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HARDWOOD RECORD 



values steady. Plain wbite oak is strong, witli 

 difficulty experienced in buying desired stock, 

 lied oak, both quarter-sawed and plain, is active 

 in demand, witb a good movement for all classes ; 

 there is a good trade in heavy car stock re- 

 ported ; furniture manufacturers are using red 

 oak more freely, where formerly only white oak 

 was considered fitted for the purpose. Ash is 

 moving freely, ■ especially for wagon and car- 

 riage makers' slock, with a good demand and evi- 

 dent scarcity of wide thick stock for wagon mak- 

 ers' purposes. Prices remain steady, witb no 

 changes noted. Hickory is receiving attention 

 from wlioel and shaft and pole men, witb a fair 

 volume of trade for all grades. Red gum con- 

 tinues to grow as a factor of the hardwood market, 

 and is receiving more attention than at any time 

 in its history. Furniture manufacturers and 

 makers of interior trim and fixtures are steadily 

 buying more, as its adaptability is becoming evi- 

 dent. The strong feature of red gum is its 

 ready adaptability to making imitations of vari- 

 ous high-priced woods, such as mahogany, Cir- 

 cassian walnut and cherry. Walnut is very 

 plentiful, with the export yards well covered 

 at this and other points, but there is no evi- 

 dence of weakening in prices. Exporters are 

 firm in their views, and are extreme optimists 

 as to the future of the export trade. Cherry is 

 plentiful, with increasing stocks, but like walnut 

 is being held. 



TOLEDO 



Investigation of the local market reveals the 

 fact that most of the better grades of hardwood 

 are to be had only in limited quantities, and 

 that the scarcity is growing more marked every 

 day. While there are but few broken ends, if 

 any, in local stocks, owing to the liberal buying 

 policy which has been in vogue here for months, 

 it is noticeable that the surplus is fast fading 

 away, and time has proven that it was a happy 

 thought that prompted the buying for future 

 needs. All hardwoods are moving actively, there 

 being a brisk demand from both factories and 

 builders. Oak continues very strong and the 

 supply is not large considering the volume of 

 trade. Flooring and finish are in splendid 

 demand, some delays being reported through 

 inability to secure it as fast as desired. Maple 

 flooring is also a good seller with small stores 

 in sight. Good plain oak is selling around %'<'! 

 to $53, and the tendency is still upward. In 

 fact, all hardwoods show an upward tendency 

 and hardwood men say that further advance 

 seems almost certain. High-class birch is still 

 hard to get and prices remain correspondingly 

 stiff. The greater widths of good poplar are 

 still in strong demand at fancy prices. Lower 

 grade poplar is very plentiful and is moving 

 sluggishly under concessions. Box plants have 

 been in the market for fair quantities of hard- 

 woods, and while the supply is plentiful prices 

 have held up well. Manufacturing concerns 

 have experienced no inconvenience from labor 

 troubles in the coal fields and had a full supply 

 of coal at all times. Many plants have recently 

 increased their consumption of hardwoods. The 

 trade all round is brisk and no complaints are 

 heard from the local yards, .several of which 

 have shipped large quantities out to the sur- 

 rounding territory recently. 



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INDIANAPOLIS 



Inclement weather of the last ten days has 

 caused a slight lull in the hardwood market. 

 Hardwood men have taken advantage of the lull 

 tc get their stocks in shape, and also to catch 

 up on back orders. Business is now improving 

 again and promises to be exceptionally satisfac- 

 tory during the next few months. 



Oak is strong, with prices advancing grad- 

 ually. Other grades of hardwoods, especially 

 poplar and mahogany, are much in demand, with 



prices stiff. Vehicle, furniture and other manu- 

 facturing plants using hardwoods are all work- 

 ing to their full capacity. 



LOUISVILLE 



BVANSVILLE 



The hardwood lumber market here is in good 

 condition, everybody is busy, and all the mills 

 are running. However, reports from several 

 sources say orders are not coming in as last 

 as they did last month but this lull is supposed 

 to be only temporary. All the local firms are 

 busy shipping, some of t'nem shipping on Feb- 

 ruary and March orders. April will be a big 

 month in point of shipments, though not quite 

 as big as March. Right now seems to be a time 

 when the demand is good for any and all kinds 

 of hardwood lumber. Ash, poplar, plain and 

 quartered oak are all in good demand. How- 

 ever, prices on ash and plain oak would stand 

 improvement. 



