THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

M. ADAMS Cirolatibl Mam3cr

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How Lumber Looks

Production of lumber as reported to the West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended July 17 was nearly up to the last two weeks in June. The marked decrease in the week ended July 10 u'as due to holiday shutdowns during that period.

Rail markets continue at about the same rate. Lumbermen report water markets as generally weak in volume. A considerable amount of business is reported as refused by the mills because offerings are beloW produ,ction costs. Because of this 'condition a number of mills have notified their crews that production will be less during the remainder of July and August than in June.

175 mills in Washington and Oregon, reporting to the fMest Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended luly 17, produced 127,534,319 feet. New business taken during the week by these mills was 92,579,83 feet, and shipments were 127,544,692 feet. The unfilled order file at -bhese mills stood at 481,23O,487 feet. t(*>l

Reports from 114 mills to the Western Pine Association for the week ended July 17 showed new business as 64,581,000 feet, shipments 69,769,W feet, and production 93,196,OOO feet. Orders on hand at these mills at the end of the week totaled 232,271,000 f.eet.

The California RedwooJ olr"l,",an for the week ended July 17 reported production from 10 mills as 6,137,000 ieet, shipments 1,938,000 feet, and nerv business 2,032,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the rveek totaled 6,370,000 feet.

633 mills produced zei,zslz,& feet of hardwoods and softwoods combined during the week ended Jaly 17 ac,cording to reports to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association from the reginal associations. New business reported was 210,180,000 feet, and shipments were 250,-

958,000 feet. A1l regions except Northern Hardwoods reported orders below production*for the week.

_ A special convention, held at Tacoma, July_ 19, of the Federation of Woodworkers, representing 100,-000 forests and mill employes in the western Unifed States voted 358 to 7L to afrlliate with the C.I.O. The group's name was revised by the convention from Federation of Woodworkers of America. Of the total delegates 37 did not vote be,cause they lacked instructions and 24 were reported absent when the vote lvas taken.

Rank and file members of Tacoma local No. 2633 Sawmill & Timber Workers Union turned down by unanimous vote a motion for immediate affiliation with the C. I. O. at their regular meeting July 20.

Portland was selected by the ,convention as official headquarters for the International 'Woodworkers of America, July 22, but on July 24 it was decided on another vote to make Seattle the official h*ead*guarters.

The Fir mills have ,curtailed production which should have a good effect on prices. A la-rge percentage of the mills in the Fir industry cut down produ,ction about 20 per cent during the last two weeks in July, and it is expected that there will be further curtailment during the month of August.

The Redwood mills report good order files, and the summer lull in business is giving the mills a chance to get their stocks in shape for fall business. Pri'ces are firm.

The Pine mills generally are curtailing produ,ction by running only four days a week. Prices on mixed cars are holding firm. Some improvement in business has been reported by the mills during the past two weeks.

Lumber cargo receipts at Los Angeles harbor for the week ended July 24 totaled 13,327,W feet as compared to 72,576,W feet for the previous week.

Demand lncreases for Inlaid Plywood Poll Dircloses Shortage in Single Houses

Art-Ply panels, advertised in this issue by Strable Hardwood Company, Oakland, are manufactured by Vancouver Plywood & Veneer Company, Vancouver, Wash.

A. J. Gram, sales manager for this concern, told a representative of this paper recently that the success of this line is so great that they are making plans to increase their production of Art-Ply.

"The new paneling abolishes the need for battens which have been used to join plywood panels. It is self-joining, uses its own pattern to cover joints, making them invisible," Mr. Gram says.

"Architects and contractors who have specified and used Art-Ply are unanimous in their praise of its labor-saving, time-saving and decorative possibilities."

Chicago, July 17-Members of the Mortgage Bankers' Association of America reported in a poll announced today a shortage of single-family houses in the United States.

George H. Patterson, association secretary, said 74 pet cent of the members reported single-family house shortages in their communities. Only 36 per cent reported shortages of large apartments and only 33 per cent reported shortages of two and three-family buildings, he said' The number of single family dwellings typical cities expected to build during 1937, based on averaged reports from association members were:

Chicago, 4000; Dallas, Tex., 2200; Milwaukee and San Francisco, 18OO; Denver, l25O; Pasadena, Cal., 100O; Salt Lake City, 90O; Minneapolis, 70O; St. Paul and Oklahoma City, 500; Omaha, 450, and Seattle, 850.