THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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Howl.rumber Lrooks

'l'hc I'acific Northrt'est is beginning to tharv out after Iive u'eeks of icc and snon', and the Jlroduction of I)ougl:rs fir lumber still lags behin<l orders.

I.'or the rveck en<le<l J:rrruary 2ti, prodrrction u,as 76,1175,000 fect, consi<lerallll' lrlrovc the llrevious rr'eeks' .t(r,.504,000 fcet, llut far llclou' norrn:rl. ()r<lcrs for thc rveek errde<l Jantrary 2lJ totale<l 12.1,()313,000 fcet, arr<l shiprtrents rvere 92,147p00 feet. Many rrrills remain inactive.

Fir prices rerrr:rin firrn as do thosc of pinc an<l re<ln,oo<l.

Lumber shiprnents of 411 rnills reporting to the National Lurnber 'l'rarlc ll:rronrctcr rvcre 23.(r l)er cent allrlve ltro<luc- tion for the u'eck cn<lc<l Jauuary 2il, 1950. In tlre sanre week nerv or<lers of these mills rvere 54.6 per cent above llroductiorr. Unfillc<l or<lers of thc reporting rnills amount to 4tl llcr cent of stocks. F'or reporting softrvoorl mills, unlilf erl or<lers are e<luivalent to 26 <lays' production at the current rate, at1(l gr()ss st()cks are eclrrivalent to .51 <lays' production.

For the ye:lr-to-datc, shiprnents of reporting identical mills u'ere 13.t3 per cent altove production; orders rvere 48.1 per ccnt above llroduction.

Cornpared to the average corresponding rveek of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 5(r.1 per cent abr>ve; shipments u'ere 6.1.0 l)er cent above ; rlrders rvere f14.4 per cent alLrove. Compared to the correspor-rding lveek in 1949, production of reportir.rg mills I'r'as [r.1 per cent above; ship- rrut nrtrcllco ott.lc8 W. L llacl alO XcrLt t|. lcr lrodrcc ll tUtoo !17t7

PEGGY STTNUNG f,nbtcrt Edltor

II. ADTMII A|tlrtcst lloacarr nlents rvcre 3l.fl l)cr ccltt alrovc; an<l ncrv ordcrs rvcre 28.3 l)cr cent alrovc.

'lhc Westcrn l'inc Association for thc rr.eek cn<led January 28, 98 mills reporting, gave orders as 69,739,000 feet, shiprncnts 5t1,123,000 fcet, an<l prorluction 41,4(r5,000 feet. ()r<lers orr hanrl :rt thc en<l of thc rvcck totalc<l '251 ,147,O00 fcct.

'l'hc Soutlrern l)inc Association frlr the ruary Zli, 8tl units (ll3 mills) rcporting, (Continued on I'age 48)

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E. B. Hcrrris Lumber Compcrny's New Plcrnt Vcgcbond Editoricrls My Fcrvorite Story week ended Jangave orders as

The Upson Co. cmd Western Hardwood Lumber Co. Join Hands

D. W. Gossard Re-elected President ol W.C.LA. .... Clcy Brown & Co. Stcrts New Mill Flcsh! GolI Grcrndlcrthers'

THE ORIGTNAL WESTERil HAR.DBOARD

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Lumber dealers are findinq CHAPCO a most profitable item

Rezo Doors

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Rezo Doors

Top and bottom rails are l3/o", allowing plenly of width to permit cutting on eilher top or bottom.

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Face veneer can be suPPlied in anY hardwood desired, with or without hard' wood edges to maich. Special care is given to -selecting grains 'that are well matched in design and color.