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correction in our July lst issue was rate for the helmets to be offered with promotion of National Forest

These helmets, similar to the lumberjack's hard hat, will be imprinted, "National Forest Products Week-October 2l-27". It was originally stated that quantity rates would bring the price to $1.00 each, f.ob., Los Angeles, minimum order of 25.

However, the manufacturer has now upped the rate to $1.25 each.

Orders for the helmets should be sent to Harvey W. Koll, 1707 \ r. 49th St., Los Angeles-telephone: AXminster 4-9442.

Philippine Mohogony Accounts For Over One-Hqlf of Hordwood lmports

White Fir

Inland Fir and Larch

Western Hemlock

Ponderosa Pine

Sugar Pine

Engelmann Spruce

Western White Spruce

Sitka Spruce

Port Orford Cedar

Western Red Cedar

Incense Cedar

7240 Crider Ave. Pico Rivera, Calif.

400 Montgomery St. San Francisco. Calif.

Total imports of Hardwood Forest Products-logs, lumber, plywood and veneer-showed a slight increase in volume during 1961, according to figures compiled by the Philippine Mahogany Association, South Pasadena, California, from United States Department of Commerce figures.

The increase in the volume of imports, as compared with 1960 figures, was about two percent, although there was a decrease in the FOB overseas value of all hardwood products of about eight percent.

Two major categories showed a decrease in volume. Hardwood log imports during the year decreased nearly 40 percent while Hardwood lumber imports showed a net decrease of about 15 percent. The other two major categories of hardwood imports, plywood and veneer, showed an increase in volume of 5 percent and 6 percent respectively.

The largest increase in a key Hardwood import item was Philippine Mahogany plywood which showed a gain of 11 percent over the volume for the preceding year.

The Philippine Mahogany Association pointed out that a detailed analysis of the import figures shows that 51 percent of the total volume of the four major categories was Philippine Mahogany. Excluding imports of Canadian hardwoods, Philippine Mahogany accounted lor 75 percent of the total volume of hardwood logs, lumber, plywood and veneer imported into the United States.

The nearly 83 million board feet of Philippine Mahogany logs and sawn lumber received in the United States during 1961 represented 44 percent of all hardwood lumber and log imports, excluding imports from Canada. The over 1 billion surface feet of Philippine Mahogany plywood and veneer accounted for 78 percent of the veneer and plywood imports from countries other than Canada.

Detailed figures on certain key items are as follows, as compiled from Department of Commerce publication FT 110 : Incleqlc or (Decrccrc) in Footcae

196l lmport3 Conpqrcd to 1960

Americon ond Afdcon llohogony logs ---....--...-....

Philippine filohogony logr -"-....--.-..

Hardwood log+othrr rpccics ............-.

Torol All Hcrdwood log lmportr

Moplc, B3rch and looch Lumbc --..........- ...---. ll4%)

Ancricqn qnd Africcn llahogony lunbcr ---.-...,... -..-.-.---.--... ll9%l

Philippinc lflohogcny Lunbcr ....-........ ..--...-... (16%)

Hardwood Lumbcr-othcr rpecias .......-.--.- -- (t3%)

Totol All Hordwood lumber lmports .-- (16%)

Birch Plywood

Philippiie l/lohosony Ply*.J'--........:.-..--..-.-.....-..-.--..-...-...-.-....-.........-..-.

Sen Plywood

Hardwood Plywood<rhar rpecics

Toral All Hordwood Plywood lmpotts .--.-.--.-..

Birch ond Mople Vcnccr

Philippinc Mohogony Vcnecr .....-.----

Hordwood Vencer<thcr rpccics ------..-.-.-

Tolol All Hardwood Vrnrcr lmpo*r