THE CALIFOR}-IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

W. T. BLACK Advertising Mcnogcr

Subecription Price, $2.00 per Yecr Sirrgle Copies, 25 cents eccb

How Lumber Looks

14, CAL., SEPTEMBER 1, 1944

Lumber shipments of 508 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Baromcter were 8.5 per cent below production for the week ended August 12, 1944. In the same week new orders of these mills were 3.p per cent above production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amorlnted to 104 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 37 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 33 days' production.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended August 12, 104 mills reporting, gave orders as 84,344,00O feet, shipments 76,477I/U0_ feet, and production 87,253,W feet. Orders on hand at the end of the lr.eek totaled 389,307,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended August 12, 149 mills reporting, gave orders as 26,058,000 feet, shipments 20,817,W feet, and production 20,599,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 139,496,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended August 5 reported orders as 140,932,000 feet, shipments 126,9%,WO feet, and production 117,525,000 feet.

For the week ended August 12 orders were reported as 132,680,000 feet, shipments 1O9,249,000 feet, and production 1I7.969.000 feet.

Lumbermen's Post Elects Officers

W. A. Constans, Anglo California Lumber Co., Lo's Angeles, was elected Commander of Lum,bermen's Post No. 403, American Legion, Los Angeles, at the annual meeting held in Los Angeles, August 8.

The other officers chosen were: Andy Morrison, OwensParks Lumber Co., Los Angeles, Adjutant; George Melville, Simpson Industries, fnc., Los Angeles, First ViceCommander; Herman Rosenberg, Los Angeles, 2nd ViceCommander; Howard Burbank, Security First National Bank, Los Angeles, Finance Officer; Max Vener, Los Angeles, Sergeant-at-Arms.

The nerv officers will be installed at the next meeting on September 13.

Amendment I to RMPR 26

'Amendment 9 to RMPR 26, Douglas Fir and other West Coast lumber, issued effective August 14, provides that boards, dimension, planks and timbers are now included with boards, shiplap and strips as one item in mixed car shipments. It also provides that the f.o.b. mill price of lumber pur'chased f.o.b. truck from a mill not located on a railroad shall be reduced by the cost of haul from mill site to its customary railroad loading out point.

Northern Retcilers' Fcll Meeting Oct. 20

The Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California will hold its annual fall meeting on Friday, October 20, at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco.