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HARDWOOD RECORD 



of the smnll ioland mills are operating and tlio 

 road conditions are favorable and they will 

 be able to supply considerable lumber for late 

 fall shipments. 



Hemlock and pine bill stock is not moving 

 very readily and prices arc very low in this sec- 

 tion. The demand for switch ties the last 

 thirty days has cleaned up very well the large 

 supply the mills had on hand. Poplar is in 

 the lead, both in demand and prices, as usual ; 

 especialy is this true of the wide panel stock, 

 firsts and seconds. Mills in this section mak- 

 ing a specialty of poplar are laying in a good 

 supply for the winter markets. The lower 

 grades are more satisfactory, better prices be- 

 ing received, which is a pleasing feature of 

 the market conditions to our lumbermen, as 

 most of them have on hand a large supply of 

 low grades. 



ST. LOUIS 



There is not mucli to be said in regard to 

 hardwood conditions, other than business is 

 showing a gradual improvement. Some lumber 

 is being sold all the time. Orders have been 

 for small lots, although in the aggregate the 

 total amount has been fairly good. Dealers who 

 are best informed do not look for any material 

 increase in buying for several weeks to come. 

 Most of the orders coming in at the present time 

 have been for red and white plain sawed oak 

 in the better grades. The furniture people are 

 doing some buying of quartered oak stock but 

 not enough to amount to much. First and 

 second and No. 1 common red gum is selling 

 fairly well and wide panel poplar is also having 

 a fair sale. Cypress conditions are quite satis- 

 factory. Local dealers report a fair demand 

 for first and second clears, select, shop and 

 finish. Factories are doing some buying. Prices 

 are a little unsettled but are not falling off 

 enough to cause any great amount of worry. 



MILWAUKEE 



The local hardwood market is still quiet, 

 although some little improvement is taking 

 place. The building season is opening up rather 

 slowly and the number of permits which are 

 being issued is not being increased from week 

 to week as rapidly as might be wished for. 

 Indications are, however, that the later fall will 

 see plenty of building under way. 



Dealers say that they can see signs of a 

 better demand from the factory trade. The 

 sash and door manufacturers report that they 

 have much new business hooked, so a better run 

 of orders from this source may be expected from 

 now on. The railroads are placing some fairly 

 good orders for car material and for grain doors. 

 The furniture plants are placiug some good 

 orders. Low grade stuff is in slightly better 

 demand as a result of the better orders that 

 are being placed by the bo.K manufacturers. 

 Plain oak is in good demand, while hickory 

 and ash are wanted as usual. Hardwood floor- 

 ing is in especially good demand. Prices in 

 general are holding fairly well. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



Country trade continues very quiet except for 

 a little wagon stock demand. Building has not 

 had its fall revival yet in the smaller places, 

 but owing to Ihe early harvest season and the 

 generally .good conditions, dealers expect consid- 

 erable to be doing a little later. Factories are 

 not buying heavily, but their stocks on hand 

 are low and as Ijusiness has a good prospect, the 

 producers and wholesalers expect the usual fall 

 revival of business to come very shortly. 



Northern hardwoods are being held at very 

 firm prices except for the low grades, which 

 continue weak and at present seem in less de- 

 mand than ever. The factory grades of bircli. 



maple and basswood are in strong hands and are 

 known to be in shorter supply than for several 

 years at this time. With any kind of a demand, 

 the market is sure to be an absolute shortage 

 in these woods before spring. There is more 

 business in plain oak for all purposes, and 

 reports indicate that it is strengthening in 

 price again, after a period of weakness. The 

 usual fall demand for ties, piling, and con- 

 struction material is somewhat in evidence. 



SAOINAW VALLEY 



There has been a marked improvement in 

 business the last two weeks and lumber is mov- 

 ing nicei.i', with a good, healthy tone to the 

 market. Late in July and early in August there 

 was a pronounced slump in the volume of busi- 

 ness, but it quickly passed and manufacturers 

 and dealers are optimistic now. Maple, ash. 

 basswood and birch are especially firm, with 

 light stocks in hands of manufacturers. Beech 

 has improved and some stock that has been 

 held two years has moved. Preparations are 

 making for an active campaign in the logging 

 districts and a large stock is reasonably assured, 

 although logging is going to be expensive, owing 

 lo the cost of supplies and high wages. Condi- 

 tions are regarded as exceptionally favorable in 

 all this section of the state. 



DETROIT 



Market conditions have not been so brisk dur- 

 ing the past two weeks but there has been a 

 fairly healthy volume of business. Hardwood 

 dealers, however, are optimistic that the market 

 will soon be back to normal or better, and that 

 fall trade should be fully as good as last year. 

 There has been a slight falling off in prices. A 

 good demand is noted for maple and oak while 

 cypress is holding its own. Basswood stocks 

 are not very active. The box and veneer trades 

 are not rushed but a fair volume of business is 

 reported. The feature of the market is the con- 

 tinued activity in the manufacture of hardwood 

 flooring and interior finish. 



LONDON 



August Is usually a dull month and the first 

 fortnight especially so, on account of the holi- 

 days. Notwithstanding this, there has been a 

 considerable movement in the hardwood section 

 of the trade, owing to the arrival of the "Pow- 

 hatan" from Newport News and Norfolk with 

 about 170 cars, consisting chiefly of oak and 

 whitewood. and the "Californian" from Galveston 

 and New Orleans with the usual varied parcels 

 of oak, ash, gum, walnut, tupelo, cottonwood, etc. 

 At the moment importers are certain to ex- 

 jjerienco some difficulty in placing unsold parcels 

 •■ex ship" when the principal buyers are from 

 home holiday-making. Prices, however, keep firm 

 and recent consignment parcels sold readily, but 

 business for forward delivery is rather difficult 

 to effect. The tendency with a number of buyers 

 is to "wait and see" what shippers' agents offer 

 nti vessels arriving, and the opinion is expressed 

 lliat the consignment business is on the increase 

 at this port. The account sales which shippers 

 will receive will be their best guide as to whether 

 the consignment business is a profitable one. In 

 prime whitewood very little contract business is 

 being offered, owing chiefiy to the high prices 

 (luoted. and as a consequence buyers are holding 

 off. Plain oak in prime and medium grades is in 

 fair demand, and there is also some call for quar- 

 lercd oak in prime quality. Satin walnut in 

 lu-ime and medium grades is in good request, and 

 shippers of this stock ought to receive satisfac- 

 tory returns. Good dry ash planks are greedily 

 sought for, and holders of this stock should im- 

 mediately offer to their agents what they have 

 suitable for the motor trade. 



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 careful analysis and attention than 

 any other feature of your business. 



We can also convince you that 

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 Underwriters 



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 Rector BuiMing CHICAGO 



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Manufacturers 



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