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Philippine Mahogany - Philippine Hudwood

CADITALLAIIER.GIBSIIN Cll., IJ{C. Los Angeles, Calif.

U. S. Lumber Exports and lmports

Total exports of hardwood and softrvood lumber (including boards, planks, scantlings, flooring, sawed timber) and logs for the first 10 months of 1938 totaled 878,426 M board feet as compared with 1,387,143 M feet for the corresponding period of 7937, a loss of 37 per cent, according to figures just released by the Forest Products Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

Of the total 1938 amount. sawed material accounted for 784,596 M feet as com,pared with 1,232,958, a loss of 36 per cent. On the same basis of comparison, exports of logs and heu'n timber totale'd 93,830 M feet as against 154,185, a loss of 39 per cent.

In the following paragraphs, the amounts given cover the first l0 months of 1938. For comparative purposes the figures covering the first 10 months of 1937 are in parentheses.

Sarvn softwood totaled 572,496 M feet (914,358). In this sarvn softwood group, Douglas fir was the most important species exported totaling 257,896 M feet (502,536). Southern pine was next in importance totaling 251,689 M feet (308,534). Other woods exported in this group were : white, ponderosa, and sugar pine,D,IZO M feet (44,374); redwood

11,678 M feet (21,7I8; spruce 9,261 M feet (18,255) ; cedar, 4,214 M feet (5,53O) ; cyprus, 4,194 M feet (3,858) ; hemlock, 1.415 M feet (4,894). Of these rvoods, Cypress is the only one to show a greater export figure in 1938 than in 1937.

Sarvn hardw'oods (including flooring) totaled 212,1ffi M feet (318,6O0). In this group, oak totaled 122,267 M feet (178,771);ash22,217 M feet (37,147); poplar 16,239 M feet (27,4D). Other species in this group although totaling smaller quantities also showed de'creased export volume.

Softwood log exports totaled 75,492 I\{ feet (133,681). Hardwood log exports totaled 18,338 M feet (20,5M).In this log export group, Douglas fir accounte d f.or ffi,@7 M feet (67,288); cottonwood and aspen 8,826 M feet (8,465) ; hemlock, 3,235 M feet (31,614) ; asl-r and hickory, 3,223 M f.eet (4,258); Port Orford cedar, 3,536 M feet (7,8O4). I.og exports of other segregated species rvere com,paratively small.

With reference to the above export statistics, mention should be made that sawed railroad tie's, trim and moldings are not included (even though they are considered as lumber items). for the reason that the figures are not readily available in terms of board feet. Box shooks are not included since comparable import statistics are not available.

Total imports of hardwood and softwood logs and lumber (including clapboards and cabinet woods) totaled, 572,547 M f.eet (724,153). Of this amount 140,548 M feet (121,374) were logs (hardwoods and softwoods) ; 376,179 M feet (504,576) were softwood lumber (including clapboards) and 55,820 M feet (98,203) lvere hardu'ood lumber and sawed cabinet woods.

In the logs group, imports of fir, spruce or rvestern hemlock accounted for 72,ffi M feet (83n), cedar 41,426 M feet (21,851) and mahogany 21,363 M feet (n,791).

In the softwood lumber group, spruce was the most important single species imported, totaling 156,632 M feet (275,918). Imports of fir and hemlock combined totaled 138,957 M feet (117,3ffi) and imports of pine totaled 48,866 M feet (75,500).

With reference to the above import statistics, mention should be made that sawed railroad ties, pickets and box shooks are not included (even though they are considered as lumber items) for the reason that the figures are not readily available' in terms of board feet.

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Arizona Representative

T. G. DECKER

P. O. Box 1865, Phoenix Telephonc 96811

E. A. Goodrich Associated With Guy Smith

Guy Smith, Los Angeles representative of the Rockport Redwood Co., Rockport, Calif., announces that E. A. Goodrich is now associated with him and will make his headquarters at their office, 330 Petroleum Securities Bldg. Mr. Goodrich has been connected rvith the Redwood industry in Southern California for rnany years and is rvidely known among the lumber trade.

Mr. Smith is leaving about January 15 on an eastern trip by way of the Northu'est in the interest of Ralph M. Rounds, president of the Roclaport Reclwood Co., who also has timber and manufacturing operations in British Columbia. During Mr. Smith's absence, Mr. Goodrich u'ill be in charge of the company's I-os Angeles office.

David Dollar

David Dollar, 74, brother of the late Captain Dollar, founder of the Dollar Steamship Company, died in North Bend, Ore., January l, after an ilh"ress of three days.

Mr. Dollar, whose home was in Portland, was in North Bencl on a visit in connection with his lumber interests when he was taken ill. He also had lumber interests in Idaho and Michigan. He had not been actively engaged in business for the past five years.

He is survived by a sister. Mrs. \A'illiam Trodfoot of Oakland, and made his home with a niece, Mrs. Jane Payne, in Portland

Operate Retail

Mrs. Frank D. Kellar and prietors of the Bear Valley Calif.. where they operate a