THE CALIFOR}-IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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M. ADAMS Circulqiion McncAer

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How Lumber Looks

Reports from 90 of the largest Pacific Coast cities in April showed a 15.87 per cent increase in building permits compared with the same month last year, according to the Western Monthly Building Survey, prepared by H. R. Baker & Company, San Francisco.

Totals from these 90 cities showed 13,939 permits, totaling $26,039,280, were issued in April, 1939, compared with 12,395 permits, totaling $22,472,678 in April, 1938. Increases were reported in April of this year over April of last year by California, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, IJtah, Washington, and British Columbia cities.

Los Angeles ranked first among all western cities with a total of $6,604,619, and was followed by San Francisco, Denver, Sacramento and Burbank, all of which reported permits in excess of $1,000,000. Oakland was sixth and was followed by Fresno, San Diego, Long Beach, and Vancouver, B. C., which reported in excess of $750,000.

Shipments and new orders of lumber rose to the highest level of the year in the week ended April 29, according to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.

Shipments advanced 5 per cent above the preceding week to 228,391,000 feet, compared with 218,413,000 feet, while new orders were 4 per cent higher at 238,033,000 feet, compared with 229,684,000 feet.

Production, however, declined 3 per cent below the previous week to 2I4,2II,000 feet producedby 493 mills, compared with 220,945,000 feet produced by 545 mills a week earlier.

New orders were 31 per cent greater than in the corresponding 1938 week, while production rose 28 per cent and shipments advanced 16 per cent above the 1938 week.

For the week ended April 29, new orders were 75 per cent of the corresponding 1929 week, shipments about 66 per -cent of that weekis figure, and production about 63 per cent of the corresponding 1929 week.

A total of 143 down and operating mills in Washington and Oregon, which reported to the Wesl Coast Lumbermen's Associition for the week ended April 22, produced 94,949,636 feet; shipped 95,204,276 feet; and new business was 99,275,,477 f.eet. -The unfilled order file at these mills stood aI 325,045.930 feet.

The same number of mills, reporting for the week ended April29, produced 95,703,048 feet; shipped 108,585,841 feet; and new business was 105,445,850 feet. The unfilled order file at the end of the week totaled 318,145,229 f.eet.

The Western Pine Association, 107 mills reporting for the week ended April29, gave production as 68,626,000 feet; shipments 63,559,0j30 feetl and-new business 77,573,000 feet. Orders showed an increase of. 23.7 per cent over the previous week. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 182,576.000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the week ended April 22 reported production of 13 mills as 7,4o2,ffi teet; shipments 9,059,000 feet; and new business 6,172,000 feet. Week-end orders on hand totaled 34,453,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association, 112 mills reporting for the week ended April 29, gave production as 3O324,000 feet; shipments 31,89b,000 feei; and new business 32,561,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 72,396,000 f.eet.