Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
LUMBER SHIPMENT
SHOWING INCREASE
Association Reports Orders
Again Exceed Production
as Business Gains.


exceeded production during the week
ended February a. It is indicated IN
Geographic reports from 8l3 leading
hardwood and softwood mills to the
National Lumber Manufacturers Asso-
clatlon. Orders were % per cent above
and shipments Is per cent above a total
production OF 8903l 900 feet at these
mills. This marks thu eighth con-
Secutlve week in which similarly favor
able ratios have obtained. A week
earlier orders we're l8 per cent above
a total production of 1879, 738. 600 feet
according to reports from 1913 mills
Comparison of the latest weekly renort
with figures for the equivalent week
year ago shows - for softwoods. 483
Identical mills. production Al per cent
IeSS, shipments 20 per cent less and
oIuers ~ per cent less than last year:
lor hardWoodS. 1874 identical mills nro-
duction Al per cent less. Shipments 40
per cent 'lesS and orders 80 per cent
unoer the volume for the week a
year ago.
Business Reported.
Lumber orders reported for the week
enoeo FEBRUARY IA, 1881, by 600 soft
wood mills totaled 203, 283 600 feet or
II per cent above the production If
the same mills. Shipments as reported
lor Inc same week were 1875, 789, 900 feet,
or II per cent above production PRO.
duction was 167, 677 900 feet.
Reports from 23l hardwood mills
give new business as 26,956. 900 feet
or 20 per cent above production. shin
HehtS as reported for the same week
w. 13;3o%'ooO 1eet, or 9 per cent above
production. Production was q, asa 0Oo
feet 1'ooo
Reports from 5l8 softwood mills give
un1lled orders of 748, 10000 feet on
Feoruary IA, 1881, or the equivalent of
10 Gays production. This is based upor
production Of latest calendar year-3OO-
Gay year-and may be compared with
unniled orders of Sis softwood mills on
reDruary Z, 1881, of 759,791 900 feet, the
equivalent Of Is days production.
The $50 identical softwood mills re-
port untitled orders as 727,231 600 feet
on February IA. 1881, as compared with
l,o42, O78,OOO feet for the same week q
year ago. Last weeks production of Ana
identical softWood mills was l59, 987 .OOO
teet, and year ago it was 269 900
Ieet: shipments were, respectively 1885,
IIo,0Oo feet and 262, 900, and orders
received 1874 ,679 900 feet and 265. SPA
900. In the case of hardwoods. 184
identical mills reported production last
week and year ago 1858 900 feet and
So, l4l 900: shipments, 20318OO0 feet
and 29.709,000, and orders, 22,8l3,OOo
| 1eet and 81, 38l 600.
Southern Pine Reports.
The Southern Pine Association re-
ported from New Orleans that for l4S
mills reporting, shipments were 3 per
| cent above production, and orders Is
| per cent above production and 10 per
! cent above shipments New business
taken during the week amounted to
45,045, 900 feet (previous week. Al
| OO0 at lLd Yi1il1cl. ch
feet tprevious week, 1881 ,00O), and
production. 39,889,000 feet (previous
| week, 40,256 000). Orders on hand at
! the end of the week at 1913 mills were
100000 feet. The 1872 Identical mills
reported decrease in production of "a
per cent. and in new business a de-
crease of 30 per cent, as compared with
the same week year ago.
The Western Pine Manufacturers AS
ISOLATION of Portland, Greg, reported
production from 85 mills as 15.486.OOO
feet, shipments 26,288.000 and new bust
ness 23,038,O0O. Fifty-nine identical
mills reported production AZ per cent
less and new business % per cent less,
compared with the same week of 1890
The California White e. Sugar Pine
Manufacturers Association of San
Francisco reported production from
Is mills as 4,456.000 feet, shipments
15,177,000 and orders 14.238,O0O. The
same number of mills reported a de-
crease of "a per cent in production and
decrease of 80 per cent in orders,
compared with the corresponding week
last year.
The Northern Pine Manufacturers of
Minneapolis, Mimi, reported production
from seven mills as 1857. 900 feet, ship
ments 2,283,000 and new business 1887
600. The same number of mills re-
ported production As per cent less and
hVNci
compared with the same week last year.
The Northern Hemlock & Hardwood
Manufacturers Association of Oshkosh,
Wis, reported production from 18 mills
as 1,444,000 feet, shipments 1.058,000
and orders 1,056,000. Sixteen identical
mills reported a decrease of As per cent
in production and a decrease of 50 per
cent in new business. when compared
with the same week of 1880.
The North Carolina Pine Association
of Norfolk, Va, reported production
from SO mills as $4,000 feet ship
ments, 100000 and new business, A.
421 900. Forty-SiX identical mills re-
ported production "A per cent less and
new Business So per cent less, in COM
parison with the same week last year.
The weekly report from the California
Redwood Association has been sus-
pended.
Hardwood Reports.
The Hardwood Manufacturers Insti-
tute of Memphis, Tenn, reported pro-
duction from 213 mills as 1879, 900
feet, shipments. 21,186,0O0 and new
business. 23,906 000 One hundred and
siXty-eight identical mills reported
production AZ per cent less and orders
33 per cent less than that reported for
the corresponding week last year.
The Northern Hemlock and Hardwood
Manufacturers Association of Oshkosh,
Wis, reported production from 18 mills
as 3,567,000 feet, shipments, 2,166, 900
and orders, 3,050,00O. Sixteen identical
mills reported a decrease of So per cent
in production, and new business the
same as that for the corresponding week