THE CALIFOR}IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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How Lumber Looks

513 mills, according to reports to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association from the regional associations covering the operations of important hardwood and softwood mills for the week ended January 15, produced, lzt,897,W feet of hardwoods and softwoods combined; shipped 150,870,000 feet; and booked new business of 160,842pn feet.

A total of l49donu,l "nl *.*a,"* mills in Washington and Oregon which reported. to the West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended January 15, produced 63,&9,D9 feet of lumber. At the rate of cutting at the reporting mills, the e.ntire industry produced 4O.4 per cent of its average weekly cut during 1926-D.

The new business reported taken during the week by the 149 mills was 62,227,855 board feet, and shipments were 69,037,885 feet. The unfilled order file at these mills stood at 274.5h9@ feet.

Production, orders and shipments continue, as during the past several weeks, to be extremely low, even for this time of the year. The market outlook continues to be quiet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended Tanuary 15, 119 mills reporting, gave production as 17,056000 feet; shipments 43,822,00O feet; and new business 52,7&,O0O feet. New business taken during the week showed an increase_of 4,011,000 feet, or 8.2 per cent, over the previous week. Orders on hand at the end of the u'eek totaled 142,067.000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the week ended January 15 reported production of 13 mills as 4,481,@0 feet; shipments, 4,86O,000 feet; and new business, 5,953,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 24.488.000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended January 15, 119 mills reporting, showed production as 24,806,000 feet; shipments,25,lO7,W feet; and new business, 30,805,000 feet. New business showed an increase of 31 per cent over the previous week. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 67,7&,W feet, equivalent to 3,227 carc.

Unions in Dispute at San Pedro

Los Angeles, January 28.-Spokesmen for the C.I.O. International Longshoremen's Union at San Pedro announced yesterday a five-hour."stop work" period today from 1 to 6 p.m. They will attend a mass meeting in Wilmington Bowl to consider whether to go ahead with plans for a coast-wide walkout in the event the court enforces a temporarily-delayed appointment of an A.F. of L. receiver in the longshore hiring hall at San Pedro.

A temporary stay of execution has been granted to C.I.O. attorneys by the court pending arguments for a new trial. If the new trial is not granted, the order will go into effect February 5.

The Waterfront Employers' Association of Southern California has informed the C.I.O. group that they will be held responsible for any damage to cargoes resulting from the "stop work" period. Twenty cargo, passenger and lumber ships will be held up in discharge and loading of cargo in the event the "stop work" plan is put into effect'