THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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LOS ANGELES, CAL., MAY 15, I93I

How Lumber Looks

Douglas Fir-A total of 341 mills reporting to the West Coast Lumberments Association for the week ending May 2 operated et 44.73 per cent of capacity, as compared to 45.06 per cent of capacity for the preceding week, and 69.57 per cent of capacity during the same wcek last year. For the first 17 weeks of 1931 these mills have operated at 4O.34 per cent of capacity, as compared to 64.81 per cent for the same period in 1910.

Production, orders and shipments at 221 mills for the week ended M.ay 2 wene reported to the Association as follows:

Production, 1151847166 f.et; Shipmetrts, 131r9o1r110 feet; Orders, lt0r944r8E7 f.ect. Orde$ wete 4,23 per cent under production, and shipments were 13.86 pet cent over the output. Inventories ere now lower than at this time last year.

Details of orders and shipments as reported by these 221 mills follows: Orders-Rail, 41r9t9r627 f.erltz Domestic Cargo, 45,187,124 Let; Export, llrl6tr2l5 f,eeti Lcral, 12,656,921 feet. Shipments-Rail, 42,559rO75 f.eeti Domestic Cargo, 50,7O5r2O4 feet; Export, 25979,910 feet; Local, 1216561921 f.e*.

The California lumber situation shows very lirtle change, and the market ie not showing much activity. Prices show no 6[ange. Unsold stocks on the public docks at San Pedro on Mray lV totaled 6O56,fiX) feet. 48 lumber vessels in the California trade are laid up.

The California White and Sugar Pine Manufacturers Association rcported ptoduction fuon 23 mills for the wee& ended I0.|ay 2 as 11,179,(XX) feet, shipments 15J65'00O feeg and ot-

L. R. STERETT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VISITOR

Lester R. Sterett, secretary of the Mill-work Institute of California, has been spending the past few weeks in Los Angeles on Association business.

C. V. STIPPICHVISITS CALIFORNIA

C. V. Stippich, The Stippich Lumber Company, Oklahoma City, Okla., was a Los Angeles visitor around the first of the month following a three weeks' trip to the Northwest where he called on the mills. The Stippich Lumber Company, rvith headquarters at Wichita, Kansas, are well known Middle West wholesalers covering Kansas, Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. Mr. Sfippich represents the company in the Oklahoma territory.

Saa Frrncirco O6co u2 Market Strct

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Telephoa E&tuL ztt5 Southcrn Oficc bd Natirnal Buk Blds. H@3tm, Tdu ders 16r041r0fi) feet. The same number of mills reported a 30 per cent decrease in production as conrpared with the cotresponding week of 1930. Pine sales continue ahead of production and prices are f,rm. The volume of Redwood busi. ness shows practically no change and prices are reported very fitm.

Orders for lumbet received during the week ended l&lay 2 equaled production, it is indicated in reports from 771 leading hardwood and softruood mills to the National Lumbet Manufacturers Association. Shipments from these mills were 10 per cent above their combined production for the week, the cut amounting to 228r793r0fi) feet.

The cunent relationship of shipments and ordets to ptoduction for the first 17 weeks of 1931, as reported by the re. gional associations to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association, follows:

Vest Coast Lumberments [66,si3ii66-p1o'duction, tr770r368 M feet; Shipments, 1185716o5 M feet; Orders, l,975rl28 M fe* 'Western Pine Manufacturers Associati Ptoduction, 40tr552 M feet; Shipments, 471,75t M feet; Orders, 451rS07 M feet.

Southern Pine Association-Production, &3r5t4 M feet; Shipments, 6991132 M feet; Orders, 7O3,6Oi M feet.

Total Hardwoods-Production, t79,682 M feet; Shipmentsl 401,43, M feet; Ordem, 412,370 M feet.

E. S. McBRIDE VISITS LOS ANGELES

E. S. McBride, manager of the Davis Lumber Co., Davis, Calif., was a recent Los Angeles visitor, where he spent a few days on a combined business and pleasure trip. Mrs. McBride accompanied him on the trip.

L. S. TURNBULL WILL ATTEND ARIZONA CONVENTION

L. S, Turnbull, Los Angeles, Southern California and Arizona representative of The McCloud River Lumber Company, has been spending the past few days in Arizona on business. He will attend the annual convention of th€ Lumbermen's Club of Arizona at Phoenix on Mav 15. 16 and 17.