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How Lumber Looks

In a formal review of the porition of the lumber industry, Wilson Compton, Secretary and Manager of the National Lumber Manufacturera Aarociation, in the association weekly report of June 7, xayez t'The lumber industry has rarely been in a more favorable stati*ical position. Fundamentally, the supply and demand relation in the lumber indurtry as a whole is more favorable than at any time during the part five years. Reported new businesa booked go far this year har exceeded production by 1O per cent. Nor for many years, have tfrere been ro widely diverrified outlets for lumber, including export, coartwbe end rail trade, for both conrtruction and ind'ustrial conrumption."

According to tte report the total roftwood lumber rlov€ment for the frrrt 22 w*kc of 1928, ghows: Production, 5433,355,363 feet; Shipmentr, 517411267,895 feet; Orders, 6,012,567,088 feet.

For the millr of the Wert Coart Lumberments Asrociation, the report shows for this same period: Production, 2r543r-' 306,813 feet; Shipmentr, 2,6O11181,067 feet; Orderr, 2r822,337,769 feet.

For California White and Sugar Pine, the report shows for this period: Production, 433,878100O feet; Shipments, 546,295'00O feet; Orders, 551r414,OO0 feet.

Here are the figures for Southern Pine for thia period: Production, 114761089195o feet ; Shipments, 1 156310841218 feet; Orders, 1,574,(XX),319 feet.

The report rhows the total hardwood movement for the first 22 weeks of the year, aa follows: Production, lr027r-

Holmes Eureka Adopts Trade Mark

The Holmes Eureka Lumber Co. have adooted the trade mark'1HE" which is the intitials of the firm name. In a letter sent to the retail trade of California introducing their symbol, Fred Holmes, sales manager says:

"Let us introduce you to a real HE man. We want him to typify Holmes Eureka products. We want him to represent the best grades, of uniform high quality, properly manufactured-giving an over-measure of satisfaction.

"IIe works for us and he will work for you. He can ship you identified products. IIowever, whether or not his HE initials are on each piece, he will be on the job to help you make friends, to help you put your sales on a quality and character basis that will discount price considerations.

"He is a fine, strong fellow, ruggedly honest; he knows his business and is a help to any lumberman. Whenever you receive some HE Quality products he is at your service. Put him to work. He will be as beneficial to you as he is to us."

232rOOO feet; Shipments, 1,M1,163,O00 feet; Orders, l'' O63,294,00O feet.aaSt<a

The California Dougl,as fir cargo market showed further drenglhening during the part two weeks. Clears are rtronger and pricer are also a little stiffer in the common grader. The market is very finn. The volume of businesr is very ratirfactory and tfiere is no trouble to sell lumber.

The 6r rail market is following along with the cargo rnar' ket and prices have advanced. Pricer are very firm. There ie practically no low grade stooh to be had,anywhere. No. 1 comroon har advanced frorn 5Oc to $1.OO in the past two weeks and kiln dried clears advanced $2.0O in the rame period.

Lath are scarce and the market is firm" Shingles remain about tfie rame.

Redwood. California sales chow an increare in volume. Most mills are running only five days a week. The South Amqican market continues active. For the week ending Jrme 2, the barometer for the California Redwood ^A,sao. ciation, shows: Ord'ers Received, TrMi M feet; Production, 7,017 M feet; Shipments, 7,319 M feet.

California White and Sugar Pine. Com,mons and rhop lumber have strengttrened in both white and sugar pine. Pine and white fir dimension are in good demand with a atronger price tendency. Box lumber and No. 3 clear are also in good demand. Most of the larger milli are running only five and one-half days a wee&.

Business'Shows Healthy Increase

L. V. Graham, vice-president and general manager of the Chicago L,]umber Company of Washington, Oakland, is truly optimistic about the outlook for business this year.

"We have all the business we can handle. and our mill is running overtime," said Mr. Graham recently to a representative of this paper. "We are employing more men now than ever before since we started operating this plant. Our mixed car service is becoming more and more popular with retail dealers, and having added Philippine Mahogany to the wide variety of woods we carry in stock, we can now ship six different kinds of wood in one car."

"There is a noticeable increase in the number of dealers who are handling built-in fixtures, and we are making it easy for them to handle these by shipping anything in this line, such as breakfast nooks, ironing boards, kitchen cupboards, medicine cabinets, flour bins, etc., in mixed cars with doors, windows, mguldingq q4d any kind of lumber."