THE CALIFOR\IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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l,trmbet shipments of' 434 mills reporting to the National l-umberTrade Barometer were 11'2 per cent above pr(xluction for the week ended March 17, l95l' In the same rveek new ortlers of these mills were 19'9 per cent above production. unfilled orders of the reporting mills am.lunted to 64 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled oiders were equivalent to 30 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 45 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 6.0 p.t cent above production; orders were l2'9 per cent above Production.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939, pioduction of reporting mills was 66J per cent above; shipments were 69.5 per cent above, orders were 79'0 per ceni "bo.,e. Compared to the corresponding week in 1950, 1rr<rduction of reporting mills was 6.2 per cent below; shipments u,ere 4.1 per cent below; and new orders were 2'7 per cent below.

The Western I'ine Association for the weqk ended March 24, IOS mills reporting, gave orders as 67,163,00O feet, shipments 67,iZf.,OOO fect and production 56,583,000 feet' Orclers on hand at the encl of the week totaled 241,972,ffi feet'

The California Redwood Association for tl-re month of February, 1951, sixteen companies reporting' g'ave orders received as 47,507,000 feet, shipments 39,776,000 feet, and lrro<ltrt:ti<rn 48,424,W feet. Ordcrs ort hittrtl itt thc erlcl of thc rrrcrrrth totaled 69,246,W) feet.

'lhe Southern l'ine Association for the rveek cnclcd March 24, tttt units (110 mills) reporting, gave orders as 16,398,000 fect. shipments 18.176,000 feet, and production 18,158,000 feet. Orders on h:rrrd at the end of the week totaled 62,999,000 feet.

'fhe West Coast l,urnbermen's Association for the week crr<le<l March 17, 173 mills reporting, gave orders as 136,7tt1,000 feet, shipnrents 120,14t1,000 feet, and production l0(r,50(r,000 feet. Urrfilled orclers at the end of the week totale<l 7 79,7 70,04O f.eet.

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