THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCFTANT

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How Lumber Looks

New orders booked by the lumber inclustry in the rveek ended January 1 excceded productiorl for the fourth consecutive week, according to reports to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association from regional associations covering the operations of important hardrvood and softwood mills.

Orders dropped below the previous rveeks and production also showed a decline. Shipments recorded a slight gain.

In the week, 505 mills produced 83,807,000 feet of hardrvoods and softwoods combined; orders bookecl totaled 134,145,000 feet; and shipments were 129,1O5,000 feet.

The West Coast Lum;.J""1 Association reports that production, orders and shipments for the r.veek ended Jantuary 1 were all extremely lolv, even for the end of the year.

Production reported m,524,862 feet by 177 down and operating mills was lower than in any Christmas or New Year's week since 1934. At the rate of cutting at the reporting mills, the entire industry produced 25.4 per cent of its average rveekly cut during |9ZGD.

The new business reported for the week by the 177 mills was 62,067,122 feet, and shipments were 63,319,200 feet. The unfilled order file at these mills stood at 277,019,591 feet. The Association reDorts the market outlook continues to be quiet.

The Western Pine O..i.ti,.i for the rveek ended Tannary 1, 119 rnills reporting, gave production as 17,774,0n feet; shipments 35,914,000 feet; ancl new business 45,6L3,000 feet. New business showed an increase of 5.455.000 feet over the previous week. Orders on hanrl at the end of the week totaled 134,215,000 feet. ***

The California Redwood Association for the week ended December 25, reported production of 13 mills as 5,609,000 feet; shipments 2,428,000 feet, and ne.iv business 3,187,000 feet. Week-end orclers .l hf"1 totaled 23,320,A00 ftet.

The Southern Pine Association for the rveek endecl lanuary 1, 96 mills reporting, gave production as 13,553,000 feet; shipments 17,453,000 feet; ancl nerv business 16,368,000 feet. New business was an increase of 9 per cent above the previous week.

Orders on hand at these mills at the end of the rveek totaled 48,330,000 feet, equivalent to 2,301 cars.

Seattle Dock Strike Settled

Seattle, Wash., Jan. 12, 1938.-The cargo handling dispute which closed this port Wednesday, January 5, was settled tonight. "The port will open tomorrow," said M. G. Ririgenberg, manager of the Seattle Waterfront Employers' Association.

"The longshoremen voted to return to rvork and the employers accepted the peace proposal suggested last night," Mr. Ringenberg said. He stated that cargo vessels which have been diverted to other ports since the tie-up started will resume their normal calls at Seattle.

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