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The Government purchased approximately 100 million feet of Fir and Pine lumber at an auction held in Portland April 15 to 18. The auction was in charge of Frank Collin.

A lumber purchasing office under the U. S. Army engineers was opened in Portland last week with R. L. Hennessy, Northwest lumberman, in charge. It is expected that this action will speed up contracts and deliveries, which formerly had to be cleared through 'Washington, D. C.

Lumber production during the week ended April 18, 1942, was 2 per cent less than the previous week, shipments were one per cent greater, and new business was 4 per cent less, according to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

During the week ended April 18, 47O mills produced 233,328,000 feet of hardwoods and softwoods combined, shipped 281,789,W feet, and booked orders of 348,638,000 feet.

Lumber orders reported for the week by 379 softwood mills totaled 336,359,000 feet, shipments were 268,7I1,ffi feet, and production was 22O,14O,000 feet. 105 hardwood mills for the week gave orders as 12,279,Offi feet, shipments 13,078,000 feet, and production 13,188,000 feet.

Mills reporting to the ciation sold 180 million

West Coast Lumbermen's Assofeet more lumber than they pro- duced in the four weeks ended April 18. The comparatively low production is due mainly to the fact that mills and logging camps continue to lose men to shipbuilding and other war industries.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended April 18, 96 mills reporting, gave orders as 104,236,000 feet, shipments 73,830,000 feet, and production 63,513,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 438,944,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended April 18,107 mills reporting, gave orders as 53,931,000 feet, shipments 35,051,000 feet, and production 27,079,0W feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 170,903,000 feet.

Deliveries of lumber by water into California from the Pacific Northwest in March, t942, totaled 28@2,ffi feet, according to the report of Pacific Coast Lumber Carriers' Association, San Francisco. Deliveries to the various ports were as follows: Feet Francisco. .. 1,171,000 Angeles ....24,05o,ffi Diego. ..... 2,841,m

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