THE CALIFORI\IA LT]MBER MERCHAI\T

Jack Dionne, Publisher

Ht]W LUMBER Lt]t]KS

No Anniversory Schmqhz

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Shipments of 485 mills leporting to the National Lumber Manufacturers Assn. in the week ending June 14 were 3.9/o above production; orders were LZVo'below. For the year to date, orders were 3.1Vo above production. National production of lum'ber during April totaled 2,590,000,000 feet, reports the NLMA. This was 3/o zbove March but 72/o below April 1957. Production included 2'132,000'000 feet of softwood lumber and 458,000,000 b.f. of hardwoods. April softwood shipments were 6/o above production; orders were 73/o above. The year's first third totaled 9,901,000,000 b.f. in lumber production Shipments of 114,544,857 feet wete 7.4/o over production at 155 mills reporting (138 operating) to the West Coast Lumbermen's Assn. in the week ending June 14; orders were 3-5/o below Orders of 84,883,000 feet were ll.4% above production at 115 fnills reporting to the Western Pine Association in the week ending June 7, and shipments went 13.9% above. Production of 41,323,000 feet at 14 mills reporting to the California Redwood Association for the month of May were slightly below April, and nine million feet below May 1957. Shipments of 47,019,000 feet were 3'3 million feet above this April (the third successive monthly increase) but still lagging behind May 1957 rby nearly 3 million feet. Mav orders increased'by 2.5 million leet over April but dragged a million feet behind May 1957. Orders on hand May 3l were 4f million feet ahead of the same 1957 date Orders of 21,360,000 feet were 7.47/o above prod,uction at 94 mills reporting to the Southern Pine Association in the week ending June 14.

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This issue marks the 36th anniversary of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT, which stafted publishing on July L, L922-and if you haven't missed reading any more issues than we've missed publishing, you haven't missed a thing of vital concern in this industry of ours. We've been coming to you regularly now for 36 years, every lst and l5th, and neither hardening of the arteries nor constantly increasing publishing costs will keep us away-if YOU want us. \Ale're not doing anything colossal to mark this occasion, just trying to bring you still another of the most outstanding issues we can-each and EVERY issue. Your continued Advertising and Subscription support will be the best birthday presents we could have. Thank you, and Bless youALL.

In This Issue

Lumber Mcrnufqcturers Set $1,000,000 Annuql Advertising Budget ot Sqntq Bqrbqro Spring Meeting

Postscripts on Arizonq Deqlers' Convention

Sontq Ana Ycrd Hosts 1,500 qt 'Home Festivql'

L. A. Hoo-Hoo Concqt 14, Elect O{ficers.

Son Diego Hoo-Hoo Hold Annuol Dinner Dqnce Deqlers Coshing-in on 'Fqmous Bronds Showcqse' Moy Housing Storts Show Definite Uptrend for 1958.....

N-AWLAnnuol Heqrs Right, Wrong ol Wholescrle Trode. "lmitotion Not Alwoys Flottery"-An Editoricl Colifornio Lumber Inspection Service Approved First West Coqst 'Footoge Cqlculator' Instolled Deolers to See Kitchen-Business Merchcmdising