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l,unrber shiprnents of 440 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Bar<.rmeter were 0.4 per cent above production for the week ended February 17, 1951. In the same week new orders of these mills were 0.8 per cent above production. Unfilled or<lers of the reporting mills amounted to 64 per cent of stocks. For reporting softrvood rnills, unfilled orders were erluivalent to 3l days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were ecluivalent to 45 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical ' mills were 6.2 per cent above production ; orders rvere 16.4 llcr cent allove production.

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Compared to the average corresponding wcek of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 94.1 per cent above; shiprnents were 68.1 per cent above; orders were 69.5 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1950, production of reporting mills was 5,4 per cent above ; shipnrcnts lvere 13.1 per cent below;and new orders were 11.9 llcr cent below'

The Western Pine Association for the u'eek ended February 24,97 mills reporting, gave orders as 57,891,000 feet, shipments 63,7n,0N feet, and production 52,350,000 feet. C)rders on hand at the end of the week totaled 235,449,M feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the rveek ended February 24, 87 units (ll0 mills) reporting, gave orders as 16,445,000 feet, shipments 18,517,000 feet, and production 17,900,000 feet. Orders on hand at the encl of the week totaled 62.85.0ffi feet.

The California Redvvood Association for thc month of January, 1951, l6 gompanies reporting, gave orders received as 47,153,000 feet, shipments 38,314,000 feet, and production 44,656,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 67,118,000 feet.

The West Coast Lu*b;-:n'l A..o.iotion for the week ended February 17, 170 mills reporting, gave orders as 103,622,W feet, shipments 107,450,000 feet, ar-rd production

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