PACIFIC FIVE.PIY (REDwooD coRE) BOARD

SlD Fruclrco Oficc

How Lumber Looks

"WatchfuI-Waitingt' might be the word, in connection with today's market thoughts.

There have been no decided changer in the part two weeke, with the exception of the thinning out of the rtockr on the docks, and the tieing up of more boats, at Oakland. This will help, of courre.

Carl Crow's last issue of the "Indext' raid: "Peerimistr and lmockerr of the California lumber trade belong in the twampE of Floridatt.

No one will deny that preeent conditions call for a lot of seriour thought and we believe that it ir now being grven, from the very woods where t^[re trees stand, down to the retail gentlemen who are putting thic lumber on the jobs.

Shipments into Southern California, for August, will run light, from precent indicatione. To tte night of the 13th,

Philippine Mahogany Association To Take Case To Court

In the matter of the recent decision by the Federal Trade Commission, at Washington, on the use of the trade name "Philippine Mahogany", officials of the Philippine Mahoga.ny Association have announced their intention of takjng the case before the Federal Court of AppealS, of Ner'v York, for a final decision.

Late in July the Federal Trade Commission, sitting in Washington, after a series of hearings in many parts of the country, handed dorvn a "Cease and Desist Order", ordering these manufacturers of Philippine woods to cease the use of the name "Philippine Mahogany".

. These hearings were held at the instigation of the Mahogany Associatio,n, and the complaints were directed at but three manufacturers. Other complaints have been filed since, and it is expected that hearings will be held in each case.

After the series of hearings, the Commission handed down ttrreir clecision. which is, of course, not final, and does not obligate the manufacturers to stop using the name, until the order has been sustained by the Court of Appeals.

Officers of the Philippine Mahogany Association are particularly anxiotrs, according to a Los Angeles member, to assure the buyers of their woods that they are running no risks in continuing the use of "Philippine Mahogany". The impression has been gathered by some furniture manufac' turers and other nsers of the woods that it is necessary for them to stop its use, at least until the final settlement of the case.

there war but fifty million feet reported and tlre rlate for the next few days showed a low number of vedrelc to dock. The total for the mont'h will be below July. -

The Wert Coast Lr.unbermentg Association'r last barometer shows orders ten points above production and ship- ments. These reports come weekly and for the last seven Jepgrts thir condition has shown. For tte period reportJ tllh:-tfl issue, tt9 mills rhowed raler arnounting to f f +,. OO1),OOO feet, production 1O9 million and shipmenb lli million

The Redwood mills last repo,rt alro rhows orderr above production and shipmentr.

With shipments lersening into thir market, and with the r1ngol{ stocks being slowly cleaned up, better times are li sight_for the wholerale distributori md, as a natural result, for the retailer.

It h_ag been predicted that at least two years rvill be consumed by the case,. before the Court of Appeals.

Volumes of testimony were offered at-the final hearing in Washington, resulting in the adverse decision to thi Philippine Mahogany manufacturers.

One dissenting vote was cast, by Judge Humphreys, say- ing, in part: "No public interest appeari in the iu.". Th.r" is no substantial evidence in the record that any ultimate ruser of Philippine Mahogany has either been d-eceived or has been defrauded".