Sudden e, Ghristenson

Lunber and Shlpplng

7th Floor, Alaska-Commercid Bldg., 310 Sansome Street, San Francisco

Anerican Mitl Co.

Hoquiam Lumber & ShingL C-o.

Hulbefi Mill Co.

Willapa Harbor Lumber Milb

LOS ANGELES

630 Board of Tradc Bldg

Abcrdcen, Verh. Ryder Hanify

Hoguramr Verh, Dorothv Cahilt

Abedc€a, W.rb. Jane Chrirtenron

Reynond, Warh. Charler Chrirteuoa

Branch Oficcr: SEATTLE

National Bank of Commcnce Bldg.

Steambrs

Annie €-hrietcnron

Edwio Chrirtenroo

Catfierine G. Suddeo

Eleanor Chrirtenron

PORTLAND

200 Henry Bldg.

Lumber and Log Exports and lmports

Total exports of hardwood and softwood lumber (including boards, planks, scantlings, flooring, sawed timber, hewn and sawn railroad ties, box shooks) and logs for the first seven months of 19,{O (January 1 to July 31) totaled @3,W7 M board feet as compared with 739,799 M feet for the first seven months of 1939, a loss of 13 per cent, according to figures just released by the Forest Products Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

Of the total 1940 amount, sawed material (including sawn railroad ties and box shooks) accounted for 577,V22 M feet as compared with 645,712 M feet, a loss of 10 per cent. On the same basis of comparison, exports of logs and hewn timber (including hewn railroad ties) totaled 65,885 M feet as against 94,087 M feet, a loss of 30 per cent.

In the following paragraphs, the amounts given cover the first seven months of 1940. For comparative purposes the figures covering the first seven rrtonths of 1939 are in parenthesis.

Sawn softu'ood (excluding railroad ties and box shooks) totaled 438,48 M feet (452,979). In the sawn softwood g'roup, Douglas fir was the most important species totaling 237,89 M feet (24I,260). Southern pine was next in importance totaling 142,903 M feet (162,520). Other woods exported in this group were: spruce, 18,863 M feet (8,067) ; rvhite, ponderosa and sugar pine, 17,510 M feet (23,030) ; redwood, 71,599 (9,759); cedar, 3,627 M f.eet (3,300); cypress, 2,047 M feet (2,186). Of these woods spruce. redwood and cedar showed gains.

Sawn hardwoods (including flooring, and excluding railroad ties and box shooks) totaled n,482 M feet (164,620). In this group, oak totaled 35,415 M feet (99,225); ash,

8,639 M fieet (17,023); poplar, 5,913 M feet (12,319); red and sap gum, 4,124 M feet (9,392).

Softwood log exports totaled 42,583 M feet (67,278). Hardwood log exports totaled 14,872 B feet (15,619). In this log export group, Douglas fir accounted lor 24,978 M feet (52,515) ; cottonwood and aspen 9,363 M feet (9,415) ; Port Orford cedar 461 M feet (955); and Eastern cedar 2,214 M f.eet (449). Eastern cedar showed an increase. Log exports in other segregated species were comparatively small.

In the first seven months of 1940, hewn railroad ties totaled 8,430 M board feet (11,190); sawn railroad ties, 11,539 M board feet (13,794); and box shooks 47,493 M board feet (14,319).

Total imports of hardrvood and softwood logs and lumber (including cabinet r.voods, sawn railroad ties, box shooks and empty packing cases) for the first seven months of 1940 totaled 506,394 M feet (498,575) a loss of 1.5 per cent. Of this amount logs (hardrvood and softwood) accounted f.or l2O,l87 M feet (123,714); softwood lumber 325,525 M feet (318,870) ; hardwood lumber and sarved cabinet woods 55,432 M feet (50,310).

In the softwood lumber group, spruce was the most important species imported totaling 156,692 M feet (135,101). Imports of fir and hemlock combined totaled 73,705 M feet (llt ,473) , and imports of pine totaled 62,036 M feet (48,914)

Detailed monthly statistics on U. S. exports and imports of hardwood and softwood logs and lumber are compiled by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce and are now available from the Bureau on a subscription basis.

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