HARDWOOD RECORD 



mon rei] gum and wide poplar seem lo be the 

 best In request, and there is a pretty fair move- 

 ment in them. Triees are being faifly well 

 maintained. Some of the items are reported a 

 little weak, but this cannot be substantiated. 

 The cypress situation is a little better and the 

 lumbermen who are big handlers of this item 

 are feeling more encouraged over the future 

 prospects than they were a short time ago. The 

 improvement in yellow pine causes the belief 

 that there will be better prices obtained in 

 cypress in the near future. The best selling 

 items on the cyptess list are shops and selects. 

 Thick stock is in particularly good demand. In 

 fact, all items are being called for except low- 

 grade stock. 



MILWAUKEE 



While trade is still imbued with the usual 

 summer dullness, there are Indications tnat cer- 

 tain buyers are taking advantage of existing 

 conditions to get into the market and replenish 

 their stocks. There is every indication that 

 prices will b2 higher this fall. 



Some of the factories are buying well, but the 

 orders are not as large as might be expected. 

 Most of the plants arc running at a low stage 

 just at this time, although it is expected that 

 they will take on new life soon. The furniture 

 factories are not buying quite so heavily and 

 the railroads are ordering but little. The box 

 factory . trade is fairly good, although local 

 wholesalers are complaining that so many of 

 the manufacturers are buying their stocks direct. 



Low-grade basswood is in better demand as a 

 result of the improved boS factory trade. Prices 

 on all basswood lines are a fraction lower. 

 Hardwood- flooring, maple and birch seem to be 

 the leaders with the factory trade. Oak is in 

 fair demand. General lines of dry stocks are 

 rather light at various points about the state. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



The twin city wholesalers are taking on lit- 

 tle new business, but the quiet condition is 

 expected at this time, and the prospects are 

 good for trade early in September. There is 

 more or less blue talk based on the damage to 

 crops, but factories have a good line of orders 

 in sight or on their books, and they are almost 

 all running short on material. The furniture 

 factories need lumber, and the sash and door 

 concerns have very little hardwood on hand or 

 contracted for. 



Northern hardwoods continue strong. Maple 

 is reported scarce and is better property than 

 it has ever been. Birch also is firm and first 

 and second clears are quoted here at $38. All 

 purchasers are required to take a certain per- 

 centage of No. 1 common, which is quoted at 

 ?22 to $23. The culls have been a drug on the 

 market and weak in price, but are selling more 

 freely in the last two weeks. The local build- 

 ing movement continues heavy, and the sash and 

 door factories are using up birch, maple and 

 oak rapidly. The offerings of oak are not heavy, 

 but on account of the light demand tnere is a 

 slight weakness reported in the market. Most 

 dealers, however, are simply sitting tight and 

 waiting for the fall trade, confident that they 

 can get their price by waiting. 



Country yards are not buying hardwood at this 

 time, as the farmers are in the midst of the 

 harvest and threshing work, and there is noth- 

 ing doing except for small factory supplies out- 

 side the larger centers. 



SAOINAW VALLEY 



'price has been marked up $2 to $5, there isn't 

 enough stock available for the demands. Birch 

 is also strong for the advance and the supply i-^ 

 short, as not much of this commodity is manu- 

 Cactured. Ash has been in. limited supply some 

 years and it finds a ready sale at $30 and up. 

 .It is reported there is little basswood stock in 

 this part of the state available, it having all 

 been contracted for. It is quoted at $35 to $43. 

 cud real clear stock has been sold at much bet- 

 ter figures. There has been an increased demand 

 for beech and it is bringing $1G and $17 for 

 No. 2 and better. Soft elm is moving well, and 

 ill fact there is scarcely anything in dry hard- 

 Hood that has not been hunted. Business in 

 hardwood has been better than in either pine 

 or hemlock in this part of the state during the 

 spring and summer. During the last two weeks 

 (here has been a slight easing up incident tu 

 tile usual summer season. Prospects, however, 

 are fine for the fall. 



GRAND RAPIDS 



While the lumber traffic is generally quiet, 

 hardwoods for the most part are holding up 

 well. Some dealers report that maple is not 

 <iuite as stiff as it has been, but others do not 

 agree on this point. All agree that birch is 

 Holding its own, and that the outlook for busi- 

 ness this fall in practically all lines is excellent. 

 Last winter's stock of lumber is beginning to 

 move now and it will be all cleaned up during 

 the next four or five months. 



LIVERPOOL 



There has been a heavy run on maple all the 

 season. Trade has not been able to get enough 

 of it, and there is very little dry stock that is 

 unsold in manufacturers' bands. Although the 



The business passing during the past fortnight 

 was not of large dimensions and prices are be- 

 coming less firm than has been the case for 

 some time. Probably the approach of the holi- 

 day spirit has a tendency to produce a weaker 

 turn. August is a big holiday month all over 

 England, anil especially in the Lancashire tex- 

 tile towns. Each of these towns go away for 

 a whole week, shutting down all factories, yards 

 and shops. It can readily be understood that 

 such a practice, admirable though it may be, 

 in many wnys affects a big port like Liverpool. 

 The turnover during August must be necessarily 

 of a restricted character. Two mahogany sales 

 were held last week, when the prices realized 

 were again of a firm character. Though the 

 stock, however, is still small, there are ample 

 signs that prices are shortly going to ease off. 

 One writer in the local press refers to present 

 prices as representing the "top of the market," 

 and this certainly seems to he the case. At 

 any rate we cannot see prices going much 

 higher, and we advise American buyers to hold 

 off purchases as long as possible. Present prices 

 are bound to tempt stock forward, and their un- 

 natural height can only be termed as quite 

 temporar.v. Hickory keeps a firm front and some 

 good prices have been obtained by shippers. 

 Wood Is still required, as consumption is dally 

 increasing and buyers are anxiously awaiting 

 further supplies. The ash market is also much 

 firmer and stock is being anxiously awaited by 

 several large buyers. Several inquiries have 

 come forward of late .from quarters where no 

 orders have been placed for some time. A big 

 rise in the value of ash is anticipated in the 

 next few months : these remarks refer to first 

 and second growth wood. Ash planks are also in 

 demand, especially No. 1 common. Oak logs are 

 fairl.v good, while poplar stocks are going strong, 

 especiallj' log stuff. Birch and maple lumber 

 is rather weak, as also are man.v items in oak 

 and walnut lu.mber. Pitch pine has not many 

 good points in its favor at the moment, but is 

 a little better than recently. Cheaper hard- 

 woods are not in favor at the moment. Cotton- 

 wood, pine, satin walnut and gum should not 

 be shipped to this port. The stock is more than 

 ample for present inquiries. 



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