THE CALIFOR}-IIA LUMBERMERCThNT

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lnconrorcted under the lcwc ol Cclitornic J. C. Dioune, Pres. cad -Treqc.; l. E. Mcrtire, Vice-Pres.; W. T. Black, Secrgtcry Publishcd th. l3t md lsth ol .ach noltb qi 318-19-20 Celirql Building, 108 \f,est Sidh Street, Lor Aagelee, Cql., Telephme VAndike t1565 Eatered cs Secoad-clcsr Eqttcr SopteEbet %, l.9Z). at the Post Office ct Los Lngeles, Cqliloraiq, uldsr Act ol Mcrch 3, l8?9

LOSANGEIFS, CAL, DECEMBER I5, I939

How Lumber Looks

I3uilding permits from 90 cities in eleven western states and British Columbia for November, 1939, aggregated $23,?47,7,51, a gain of 1.14 per cent over the prectaing month, but 1.93 'per cent under total permit values for the same c_ities during November, 1938, according to H. R. Baker & Co. of San Francisco.

Los Angeles remained in first place with a total perrnit value of $6,395,896. The city's total was aided by 101 permits having a value of $1,542,00O, representing the Ram-ona Village housing project, first of the low renihousing pro- jects to be owned and operated by the city und& -the United States Housing Act. Portland was second rvith a permit value totaling $1,767,@O, and San Francisco .was third with $1,499,808. Oaklan.d was fourth with gL,Ol7,4ZZ and rvas followed by Long Beach, Seattle, Denver, San Diego, Berkeley and Burbank.

^-Pgli"S the week ended November 25, 523 mills produced 209,961,ffi0 feet of softrvoods and hardwoods cbmbined. shipped 215,000,000 feet, and booked orders of 175,046,W feet, a.ccording to the National Lumber Manufacturers Assoclatlon.

. Revise.d figures for the preceding week, 544 mills report- ing, -were production 248.060,000 feet, shipments ZZ3i33l,000 feet, and orders 191,665,000 feet.

Lumber orders reported for the week ended November 25 by 438 so_ftwood mills totaled Iffi,62O,W feet, shipae-nls were 202,677,000 feet, and production was 199,252,000 feet.

Reports from 104 hardwood mills for the same week gave new business as 8,426,000 feet, shipments 12,323,M Teey and production lO,7@,000 feet.

cember 2, 115 mills reporting, gave orders as 60,851,000 feet, shipments 7I,237,W feet, and production 72,589,0N feet. Orders on hand at the end of the r,veek totaled 210,488,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association, 117 mills reporting for the week ended December 2, gave orders as 24,4O7,N0 feet, shipments 28,907,W0 f'eet, and production 28,748,000 feet. Week-end orders on hand totaled 71,891,000 feet.

The Redwood market is firm. Volume of business this year has been considerably ahead of 1938. Indications point to a continued upswing in 19,CI follorving the usual quiet holiday season.

Demand from the retail yards in California is lighter due to the approaching holidays and inventory, but there should be an increase in buying from now on for delivery after the first of the year.

By the end of this week many of the Fir sawmills in the Pacific Northwest will close for the usual holiday shutdown.

Lumber receipts at Los Angeles Harbor for the r,r'eek ended December 9 totaled 19,556,000 feet as compared with lz.Dl,W feet the previous week.

An increase in cargo freight rates of 50 cents per M to all ports south of San Francisco becomes effective December 20.

San Francisco, December 12.-The strike of the Ship Clerks' Union entered its second month on December 11. There are no immediate prospecfs of any break in the deadlock between the strikers and the Dock Checkers Employers Association.