[AT] Local sawmill with huge inventory

[Cecil Bearden]

I agree Dean. not wanting to start anything political, but I think we 
need to take care of ourselves first.  Nothing good will come out of 
this big housing boom we are experiencing in my area. I know that by the 
time I can get my 80 acres ready for sale and move to my other farm, the 
prices will be at the lowest in history.  It always works that way.  By 
the time I was ready to scrap a lot of metal around here, the scrap 
steel prices went down to nothing.  Old cars are up to $200/ton here now...

Cecil

On 5/22/2021 11:20 AM, Dean VP wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Being on the West Coast close to a major port city for over 40 years 
> I’ve been fully aware of how much of our WA products gets shipped to 
> the Far East such as our lumber and Apples.  And have become 
> accustomed to that trade as normal.  What I guess I didn’t make clear 
> is I have never seen the lumber quantity being shipped to the Far East 
> this large and found it a bit of an oxymoron  that it would occur at 
> the same time as we were having a domestic lumber shortage.  Not 
> taking care of our own domestic needs first  is what I was describing 
> as “SUM TING WONG”.   Especially when the recipient is China who is 
> not an ally but an enemy. But I guess that is the current 
> political/government policy. I will attach the same moniker to that 
> policy “SUM TING WONG”
>
> Dean VP
>
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and 
> gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
>
> ..Winston Churchill...
>
> *From:* AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> *On Behalf Of *Bill 
> Bruer
> *Sent:* Saturday, May 22, 2021 8:07 AM
> *To:* Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group 
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> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Local sawmill with huge inventory
>
> Dean, what you are seeing at the mills has been going on since the end 
> of WW II.  The government’s efforts at rebuilding Japan escalated into 
> a regular market causing a constant stream of lumber going to the far 
> East.  That market is now, of course, dominated by China.  My family 
> were wholesale building materials distributors and sort of specialized 
> in west coast lumber for the middle Tennessee area.  I grew up 
> listening to complaints about how our lumber prices were determined by 
> whatever they were paying at any given time.  My wife and I took an 
> Alaska cruise in 1990 and saw shiploads of lumber in each port we 
> visited, all going to that Eastern market.
>
> There are now reports of timber thefts here.  The tree of choice is 
> white oak.  White oak is primarily used for making whiskey barrels.  
> Demand is surging.
>
> Bill Bruer
> Murfreesboro, TN
>
> *From:*Dean VP <mailto:deanvp at att.net>
>
> *Sent:*Saturday, May 22, 2021 1:42 AM
>
> *To:*'Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group' 
> <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>
> *Subject:*Re: [AT] Local sawmill with huge inventory
>
> Steve,
>
> This isn’t that complex relative to Sum Ting Wong.  With the current 
> demand outstripping supply here in the NW sawmills can name their 
> price which would be far and away exceeding any contractual price they 
> have with overseas customers. The SUM Ting Wong problem is the lack of 
> Greed. Or loyalty to local NW customers who will pay more.
>
> Dean VP
>
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and 
> gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."
>
> ..Winston Churchill...
>
> *From:*AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com 
> <mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com>> *On Behalf Of *Stephen 
> Offiler
> *Sent:* Friday, May 21, 2021 5:04 AM
> *To:* Antique Tractor Email Discussion Group 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com <mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
> *Subject:* Re: [AT] Local sawmill with huge inventory
>
> If I'm the owner of that sawmill and the Chinese are outbidding 
> domestic buyers, I'm probably taking the Capitalist route and selling 
> to the highest bidder. Not that I have any real idea what's going on, 
> but I'm just running off the K.I.S.S. principle, and that makes sense 
> to me.  Not sure what kind of conspiracy would have to be playing out 
> if there's Sum Ting Wong.
>
> SO
>
> On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 6:47 AM deanvp <deanvp at att.net 
> <mailto:deanvp at att.net>> wrote:
>
>     You may recall I recently was stunned to see more inventory of cut
>     lumber at a local saw mill than I had seen in years.  It just
>     totally was inconsistent with the lumber shortage vs demand
>     driving up prices of lumber by unheard of percentages.  Well, I
>     learned a little bit more about this inventory of lumber.  It is
>     not for domestic consumption.  It is headed for China.  How does
>     that float your boat?  It really, really  **&^%#'s me off. Sum
>     ting Wong.
>
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