HARDWOOD RECORD 



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lumborman to get all that is wanted of elm and 

 basswood, and maple is getting in the same way. 

 Cypress is coming in as a substitute for other 

 woods, perhaps faster than any other as it can 

 be used for all sorts of building. If the Pacific 

 coast woods are held too high it will be put 

 into their place. 



The furniture factories are not buying very 

 fast and so the lower grades of hardwoods are 

 plenty, while firsts and seconds are much more 

 scarce in contrast. There is a fair demand for 

 low grades of everything for crating, which is 

 considered a good sign in business generally. 



PHILADELPHIA 



After an insignificant lull there has been 

 somewhat of an impetus in trading during the 

 fortnight. With the settled weather, outdoor 

 work has been resumed with vigor. Building 

 operations are being liberally planned, which 

 promises well for building lumlwr and interior 

 finish work during the summer. A little more 

 life in local furniture, automobile and other 

 woodworking industries is manifested of late, 

 and in the outlying districts a bolder activity 

 is reported in trading. The general feeling is 

 optimistic that 1010 will show a parallel if not 

 st sharper movement than 1909, in spite of hover- 

 ing political clouds and the vast abstraction 

 •which Ilalley's comet is causing. 



PITTSBURG 



liara^TOods seem to have the best of it in the 

 Pittsburg market. Their lead in the trade, 

 however, is not so pronounced as it was earlier 

 in the year, for yellow pine developments have 

 crept up lately so that this wood has a fast 

 rival of oak and poplar in popular demand. 

 White oak is an exceptionally good seller and 



WE WANT TO MOVE 



600,000 feet dry 4-4 Brown Ash 

 EDWARD CLARK & SON. Toronto, Can. 



Greenbrier Lumber Co. 



Manufacturers 



White Pine. Hemlock and Hard" 



woods, from our own lands. 



Pine and Oak our specialty 



NEOLA, W. VA. 



all dry stock finds ready market at very good 

 prices. The common grades of oak ai^ selling 

 well, but do not make any headway in greater 

 proflt.s for the wholesaler. Wide poplar is alto- 

 gether the highest priced hardwood on the mar- 

 ket, for the automobile demand has forced a 

 constantly advancing scale of quotations. Stocks 

 of this wood are keenly sought and mills with 

 good timber are rushing their lumber on to the 

 sticks to get it dry enough for shipment. The 

 market for chestnut is fair, although sound 

 wormy chestnut does not show quite the same 

 speed in market as a few weeks ago. In all fur- 

 niture woods the market is quite strong. The 

 Michigan and Ohio factories are taking good 

 orders and are willing to pay a little better 

 price for prompt shipment. In general, the 

 manufacturing trade in hardwood is good — that 

 is. for this year. Sales have not come up to the 

 point which was anticipated by wholesalers the 

 first of the year. There is a general complaint 

 in all lines of the lumber business which is no 

 worse with hardwoods than with the rest. Many 

 country mills are very busy cutting hickory and 

 ash for the handle and spoke factories. Railroad 

 iuquiries have fallen off a litle, but some good 

 requisitions are soon to be handled and these 

 with the increasing demand from the mining 

 companies, now that the coal strike is over, bid 

 f;iir to help out summer business a great deal. 



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BLUESTDNE LUND & LUMBER CO. 



White Pine, Oak, 

 Poplar, Chestnut 

 and Hemlock Lumber 



WHITE PINE AND OAK TIMBERS ON 

 SHORT NOTICE 



RAILROAD TIES 



We own our own stumpage 

 and operate our own mill. 



iHill: GARDNER. \V. VA. 



Sales Office: RIDGWAV. PA. 



plies are difficult to dispose of, is to be qualified 

 by the further statement that this is the dull 

 season of the year with boxmakers, and that 

 fjr^'ater activity is likely to prevail when the 

 business of the boxmakers becomes normal once 

 more. 



The high-grade stocks are in urgent request 

 and wide lumber can be sold for almost any sum 

 within reason. High-grade oak, ash, chestnut 

 and other woods in general use are command- 

 ing attractive prices, and the mills experience 

 no difficulty in disposing of all the lumber which 

 they can turn out. The domestic trade, taken 

 altogether, is in a fair shape, while the foreign 

 business, though not showing the improvement 

 that had been hoped for, is taking stocks In suf- 

 ficient quantities to relieve any pressure which 

 might otherwise arise at home. Promiscuous 

 consigning is still one of the big drawbacks of 

 the export trade. Mills are attracted by the 

 comparatively large advances they can get and 

 I bis prospect of ready money is responsible for 

 much larger stocks going abroad than should 

 be sent to obtain adequate results. What Is not 

 less to be regretted, much of the lumber shipped 

 on consignment is forwarded without regard for 

 the special requirements of the foreign markets, 

 nence is often disposed of at a material loss. 



