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HARDWOOD RECORD 



COLUMBUS 



Trade in central Ohio has been running alons: 

 fairly steady, despite the unsettled financial and 

 business conditions which prevail in certain 

 lines. Manufacturers and jobbers say the de- 

 mand from dealers shows some improTement, 

 while the factory trade is running along with- 

 out showing much increase. Factories are in 

 the market for some stock, but the disposition 

 appears to go slow until more improvement Is 

 noted in the commercial situation. Prices are 

 holdiug up fairly well under the circumstances. 

 There has been tut little cutting of prices in 

 this territory, especially in the better grades. 

 Jobbers have not shown any disposition to rush 

 the market by cutting quotations and this state 

 of affairs is expected to continue for some time. 

 The railroads are handling all shipments regu- 

 larly and little complaints are now heard. 



Strength In the upper grades of all varieties 

 Is the feature of the trade. Some movement 

 of the lower grades is reported and more Is 

 expected In that line soon. The Middle West 

 shows up the strongest as to demand. Stocks 

 in the hands of dealers are fairly good, al- 

 though in some sections traveling salesmen re- 

 port short stocks, which will compel the re- 

 tailer to come in the market soon. Factory 

 stocks are generally limited. Much is expected 

 of the furniture factories when the exposition 

 season is over and the manufacturers total 

 their orders for the coming season. 



Quartered oak is still strong and quotations 

 are firm. Plain oak is also strong, especially 

 In the upper grades. The demand for red 

 oak is better than for white. Poplar is in 

 good call in most every section. Basswood is 

 slightly weak because of the season of the 

 year. Hickory and chestnut are firm at strong 

 quotations. 



INDIANAPOLIS 



The hardwood trade is fairly active, a num- 

 ber of retailers finding it necessary at this 

 time to replenish their yards, EJuring the 

 earlier part of the year, retailers were slow to 

 buy and as a result find themselves with little 

 stock on hands. 



Prices are approximately 10 per cent higher 

 than they were one year ago, and another ad- 

 vance is not looked for immediately. The sup- 

 ply of all grades of hardwood seems fairly 

 good and shipments are moving promptly, de- 

 spite the fact that newly harvested grain is 

 beginning to call for shipping facilities. 



NASHVILLE 



very muddy. Many rafts of lumber and cross 

 ties have come down. 



LOUISVILLE 



The demand for hardwoods is fairly good, 

 considering general conditions, and is expected 

 to show a steady increase from now on. The 

 furniture exhibits are believed to have resulted 

 in good business, so that the demand from the 

 factories should show marked Improvement, 

 dood earnings by the railroads will probably 

 stimulate buying in that direction. Prices are 

 holding up well and the volume of lumber 

 shipped is well up to the normal, in spite of 

 the fact that new business is coming in slowly. 

 Quartered oak, plain oak and poplar, princi- 

 pally the upper grades, are moving best, while 

 gum, Cottonwood, hickory and ash are also in 

 fair call. Mahogany is selling much better than 

 a short while back. 



While some of the lumbermen are complain- 

 ing of the summer dullness, others are a bit 

 more optimistic and find consolation in the tact 

 that if some lumber is dull and listless, other 

 kinds are active and in good demand. Plain 

 oak is holding stiff. Quartered white oak com- 

 mons are in good demand. Chestnut, which 

 has been slow and dull, is picking up a bit ; in 

 fact, the general demand for this wood has 

 been quite noticeable of late in its increase. 

 Ash is about the same and hickory dull. Gum 

 Is in good demand. This wood is being used 

 for more and more purposes all the while and 

 is steadily increasing in popularity. 



The recent high tides in the river have caused 

 much timber to be brought to the city that 

 was not figured on being brought here at this 

 time. The stage of the river, in fact, for July, 

 with twenty-eight feet on the gauge, is well nigh 

 unprecedented for the Cumberland with August 

 near at hand. Generally the river is low and 

 clear now. Now, however, it is high, swift and 



MILWAUKEE 



The usual summer dullness still pervades the 

 local hardwood market and little improvement 

 is looked for until the latter part of August, 

 when it is expected that demand for fall build- 

 ing will add new life to the trade. The vari- 

 ous hardwood consuming industries in the city 

 are buying carefully since they are operating 

 at a low stage. Railroads are buying but lit- 

 tle. The furniture factories are meeting with 

 a fairly good business and are placing some 

 good orders. 



One of the sure indications of a good fall 

 business is the fact that stocks of dry lumber 

 ore light, not only in Milwaukee, but at va- 

 rious points about the state. It would seem 

 that the present demand Is well suited to stocks 

 on hand in most cases. Dry stocks in first 

 and second plain oak are moving fairly well, 

 while quartered-sawed oak is in even better 

 demand. Hardwood flooring is still in good 

 demand. Birch and maple are moving well. 

 Low-grade stuff is inclined to be dull in all 

 lines. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



DETROIT 



GIBSON 



TALLY BOOK 



Now is the season when the long headed 

 consumer is' getting quietly into the market to 

 place his orders for fall delivery. Ther-> is 

 not much outw-ard evidence of things stirring 

 in the market and, generally speaking, the sit- 

 uation is quiet, but there are buyers in the 

 game who figure that now is the low point, and kj 

 that they will profit on the long run to buy f 

 in midsummer where they get a favorable price. 



Factories are busy and with considerable 

 work ahead, while stocks in consumers' hands 

 are light, but the tendency is to go slow, 

 and buying for the most part is done for im- 

 mediate needs only. There is a very fair tone 

 to the market and birch, common and better, 

 is stiffer than ever in price. Basswood, on 

 the other hand, seems to be a little bit off. The 

 cull basswood is in better demand this summer 

 than for a year or so, on account of a boom 

 in the box business. Otherwise basswood is 

 dull. Other hardwoods show very little feature. 



Conditions in the local hardwood market are 

 back to normal. After quite a boom, trade has 

 settled back and as one retailer expressed it, 

 "We have to hustle for most of the business 

 we get now." There Is, however, a very satis- 

 factory movement in birch, oak and cypress, 

 while maple, too, is in good demand. Prices 

 continue fair. 



This ihree-throw tally ticket cover is made 

 from aluminum, and accommodates four tally 

 tickets — 44x8f inches in size. 



Folds compactly to less than one- fourth inch 

 in thickness and fits side or inside coat pocket. 



Gives large area of four tickets for compli- 

 cated tallies, or straight grade can be made 

 on one page. 



Accommodates any form of tally ticket desired. 



Special, patented, triplicate tally tickets supplied, 

 printed on waterproof paper with carbon backs. Tallies 

 made on these tickets are unalterable. Their use en- 

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 orieinal and duplicate. Duplicate designed to be 

 attached to invoice. 



These tally books are perfection for durability. 

 covenience, accuracy, and for systematizing the inspec- 

 tion and measurement of lumber 



Patent applied for on covers. Copyriehted, 1910. 

 Triplicate Tally Tickets patented. 



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Patented triplicate Tally Tickets (stock form) 



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