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Lumber shipments of 401 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 3,5 per cent llel<lw production for the week ended l)ecember 23, 1950. In the same week new orders of these mills were 6.2 per cent abovc production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 50 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders were equivalent to 25 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 46 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting iclentical mills were 5.4 per cent above production ; orders were 6.2 per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 77.6 per cent above; shipments were 76.8 per €ent above; orders were 66.5 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1949, production of rporting mills was 11.1 per cent above;shipments were (1.(r per cent above; and new orders we:e 22.7 per cent above.

The Western Pine Association for the rveek ended December 23, 76 mills reporting, gave orders as 53,386,000 feet, shipments 46,309,000 feet, and production 48,190,000 feet. Orders on hand at tl-re end of the week totaled 141,824,000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the month of Novenrber, 1950, 17 companies reporting, gave orders received as 40,493,000 feet, shipments 57,8O3,000 feet, and pr<-rduction 51,899,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totale<l 51,127,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended Decemlrer 23, 82 units (107 mills), reporting, gave orders as 17,372,ffi0 feet, shipments 12,802,000 feet, and production 16,622,NO feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 44,606,000 feet.

The ended West Coast Lumbermen's.Association for the week December 23, 179 mills reporting, gave orders as (Continued on Page 60)