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THE
JANUARY 29, 1921
MUSIC
TRADE
REVIEW
PREDICTS HIGHER LUMBER PRICES
STEEL TRADE LOOKS TO MARCH
Prominent Lumberman Predicts an Advance in
Prices Before Any Reduction
No Improvement Expected Until That Time Is
Report From Pittsburgh—Some Reductions of
Prices Now in Force on Certain Products
NEW HAVEN, CONN., January 24.—-Declaring that
the price of lumber is not high to-day and that
it will go higher before it comes down, R. R.
Goodman, of Marinette, Wis., chairman of the
Economics Committee of the National Lumber
Manufacturers' Association, spoke on the timber
supply at the Yale Forest School last week.
"The price of lumber will be lower only on
short reactions, and its trend in the commodity
scale is slowly upward," he said. "This means a
continuously better utilization of our forests, a
higher appreciation of lumber's real value, more
judicious use and careful preservation of it. It
also means an awakening of the public interest
in forestry that will make secure our timber re-
sources in perpetuity.
"No amount of forest exhaustion propaganda
takes hold of the man in the street with the con-
vincing grasp that is exerted by the retail lum-
ber dealer's estimate of his house bill, or the
price he has to pay for a kitchen table."
RUBBER BELLOWS CLOTH OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
OUR SPECIALTIES
Robber Cloths and Tubing
For Automatic Pianos and Piano-Players
L. J. MUTTY CO.
BOSTON, MASS.
Refer all Inquiries to Dept. X
NEW YORK
WOOD FINISHERS' SUPPLY CO.
INCORPORATED
B. MEIER, President
Manufacturer*
Powder and Liquid Wood Stains
W«od Fillers, Shellacs, Varnishes
Shellac Substitutes, Paint Specialties
Factory
17-H NMk Street
BROOKLYN
Office!
304 Eifbth A y . n i .
NEW YORK
MESSAGE
FOR YOU
Are you still wasting your time and go-
ing to the expense of scraping off old
varnish and shellac to eliminate the
checks and cracks in order to secure a
smooth surface for refinishing?
Use Behlen's Varnish Crack Eradica-
tor.
It saves time, trouble and incidentally
expense, at the same time giving you as
fine a body surface for the new finish
as you could possibly wish for.
A sample can for trial awaits your
request.
H. BEHLEN & BRO.
' Anilines
Shellacs
Stains
Fillers
10-12 Christopher St., New York
Near 6th Ave., and 8th St.
G
Co
PITTSBURGH,
PA., January
23.—Specifications
against finished steel contracts are coming in at
a slightly lower rate than in December, but the
bookings are of fair volume considering the dull-
ness in trade generally. The contracts are
chiefly with the United States Steel Corporation,
contracting by the independents last year having
been on a limited scale on account of their
higher prices. The latter has sufficient in hand
to continue operations at substantially the
present rate for about two months, while if
specifications continue to come in at the present
rate, and there are no more cancellations than
at present, fairly dull operation will be main-
tained for about four months.
The independent steel mills continue to op-
erate at about 25 per cent of capacity, against
the Steel Corporation's 92 rate. Some inde-
pendent mills have been closed entirely, while
others operate at rates of from 30 to 50 per
cent. No definite improvement in the demand
is expected to occur before the latter part of
March. Capacity is about one-half greater than
before the war, but no steel producers seriously
predict a full rate of operation before next Fall
at the earliest.
The policy of economy and retrenchment
ELGIN METAL NOVELTY CO.
Manufacturer* of Highest Quality
Player-Piano Hardware
Transmissions and Gearings
and Metal Specialties
53
being adopted by various railroads is regretted
by the steel makers, but they have many idle
cars. Locomotives and cars are still very high
priced. Even the steel producers feel that in
general the recent declines in steel prices are
not fully reflected in declines in manufactured
steel products to the consumer. Even in the
case of rails, contracted for freely for this year's
delivery, there are delays in some cases in fur-
nishing specifications for future rolling.
The majority of independent steel interests in
the East and in the Chicago district have re-
duced wages of late. Independent ore com-
panies in the Lake Superior region are reducing
wages 15 per cent. The Pittsburgh and Youngs-
town districts are refraining from taking action,
for it is universally recognized that, when the
steel industry becomes really active again, it
will have to be on a lower basis of cost.
SUGGESTS JAPANESE LACQUER
Geo. P. Bent Writes From Japan and Suggests
That American Manufacturers Should Try
Out Japanese Lacquer Piano Finish
George P. Bent, of Chicago, who is on a
trip around the world, writes from Kyoto,
Japan: "You should tell American manufac-
turers to try out Japanese lacquer as a piano
finish. It seems fine and quick, and it lasts."
Mr. Bent has been visiting a number of piano
manufacturers in Japan and is keenly inter-
ested in the various processes of production
in that country.
Henry W. William, music dealer and musical
director of Pulaski, N. Y., died recently in
Williamstown, N. Y., while on a visit to his
brother. He was seventy years old.
Special Built Machinery
and Tools
ELGIN
ILLINOIS
INVISIBLE HINGES
'OUT OF SIGHT
HEED OUR ADVICE
EVER IN MIND"
And when you*re satisfied
that we've the best punch-
ings on the market, cut
clean and accurately from
the best of material in
celluloid, cloth, felt, fibre,
leather, paper, rubber or
whatever you want, give
us credit and send your
orders to
When you fail to
see an unsightly
Hinge protruding
you know "SOSS"
is the answer.
Soss Hinges
emphasize beautiful
wood finishes as
there is no project-
ing metal on either
side of door.
Made in
numerous sizes.
C. F. GOEPEL & CO.
Send for Catalog "S"
137 E. 13th STREET
NEW YORK
SOSS MANUFACTURING CO.
il
TlS? - VENEERS
Grand Ave. and Bergen St.,
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
Circassian Walnut, Oak, Walnut
and Specializing on Mahogany.
Capacity—5 Million Feet