THE CALIFOR}TIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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How Lumber Looks

During the week ended April 9, 506 mills produced 173,161,000 feet of hardwood and softwoods combined; shipped 157,870,W feet, and booked new business ol 147,715,000 feet, according to reports to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association from the regional associations.

The lumber industry during the week stood at 52 per cent of. L9n weekly average of production, and 49 per cent of average 1929 shipments. New business and shipments showed considerable decline from the preceding week and were both below production for the first week since midDecember.

New business reported for the week by 429 softwood mills totaled 142,493,W feet; shipments were 152,960,000 feet; and production 165,237,000 feet.

95 hardwood mills gave new business for the week as 1,??2,W feet; shipments 4,910,000 feet; and production 7,924,00O f.eet.

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A total of 151 down and operating mills in Washington and Oregon which reported to the West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended April 16, produced 81,061,553 feet of lumber. At the rate of iutting at the reporting mills, the entire industry produced 51.5 per cent of its average weekly cut during 192629.

The new business reported taken during the week by these mills was 76,@2,853 feet. Shipments were 86,614,564 feet. The unfilled order file stood at 287,4I5.7AO feet.

The Association reports that production, orders and shipments as shown in this week's report continue extremely low for the time of year. A check of the record shows thes-e movements to be lower than the averages of April as reported to the Association T "ft year since 1934.

Reports from 126 mills for the week ended April 16 gave new business as 51,068,000 feet, shipments 51,419,000 Teet, and production 52,022,0@ feet, according to the Western Pine Association. Orders, shipments and production were about on an equal level for the week. The increase in new business over the previous week was 6,312,W feet, or 14.1 per cent. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 148,265,000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the week ended April 9 reported production of 13 mills as 5,303,000 feet; shipments 7,359,W0 feet; and new business 7,462,000 feet. Week end orders on hand were 46,551,0@ feet. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad which was closed by slides on January 31, was opened on April 15, and the mills are now making rail shipments.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended April 16, l2O mills reporting, gave new business as 23,862,00O feet ; shipments 24,906,m feet; and production 26,382,O0O feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 58.980.000 feet.

Lumber cargo receipts at Los Angeles Harbor for the week ended April 23 were 20,698,000 feet, as compared to 25,O75,W feet the previous T".1.

Applications covering the construction of new homes continue to lead already existing house applications during the first half of April according to the weekly progress report of the FHA Los Angeles office. For the first fifteen days of April, 1193 cases with a valuation of 95,390,400 were filed, 652 ol which, with a valuation of $3,061,000 cover the construction of new homes.

. By increasing the personnel staff, the T,os Angeles office is new processing cases in excess of.m a day.