THE CALIFOR}-IIA LUMBERMERCFIANT

How Lumber Looks

Lumber shipments of 488 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer in the week ended December

11 r'"'ere 6.4/o below production ; ne\\,r orders rvere 1.3(y'o belor'v. For the year to date, shipments u'ere 0.8/o and nerv orders 1.3/o above production. Compared to the same week in 1953, production rvas 8.3/, above, shipments 9.0f'o above, and new orders 6.5/o above. In the $'eek ended December 4, 498 mills reported shipments 2.4/o belorv hunnY 9.en Desr la 7/riz lauru

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Neu' York City-U. S. Plyu'ood Corp. has extended to Nlarch 31 its grlarantee against increase in its basic carload mill prices of Douglas fir plyu'ood, based on $85 prer thousand feet for the basic r/4" AD grade, r,r'ith slight modifications in some other thicknesses, announced USf'resident S. W. Antoville, in the iitterest of stabilization. Several fir plywood maker-s recentlv hiked prices in the face of strong demand.

production and nen' orders I.1/o above.

The \\Iest Coast Lumbermen's Association. for 1(r8 mills (161 operating) in the week ended December 11, reported production 125,668,963 feet, shipments 1t3,375,786 feet, and orders 124,472,327 feet. For the year to date, shipments w'ere 0.9/o and orders were 2.5/o over production. In the rveek ended December 4, production lvas 127,345,747 feet, shipments 121,966,708 feet, and orders 133,407,688.

The Western Pine ended December 4, shipments 74,353,000

Association, tor ll7 mills in the .iveek reported production 74,862,000 leet, feet, and orders 74,043,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association, for 101 mills in the week ended December 11, reported production 15,399,0@ feet, (Please turn to Page 56)