How Lumber Looks

&;wtas Fir -Lumber production reported hy 212 mills in the Do'uglat fir region of Oregon, Washington and British Coturnbia for the first nine weeke of 193O has been slightly below orden received duri.rg the same period, ac' cording to reports received from thete mills by the West Coast Lumbermen's Associetion. A, group of 299 mills re' porting to the Auociation have cut about 13 per cent less lumber during the'first nine weeks of thia year than they produced during the comparable period ol 1929. - Production ieported by the 212 niills har held practi' cally even d*ittg the past three weeks, the wep& endurg March 1 showing a slight reduction when compared with the previous'week. Orders received by these millr during the past three weeks alro heve varied within but a narrow range.

Orders received from the rail trade durins the past three weekr have been steady. Domestic cargo orders have fuctuated, and were about 11'OOO'OOO feet lesr during the week ending March 1 than in the preceding week Export orderr showed a sharp increase during the pest weelq being about 5,(X)O,00O feet above thoae reported for the previous week.

Production, orderc and shipments at 212 millc for the week ending March 1 were reported to the Association as follows: Production 173'9O3'fi)O feet; Orders l$l,@9r122 feet; Shiprnents 158,744,6O9 feet. Details of the orders and shipments reported by theee 212 rnills foll,ows: Orders

-Rail 66,573,424 feet; Domestic Cargo 39,598,343 feet; Export 33,621,432 feet; Local 12,4A6,923 feet. Shipments

-Rail 68,742,573 feet; Domertic Cargo 50'748'381 feet; Export 26,8771732 feet; Locel 12,205,6O9 feet.

The California market ghowed very little changB du"ittg the firrt two weeks of March. Unrold stocks at San Pedro continue to show a steady decrease and cargo arrivals con' tinue light-very little lumber is coming in on consignment and practically all the lumber arriving ir applying on orderc. Unsold stocks at San Pedro on March 12 totded a*+:dsa+8ie+t*

9r188r(X)O feet. 41 versels in the California let\rice are laid up, and one vesrel is operating ofr-rhore. The demand continuee light, and with the exception of clean which are showing rlrength, prices remain about the same.

California White and Sugar Pine -The Californh White and Sugar Pine Arsociation for the week ending lfiarch 1 reported production from 14 millr as 4r22lrffi f€ct' shiPments 11r991rOOO feet and orders 17r361r(XX) feet. The sarne number of milb reportedra decreare of 39 per cent in production, and en increare oj 24 per cent in orders, in comparison with the same period of 1929. Prices continue steady and with the approach of spring the eartern demand is expected to rhow a steady improvement.

Californira Redwood -The Cdifornia Redwood Association for the week ending March 1 reported production fron 14 millr at 7,983,(X)O feet' rhipmente 81576'000 feet and orderc 6r8O9r(XX) feet. The volume of brninerr continuel fair and pricer are firm.

The current relationrhip of shipments and orderr to production for t{re 6rst nine weeks of 193O e'nding March I' based on reports from the resional asrociationr to the National Lurnber Manrfacturers Arrcciation, ir al followr:

West Coast Lumberments Alsocirtion-Production 1r249,526 M feet; Shipments 1,209,4il M feet; ffierr 1,262,849 M feet..

California White and Swar Pine Aerocialien-p16{ustion 57,606 M feet; Shipmerrtr 155,071 M feet; Orders 162,122 M feet.

California Redwood Association-Production 69'910 M feet; Shiprnents 58'379 M feet; Orden Ur7il M feet.

Southern Pine Associadon-Production 525rO72 M feet; Shipmentr 487,726 M feet; Orderr 627,121M feet"

Total Hardwoodr-Produstion 364,8o12 M feet; Shipments 3O8,3O2 M feet; Orderr 322rl7l M feet.

Orange Belt Hoo Hoo to Have Point Loma Loses Part of Dinner Dance Deck Load

The Orange Belt Hoo Hoo will hold a dinner dance at the San Berndrdino Country Club, San Bernardino, Saturday evening, March 15. Dinner will be serve'd at 7 p.m, There will be a golf tournament in the afternoon.

The coastwise lumber steamer Point Loma arrived at San Pedro early on the morning of March 6 with part of her deck load missing. The cargo went overboard near Point Arguello. Capt. J. Benson reported heavy weather almost the entire distance of the voyage.