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How Lumber Looks

As we go to press the tie-up of over forty steam schooners in the coastwise lumber trade still continues. The Sailors' Union of the Pacific rejected two wage proposals offered by the shipowners on November 27, The seamen need a new contract before shipping can be resumed. Operations stopped on October 4 when the Marine Fireman walked out.

Contracts of all five maritime unions employed on the steam schooners expired last September 30, but all except the sailors and deck officers have reached an agreement.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Representatives of the Department of Labor and National Defense Commission announced tonight the Federal Government rvould continue its efforts toward settlement of the ,northwest lumber strike.

Under instructions of Secretary of Labor Perkins, Commissioner E. P. Marsh will return to Seattle to call another meeting for continued negotiation of the strike affecting workers in sixteen mills.

Lumber production during the week ended November 16, 1940, was .4 per cent less than in the previous week; shipments were 10 per cent less; new business 11 per cent greater; according to reports to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association from regional associations covering the operations of representative hardwood and softwood mills. Shipments were 2 per cent and new orders 14 per cent above production. Compared with the corresponding week of 1939, production was 4 per cent less, shipments 8 per cent greater, and new business, 44 per cent greater. The industry stood at 75 per cent of the seasonal weekly average of 1929 production and 83 per cent of average 1929 shipments.

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Reported production for the 46 weeks of 19'10 to date was 6 pef cent above corresponding weeks of 1939; shipments w6re 6 per cent above tfie shipments and nerv orders rvere 8 per cent above the orders of the 1939 period. For the 46 w6eks of 19,10 to date, new business was 9 per cent above production, and shipments were 6 per cent above production.

The ratio of unfilled orders to gross stocks was 31 per cent on November L6, 1940., compared "r'ith 21 per cent a year ago. Unfilled orders were 40 per cent greater than a year ago; gross stocks were 5 per cent less.

- Dtrring the week ended November 16, 1940,475 mills produced 230,509,000 feet of softwoods and hardwoocls combined; shipped 235,030,000 feet; booked orders of 263,433,00O feet. Revis-ed figures for the preceding week rvere mills,4B5; production 231,386,000 feet; shipments 262,434,@0 feet; ord,ers 237,431,000 feet.

Lumber orders reportecl for the rveek ended November 16, 1940, by 401 softwood mills totalled 254,204,000 feet; or 16 per cent above the production of the same m,i!19.- _Shipments is reported for the same week were 224,452toD-!e91;9r 2 per cent above production. Production was2l9,973,0OC feet. Reports from 90 hardwood mills give new business as 9; 229,ffi feet, or 12 per cent below production. Shipments as reported for the same week were 10,578,0@_feet, or- .4 per cent above production. Production was 10,536,000 feet.___ Production during week ended November 16, 1940, of.392 identical softwood mills was 21B,746,W feet, and a year ago it was 228,720,ffi feet; shipments were respectively 272,953,000 feet, and 2M,324,W feet; and orders received 252,1D,0ffi feet, and 173,338,000 feet. In the case of hardwoods, 90 identical mills reported production this year and a year (Continued on Page 30)