THE CALIFQR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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flcmmtd u&r thc l,awl of California f. C. pionrel Prea and Treas.; J. E. Martin' Vica'Pree' Publith.d thc l* ud l5tl of ach noth at fl&lr-t Crntral Bulldiry, iC Wcrt Strth Str4t,-Lor_A1ge-ler, Qt., fcblhoc, VAnd&c r5a6 Entcrcd ar S;md-clut nefts Scptmbor B' llid, a! tt. Fot otrtct !t Lor Angclcq C.llorli4 red.r'Act o[ Mlrch 3' rt?t.

CAL., DECEMBER 15, 1935

How Lumber Looks

New business reported to the West Coast Lumberments Asso' ciation by 201 mills for the week ended November 30 totaled lllr50tr472 feet against a production of. E4r670396 feet and chipments of 8717671514 feet. shipments wefe over production by 3.7 per cent and curent sales were over production by 19.9 per cent. The unfilled order file at these mills stood et 368r' 6l9r7tO feet, approximately 11'600,000 feet over the previous week.

The report explained that usually at this time of tfu yea4both production and buying of lumber go through a period of declining activity. By the first of December production normally ist down from 15 to 2o per cent below the levels of the 1rt".'io.t" September and Octobir. This year, buying is not slowit g .tp. At the moment otders are being placed in larger vol' .tm. t-it"o in the early fall. Allowing for the usual dorvnward movement, a decided and impo,rtant betterment in the market is now evident. Many lumbermen are of the oprnion that the best demand since 193O is moving into sight. The feeling of the industry is decidedly optimistic. Foreign markets continue quiet with the bulk of the business being placed with British eolumbia mills. The Amedcan mills are selling some volume of clears in foteign markets.

The Vestern Pine Association for the week ended November tO, ltt mills teportingr gave ordens as 51r1O4rO(X) feet, chiprnents 441536'OOO feet' and productiqt 49;494rOO0 feet. Orders wete 3.2 per cent over ptoduction, and 14.7 pet cent over shiP' .ments. Shipments were 10 per cent below production. Orders on hand at these mills at the end of the week totaled lrtr690r0oo feet'

The California Redwood Association for tlre week ended November 23 rcportd production from 13 mills as 7r927rOOO fet, shipments 61218'000 feet, and new business 7r453rON feet. Otderc on hand at t{re end of dhe week totaled 3Or523rW feet. 'Thirteen identical mills reported production 15 per cent greater and new business 56 pet cent greater than for the same week last year.

Advcrtiring Retcr on Applicrtiol

Building construction in California shows big gains over last yerir. Although there has been some seasonal slowing up in business the past two weeks the lumber demand is fair. The lumber trade is looking forward to a greater volume of business through 1936.

2r84O new homes have been erected in Los Angeles since the first of the year and prior to December I which represent a building cost alone of f8'720'00O. Building petmits in Loc Angeles for the first five days of December totaled f687rl60, the highest since December, 1930, 100 pet cent above the first ' five days in November and 400 per cent higher than the same period in 1934; no school permits ate included in the value of the permits for the first five days of December and this advance is attributed to generd*business betterment.

Lumber cargo atrivals at Los Angeles harbor for the week ended December 7 werc 151355'000 feet, a gain of almost 5r000r000 feet over the previous week.

Fifth Annual Christmas Keg Distribution

'fhe Christmas keg roll call at the December dinner meeting of East Bay Hoo Hoo Club No. 39 resulted in subscriptions for 224 kegs, and a campaign by letter and personal contact now in progress will greatly increase this total. Miland R. Grant, Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland, is chairman of the committee in charge of distribution of the kegs to East Bay needy families.

New Redwood Shingle Folder Ready

Attention is drawn to the announcement on the outside back cover of this issue of the new Redwood shingle folder in four colors, now ready for distribution by the lumber dealers to their trade.

Pacific Coast Building Shows Big Gain

Pacific Coast building perrnits during November registered a 90 per cent increase above November, 1934, according to the Western Monthly Building Survey prepared by H. R. Baker & Co., coastwide investment banking firm, which compiled the data from 8O reporting cities. Permits totaled $10,084,723 in November, 1935, compared with $5,315,622 in November, t934.

Reports emanating from the 25 cities reporting largest volume of building permits in November showed these cities with larger volume last month than either the preceding month or the corresponding month of 1934. The 25 leading cities in volume of permits reported a 106 per cent increase over the corresponding month of last year, and a small gain over October. Permits in November, 1935, of this group amounted to $8,587,342, compared with $4,125,2ffi in November, 1934, and $8,507,817 in October, 1935.

Los Angeles continued as leading city on the Pacific ' Coast in volume of permits. It was followed by San Francisco, Long Beach, Portland, Oakland, San Diego, Seattle, Sacramento, Glendale, Pasadena, and Beverly Hills, respectively.

The following citigs reported increase in November over both October and November of last year: San Francisco, Long Beach, Portland, San Diego, Seattle, Sacramento, Glendale, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Salt Lake City, Burbank, San Jose, Tacoma, Vernon and San Gabriel.

Those cities showing an increase in November over November of last year but not October were: Los Angeles, Oakland, Vancouver, Santa Monica, Berkeley, Fresno, Bakersfield, Spokane and Palo Alto. San Mateo showed an increase in November over October but not November of last year.

The following cities were added to the list of 25 leading in volume of new permits during the month: Santa Monica, San Jose, Tacoma, San Mateo, Vernon and San Gabriel.

Edwin G. Amet

Edwin G. Ames, for many years prominent in the Northwest lumber industry, died at Seattle, November 2O, fol' lowing a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Ames was born in East Machias, Me., in 1846. He went to San Francisco in 1879 where he joined the Puget Mill Company, and two years later was transferred to the company's mill at Port Gamble, Wash., where he was manager until 1914 when he became general manager of the company. He retired from active business about ten years ago.

Mr. Ames served as president of the Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau for twenty-five years, and for many years was treasurer of the Douglas Fir Exploitation and Export Co. Several years ago, following the death of his wife, he presented his home to the University of Washington as a residence for the university's president. He was a director of several Seattle banks, and a trustee of the Chamber of Commerce.