Sudden 3, Christenson Lunbcr ead Shtpptng

7th Floor, Alaska-Com'nercial Bldg., A@NTS

Anecicrl Mill C.o.

Hoquirro Lrnbcr & Shinflc C.o.

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Ios Angeles

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310 Sansome Street, San Francisco STEAMERS

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Abcrd..a, V.rb. Jane Cbrircorol trynon4 Voh. Cberler Cbrilroro Bilrch O6ccr: SEATTLE

Natiooal Banl of Coacea Bldg.

How Lumber Looks

(Continued from Page 4) indicating that the movement of lumber into home construction is tapering off.

The lumber requirements of the entire national defense program have been tentatively estimated at four billion feet of all species and items, extending over 18 months to trvo years before completion. This amount represents about one-fourth of the 1939 lumber production of the United States. While defense program lumber will obviously be an important factor in the market situation of the industry nationally, it promises nothing resembling a lumber boom. A market comparable to that of the World War is nowhere in sight.

In the reviving volume of lumber movement the West Coast industry is again due to be squeezed through shortage of intercoastal space. At the moment such space is reasonably adequate, but the prospect is that it will be wholly inadequate in the latter months of the year.

Less than 65 per cent of the producing cap'acity of the West Coast lumber industry is now in use. On this score, the industry will be able to meet any demand of national defense for lumber, in addition to the normal needs of building and the farm trade.

The Western Pine Association, 113 mills reporting, for the week ended August 17, gave orders as 95,429,00O feet, shipments 84,827,W feet, and production 98,045,000 feet. Increase in orders accepted compared with the previous week's report totaled 4,433,000 feet, or 4.8 per cent. Orders on hand at the end of the week amounted to DLI49.M feet.

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Edwil Cbriccuol

Cathcrinc G. Suddro

Bleenor Chrbtcon

PORTI,AND at the various ports were as follows:

2{lO Hcory Btdg.

R:ports from 132 Southern Pine mills for the week ended August 17 gave orders as 45,50O,00O feet, shipments 4O,65l,000 feet, and production 32,ffi6,@O feet.

The California Redwood Association, for the month of July, 1940, reported production of 13 operations as n,477,000 feet, shipments D,365,W 586.000 feet. Orders on hand feet, and orders received,27,totaled 25.901.000 feet.

Lumber cargo receipts at Los Angeles Harbor for the week ended August 24 totaled 8,459,W feet as compared with 15,243,000 feet the previous week.

Approximately 400 A. F. of .L. workers on strike at twelve San Diego lumber yards returned to work August 14 to all the yards except Peterson Lumber & Finance Co. where a strike was called a few rveeks ago. Local Navy officials had expressed concern during the tie-up that several national defense projects would be jeopardized by shutdown of the yards.

Lumber deliveries by water from the Pacific Northwest as reported by the Pacific Lumber Carriers' Association, San Francisco, totaled 75,317,8W feet in July.