THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

W. T. BTACK Advertising Mcnager

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Lumber shipments of 4D mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 1.7 per cent below production for the rveek ended January 22, 1949. In the same vveek nel orders of these mills rvere 14.8 per cent above production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amount to 30 per cent of stocks. For reporting so{twood mills unfilled orders are equivalent to ZI days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 68 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments. of reporting identical nrills rvere 5.8 per cent above production ; orders were 16.2 per cent above production.

The California Redwood Association for the month of December, 1948, 10 companies reporting, gave orders received as 22,073,000 feet, shipments 24,087,000 feet, and production 34,150,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 36,599,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended January 22, 162 mills reporting, gave orders as 101,821,000 feet, shipments 73,969,000 feet, and production 82,168,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 37 2.272.00O feet.

For the week ended January 29,162 mills reporting, gave orders as 99,625,000 ieet, shipments 63,569,000 feet, and production 67,610,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 411,185,000 feet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended January 22, 102 mills reporting, gave orders as 51,807,000 feet, shipments 42,077p00 feet, and production 38,533,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the rveek totaled 170,597,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended January 22,88 ur-rits (108 mills) reporting, gave orders as 14,627,000 feet, shipments 15,878,000 feet, and production 77,000,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the 'iveek totaled 44.063,000 feet.

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SACRAMENTO

California Builders Supply Co.

SAN DIEGO

T. M. Cobb Co.

LOS ANGELES

Back Panel Company

T. M. Cobb Co.

Davidson Plywood & Veneer Co.

Bessonette & Eckstrom, Inc.

RIVERSIDE Cresmer Mfg. Co.