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Lumber shipments of 483 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 14.7 per cent below production for the week ended December 8, 1951. In the same weelr new orders of these mills were 13.7 per cent below production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amorrnted to 36 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders were equivalent to 2l days'production at the current rate, antl gross stocks were equivalent to 54 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 0.1 per cent above production; orders were 3.5 per cent below production.

Cornpared to the average corresponding week of 1935_1939, production of reporting mills was 77.0 per cent above; ship_ ments were 63.5 per cent above; orders were 42.g per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1950, produc_ tion of reporting mills was 8.8 per cent below; shipments were 73.7 per cent below; and new orders were 21.2 per cent belo.rv.

Tl-re Southern Pine Association for the week ended Decerl_ ber 15,83 units (103 mills) reporting, gave orders as 15,405,_ 000 feet, shipments 15,586,000 feet, and production 16,636,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 43.50g.000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended December 8, 186 mills reporting, gave orders as92,015,000 feet, shipments 89,895,000 feet, and production IIL,562,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 512,144,000 feet.

For the week ended December 15, these same mills reported orders as 118,207,ffi0 feet, shipments 101,858,000 feet, and production 116,741,A00 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 523.983.000 feet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended December 8, 103 mills reporting, gave orders as 56,492,000 feet, shiprnents 57,681,000 feet, and production 64,915,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 173,376,000 feet.

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