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Lumber shipments of 506 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer rvere 4.3 per cent above production for the u'eek ended I\farch 22, 1952. In the same week new orders of these mills were 12.9 per cent below production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 42 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills, unfilled ordeis vgere equivalent to 23 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 52 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills rvere 5.8 per cent above production; orders were 7.7 per cent above production.

The \\restern Pine Association for the week ended Nlarch 22, 113 mills reporting, gave orders as 53.535,000 feet, sl-ripments 56,801,000 feet, and production 55,800,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the rveek totaled Z2g.DS.M ieet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended N{arch 29,84 units (103 mills) reporting, gave orders as 15,212,0@ feet, shipments 75,177,000 feet, and production 15,59O,000 feet. C)rders on hand at the end of the rveek totaled 43.579.000 ieet.

The California Redn-ood Association for the month of Februarv, 1952, 16 cornpanies reporting, gave orclers received as .1,1,483,000 feet, shipments 43,455.00O feet. ancl production 51,357,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 52.455.000 feet.

The \\'rest Coast Lumbermen's Association for the lveek ended Nfarch Z2,778 mills reporting, gave orders as 101,375.000 feet, shipments 126,0D,000 feet, and production 127.035.000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the u'eek totaled 554.639.000 feet.

For the r.veek ended March 29, these same mills reported orders as 120,849,000 feet, shipments 122,385,W0 feet, and production 121,056,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the \.eek totaled 553.102,000 feet.