Lumber Looks

A,fiecting the entire coast, the ctrike of sailors, rtevedorer, loggen and rnill-men, threatenr to create a eeriour condition in rhipping within a verlr rhort time.

Practically all of the crewr in all portr left worh Thurr' .day morning, April 26, these being followed by many of tlre loggeru end rom,e rtevedorec and mill workerr. Reporte from Grayr Harbor rtate that thiogr are at a dand rtill there, that the miltr will be compelled to clore when they have cut their prerent rupply of logs. Tbe rame condition prevailr at Puget Sormd and'on the Columbia Riverr end many carnp! are clored. It ir underetood that tbis rtrike ir a demand for higher wages, and for rhorter time, the railors demanding an hcreere to $10O.0O per nontt, and the stevedores wanting about 2O centc per hour more. At San Pedro Friday morning eight boatr were idle witt no crewl to unload, but attempts were being rmde to lecwe additional creryr to continue unloading.

Receipts at Sen Pedrol show no decreare. Up to the night of the 26tb, one hrmdred twenty-eix vecrelr had docked with a total of 142,ffiO,OO0 feet, 122,86QfiD feet of this being 6r and the balance redwood. San Francirco totalr up to tbe night of the 24tt, rhow a total footage of 47,872,OOO feet ariving there.

Salea reported by one htmdred end thirty-five memberr of the Wert Coast Lumbermene Anociationr w€re r/z pq cent bel,ow production, a considerable d'ecreare since tte lart report a week ago. Total produc{ion of thece milb for thir period wa.r 1141288, 359 feet, and sdes were 113,688,836.

Reportr from the California Redwood Arociation rhow no great chenge in conditionr at their member millr. Forryteen mills reported production: 7r435rOOO feet, and sabs 8,O75,OOO feet.

Reportr from the Southem Pine Arrociation ehow a de cidedly better condition on their ealel compariron with the production totals. One hundred' and rtriry-four millr reported raler of 7317161832 feet for the wedr, and trhdr production war 691163r42O feet which b about 16/o belout normal.

The demand fq comrnonr in Celifornia b rteady, with the millr holding at practically t{re mme ecale ar two weekr ago. Lath have diffened with a much better demand. Shingle! continue rtrong, with fewer unlold than for rone time part.

Flooring and ceiling ir rtill herd to buy, and dl gradcr in rough upp€$ aeem to be rcarce with a good dernand.

Adopt New Grading Rules

The California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers' Association at the regular monthly meeting of its Board of Directors held in San Francisco, on April 20, 1923, adopted the following revisions in the grading rules covering the grading of California w'hite and sugar pine lumber. These revisions are effective on May 1.

(1) Inch factory lumber will be graded in accordance with 5-4 and thicker factory rules.

(2) Ten quarter and thicker factory lum,ber will be graded from the poor side.

The Board confirmed action of its representative at the New Orleans meeting of directors of the National Lumber .Manufacturers' Association, in recommending the following, providing such action is ratified by the other Associations:

Thickness for S2S finish and boards to be 25'/32 in.; dimension to be /s in. off in width on 4,6 and 8 in; tl in. off on 10 in. and wider, and z/s in. off in thickrress in all widths, this standard not affecting ,factory lumber.

Standard names for all yard grades, which includes common, dimension and finish to be adopted.

In disputes over grade as between mills and their customers where the Association is ,called upon t,o make reinspection, the charges for such reinspection are fixed at $10.00 a day and expenses where reinspection is made for mills affiliated with the Association and $15.00 a day and expenses for others. These terms will be put into'effect on May 15. Reinspections will be made by ofhcial inspectors of the Association and the Association will issue certificates based on the findings of the inspector.