THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

How Lumber Looks

Tacoma lumber mills reopened April 27 aftet a strike which tied up their log supply two weeks.

Near 4000 workers in mills and camps returned to work.

The strike, called by seventy-five members of the Boom Men and Rafters' IJnion, ended when union men and mill operators agreed on a compromise providing for a $7 daily wage for eight hours' work in daylight, or seven hours on split schedules. Unionists had asked $7.50.

As we go to press all mills on the Columbia River are down except one, which has only a four day supply of logs. The other mills have a three days' log supply. The Columbia Basin Loggers' Association issued an ultimatum April 23 to Columbia District Council of Lumber and Sawmill Workers, demanding that union workers return to work on morning of April 26,'cease threatening strikes and abandon "slow down" ta,ctics. The Association is wilfing to meet the new wage demand of the union but insists upon signed agreement as to other conditions. The union made no answer to the ultimatum, and camps did not open April

A total of. l7l down and operating mills in Washington and Oregon whi,ch repo.rted to the West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended April 17 produced 116,222,989 feet of lumber. The industry produced 73.8 per cent of its average weekly cut during 1926-I9D.

The new business reported taken for the week by the99 mills was 12337A,2t1 -feet. Shipments were 137,060,355 feet. The unfilled order file at these mills stood at 7ffi,@3,' 660 feet.

Asso,ciation reported that the lumber operating and mar- keting situation remained about the same as in the previous two or three weeks.

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The Western Pine Association for the week ended Aoril 17,I24 mills reporting, gave orders as 67,374,0N feet, s6ipments 74,737,U0 feet, and production 71,394,Offi feet. Orders were 5.6 per cent above production and 9.8 per cent below shipments. Shipments were 4.6 per cent above production. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 323,016,000 feet.

The California Redwool ,nl."lrr,r.n for the week ended April 1O reported production of 13 mills as 8,734,00O feet, shipments 8,260,000 feet, and orders 9,323;@0 feet. Weekend orders on hand werc 79.345.000 feet. t< * !t<

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended Aoril 17,I23 mills reporting, gave orders as 30,162,000 feet, sliipments 31,971,W feet, and production 37,754,06 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 88,150,0,00 feet, equivalent to 4,198 ,cars.

The Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine, Sugar Pine, and Redwood mills report a good volume of new business being offered. Mill quotations are firm and stocks are low. There is a good demand for Red Cedar shingles and prices are nrm.

Cargo arrivals at Los Angeles harbor for the week ended April24 totaled 18,213,000 feet, as compared with22,O32,ffi feet for the previous week.