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I-umber shipments of 424 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade lJar<luteter wcrc 7..5 ltcr cctrt allove production for thc rvcek cnding March 25, 19.50. In the same week nerv orders of these nrills wcrc l(i.6 per ccnt allove pro<luction. Unfillcd or<lcrs of thc reporting mills amount to 55 pcr cent of stocks. Iior reportitrg softrvrlotl rrrills, unfillcd rlr<lcrs arc equivalcnt to 26 days' pro<lttcti<trr at the current rate, and gross stocks arc equivalcnt to 46 days' production.

For tlre year-to-date, shiptncnts of rcporting iclentical mills were 17.2 per cent above production; or<lers rverc 29.1 pcr cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding rveek of 193.51939, production of reporting mills rvas 69.4 per cent above ; shipments were 65.9 per cent above; orders rvere 80.5 per cent alrove. Compared to the corresponding week in 1949, produ,ction of reporting mills rvas 11.3 per cent al>ove; shipments rvere 14.4 per cent allove; and new orders were 28.2 ler cent above.

The Western March 25, 106 feet, shipments feet. Orders on 386,000 feet.

Pine Association for the u'eek ended mills reporting, gavc orders as 76,061,000

70, 685,000 feet, and production 61,837,000 lrand at the end of the rveek totaled 272.-

The California Redwood Association for the month of February, 1950, 17 companies reporting, gave orders received as 47,437,0M feet, shipments 42,018,000 feet, and

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PEGGIY STNUNE prorluction 48,019,000 feet. Or<lers on hand thc month totalcd .57,806,000 fcct. at tltc end of

'l'hc Southcrn I'inc Associ:ttion for the week cndcd March 25, 87 units (lll mills) reporting, gave orders as 16,974,0A0 fcct, shipments 18,32(r,000 fcct, and production 17,657,000 fcct. ()r<lcrs on han<l at thc cnd of thc rveek totalcd 51.16tt.000 fect.

'fhe Wcst cnded March .538,000 feet,

Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week 25, 167 mills reporting, gavc orders as 132,shipments 117,895,000 fcet, and production (Continued on Page 60)

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