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HowLumber Looks'

Orders for the first six months of the ye:r wete 40 pet cent above production, and shipments 2O pet cent more tfian the ouqrut, according to reports to the National Lumbet Manufacturers Association from the regional associations. This reptesented an increase over the same pedod l,ast year of 5 per cent in production, 4 pq cent in shipments and,20 lrer cent in orders.

Production increased approximatd 1Or000r00O feet during the week ended July l, the Vest Coast Lumbernents Association reports, making a twenty million increase in cutting in 14 days. This refects an added employment during the two weeks of 61000 men in loggiog c:rmps and sawmills. On July 1, a total of 141 milts reported as operating to the association courpared with 119 on June 3, tO9 I&lay 6, 98 April 1 and 96 on March l.

Ordets for the week brofte all records for this yat, last yat, and with the exception of one week of 1931. The week of April 11, 1931, alone in that year was greater and that by one million feet. Unfilled orders are now rlS.05 per cent of the lumber in stoc*, the largest ratio since the summer oL 1929. The position of the industry is strong.

Price increases, added labor costs through wage increases and the uncertainties of lumber consumption complicates the outlook. the association states.

New business reported by 182 mills is ltlr949r55t feet for the week ended July I against a production of. 1oo,947264 f.et and. shipments of 1061419100O feet. Shipments wete 5.42Eo ovet production, and the current sales were l0.7lVo over the cut.

The Soutfiern Pine Association for t'he week ended July I reported orders from 96 mills as 3211681000 feet; shipments 40'0481000 feet; production 29r800rfi)O feet. Orders werc7.95/s over production and l9.6EVo over shipments. Shipments were 3 4.r97o over production.

The Vestern Pine Association for the same week reported orders from 12O mills as 61,6821000 feet; shipments 6Or52Er0OO feet; production 46r445rh0 feet. Orders were 32.8/s over production and, l.9Vo above ehipments. Shipments wete 3O.7Vo above production.

The California market continues vety strong although buying slowed up some during the past two weeks. Fir cargo prices took anotfier advance on July 5, and cargo freight rat6 increased 50 cents on jprne 29. - The Fir rail market is also very strong. All the Fir mills report heavy order files. The Redwood and Pine marlets ate very firm and the mills report good otder files.

LJnsold stocks on the public doc&s at San Pedro have been greatly reduced and on July f0 totalled l254,WO feet. Cargo arivals at thie port for the week ended July 10 totalled 13,O64'q)0 feet which included 13 cargoes of Fir carrying ll.7661(XX) feet, and 2 cargoes of Redwood with 1n298r000 feet. 61

The California Redwood Association reports orders received from 12 mills for the month of. l[lay, 193i, as 26r552rffi f,et; orders on hand 26rE04,000 feet; shipments 16J42,000 feet; ptoduction 6,666,OOO f.et.

Distribution of orders for the month were as follows: Northern California 6r690rfi)O feet; Southern California 5979,fiX) feet; Western 4rr0{J{J' feet; Eastern l3r05OrOOO feet; Foreign E9O'fiD feet.

Golf Tournament July 19

The Orange County Lumbermen's Club will hold their next golf tournament on July 19, 1933, at the Santa Ana Country Club, Santa Ana, Calif. The tournament will start at 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be served at the club. All lumbermen are invited to attend.

Irving Jennings

Irving Jennings, prominent retail lumberman, died on June 5. He was 52 years of age. He operated the Jennings Lumber Company yards at Douglas and Safford, Ariz., and also had yards in Texas. He is survived by his wife, and a son, Louis, who was associated with his father in the lumber business and managed their branch yard at Safiord.

Lumberman In Auto Accident

Chas. G. Bird, of the Stockton Lumber Co., Stockton, had a narrow escape from serious injury when his car was sideswiped and forced off the road by another machine when he was driving on the Skyline Boulevard, a few.miles west of San Mateo, Jaly 9. Mr. Bird escaped with a few scratches and bruises, and was back at his office the following day.

KIRCHMANN HARDWOOD CO.'S YARD DESTROYED BY FIRE

Fire, believed by the San Fran,cisco Fire Department to be of in,cendiary origin, swept the yard of the Kirchmann Hardwood Co. at 25th and Third Streets, San Francisco, on the night of June 30.

Damage is estimated by Henry Kir,chmann, Jr., president of the company at about $500,000. The mill and sheds were destroyed, but fortunately the office building, containing the company's records, was saved. Damage to the stock amounted to about 90 per cent. The loss is fully covered by insurance.