National Hardwood Magazine - April 2022

U.S. LUMBER INC. Continued
Another client of U.S. Lumber Inc. was the SEPTA job site in Philadelphia.
Photo courtesy Neshaminy Constructors Inc.
ing, not a complainer, and persistent.” Abele said that the more people
told her they wouldn’t buy her products, the more she pitched them.
She recalled stopping by one work site repeatedly to try to talk to the
man in charge, but the man always avoided her.
So she asked one of the workers what
time the man would arrive at the job site.
“They said 6:30,” she recalled. “6:15, I
am at the site. So he cannot say he’s not
there, he cannot say he doesn’t have
time.”
Like all companies, U.S. Lumber is
coming to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic
and the economic disruption it
caused.
“So I’m praying that there is more construction
– in my prayers every day, our
customers are included, that they will get
the contract, in order for us to have a
contract,” Abele said.
At 70, she is not yet ready to retire.
“Yes, I’m retiring at some point, but not
at the moment. I still enjoy what I do.”
The company is a member of different
organizations, including the Chamber of
Commerce Southern New Jersey. n
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are facing.”
An Indiana lumber provider stated, “I’d say the market
is strong. Everything seems pretty solid. Logs are good.
Kiln-dried lumber is moving. The only dog we have right
now is Cherry, but it’s trickling out of here.”
Compared to several months earlier, he remarked, “It’s
pretty similar. If trucks would start showing up, we’d be
better off.”
He provides Red and White Oak, Walnut, Hard and
Soft Maple, Cherry, Hickory, Basswood, Ash and Grey
Elm, with most species in 4/4 through 8/4 and some 10/4
to 16/4, and in grades No. 2 Common and Better.
“Distribution yards are our big customers, but we also
sell to end users,” he remarked. “From what I hear they
are doing pretty well.
“I’d say transportation is probably what is hurting us
the most, getting trucks in and getting lumber out of here.
As long as trucks start showing up, we’ll be doing a lot
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have increased, and customers are still ordering despite
backstock issues delaying the process.
Sources agree that the market is similar to what it was
six months ago, although it seems to be on a path toward
correcting itself. “The market ran in spurts six months
ago and seemed hotter and more rapid, but now it has
calmed down I think,” noted one Pennsylvania sales
manager. “What we experienced back then seems like it
has become more steady right now.” Her company sells
Red and White Oak in 5/4 and 4/4 thicknesses, as well
as Basswood, Poplar, Birch, Ash, Walnut, Hickory, Hard
Maple and Soft Maple in 4/4 thicknesses.
As for which species are selling best, one source
stated, “The Maples have been doing very well. Poplar
continues to do well, too. Hickory has been doing good.
We’ve seen some more interest in Cherry here lately,
which is encouraging. Red Oak is just a staple item but
I think there’s a lot of potential for Red Oak and Cherry,
as well.”
Pricing continues to show fluctuation as the market is
adjusting to economic instability due to various issues
such as supply chain disruptions. “Prices have been up
but there is pressure on Red Oak right now,” noted a
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