AI\GELUS HARDWOOD COMPAIIYO

6700 South Alomedo Street-Los Angeles l, Colifornio

LUdlow 7-6168 Wholesale

Ht]W LUMBER Lt]t]KS

Trading slow, yet prices up-that was the market paradox reported by Crow's Lumber Market News Service in the period ending Dec. 19. The main upward push came from Std & Btr and Utility grades of green Douglas fir dimension and small squares, along with steadily climbing prices on fir and hemlock dimension for water shipment. Western rpine region white fir dimension showed strength and Ponderosa pine shop grade and No. 3 common pine 12" boards moved up. With many mills idle till Jan. 5, it would offset any slower trend in buying that might develop.

Shipments of 466 mills reporting to the National Lumber Manufacturers Assn. in the week ended Dec. 13 were 3.3/o below production but orders shot 13.8/o above. National production of lumber during October was greater than any month in the past two years, totaling 3,241,m0,000 ,b.f., including 2,721,00O,000 b.f. softwood and 520,000,000 b.f. hardwoods Orders of 113,812,954 leet were 7.3/o over production at 150 mills reportine (136 operating) to the West Coast Lumber,rnen's Assn. in the week endine Dec. 20: shioments were 1.9/o under production. The weekly average of Douglas fir region sawmill production during November, reported by the WCLA, was 151,305,000 b.f.; orders averaged 140,E21,000 b.f., and shipments 142,479,000 b.f. Orders of 85,162,00O feet were 77.8/o above shipments and. 12.5/o above production at 110 mills reporting to the Weste'rn Pine Association in the week ended Dec. 13 Orders of 2O}72,0W feet were 9.15/o below production at 97 mills reporting.to the Southern Pine Association in the week ended Dec. 13.

Color Film on Acousticql Moteriql

"Quiet, Please," a new color motion picture describing the use of acoustical material to alleviate noise problems in the l-iome, has been produced by the Armstrong Cork Company and is available to building supply dealers, builders, and architects for showing before consumer groups. Viewing time is 14 minutes. The film is available on a loan basis free of charge from Armstrong district offices or the Arrnstrong Cork Company, Lancaster. Pennsvlvania.