BOSTON 



Leading hardwood dealers in this city all agree 

 that prices are firm and the majority see nothing 

 ahead, for several months at least, favorable to 

 anything but high prices. When it comes to the 

 condition of trade, reports vary. Some dealers 

 have had a good business, while others state 

 demand is not what it should be. Offerings of 

 desirable lumber are not large. The high prices 

 of the past few months have caused the substitu- 

 (ion of cheaper hardwoods for the more expen- 

 sive. Only a few buildings under construction 

 and to be erected in this vicinity during the 

 coming few months call for the better selections 

 of hardwood. The yard trade is improved in 

 some instances, but there is an absence of specu- 

 lative buying. Manufacturing consumers are 

 busy and have been placing orders with a fair 

 degree of activity. 



There is no abatement to the strength of the 

 market tor quartered oak. Offerings are not 

 large and holders are independent. Plain oak 

 is also well held, with a fair demand. More or 

 less business is reported for birch and chestnut, 

 with prices well held. Maple and basswood are 

 in rather moderate demand. The market for 

 North Carolina pine is not very active and prices 

 vary. Some dealers state they are not selling 

 at any lower figures, while others state that 

 some of the mills have been willing to shade 

 prices a little. Cypress continues firm, with a 

 fair demand. 



BALTIMORE 



Though no important changes have taken 

 place in the hardwod situation here during the 

 past two weeks it can be said that the demand 

 keeps up quite well and the trend of values is 

 upward. While it would seem that the quota- 

 tions ought to recede somewhat in consequence 

 of a rather quiet feeling in the trade, the manu- 

 facturers take the view that prices will he 

 higher later on, and they are not disposed to 

 make any concessions. High-grade stocks are 

 not easy to get, the mills frequently having sev- 

 eral offers for the same lot. The low grades 

 are perhaps not as strong as could be desired, 

 but they appear to be in sufficiently good re- 

 quest to" prevent troublesome accumulations, and 

 little complaint is heard. The statement that 

 low-grade poplar, such as is used for boxes, 

 does not command a fair market, and that sup- 



CLEVELAND 



According to prominent hardwood dealers, the 

 market here is in a satisfactory state. There is 

 a strong demand for all lines of hardwood, aiid 

 prices are firm, although collections are reported 

 as being somewhat backward. 



The strongest demand, as usual, is for oak. 

 The quartered variety is firm at current prices, 

 with a tendency to an advance soon. Poplar is 

 also very firm. Large quantities of it are being 

 used in building work and for automobile bodies. 

 The other hardwoods are moving well, but there 

 is nothing unusual regarding them. 



COLUMBUS 



While conditions in the hardwood market In 

 central Ohio appear to be slightly mixed and 

 u'any shippers report weakness, prices as a gen- 

 eral thing have not suffered to any great extent. 

 This is especially true of the higher grades, 

 which remain in good demand with prices ruling 

 firm. The demand for grades, however, appears 

 to have fallen off in some quarters. The un- 

 seasonable weather up to the middle of May has 

 hinuered building operations and also sales of 

 many of the factories which use hardwoods as 

 materials. But the weather of the past few 

 days is better and already better conditions In 

 lue hardwood ..ade are apparent. 



The demand from factories remained fairly 

 steady during the fortnight. While they were 

 pot disposed to increase their orders, purchasing 

 agents placed orders for a large amount of cer- 

 tain varieties. The yard trade did not show up 

 OS well as the factory trade. Apparently stocks 

 in the hands of retailers are larger than was 

 generally supposed and as a result they are not 

 in the market at this time. The disposition in 

 certain quarters is to buy only for immediate 

 needs and this has had the effect of quieting 

 market conditions. 



Xo complaints are heard from a shortage of 

 cars and shipments are regular. One of the 

 features of the trade is the demand for imme- 

 diate delivery and several cancellations were 

 reported when it was impossible to make quick 

 deliveries. The general trade shows an opti- 

 mistic spirit and manufacturers, jobbers and 

 dealers alike look for better things in the near 

 future. 



Quartered oak remains strong and the demand 

 is good. Prices are as high as any time In the 

 past few years. Both red and white oak remain 

 firm, with stocks limited. Poplar Is In good de- 



