THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

How Lrumber Looks

Lumber shipments of. 412 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 2.5 per cent above production for the week ended February 14, 1948' In the same week new orders of these mills were 4.9 per cent below production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amount to 58 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 28 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 46 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 3.8 per cent above production; orders were 7.0 per cent above Production'

Compared to the average corresponding week of 193539, production of reporting mills was 53.1 per cent above; shipments were 37.1 per'cent above; orders were 20.5 per ce.rt above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1947, production of reporting mills was 5'9 per cent above; shipments were 2.4 per cent below, and new orders were 1.4 oer cent below.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended February 14, 106 mitls reporting, gave orders-as 62,800,000 feet, shipm ents 62,4!3,000 feet, and production 56,234,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 167,623.000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended Feb- ruary 7,71 units (93 mills) reporting, gave orders as 12,610,000 feet, shipments 12,826,000 feet, and production 13,754,N0 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 66,164,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended February 7,159 mills reporting, gave orders as 117,144,000 feet, shipments 104,674,000 feet, and production 104,495,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 532,323,ffi0 feet.

For the week ended February 14, 159 mills reporting, gave orders as 89,874,000 feet, shipments 100,495,000 feet, and production 105,415,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 513,644,000 feet.

Receives Shipment oI Philippine Mchogcny

E. I. Stanton & Son, Los Angeles, has received a shipmint of Philippine Mahogany lumber which arrived at San Pedro on February 16. It was shipped by the Anakan Lumber Co. of Mindanao. A second shipment will arrive early in March.

Scnr Dieso Hoo-Hoo Club Meeting Mcrrch l l

The Sa[ Diego Hoo-Hoo Club will hold an open meeting for lumbermen Thursday evening, March 11, in the Marine Room of the San Diego Hotel, San Diego. Dinner will be served at6:59 p.m. The committee is arranging for an interesting Program'