MEMPHIS 



There have been heavy rains throughout the 

 Memphis territory during the past few days 

 and these have interfered to some extent with 

 operation of the mills and logging work in the 

 woods. The rainfall amounted to about five 

 inches in two days and the ground is so thor- 

 oughly wet that it will be some time before it 

 will be possible to do any hauling. More than 

 one mill in Memphis is handicapped now on 

 account of scarcity of timber supply and there 

 are others which may feel the pinch of log short- 

 age before conditions are such that they can get 

 their timber out well. Since January 1, logging 

 conditions as a rule have been good and some 

 firms here are well supplied with timber. There 

 are others, however, that have not taken neces- 

 sary precaution for the future, and it would not 

 be surprising if they should find themselves 

 handicapped even more than at present. This 

 will be particularly true if further bad weather 

 should intervene. 



Tlie situation in hardwood lumber is satisfac- 

 tory so far as the demand is concerned. Low- 

 grade Cottonwood and gum are not in active re- 

 quest at present but the remainder of the list is 

 wanted at good prices. The outlook is consid-' 

 ered good and the disposition of manufacturers 

 iu this city and territory is to produce just as 

 much stock as they possibly can. Every lumber- 

 man who is able to operate at full capacity is 

 doing so and the few who are not running their 

 plants on full time are those who are handi- 

 capped by conditions over which they have no 

 control. Dry stock is scarce in a number of 

 directions and it is felt that it is necessary to 

 work on full time if there is to be lumber enough 

 to meet the requirements of the trade. 



NASHVILLE 



A marked scarcity of the best upper grades 

 of oak is noticeable in the local market situa- 

 tion, and it is resulting in the substitution of 

 plain oak in many instances where quartered oak 

 was formerly used. The movement among the 

 lower grades is much brisker than ordinary. 

 The dealers who have any good poplar, as usual 

 are experiencing no trouble in moving it ; any 

 one with wide boards is having no trouble in 

 disposing of the same. Ash is in active de- 

 mand and there is a steady call for hickory. 

 There is some call for beech flooring and red 

 gum is beginning to be in demand for interior 

 finishing work, taking the place of more ex- 

 pensive woods that were formerly used. The 

 better grades of oak are scarce and prices are 

 high. Activity is noted in Cottonwood, bass- 

 v.-ood, maple, hickory, birch and chestnut. The 

 liigh stage in the river now is lending renewed 

 activity to timber movement on the Cumberland. 

 The local market as a whole Is not one with 

 wliich the dealers can complain. 



Though the demand for hardwoods is not as 

 strong as it has been, the volume of lumber 

 which is moving out of this market is consider- 

 able and much larger than the amount which 

 was sold at the 'corresponding period of last year. 

 Conditions are regarded as satisfactory, ana no 

 complaint is heard regarding either price or the 

 amount of business. Quartered oak is not in as 

 brisk call as it has been, while plain oak, on the 

 other hand, is being sold much more freely and 

 may possibly score an advance in price shortly. 

 Poplar is selling well, the grades suitable for 

 automobile work selling as well as anything on 

 the list. Prices for all grades of poplar are firm. 

 Mahogany is selling freely, the opening up of 

 big building operations for the season stimulat- 

 ing the call. Veneers are also selling in good 

 volume at enhanced prices. 



HUNTINQTON 



The demand for hardwoods has been very good 

 the past ten days, with prices firm. One of the 

 pleasing features is the increased demand for 

 the lower grades of lumber. Stock used by the 

 planing mills and retail yards is moving at a good 

 rate with prices satisfactory compared to some- 

 received a year ago. The planing mills ana 

 retail yards are busy and report business good, 

 iu fact more satisfactory than it has been for- 

 ihree years. The present demand for plain and 

 quarter-sawed oak is very heavy and the large- 

 iiumber of buyers that have been on the markets 

 the last week would indicate the growing 

 scarcity of dry stock. 



Chestnut in the higher grades is moving at a 

 satisfactory rate, while the sound wormy is not 



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 EDWARD CLARK & SON, Toronto, Can. 



Greenbrier Lumber Co. 



Manufacturers 



White Pine. Hemlock and Hard= 

 woods, from our own lands. 



Pine and Oak our specialty 



NBOLA, W. VA. 



BLUESIONE LAND & LUMBER CO. 



White Pine, Oak, 

 Poplar, Chestnut 

 and Hemlock Lumber 



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