THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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W. T. BLACK lacorporctrd udrr tlo lcrr ol Cctllonriq

J, C. Dionas, Prrr. cad-trcr.; I. E. Martlr, Vlcr-Prct.; W. T. Blcck, Sccrctqry

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How Lumber Lrooks

The lumber market shou,'ed no change in the past two rveeks. Mill prices for Douglas fir, Pine and Redwood uppers, boards and dimension are firm. The Red Cedar shingle market is about the same and rnill prices are firm.

Lumber shipnrents ol 412 mills reporting to the National I-umber Trade Barometer were 12.0 percent above production for the rveek ending March l, 1947, according to the statistical department of the National Lumber Manufactuiers Association. In the satne week new orders of those mills were 34.5 percent above production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills, amounted to 68 percent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are eqtrivalent to 26 davs'production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 35 days' production.

F-or the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills rvere 14.3 percent above production; orders r,vere 19.2 percent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939, production of reporting mills rvas 26.6 percent above; shipments were 19.8 percent above; orders rvere 55.1 percent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1946, production of reporting mills s'as 17.1 percent above; shipnrents rverc 13.6 percent alt<.rve; and nelv orders tvere 37.6 pcrcent above.

The Western Pine Association for the rveek ended Febrtary 22, 96 mills reporting, gave orders as 54,569,000 feet, shipments 51,695,000 feet, and production 45,581,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 163,349,000 feet.

Our Silver Anniverscry

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On July tst, t947, THIi CALIFORNI-\ LUI{I}EI{ MERCHANT will be twenty-fi.r'e years old. On thar date we r,vill publish a Silver Anniversary Issue. All our friends are invited to participate.

One of the features of this issue will be a special Plyrvood Section.

The Southern Pine Association for the week endecl March l, 82 units (117 mills) reporting, gave orders as 18,712,000 feet, shipments 18,772,000 feet, and productiorr 18,608,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 73,39,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the lveek ended March l, 130 mills reporting. gave orders as 125,921,W feet, shipments 92,924,000 feet, and production 86,116,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the rveek totaled .,184,816,000 feet.

For the rveek ended Februarv 22, l3O mills reporting, gave orders 98,183,000 feet, shipn-rents 80,727,000 feet, and production 86,651,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of thc u'eek totaled 454,648,000 feet.

Young Lumbermqn?

There arrived in Oakland on liebruarv 16, \\'-illianr George Gosslin, born to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gosslin.

Mr. Gosslin is a partner in the Gosslin-Harding Lumber Co., Oakland.