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How Lrumber Lrooks

l,umlrcr shipnrcnts of 409 nrills rcporting to the National l,unrlrcr 'l'ra<le lJitrtlmctcr rvcrc 1.3 ller ccnt :tlrove llro<luction for thc u'eel< en<lc<l l)cccnrbcr 10, 1949. Irr the same rvcek ncrv or<lcrs of thcsc tlrills rvcrc 2.3 per cent llelol' yrrorluctiOn. Unfillcrl or<lcrs of thc rcllorting mills atnrtunt t0 3(t ltcr ccnt tlf stocks. Iior rcltorting soft$'ootl nlills, unllllc<t or<lcrs are c<quir,alent to 20 <lays' llro<lttctiotr at the currcnt ratc, lrn<l gross stocks arc e<lttivatlcnt to 55 ditl's' producti<lt.t,

For thc year-to-dittc, shipments of reporting iclentical rrrills werc 3.8 pcr ccnt itbovc prrldttction; orders 'rverc '5'0 llcr ccnt alrove procluction'

Comparctl to the avcrafae corrcsllon<lir.rg rvcck of 19351939, production of reporting nrills rvas 65.0 per ccnt above; shipments rvere 80.9 per cerlt abovc ; ordcrs rr'ere 50'7 Per cent above. Contpared to the corresponding rveek in 1948, pro<luction of rep<.rrting nrills u'as (l'l per cent above; shillnrcnts w'ere 291 per cent alrove; and nerv orders tvere 17.2 per cent above.

The Western Pine Association for the rveek ended l)ecember 3, 92 mills reporting, gave orders as (10,975,000 feet, shipments 62,518,000 feet, and production 56,225,000 feet. Orrlers on hand at the er-rd of the week totaled 180,272'0m feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the rveek ended Deccmber 10, 89 units (112 mills) reporting, gave orders as 17,381,000 feet, shipments 17,640,000 feet, and production at thc cn<l of tltc u'eek

17,7-ll,00O feet. Orclers on ltatr<l Ir rt :rlc<l 42.77 (t.000 f cct.

'l'he West Coast l,umlrcrtttcn's Association for the 'tveek cn<lc<l J)ccenrbcr 3, 1(17 nrills rcllortirrg, g:tve or<lers as 120,591,000 fcet, shipments I16,699,000 feet, and production 109,75{r,000 feet. Unfillc<l or<lcrs at thc en<l of the rveek totllc<l .121t,733.000 fcet.

Iior thc r,veek encle<l l)cccmller 10 thcsc same tuills reported or<lers as 109,f1fi2,000 feet, shipments 109,846,000 Icct, an<l 1rr<rduction lll ,427,0(D |eet. Unfillcrl orders at thc en<l of the rveek totale<l 423,709,000 fect.