How Lumber Looks

Lumber orders booked at the mills during the week ended December 2, lgtt, were lowest of. any week since March aod lumber production was loweEt eince May, due to the shottet Thanksgiving weeft, to usual seasonal movement at this time of the year and to further rec.ession from the large purchasec of the preceding three weeks which had been made in anticipation of the establishment of minimum priees. Production during the week, as reported to the National Lumber Manufacturero Association from t{re regional associations covedng the operationr of. lrrt4, American mills, both softwood and hardwood, totaled 153'513,q)0 feet; shipments were 15912921000 feet a,nd otden 114'9681000 feet. Orde$ the previous week were 1631554'000 feet and two weeks before they were 28or676rffiO f@t. The West Coest Lunrberments Association also rqrorted f.e 22 British Columbia mills production of 14,176,000 feet; shipmente

1t,111,000 feet, and orders

*17,101r0OO jeet.

A totd of 489 down and operating mills which teported to the West Coast Lumberments Association for the week ended December 2, produced 83rr72r824 board feet of lumber. This was a decrease of approximately l2r5OOrOO0 under the preceding week.

New business reported for the week by 454 mills was 66r1091996 board feet against a production of 8015911436 feet and shipments of. 8016971029 feet. Shipments were approximately the same as production, and current sales were under production by l8.Vo. The orderc booked last week by this group of identcial mills were under the peceding week by E,(XD,000 fea ot to'8vo'

The Western Pine Association for the week reported new

Ads in " M"r"hant" Bring in Many Inquiries

Our ads in The California Lumber Merchant continue to bring us inquiries for Palco Redwood Sectional Septic Tanks and Poultry Feeders.

These are not confined to retail dealers nor to this State. Prompted by our ads in the Lumber Merchant. a lumber company in Mexico is now negotiating for a number of our Sectional Septic Tanks to meet their requirements.

The Pacific Lumber Company, Max E. Cook, Agricultural Engineer.

business fo'r 116 mills as 24rO22rOOO feet (previous week 47,818'fi)0 f,eet at 157 mills); shipments 2994O,OOO feet (prwiouc welfi 4l,O57r0OO feet); and production 29,676,0@ feet (previotrs we*.. 42r34lr@0 feet). Orders were 19 lrer c€nt'below production and 20 per cent below shipments. Shipments were one per cent above produftor.

The California Redwood Association for the same week reported production 6tom 23 mills as 4r229r0/ll0 feet, shipments 7,62Or0iJ{D feet, and new business 8rE61r000 feet. Production of 19 mills was 35 per cent of normal productiotr. 11 identical mills reported production 7 pet cent greater and nen' business 138 per cent greater than the same week last year. l.***

The California market has shown little change during the past two weeks and the rctailers are not buying very much stoc&, however, there is so,rre business going around which is mosdy for special items. The consumer demand is sloru. LJnsold stoc&s on the public docks at Los Angeles harbor totaled 406'000 feet on December 11. Cargo arrivals at the port of Los Angeles totaled 5r469rW feet for week ended Decembet 11 which included 8 cargoes of Fir. 57 vessels in the coastwise lumbet service were operating on December 6; 49 vessels were laid up.

L. A. City Council Pagses Termite Measure

An ordinance requiring that all lumber used as the underpinnings of all types of buildings be pressure-treated with creosote or an equivalent as a protection against termites was passed by the Los Angeles City Council by a vote of eight to six on Wednesday afternoon, December 13, 1933. Those voting for the ordinance were Councilmen Brainard, Breedlove, Burns, Buyer, Ingram, Tate, Thrasher and President Davis. Those voting in opposition were Councilmen Baker, Baumgartner, Cunningham, Gay, Hyde and Lewis. Councilman Wilson was absent.

Prior to the adoption of the ordinance, there was a public hearing on the measure in the Council Chambers. A large delegation of Los Angeles lumbermen representing retailers, wholesalers and lumber manufacturers attended the hearing and several lumbermen spoke in opposition to the measure.

The ordinance now goes to Mayor Shaw for signature or veto.

Santa Fe Lumber Co. Opens Los Angeles Olfice

The Santa Fe Lumber Co. has opened an ofiflce at 311 Financial Center Building, 704 South Spring, Los Angeles' The telephone number is TRinity 9821.

Robt. "Bob" Forgie, who is well known in the Los Angeles and Southern California territory where he was connected with the lumber business for many years, will be in ,charge of their Los Angeles office. The Santa Fe Lumber Co. are large shippers, both cargo and rail, of Northwest forest products into the California market, and also handie California White and Sugar Pine.

A. J. Russell, of San Fran,cisco, manager of the Santa Fe Lumber Co., was a recent visitor at the company's Los Angeles office where he spent a few days conferring with Mr. Forgie.

National Control Committee Meets at Portland

Seattle, 'Wash., Dec. 8.-A meeting of the National Control Committee of the Lumber Code Authority which includes lumber delegates from all parts of the country, has been called for December 12, at the Hotel Multnomah, Portland, Oregon, to consider production quotas and allotments for the first quarter ol L934 and the matter of grade marking and branding of lumber under sections (b) and (c) of Article 16 of the Code.

The provisions covering grade marking and branding require the Authority to submit to the President not later than the beginning of the new year its proposals for carrying this part of the Code into effect. The several divisions have been invited to place their views and recommendations before the committee at the forthcoming meeting, together with any suggestions for changing in grade names.

While the work of the committee will be concerned primarily with these subjects, consideration will be given to any matter of importance which may be brought before it. Portland was selected for the meeting for the conveniencc of committee members, division executives, and persons subject to the jurisdiction of the Code who reside in the Pacific Coast states.

Back At His Desk

T. B. Lawrence, of the Lawrence-Philips Lumber Co., Los Angeles, who recently suffered a broken leg is making excellent progress and is back at his desk again handling company business matters as usual.

Tours Northern California Yards

Chas. G. Briggs, president of The Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., Eugene, Oregon, left for Eugene December 11 after a 10-day trip through the Northern California territory in company with H. Sewall Morton of Hill & Morton, Inc., Northern California representatives of his company.