How Lumber Looks

In accord with thd usual seasonat decliner lumber produc' tion during the week ended November 12 was less than dut' itg .rry week of the preceding four months and was lowest, except for the Fourth of Juty week, since early March, ac' cording to rePorts to the National Lumbet Manufactuters As' sociation from regional associations covering the opetations of 702 lading softwood and hardwoo'd mills. New business was lowest since July and shipments showed a decided drop from the record of recent weeks.

Cocrpated with the corresponding week of last year, soft' wood production was down 15 Per cent; hardwood production 55 per cent; softwood orders wete 24 Per cent less than last year; hardwood orders wete 17 Per cent below. The hard' wood cut was less than in recent weeks and orders were heavier than those of the pteceding three weeks.

During the week ended November 12, production of all rc' porting mills was IO5'7O2rOOO feet ot 2l per cent of capacity. New business was 24 per cent of capacity, the same as during thepreviousweek.

Douglas Fir-A total of 322 mills teporting to the 'West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended Novem' ber 12 operated at 2O.V Per cent of capacity, as compated to 23.O pet cent of capacity for the previous week. During the werek 2O2 of these plants were reported as down and 120 as operating.

217 rorrills rcporting for the same week produced 5110221968 feet or 21.4 pet cent of t{reir weekly capacity. Orders were 5ilrg25rg8, feet or O.l9 per cent under productiotr and 21.4 p€f, cent of their weekly capacity. Shipments for the week was 52r&r505 f.eet or 2.8 Per cent over production.

New export businecs teceived at these 217 mills for the week increased 614761000 feet over the previous week. New domestic ca,rgo orders werc 513362000 feet under the previous week'o business, while t'he new tail business showed an incease of 203rfl)O feet Unflted otders decreased 2r39OrO00 feet from the previous week, and the local trade showed a decrease of 211801000 feet.

fnventories, ac reported by 144 mills decreaeed 3'32E Ofi) feet from the weck ending November 5r and are 27.4 Per cent lesc than at this time laet year.

Srn Frrncirco O6cc tl2 Marh Strcct per cent above production. *

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The Southern Pine Associetion for the week ended Novem' bet 12 teported new business for 114 mills as 19156,OOO f.eet, shipments 24r7Og,OOO feet, and production 23r8r4,OO0 feet. Ot' ders were 17 per ccnt below production and 20 per cent below shipments. Shipments were 4 Per cent above ptoduction.

The Vestern Pine Association for the week reported new business for 105 mills as 31,646,000 feet; shipments 25r544rO0{J feet, and production 2lr879r000 f.eet. Orders wete 45 lter cent above production and 24 Per cent above shipments. Ship' ments were 17 per cent above production.

259 hardwood mills fot the same week teported new busi' ness as 11610T41000 feet, or 98 per cent above production, and shipments l5f26r000 feet, or 91 Production was Er123r000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the month of Oc' tobe4 1932, reports ordets received for 11 mills as 13'4111000 feet; ordets on hand 19'834rq)0 feet; shipments 13'603'000 feet, and production 916581000 feet.

Details of otders and shipments for the month follow: Or' ders ReceivedNorthern California, 418581000 feet; South' ern Californiar 2r0TgrOOO feet; \ffestern' 120'000 feet; Eastern, 5,6041000 feet; Foreignn 750,000 feet. Shipments-Northern Califocnia, 4'908'OOO feet; Southern Califotnia, 3r35lrOOO fect; Western, 21-2rOOO feet; Eastern, 4r393rNO feet; Foreign, 7397' ooofeet' * * * ,F

LJnsold stocks on the public docks at San Pedro on No' vember 23 totaled 216f,6r000 feet, as compared to 212561000 feet for the previous week. Cargo arrivals at San Pedro for the week ended November 19 totaled 9'785'000 feet, which in' cluded 12 cargoes of Fir amounting to 8r72OrOOO feet, and 2 cargoes of Redwood with 110651000 feet. 54 vessels were oP' erating in the California lumber service on Novembet 19, and 54 vessels were laid up.

