HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Woodworking Plant 

 Timber Lands 



A company owning saw mill and two handle factories, 

 witti complete equipment of best modern machinery 

 and 2,400 acres of land, on Railroad in Mississippi, 

 where freight rate is favorable, wishes to sell its 

 entire holdines. Tbe factories are now running and 

 payine dividends. The Plant includes 6torchouse, 

 boardine house, 32 coltaees, etc.. practically the entire 

 villaee. Of the land one half has been cut over, but 

 still has a large amount of tie and other timber, tbe 

 rest has been denuded of some white oak, but still 

 contains about 6,000 feet fine oak, hickory, poplar and 

 gum to the acre. The land is very fine for farming. 

 This is a splendid chance for a moderate investment. 



M. V. RICHARDS 



LAND AND INDUSTRIAL AGENT 



Southern Railway, 1367 Pennsylvania Ave 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



is some export business, but foi-eign outlets are 

 somewhat irrosular. 



Greenbrier Lumber Co. 



Manufacturers 



White Pine. Hemlock and Hard= 

 woods, from our own lands. 



Pine and Oak our specialty 

 NEOLA, W. VA. 



MACHINERY BARGAINS 



WE CAN SAVE VOU FROM 30 TO 75^o 



1 Iron Double Circular Saw Table 



1 44-ln. McDrmouffb Band Resaw Completestock 



2 9x16 BaldwiD ;i6 In. Locomotlvea of Stractoral 



1 HouBton Moitisinff and Boring Macblne Steel and Iron. 

 1 Daniels Timber Planer Shaftint. Bell- 



1 36-ln. Ainerlcan Band Saw in aod Pulleys 



60 miles relaying' rails 

 5000 Boilers, Engines and other Machines 



Send for list, also our new SOO-Page OatalO£ No. 940 



CHIOACO HOUSE WRECKING CO. 



35th and Iron streets, ■ CHICAGO 



BLUESTONE LAND & LUMBER GO. 



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. 



Mill: GARDNER. W. VA. 



Sales Office: RIDGWAY, PA, 



COUNTERFEIT CHECKS 



are freqaeDt 

 except wbere 

 our 



Two Piece 

 deomelrical 

 Barter Cein 



la In Q^e, then 



Imitation isu t 



poestble. 



Sample if you 



ask for It. 



S. D. CBILDS 

 < CO. 



chicajo 

 We also make 

 Time Cbecki>, 

 Steaclliand 

 Log Hammers. 



NASHVILLE 



With the calm of the summer and vacation 

 seasons on little change is noted in prices oi- 

 conditions. The lumbei'men for the most part 

 are talcing it easy, many of them just resting, 

 and all seem imbued with the belief that the 

 arrival of fall weather and Ijusiness means that 

 the market will be all that may be desired. In 

 the hardwoods the varieties of oaic remain un- 

 changed. Chestnut, ash, maple, and birch are 

 moving well, and a fair demand for poplar is 

 noted. Red gum and basswood arc selling well, 

 (kwd logs are bringing a good stiff price. Cypress 

 is reported as steady. While the dull season 

 is on most of the firms have busied themselves 

 with replenishing their stocks, and the past 

 sixty days have witnessed thousands of feet 

 of good timber brought to Nashville. With dry 

 weather and good roads the men working in 

 the woods have made much progress both in 

 cutting and hauling timber. 



LOUISVILLE 



The demand for hardwoods in this market 

 continues relatively inactive, although the vol- 

 ume of shipments is holding up well. Prices 

 have shown no appreciable decline, although 

 i|uartered oak is conceded to be a trifle weaker. 

 I'oplar and plain oak, if anything, are stronger. 

 General business conditions, which seem to be 

 rather quiet, as usual at this season, are re- 

 garded as responsible for the light demand, and 

 it is believed that trade will open up in volume 

 in September. Mahogau.v is quiet, having been 

 in good demand most of the summer. Veneers 

 are selling fairly well, although the trade is 

 quieter than it has been. 



ST. LOUIS 



The majority of the hardwood dealers report 

 business quiet. Some orders are being received, 

 but not enough to amount to much. With all 

 this dullness, however, trade is better than it 

 has lieen and considerably better than this time 

 last season. The majority of the items in de- 

 mand are of the best grades. Other grades are 

 not saialjie. Ued and white oak are the items 

 called for mostly and they are wanted in first 

 and second as well as good common stock. Plain 

 oak has the call over quartered, but both are 

 moving fairly well. Red gum is also in request. 

