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I-trn.rber shipments of 495 mills reporting to the National Lnrrrber Tracle Barometer were 2.7 per cent above production for the u'eek ended February 21,1953. In the sitme week new orders of these mills were 10.8 per cent above production. Unfilled orders of the reporting rnills amounted to 45 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softrvood mills unfilled orders u.ere equivalent to 25 days'production at the current rate, and gross stocks u-ere equivalent to 53 days'production.

For the 1'ear-to-date, shipments of reporting identical rrrills were 6.0 per cent above production; nerv ortlers rvere 10.4 per cent above production.

Con.rpared to the average corresponcling rveek in 1935-193'1, procluction of reporting mills 'rvas 103.8 per cent above; shipments were 80.6 per cent above; ner,r' orders u'ere 95.6 per cent above. Con.rpared to the corresponding u'eek in 1952, production of reporting rr.rills was 6.6 per cent above ; shiprnents u'ere 8.4 per cent above; and new orders lr.ere 28.5 per cent above.

The Western Pine Association for the rveek encled February 21, 110 mills reporting, gave orders as 70,972,000 feet, shiprr.rerrts 68,181,000 feet, and production 61,473,000 feet. C)rders on hancl at the end of the vveek totaled 251.211.000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the month of January, 1953, 19 companies reporting, gave orders receive(l as 45714,000 feet, shipments 39,278,000 feet, and production

-+5.11 1.000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 57.888.00O feet.

The Southern I'ine Association for the rveek ended February 28,90 units (l15 mills) reporting, gave orders as 14878,000 feet; shipments 15,89.3,000 feet; and production 16,262,m feet. Orders on hand at the end of the w'eek totaled 45,983,000 feet.

The \\'est Coast Lumbennen's Association for the week ended February 21 ,189 mills reporting, gave orders as 145,-171.000 feet, shipments 134,658,000 feet, and production 133,(Continued on page 68)

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