The Cdifornia lumber gituation showed no improve' ment during the past two weeks, and the demand continucs light. Mill prices are firm. The shingle and lath markets are reported not as strong as a few weeks ago. Repocs from. the Northwest indicate that inquiries for export and the At' lantic coast have shown considemble inclease.

Bill Chantland With Schaler Bros.

Bill Chantland, Los Angeles, is now connected with Schafer Bros., Lumber & Shingle Co. and calling on the Southern California retail lumber trade. He is widely known by the Southern California trade and was formerly associated with the Los Angeles sales force of the Chas. R. M,cCormick Lumber Co., representing this company for the past nine years. He took over his new duties the middle of November.

Before coming to California he followed the retail lumber business, operating a retail yard in the Mississippi Valley for the St. Hilaire Lumber Co. which was owned by the Shevlin interests, and later spent several years operating retail yards in the Dakotas and Idaho for Chas. E. Merrill & Associates of Salt Lake City.

On leaving the McCormick organization, the members of the company's Los Angeles office presented him with a beautiful gold Masonic watch charm. Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co. are large lumber shippers into the California market and operate mills at Montesano and Aberdeen, Wash. Their Los Angeles offices are in the Petroleum Securities Building.

Appointed Supervisor For Contractors

Sacramento, November 21.-Appointment of I. L. Swearingen, Los Angeles, to the position of District Supervisor for the State Bureau of Contractors' Registration in the Southern California District, embracing thirteen counties, was announ,ced here today by Col. Carlos W. Huntington, Registrar of Contractors.

Swearingen, who has been actively engaged in the contracting business in Los Angeles for more than 10 years, r,r'ill suc,ceed the late Hal G. Stiles. who recentlv died.

"Blr" Book" Credit Analysis

Chicago, November ZS.-Alter a period of gradual decrease of business difficulties reported to the "Lumbermen's'Blue Book," repotts received during the month of October indicate an increase.

The following is a comparative record of lumber business difficulties reported during the month and compared to October, 1931: tr , of the rapid progtess Canec Struc- D9CAUS9 tural rnsulati,on-is making . because an ever-increasing number of alert architects and builders are demanding this attractive, serviceable structural insulation, here are some questions you will be asked about

The Adyantages of Canec Structural Insulation

.l Vhat is Canec? Canec is a rigid, structural insulation I ffiilffi in standard building sizes and in thisknesses of full /2 inch, t/a inch and one inch. No laminations or layers are present in any of these thicknesses. Other Canec products are lath for plaster base, tile, and industrial and roof insulation.

O What is the Canec dual surface? Canec has two dis2 tinct surfaces-one side satin-smooth, the other a burlap texture. Both sutfaces arro attractive in their natural color, but may be easily and economically decorated.

? How strong is Canec? Canec has high tensile and \t breaking strength. This strength has been obtained without sacrificing maximum insulation values. Canec Yz inch boatd weighs on the ^verage only 650 pounds per thousand square feet.

,l Will Canec sand up? Canec will last indefinitely. It attacked by vermin.

!: Vhat about the ptice? Despite its improved features, J ffithan ordinary structural insulation board. All C-.n" ptoducts come well packed in bundles of convenient size. Ample warehouse stocLs are maintained in principal Coast cities for service in carloads to dealers.

NOTE TO VIDE-AV/AKE DEALERS

There are still a few Canec dealershipc available. Ve ruggert that you immediately write to uc so that we can have one of our representativec see you if you are interested in what iq without doub't, the best all-around Etruchrral insulation board on the marlet lfere are the high lights of the Canec Distribution Poliry: 1. No overcrowding of territoriec. 2. Salec to selected dealerc in carloads. t. Retail pricee maintained by selected dealerr with fair profit for pict up dealere. 4. fntensive eales promotion which brings actual pror. pects to dealers. 5. Local advertieing. 6. Elf,cient field perronnel.

The volume of business placed for collection with the "Blue Book" increased materially over the same month of last year, with returns in about the same proportion.