Lumber and Log Exports and lmports

Exports of hardwood and softwood lumber (including boards, planks, scantlings, flooring, sawed timber) and logs from the United States for the first eleven months of 1939, totaled 1,A83,779 M board feet as compared with 953,O10 M feet for the first eleven months of 1938, a gain of 14 per cent, according to the Forest Products Division, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce.

Of the total 1939 amonnt, sawed material accounted for 970,926 N{ feet as compared with 853,238, a gain of 14 percent. On the same basis of comparison, exports of logs and hewn tirnber totaled 112,853 M feet as against 99,772 M feet, a gain of 13 per cent.

In the following paragraphs, the amounts given cover the first eleven months of 1939. For comparative purposes the figures covering the first eleven months of 1938 are in parenthesis.

Sawn softwood totaled 731,577 M feet (618,896). In the sawn softwood group, Douglas fir was the most important species exported totaling 377989 M feet (276,96+). Southern pine was next in importance totaling 257,558 M feet (275,598). Other woods exported in this group were: white, ponderosa, and sugar pine, 39,7O1 M feet (32,345); spruce, 19.585 M feet (10,015) ; redwood, 19,2n M feet (12,007); cedar, 5,274 M feet (4,459); cypress, 3,414 M feet (4,734); hemlock, 5,892 M feet (1,415). Of these woods all showed gains except Southern pine and cypres.s.

Sarvn harilwoods (including flooring) totaled 239,349 M feet (234,342). In this group, oak totaled 145,402 M feet (135,460); ash, 23,355 M feet (24,3ffi); poplar, 17,216 M feet (17,938); red and sap ga,m13,679 M feet (14,252).

Softwood log exports totaled 92,478 M feet (79,375).

Hardwood 1og exports totaled n375 M feet (n397). In this log export group, Douglas fir accounted for 66,361 M feet (61,788) ; cottonwood and aspen 13,550 M feet (10,091) ; hemlock, 3,641 M teet (3,261) and other cedar 2,549 M feet

(1,115). Log exports of other segregated species were comparatively small.

With reference to the above statistics, mention should be made that sawed railroad ties and box shooks are not included (even though they are considered as lumber items), for the reason that comparable statistics are not available.

Total imports of hardwood and softwood logs and lumber (including clapboards) and cabinet woods) totaled 871,478 M leet (641,275) an increase of 36 per cent. Of this ' amount logs (hardwood and softwood) accounted fior 216,DI M feet (159,065) ; softwood lumber (including cla'pboards) 562,980 M feet (4lg,A9q; hardwood lumber and sawed cabinet woods 92,207 M feet (63,126).

In the softwood lumber group, spruce was the most important species imported, totaling 26,82 M feet (I76,OD)Imports of fir and hemlock combined totaled 150,509 M feet (152,155), and imports of pine totaled 105,617 M feet (56,152).

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 comparable figures are not readily available in terms of board feet'

Detailed monthly statistics on United States exports and imports of hardwood and softwood logs and lumber are compiled by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Cornmerce and are available from the Bureau ou a subscription basis.

Party Escapes Injury

W. H. (Bill) Stewart of the San Diego Screen Mfg. Co., San Diego, made an automobile trip to Utah over the Christmas and New Year holidays, accompanied by his wife and two daughters. In the course of the trip the car overturned on an icy pavement but fortunately none of the party was injured.

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Lumber orders reported for the week ended December 23, 1939, by 399 softwood mills totaled 187,385,00O feet, shipments were 180,894,000 feet, and production 185,099,000 feet.

Reports from 88 hardwood mills for the same week gave new business as 6,310,000 feet, shipments 7,2O7,ffiO feet, and production 10,552,00O feet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended December 30, 1939, 103 mills reporting, gave orders as 56,423,000 feet, shipments 46,442,W f.eet, and production 34,257,W feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 43,886,00O feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended December 30, 1939, 108 mills reporting, gave orders as 16,532,W feet, shipments, 17,7O2,000 feet, and production 21,385,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 57,624,60 feet.

Lumber receipts at Los Angeles Harbor from the Pacific Northwest aggregated 829,539,000 feet in 1939, as compared to 799,412,ffi0 feet in 1938 and 800,844,000 leet in 1937.

News Flashes

T. K. May, Seattle, Wash., structural engineer with the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, is spending a few weeks in Southern California and making his headquarters at the Association's Los Angeles office.

John C. Light, Miami, Ariz., son, King C. Light of Redondo spent Christmas rvith his Beach.

Taylor Sublett, J. E. Higgins Lumber Co., San Francisco, was a Los Angeles visitor the latter part of last month.

C. P. Kellogg, has been elected commerce.

Rossman Mill & Lumber Co., San Pedro, a director of the San Pedro chamber of

J. Earl McNair, secretary and general manager of the Robert McNair Shingle Co., Vancouver, B. C., and Mrs. McNair, are on a Southern California and Arizona vacation.

Walter Koll, A. J. Koll Planing Mill, Ltd., Los Angeles, and Mrs. Koll, were in San Francisco over the New Year holidays.

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Plans have been completed for a very thorough recording of natural phenomena and will be carried out on a twentyfour hour day basis. In connection with this, each man so engaged rvill be required to prepare his observations in publishable form. Major fields of inquiry rvill include studies of the aurora, the cosmic ray, geology, glaciology and meteorology. Extensive mapping and exploring operations will be carried out by the huge snow cruiser, planes, tractors and dog teams.

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Buildings for the trvo main camps contemplated have been prefabricated and are being shipped "down under" in sections. These buildings were designed by Major Andre L. Violante who has had wide experience in this type of construction. Each camp lvill consist of bunk house, science building and outpost and each unit has bee,n lined with z/s", exterior grade of Douglas fir plytvood. The exterior grade