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HARDWOOD RECORD 



much to handle lumber this winter, because of 

 bad weather conditions. Prices are strong and 

 indications point to an advance all along the 

 line as soon as spring opens. The demand is 

 greatest for oak, with poplar, chestnut and birch 

 following. Maple has done well all winter and 

 if one has elm and basswood they move. Ash 

 is fairl.y active and there is demand for cherry. 

 Buffalo stocks are about on a par with a year 

 ago. 



PITTSBURQ 



The close of tbe inventory season Is bringing 

 to light several important points in the hard- 

 wood business. One is that both retailers and 

 manufacturcr.s have unusually small stocks for 

 this season. Another point is that stocks of 

 hardwoods at the mills are very low. Dry hard- 

 wood in many places is practically exhausted. One 

 reason for this is that severe winter weather has 

 crippled sawmill operations greatly siuro Decem- 

 ber i. Deep snows, freezing which stopped all 

 water supply and general difficulty in gettiny 

 around in the woods made logging and sawing so 

 expensive that many concerns have shut down 

 their plants until March 1. Hardwood buyers 

 are beginning to realize the gravity of the situa- 

 tion, and are showing more willingness 1o pay 

 increased prices for good hardwood than they 

 did three months ago. Full list prices are de- 

 manded on everything in the hardwood line ; iu 

 i\ number of cases good premiums are asked for 

 stock which can be moved quickly and is in first 

 class condition. 'The gist of the whole matter 

 is that the hardwood business is going to show 

 a degree of speed and determination this spring 

 which has not been evident in lumber dealin.s 

 for two years. In the Pittsburg district railroad 

 and industrial operations are coming forward in 

 more than double the number and of nuuh great 

 cr importance than last year. House building is 

 a problem as yet to be determined, for at present 

 there is none on hand. Manufacturing opera- 

 tions, however, are showing up well and pur- 

 chasing agents are getting busy locating all 

 kinds of hardwood lumber which is dry enough 

 to be available. 



BOSTON 



A decidedly firm feeling is found iu all 

 blanches of the hardwood lumber business. De- 

 mand is gradually improving and higher prices 

 are being quoted. In several instances recently, 

 buyers nave been obliged to pay advances of one 

 to three dollars a thousand over prices quoted 

 them a few weeks ago. Offerings of desirable 

 selections in many instances are very small and 

 buyers And it difficult to pick up .iust what they 

 want when they need it. Manufacturers state 

 they are constantly in request for certain grades 

 and thicknesses from different dealers, indicat- 

 ing that some buyers are trying in several places 

 at a time to find just the stock they require. 



Furniture manufacturers have been busy show- 

 ing their sample lines at the various exposi- 

 tions and have booked some good orders. Their 

 stocks of lumber are not large. The manufac- 

 turers of interior finish are not so busy as they 

 were, although some still have a fair amount of 

 business on hand. Plain and quartered oak is 

 firmer. Whitewood has developed considerable 

 strength. Higher prices have been paid. 



BALTIMORE 



While there have been no important develop- 

 ments in the hardwood trade of this section, 

 the members continue to feel hopeful, encour- 

 aged by a steady increase in the demand and 

 number of inquiries being received. The range 

 of values is moving upwards and unless present 

 indications are misleading, the spring and sum- 

 mer will bring results satisfactory to the manu- 



facturer and dealer. The competition for stocks 

 at the mills keeps up, many of the intending 

 buyers being exporters, who feel that they will 

 be called on to furnish comparatively large 

 quantities of lumber and want to get into a 

 position to meet the demands upon them. The 

 domestic trade is also well represented, and the 

 producers are experiencing a most acceptable 

 degree of prosperity. Furniture factories and 

 other buyers are in the market for moderately 

 lage quantities of lumber, and though the yards 

 are not rushed, they are kept busier than dur- 

 ing the greater part of last year. 



The reduction in the common grades has pro- 

 gressed, and the supplies, though still quite 

 large, cannot be said to exert a depressing effect 

 upon the market, while the better grades are 

 almost entirely cleaned up at the mills. The 

 latter have not been able (o run all the time 

 because of bad weather conditions, and the pro- 

 duction has hardly kept pace with the consump- 

 tion. The feeling among the exporters in par- 

 ticular is expectant, and they are buoyed up by 

 reports of a material decrease in the holdings 

 abroad. These are said to have become so thor- 

 oughly depleted of their higher grade planks 

 as to call for replenishing. This is evidenced 

 In the augmented prices which the foreign buy- 

 ers are willing to pay. The elimination of the 

 British parliamentary elections as a cause of 

 Inisiness stagnation is also expected to have a 

 good effect, and an advance in the quotations is 

 looked for. The destruction of the Eisenhauer- 

 MacLea Company's large stock of fine hard- 

 woods, some of them having been under cover, 

 seasoning, for years, will be seriously felt in 

 the local trade. 



NORFOLK 



The market for hardwood continues heavy, 

 especially in the higher grades of oak. Prices 

 have an upward tendency, and orders are being 

 l)00ked at satisfactory prices. The lower grades 

 are iu small demand at present. The call for 

 good poplar is exceptionally strong. On the 

 whole, indications are that 1910 will be one of 

 the most successful years that hardwood peo- 

 ple have known for some time. 



CLEVELAND 



The situation in the hardwood market here 

 has not changed much during the past fort- 

 night. The call for hardwoods for manufactur- 

 ing purposes is quite brisk. The automobile 

 (rade continues to use up all the wide clear pop- 

 lar in sight, while the demand for good quar- 

 tered and clear oak for furniture is also good. 



Owing to the continued wintry weather, build- 

 ing work is at a standstill. A vast amount of 

 high-class building is to be done in Cleveland 

 this summer, and it is expected that the call for 

 hardwoods in doors, trim flooring and other 

 finish will be unusually heavy. Housebuilders 

 say that prospective buyers and tenants are 

 demanding hardwood floors all over the house 

 now instead of only on the first floor. This 

 means business for the hardwood dealers. 



COLUMBUS 



The hardwood trade is now completely recov- 

 ered from the slight dullness, caused by stock 

 taking and the meeting of lumber dealers, held 

 in Columbus the latter part of January. Prices 

 remain steady and some advances have been 

 recorded. The demand from the yard trade and 

 manufacturing establishments continues good and 

 many factories are in the market for additional 

 stocks. Every one believes that the year 1910 

 will be one of the best years in the history of 

 tbe industry. Preparations are being made on 

 all sides for an expansion of the trade and deal- 



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