The cause for 

 this is probably because of the influence of pro- 

 hibition, the latter having affected the cypress 

 trade until recently. There is also an active 

 demand for first and second grade red gum. 

 The lower grade stock has also improved. 



r^BW ORLEANS 



Little change has manifested itself in the 

 situation here during the last fortnight. Though 

 the hardwood mills of this section continue op- 

 erations, they are cutting mostly for an interior 

 demand. European buyers are inactive^ and ex- 

 ports are light. The dealers do not look for any 

 marked change in the situation for some time. 



MILWAUKEE 



While the Milwaukee hardwood business is 

 still very satisfactory, it is not as active as it 

 had been for the past two months. The bulk 

 of the orders for the building season have been 

 placed and it is expected that conditions will 

 now remain normal. The sash and door plants 

 arc now picking up stocks to meet only present 

 requirements and are not preparing heavily for 

 future business. The furniture plants are plac- 

 ing satisfactory orders in the better class of 

 hardwoods. The box factories are meeting with 

 a better business and consequently they are 

 ordering fairly well. The lower grade stocks 

 are in better demand than they have been for 

 some time. The railroads are not buying exten- 

 bively, except for repair purposes. Hardwood 

 men are coniident that while business will not 

 be phenomenal from now on, yet the winter 

 trade will be decidedly better than it was a 

 year ago. General industry and business in Mil- 

 waukee is on a much sounder footing than it 

 was a year ago and this is naturally reflecting 

 favorably upon the lumber business. 



The lower prices in yellow pine and hemlock 

 have to a certain extent tended to lower hard- 

 wood figures. In general, however, the market 

 has been holding its own. Oak is still in the 

 lead. Basswood. poplar, ash and elm are in 

 good demand. Maple has fallen off in demand. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



Continued strength in the upper grades of all 

 hardwoods handled in this market and advanc- 

 ing values for the lower grades of most woods 

 about sizes u[> the market at this point. Birch 

 is showing the greatest comparative strength 



in the upper grades. The supply of birch has 

 come the nearest to being adequate and as a 

 result it went to the lowest comparative price 

 when everything went off two years ago, and its 

 recovery has been the slowest for the same 

 reason. It is now gaining, however, and whole- 

 salers predict it will reach $40 for firsts and 

 seconds before spring. The lower grades are 

 not gaining as rapidly. Uppers in basswood 

 are bringing good prices and there is a fairly 

 good demand, but the lower grades are not as 

 high comparatively, though they are strengthen- 

 ing. White and red oak continue staple and 

 strong in price. They are not plentiful, and 

 wholesalers are not urging customers to buy at 

 present prices. Ash is good property, especially 

 in the two higher grades. Odd work in the 

 sash and door factories continues to call for 

 finished grades. 



SAQINAW VALLEY 



Every manufacturer and dealer is optimistic. 

 Trade has improved steadily ; there is a demand 

 lor every foot of lumber fit to ship, with the 

 possible exception of beech, and a large quantity 

 of the latter is going into the cooperage and 

 Ijasket business and there is evidence of an in- 

 creased demand and better prices. Maple is 

 higher and very active, with a prospective short- 

 age in stock. Birch has also steadily advanced 

 and the market for that commodity is strong. 

 Basswood and ash are in short supply and are 

 strong. All manufacturers report a short stock 

 of unsold dry lumber, which is something un- 

 usual at this season in the year, and it pre- 

 sages a strong market during the winter. Thus 

 far the railroads have been able to take rea- 

 sonably good care of shippers, but there are ap- 

 prehensions of a car shortage during the winter. 



CADILLAC 



The condition of the lumber market in Cadillac 

 today is practically the best that has been re- 

 ported for two years. All of the mills are 

 running full time with the exception of Williams 

 Brothers Company, which has shut down for re- 

 pairs and will start up again about Decem- 

 ber 1. 



Hardwoods are moving fairly well and many 

 inquiries are received. The hemlock market 

 has not been as good in a long time. Flooring 

 ib not moving as freely as a month ago, but with 

 the comparative low stocks of this commodity 

 the conditions are sood. 



DETROIT 



The present feature of the hardwood market 

 in Detroit and vicinity is a weakness in the 

 price of basswood. One dealer is quoting prices 

 showing a drop of .^3. Activity is shown in 

 cypress lumber and the demand for oak and 

 poplar still continues, with satisfactory prices 

 prevailing. Great activity is still shown in the 

 flooring trade, continuing the strong demand 

 for maple. General market conditions are excel- 

 lent. 



GRAND RAPIDS 



The price of quartered oak has advanced 

 somewhat. Plain oak is also firmer, with deal- 

 ers trying to get more, though they have not 

 generally been successful. There is a little 

 falling off in the demand for Michigan bard- 

 woods as the first of the year, or inventory 

 time, approaches, and fewer large contracts are 

 being closed. High-grade maple, firsts and sec- 

 onds birch and No. 1 basswood are holding up 

 stiff, while lower grades are easier. Some offers 

 of No. 3 crating stock basswood at low prices 

 are reported. 



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