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LOS ANGELES, CAL., AUGUST 15, 1933 Advortlring Retcr on Applicatiol

How Lumber Looks

Softwood lumber orders booked at the sarymills during the week ended July 29, 1933, were below production for the third consecutive week and for the first time in a year hardwood ordets also fell below the output, according to reportE to t{re National Lumber Manufacturers Association from regional associations covering the operations of. 637 leading softwood and hatdwood mills. Production during the week at 2t0r54lr 000 feet was 14 per cent heavier tfian the average of the preceding eight weeks and orders at 1591646roo0 feet, were 3O per cent below the avetage new business of the same previotrs period. Shipments during the week totaled ZO5r22OrOOO f,eet Forest products cadoadings at 28r7O4 cars during the week ended July 22 were the highest since June, 1931, bringing the year's total 3 per cent above the similar period of 1972.

The West Coast Lumberments Association reports that new business received by the mills during the week ended July 29 was 16 per cent under the previous week. Production decreased 5.42 per cent below the level of the week befote; shipments continued hea.y and unfilled orderrs at the close of the week were 38.8 per cent of the lumber in pile. Inventories wete 12.4 per c€nt less than at this time last year. Since tfie first of July the former active demand has slowed up. The normal slack season of the ye:rr occurs during the summer, and this summer it has been complicated by heavy speculative buying in May

Our S. F. Representive Has New Telephone Number

PRospect 3810 is the new telephone number of W. T. Black, our San Francisco representative. His address is 645 Leavenworth Street, San Francisco.