 Wide poplar is easily sold, and maple and hickory 

 are also called for. Ash and Cottonwood are slow 

 sellers. 



MILWAUKEE 



The briglitest feature of the local lumber situa- 

 1iun is the fact that inquiries are increasing 

 rapidly, giving every indication that the coming 

 fall business will be entirely satisfactory. How- 

 ever, the amount of new business that is actually 

 ijeing placed is not large, as it is rather early 

 in the season, but larger orders are expected 

 during the flrst half of September. .Judging 

 from the steadily increasing number of building 

 permits that are being granted in Milwaukee, 

 local building will be larger in volume than a 

 year ago. Just as soon as the Itusy threshing 

 season is over .a good country business is looked 

 for. 



Northern hardwood, especially in the upper 

 grades, is holding well. Birch is firm and maple 

 is not as plentiful as might \te wished for. The 

 supj)ly of oak is light, as usual, and while de- 

 mand is not especially heavy, prices are being 

 well maintained. Cull stocks seem to be show- 

 ing signs of improvement. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



Dealers of the Twin Cities report their 

 August shipments heavier than usual at this 

 time, though there has not been a heavy demand 

 from the local factory concerns. They are get- 

 ting into the market, however, and the call for 

 the upper grades of birch, maple, basswood and 

 oak is improving. Prices are strong on all the 

 better grades, and advances are expected when 

 the heavy fall business sets in, as stocks avail- 

 able here are very limited. 



There is a better feeling in the lower grades, 

 which has been helped out by the arrival of the 

 grain shipping season and the consequent de- 

 mand for grain doors, which takes considerable 

 hardwood cull lumber. Prices on culls are 

 slightly improved, although they are still weak. 

 The railroads are taking some good shipments 

 of oak ties, piling, etc.. and car material is also 

 in better demand. The sash and door manu- 

 facturers are reporting plenty of work to keep 

 them busy through the f.all. The furniture trade 

 also ijromises well. 



SAGINAW VALLEY 



Trade in the Itardwood line :is wfll as general 

 business, is quiet tor the moment. Hardwood 

 up to along in .July was exceptionally brisk, 

 everything available being wanted, while prices 

 were good. But during the last of .Tuly and thus 

 far in August the business has eased off. There 

 is, however, no weakness in the market prices, 

 and as stocks of lumber in condition to ship are 

 meagre, lighter than since 1907. dealers and 

 manufacturers alike are optimistic as to the 

 future. 



LIVERPOOL 



Liverpool is in the midst of the holiday sea- 

 son, and the turnover moving is not large. The 

 amount of American lumber landing on the quay 

 has, however, been particularly heavy, and has 

 arrived at a very awkward time. Much stock 

 has been yarded, but prices continue to keep a 

 firm front, and the tendency is distinctly to go 

 higher. Mahogany has been almost entirely ab- 

 sent and prices are still very firm. One or two 

 heavy consignments were received recently, and 

 further large parcels are on the way. These 

 should relieve the awkward position caused by 

 this absence of stock. Present prices are not 

 regarded as permanent and an early reduction 

 is looked for in sales. Hickory has been comin? 

 in freely and good prices have been realized. 

 .Stock is still badly wanted, but shippers should 

 take care to see that "grub" is not noticeable 

 before shipping. Ash logs are also in great re- 

 quest, and the market has taken a sudden firmer 

 tendency. Prices have alvanced all around, and 

 for the large flrst growth wood there is quite a 

 famine. Shippers are strongly advised to send 

 any wood they have on hand to this port with- 

 out delay. Canary whitewood (poplar) lumber 

 continues to rule high in price, but the high 

 prices asked are quite prohibitive for certain 

 purposes. Many customers are converting their 

 own logs in preference to buying lumber, and 

 shipments of logs are finding a ready sale. Oak 

 stocks are only in moderate request. Wagon 

 oak is not quite so firm, and there is a fairly 

 large stock on hand. Prime quartered stock is 

 good at tlie moment, especially with wide a%'er- 

 ages, but medium stocks are unsalable. Medium 

 and common plain oak lumber is not too good 

 and^ is not moving well. Stock is ample for 

 present requirements, and shipments are not ad- 

 vised at present. Round white oak Jogs are, 

 however, a good spot and will bring good prices. 

 Ash lumber is good all round, especially with 

 No. 1 common stocks, which, in anything like 

 dry condition, finds a splendid sale. Birch is 

 good and is moving rapidly. Quebec birch Jogs 

 are very scarce and prices are distinctly higher. 



