HARDWOOD RECORD 



59 



BRISTOL 



The lumbcn-men io Bristol seem fairly well 

 salisfled with the present condition of the trade, 

 and encouraged at the prospects for business 

 during the present year. Some had expected 

 higher prices, especially on low-grade stock, by 

 this time and are naturally a little disappointed 

 that they do not advance more rapidly, but 

 withal the feeling is one of complete confidence. 

 Shipments of late have been heavy, barring the 

 holidays, and there are many orders on the books 

 of the local lumber concerns, to be filled during 

 the remainder of the winter and in the early 

 spring months. The roads are in bad condition, 

 as a .result of continued rains, and the country 

 mills are not able to accomplish much on ac- 

 count of the zero weather ut the past two weeks. 



ST. LOUIS 



Although the volume of the hardwood trade 

 fell off during the last few days of the year, 

 11)09 as a whole was most satisfactory and profit- 

 able. Conditions are such that there is every 

 prospect that business will not be long in show- 

 ing a revival. The demand for all items on the 

 hardwood list is good. Plain white and quar- 

 tered oak is holding its own and is most in 

 demand of all the hardwoods. Plain red oak is 

 also in good request. While the first and second 

 grades have been in good demand for some time, 

 the lower grades are coming to the front quite 

 rapidly and there is a greater call for these 

 than has been for many months. The lower 

 grades which were hard to dispose of earlier in 

 the season are now being called for and dealers 

 having this grade of lumber on hand find no 

 dilHculty in placing it. (ium is called for in some 

 quarters and there is every indication that it will 

 revive in demand before long. Cottonwood, pop- 

 lar, ash and other hardwoods are in fairly active 

 demand. Cypress is holding its own and is quite 

 a leading feature in the hardwood market. Dry 

 stocks of this lumber are running short and mills 

 are not cutting it, being handicapped by bad 

 weather recently. This has caused stocks to run 

 low and, with the recent heavy demand for it. 

 will soon cause an advance in prices. 



MILWAUKEE 



There is a temporary lull in the Milwaukee 

 hardwood trade, due to the inventory season, 

 but dealers are confident that soon after the 

 middle of this month there will be a ready busi- 

 ness. There is every indication that sash and 

 door factories, hardwood flooring plants and in- 

 terior finishing concerns will begin placing orders 

 in preparation for the busy building season, 

 which is expected early next spring. The 

 furniture people have been placing fairly good 

 orders until recently, but it is expected that 

 trade from this source will be good from now 

 on. The closing up of the year's business by 

 lumbermen and manufacturers is proving that 

 the total trade during the past twelve months 

 was much better than had been anticipated. A 

 general feeling of satisfaction seems to be every- 

 where and confidence is generally expressed that 

 the business of the coming year will be of the 

 best. 



Oak is especially strong and prices are some- 

 what higher. Poplar is wanted and both bass- 

 wood and birch are holding their own. Stocks 

 in the high-grade lines are low. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



The holiday season has made no interrupcion 

 in the local demand for factory lumber. On 

 account of the heavy building operations, the 

 mill work people are busy right along on special 



work and are using, large quantities of stock, 

 especially birch and basswood. Oak is not in 

 very large demand, owing mainly to the fact 

 that it has been scarce and high for some time, 

 and builders have turned more to other woods. 

 Flooring is a good proposition. The railroad 

 troubles and tlie cold weather combined have 

 killed country business for the present. 



Operations in the woods will be started at a 

 lively rate now. Some extreme cold has hin- 

 dered, and recently snows have been heavy. 

 As these settle they will make conditions fine 

 lor hauling. The indications are for logging 

 in Wisconsin on a larger scale than usual this 

 winter, as norilieru hardwood stocks are very 

 low and prices such as to encourage operators. 

 At the present time the outlook is for advances 

 in hardwood stocks of factory grade. 



SAQINAW VALLEY 



The recent suow and cold weather has been 

 unfavorable for handling stock, but manufac- 

 turers and dealers have been taking an account 

 of stock and balancing the business for the last 

 year. The market is strong all along the list 

 and the recent advance is being maintained. 

 Dry stocks are reported scarce by every firm. 

 The outlook for the now year is regarded as 

 flue and the volume of business is expected to 

 materially exceed that of 1009. 



DETROIT 



The extremely cold weather of the past tew 

 days, which has somewhat delayed building op- 

 erations, affected the hardwood market in this 

 vicinity to some extent. A shortage of freight 

 cars also added to the troubles of the dealers, 

 but despite these handicaps the market is in 

 fairly good condition and a healthy demand 

 for all grades of hardwoods is reported. Maple, 

 oak and poplar are still in strong demand. Con- 

 tinued activity in the flooring industry, the box 

 factories and the veneer panel trade is noted. 

 Dealers are very optimistic as to the trade the 

 new year will bring. 



LIVERPOOL 



Trade here has gone very quiet, probably on 

 account of the holidays and the early election. 

 The keenness of the fight and the undoubted 

 closeness of the two great parties in the country 

 naturally make the matter very upsetting to 

 business. One of the big questions to be decided 

 at this election is the Tariff Reform, and if, as 

 seems likely, the Conservative party obtains a 

 small majority, a change will be necessary 

 from the old fiscal policy in Britain of free 

 trade. This will involve a tariff and many 

 classes of American lumber, varying from five 

 to fifteen per cent, and there is no doubt that 

 a tariff will be placed upon sawn planks and 

 planed and sawn boards, turned handles and 

 spokes, varying between these two percentages. 

 It seems probable that all kinds of logs will be 

 admitted on the free list, whether square, round 

 or hewn. American shippers are advised, al- 

 though it is difficult to prophesy thus early as to 

 the outcome, if they see a conservative victory 

 not to hesitate to send goods to this market. 



Mahogany has slightly weakened during tlie 

 past month, the list of arrivals here being 

 heavier than the demand, with the result that 

 prices have eased off. Ash and hickory logs 

 have arrived in moderate quantities, and In every 

 case the prices realized have been records, as 

 far as this market is concerned. Dry stock is 

 very scarce here ; dry ash planks and poplar 

 boards being in urgent demand and realizing 

 big prices. Birch and maple are in fair demand, 

 the former having recovered from its somewhat 

 weak position ot the past twelve months. 



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