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nut is not as active as during tlie early winter 

 weeks and at present quite an abundance is 

 being offered. Much of this, however, is of 

 inferior grade, and prices realized are very low. 

 A fair volume of business is doue in ash. 

 with no changes of note in quotations. Stocks 

 are equal to the demands of the market. Hick- 

 ory is in fair request for wagon-makers and 

 carriage-makers' stock. Quotations remain the 

 same. 



The transactions in poplar for the past fort- 

 night have been far in excess of any other 

 class of lumber, and the activity has been more 

 marked. There has been a fair call for good, 

 clear wide panel stock, while the supply has 

 not been equal to the demand at any time ; 

 selected lots of clear wide poplar bringing very 

 fancy prices. The automobile trade has been 

 the heaviest line in the buying, and will probably 

 continue to be the strong feature of the market 

 for the coming spring and summer. Medium 

 grades of poplar have continued in active de- 

 mand from furniture and carriage manufacturers, 

 and the very large stocks that have accumulated 

 bid fair to be heavily reduced as the season 

 advances. There is much encouragement in the 

 present prospects for the very rapid reduction in 

 the large volume of low-grade stuff, which 



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threatened for a time to load up tlie market. 

 The improvement in manufacturing conditions 

 generally, has opened up an activity in the 

 box manufacturing industry, and with the box 

 factories working overtime it will not he long 

 before the steady consumption will cause an 

 advance in the low grades. 



There is not much stirring in the export 

 business. A larg stock of walnut is accumu- 

 lating, owing to the weak foreign market. The 

 demand from American manufacturers is small, 

 and some of the holders are not entirely satis- 

 fied with prevailing conditions. Cherry is also 

 accumulating to quite an extent. Two large 

 concerns, which specialize in walnut and cherry 

 for the export trade, claim to have heavy stocks 

 and complain of the poor chance of moving 

 tnem at an early date. 



The veneer cutters are all working full time, 

 with the demand good ; more especially is this 

 true of quartered oak, mahogany and Circassian 

 walnut veneers. There is a good sale of fancy 

 wood stock. Thin lumber for light box manu- 

 facturers is in fairly active demand. 



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TOLEDO 



Annual inventories of hardwood stocks show 

 the local supply to be somewhat above normal. 

 Dealers, however, are disposed to buy everything 

 that comes along in the shape of hardwoods and 

 apparently have unbounded faith in the future 

 of the business. A slight lull followed the holi- 

 days, but this in turn was followed by unusual 

 activity and a general rush of orders. Wide 

 poplar has been the feature recently, having ad- 

 vanced in price considerably within the past 

 sixty days. The call for this material is coming 

 from automobile concerns, whose wants it seems 

 impossible to supply. Holders of poplar 24-inch 

 and up are asking and receiving fancy prices for 

 this stock. Ail grades of poplar are looking up. 

 Inch maple has been very strong and prices have 

 made a material advance. Maple flooring is also 

 hard to get and is selling at higher prices. 

 Birch has also been coming to the front with 

 but limited supplies and strong demand, prices 

 going up from $2 to $4 per thousand within the 

 past few weeks. Ash, elm and basswood are all 

 holding their own and oak is excellent property. 

 While box materials are a trifle stronger, the 

 supply appears to be plentiful. Factory consump- 

 tion of all kinds of hardwood is on the increase. 

 Receipts have been held down somewhat recently 

 by heavy storms and transportation difficulties. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



Considering weather conditions, the hardwood 

 market is fairly satisfactory at this time. 

 Prices are steady and the demand is increasing 

 as the year advances. There is an especially 

 heavy demand for quartered red and other grades 

 of oak. 



Manufacturing plants using hardwoods are all 

 working to full capacity and predict a good 

 year for business. Shipments are moving 

 promptly, except from some localities where 

 traflic has been snowbound. An increase in 

 prices during the spring months is predicted 

 for several varieties of hardwoods. 



MEMPHIS 



Most members of the trade report that there 

 is very good demand for hardwood lumber and 

 the volume of business is of satisfactory propor- 

 tions. Salesmen on the road have been sending 

 a very good riin of orders and there has also 

 been a large amount of business on mail orders. 

 Consuming interests are in the market on a 

 fairly liberal scale. Yarding and other distrib- 

 uting interests are also good buyers. The tone 

 of the market is good. 



Prices are hardening somewhat. There is an 

 excellent demand for high-grade oak of every 

 kind and low-grade oak is also selling at good 

 prices. Ash is moving well in the higher grades 

 and No. 1 and No. 2 common is also in request! 

 Cypress is selling well in all grades with the 

 exception of Nos. 1 and 2 common. More de- 

 mand is reported for high-grade gum and cotton- 

 wood and some large sales are reported in No. 1 

 and No. 2 common cottonwood and gum. Cot- 

 tonwood and gum boxboards are very stiCf. Ex- 

 port demand is fairly active and some improve- 

 ment is noted in prices on the other side of the 

 water, though domestic business is relatively 

 belter than in Europe. 



NASHVILLE 



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The rough weather of the past few weeks has 

 had quite a demoralizing effect upon lumber 

 operations. The weather has been too cold to 

 admit of much logging on the river. In fact, 

 part of the time there was Ice on the Cumber- 

 land. The cold weather had almost stopped 

 building in this section. Lumbermen have not 

 been idle, however, and the work of taking in- 

 ventories of stock has gone merrily along. It is 

 a general feeling among dealers that inventories 

 will show quite a shortage of stock. 



With a little break in the weather a few days 

 this week the logging has begun and the rafts 

 are coming down the river. The local market 

 has a healthy tone and the lumbermen feel that 

 they are on the threshold of the best business 

 they have enjoyed since 1907. Inquiries are 

 plentiful and in some instances good orders are 

 being booked. There is quite a scarcity in the 

 better grades of oak and poplar, particularly the 

 latter. In fact, it is said to be very difficult to 

 get wide, poplar. Automobile factories all over 

 the country are buying this wood with eagerness, 

 all seeming anxious to get it wide and of high 

 grade, and paying most any price to get it. 

 Plain and quartered high-grade oak is also 

 scarce. Chestnut and maple are in good de- 

 mand. Dealers in cypress are expecting good 

 business. 



With the tide now on in the river enongli 

 lumber is expected down to start the mills all 

 to sawing. 



CHA TTANOOQA 



The hardwood season opens with prospects 

 for a very profltabie year's trade. With stocks 

 up to the usual assortment, a large amount on 

 hand, a more than the usual prospect of prices 

 advancing and a good demand, the millmaii is 

 at ease. The high-grade stock is still most 

 in demand, although the lower grades are be- 

 ing talked about and are moving some. The 

 call for red oak is strengthening some, the de- 

 mand exceeding the supply. Wide poplar and 

 quartered oak are staple articles in this mar- 

 ket. 



BRISTOL 



■Bristol lumbermen seem satisfied with the 

 lumber market and all declare that they are flrra 

 in the belief that prices will move off rapidly 

 during the coming spring. Shipments are heavy 

 for this season of the year and an appreciable 

 increase in the number of orders received is 

 reported since January 1. There is a much bet- 

 ter feeling among the lumbermen than h.is 

 existed for several months and all seem to be 

 most hopeful of the market. Several Bristol 

 concerns have received some very large orders 

 of late, and doing business upon an economical 

 plan, believe' they can realize a nice margin 

 under prevailing conditions, though others report 

 that they are handling low-grade stock at au 

 actual loss. 



