Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-19
LUMBER INDUSTRY
STILL LETHARG|C
New Orders and Shipments
Below Production, Weekly
Report Shows.


hardwood and softwood lumber mills Of
the country. These reports indicate
that new orders for the week ended
July IL were 20 per cent, and shipments
10 per cent, below total production
which expanded from 215,433, 900 feet
for the preceding holiday week to 1892
$4,000 feet. Due to partial suspension
of production the previous week orders
were then 4 per cent and shipments &c
per cent above production.
Lumber orders reported for the week
ended July IL, 1880, by 623 softwood
mills totaled zoo ,609 900 feet, or 19 per
cent below the production of the same
same week we're 230,759,000 feet, or
per cent below production. Production
was 254,069 900 feet.
Reports from 287 hardwood mills give
new business as 19,198,000 feet, or 80
per cent below production. Shipments
as reported for the same week were "a,
10000 feet. or Is per cent below pro-
UNIFIED Orders Drop.
Reports from 507 softwood mills give
untitled orders of 757007000 feet on
July IL, 1880, or the equivalent of Is
days production. This is based upon
production of latest calendar year-300-
day year-and may be- compared with
unified orders of SIG softwood mills on
July S, 1880, of 822,946,000 feet, the
equivalent of Is days production
The 377 identical softwood mills re-
port untitled orders as 639, 941 900 feet
on July IL, 1880, as compared with
1000, $4,000 feet for the same week
a year ago. Last weeks production of
&480 identical softwood mills was 1885,
28I 900 feet, and year ago it was 32I,-
$4,000 feet; shipments were, respec-
lively, 208,948,O00 feet and 298,951 900,
and orders received 1879 1884, 900 feet and
302,844,0 900 feet. In the case of hard
woods, pit identical mills reported pro-
duction last week and year ago "a
$4,000 feet and $3.50 600, shipments
20,695,0 feet and 1881 900 and or
ders 15,769,ooo feet and 29,637,ooo.
Softwood Reports.
The West Coast Lumbermen's Asso-
citation wired from Seattle that new
business for the 222 mills reporting for
the week ended July IL totaled 1922
$4,000 feet, of which 33,461 900 feet
was for domestic cargo delivery and 49,
rail amounted to A. 1871 900 feet. Ship
mentS totaled 119, 1928, 900 feet, of which
40, 405, 900 feet moved coastwise and in
tercoastal and 23,212,000 feet export.
Rail shipments totaled 43,929,000 feet
and local deliveries 11,777,000 feet. I'm
shipped orders totaled 410,205, 900 feet,
Of which domestic cargo orders totaled
l44,8S4,000 feet, foreign IA, 900
feet and rail trade 120,50l 900 feet.
Weekly capacity of these mills is 247,-
692 900 feet. For the &c weeks ended
July 139 identical mills reported
orders 80 per cent below production,
and shipments we're Al per cent below
production. The same mills showed an
increase in inventories Of 10 per cent
Ia wv
The only perceptible change IN en-
ployment conditions in the Pacific
Northwest during the past week is that
there are now many more unemployed
Douglas fir loggers than was the case
two weeks ago, according to the AL
Employment Service, Portland, Greg.
Douglas FIR sawmills generally have re-
sumed cutting, following the July
shutdown. but few Douglas fir camps
are operating and this condition VIII
hold throughout July.
Southern Pine.
The Southern Pine Association re-
ported from New Orleans that for 140
mills reporting, shipments were is per
cent below production and orders % per
cent below production and is per cent
below shipments. New business taken
during the week amounted to 81 ,38O, 600
feet (previous week 49, 1000 at 146
mills shipments, 1882 900 feet (pre-
vious week 42,315 ,000) and production,
51,916,000 feet (previous week, 43,225,-
000) The three-year average produc-
ton of these lao mills is SO, $4,000 feet.
Orders on hand at the end of the week
at 1875 mills were 29570,000 feet. The
12S identical mills reported decrease
in production of 10 per cent and in new
business decrease of 38 per cent as
ral with he uynpk a
ago.
The Western Pine Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION of Portland, Greg, reported
production from SO mills as 44,345,000
feet, shipments, 34,698, 900 and new
business, 33.658000 feet. Sixty-four
identical mills reported production %
per cent less and new business "a per
cent less than that reported for the
corresponding week OF 1929.
The California White & Sugar Pine
Manufacturers Association of San
Francisco reported production from IL
mills as 1871 900 feet; shipments,
11,789,00O, and orders, 11,677,000 feet.
The same number of mills reported a
decrease of II per cent in production
and a decrease of % per cent in orders
when compared with last year.
Redwood Production Down.
Inc NOrtneTn Hlne MdHuldCLuIcIo
Association of Minneapolis, Mimi, re-
ported production from Z mills as g.
$4,000 feet; shipments, 4,8l3;000, and
new business 1922, 900. The same num-
Der Of mills reported production II per
cent above and new business 127 per
cent above that reported for the same
period year ago.
The Northern Hemlock and Hard
wood Manufacturers Association oi
nehkNch wis rpnnYfad nrndllrtiNn from
10 mills as 2,668,000 feet, shipments
1,45O, 900, and orders 1925 900. The
same number of mills reported de-
crease of per cent in production, and
q decrease of 9 per cent in orders, In
comparison with last year.
The North Carolina Pine Association
of Norfolk, Va, reported production
from lit mills as 1865, 900 feet, ship
ments, 100000 and new business g.
$4,000. Fifty identical mills reported q
decrease of 20 per cent in production
and a decrease of 26 per cent in new
business, when compared with 1929.
The California Redwood Association
of San Francisco reported production
from IL mills as 1908, 900 feet. ship
ments 6,026.000. and orders $500, 900
The same number of mills reported pro.
duction 80 per cent below. and order:
80 per cent below, that reported a veal
ago.
Hardwood Reports.
The Hardwood Manufacturers In.
stitute of Memphis, Tenn, reported
production from 269 mills as 25,125 ,00(
feet shipments, 22,587,000. and new
business. 1S,116,000. Reports from 10!
identical mills showed decrease ir
production of 80 per cent, and a de-
crease in new business of As per cent
In comparison with last year.
The Northern Hemlock and Hard
wood Manufacturers Association o
Oshkosh, Wis. reported production from