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Ifith the special requirements of the California trade in mind, Pope & Talbot's well-organized system of supply is geared to your day-to-day demands. It starts with expert selection and bandling at the mills and follows through to safe delivery at your place of businest-by rail or truck, whichever may be specified.

Let us figure on that next order for untreated lumber or creosote timbers. You'll see then what we mean by service in the customer's interest. All inquiries receive the careful att'ention they deserve.

How Lumber Looks

Lumber shipments of 488 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 6.6 per cent above production for the week ended December 26, 1953. In the same week new orders of these mills were 5.0 per cent above production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 31 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills unfilled orders were equivalent to 19 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 59 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 0.7 per cent above production; new orders were 0.3 per cent below production.

Compared to the average corresponding week in 1935-1939i production of reporting mills was 38.7 per cent above; shipments were 52.6 per cent above; new orders were 28.5 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1952, production of reporting mills was 6.9 per cent above; shipments were 8.9 per cent above; and new orders were 4.5 per cent below.

The Western cember 26, 106 feet, shipments feet. Orders on 237,000 feet.

I'ine Association for the rn"'eek ended D,jmills reporting, gave orders as 51,614,000 45,619,000 feet, and production 39, 950,000 hand at the end of the week totaled 160.-

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended December 26,92 units ( 109 mills) reporting, gave orders as 8,409,000 feet, shipments 8,457,000 feet, and production 11,294,000 feet. Orders on hand at the encl of the week totaled 36.514.000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the n.ronth of November, 1953, 19 companies reporting, gave orders received 46,&1,N0 feet, shipments 44,988,000 feet, and production 56,620,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 51.502.000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended December 19, 181 mills reporting, gave orders as 107,977,000 feet, shipments 108,210,000 feet, and production ll7,448,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 446,409,000 feet.

For the week of December 26, these same mills reported orders as 81,089,000 feet, shipments 91,102,000 feet, and production 83,994,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 436,395,000 feet.

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