How Lumber Looks

t Douglas Fir.-The mills are reported as being very conienrative in quoting prices dwing the part week. LogE ire scarce, especially in the Grays Harbor District, and ilrices are fum with a recent advance in price. The loggins oamps will go down for the holidays and will probably not feaume operations until the middle of January. Shorrld iveather conditions be unfavorable at that time, the camps will not reEunre operations for some time.

i ttr. Atlantic Coast business has picked up during the past iwo weeks and considerable spring business has already been placed with the mills. The export demand has also shovm irnprovement. The railroads are buying heavy.

At the mills, conditions look better and the millmen are feeling more confid'ent and refusing to take on spring busineos at tte current pricea.

The California market shows practically no change. The riolume continues satisfactory with no improvement in prices. Cargo arrivals into Southern California for the first twentyeight days of November, including Douglas fir and redwood, totaled lO7rOOOr000 ft. The total cargo arrivals into Southern California for the month of November will run around115 million feet. The lath market is in good ehape with no good No. 1 lath on hand. No. 2 lath is also scarce. The shingle market remains about the sarne. There are approximately 12 million feet of lumber on the docks at San Pedro, and some wholesalers report that at leant 6AVo of this lumber contains und'esirable items. Twenty-five boats are tied up and 6 boats have been transferred to the interqostal and foreign trade.

. Building permits in the city of Los Angeles for the month of November will run around $17,OOO,O0O.

Redwood.-The redwood rnarket continues sati*factory with prices firm. Stocks at the mills are small, especidly items in commona. For the past eighteen months, new business has exceeded production at the redwood' mills, so ttat the redwood situation is in good shape.

The California white and sugar pine market shows very little change and continues steady. The most active items in California white pine are shop, box, C select and No. 3 cornmon. In sugar pine, the active itema are No. 1 and 2 clear and shop with prices firm. Production for the year to date ir about l6/s lesE than for the same period last year and several of the mills are already dor.m for the year.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association barometer for |he week ending November 19, 119 rnills reporting, showr: Production 1201323,026 ft., New BusinesE 9715131361 ft. and Shipments 951385,766 ft. For the first 46 weekr of 19271 94 mills reporting, the barometer shows: Production 4147711381785 ft., Nerv Business 4,396,?76,152 ft" and Shipments 4,359,254,137 fl.

For the week ending November 19, the Souihern Pine Association barometer shows, 106 mills reporting: Production 65,44O,910 ft., New Business 651994,512 ft. and Shipments 63,81719.12 ft.

For the week ending November 19, the California Redwood Association barometer shows, 16 mills reporting: Ord'ers received 5,282 M ft., Shipments 7r2O3 M ft., and Production 91139 M ft. For the year 1927 to November 19, the barometer shows, 16 mills reporting: Orderr Received 397,614 M ft., Production 356,314 M ft. and Sh!pments 387,950 M ft.