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Lumber shipments of. 487 rnills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 1.0 per cent above production for the week ended March 28, 1953. In the same week ne*' orders of these mills were 1.1 per cent below production. Unfillecl orders of the reporting mills arnounted to 44 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills urrfilled orders were equivalent to 25 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 54 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 2.5 per cent above production; new orders were 7-2 pet cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding week in 1935-1939, production of reporting mills was 79.2 per cent above; shipments were 64.8 per cent above; new orders were 62.0 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1952, production of reporting mills was 12.6 per cent above; shipments were 4.8 per cent above; and new orders were 0.6 per cent above.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended lllarch 28, 110 mills reporting, gave orders as 76,016,000 feet, shipments 67,788,000 feet, and production63,479,W feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 235,258,000 feet.

The California, Redwood ruary, 1953, 19 companies 53,591,000 feet, shipments

Association for the rnonth of Febreporting, gave orders received as 51,493,000 feet, and production

51,062,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 59,695,fi)0 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended March 28, 101 units ( 126 mills) reporting, gave orders as 20,026,0(X) feet, shipments. 20,169,(XX) feet, and production m,497,W0 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 54,721,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended March 21,189 rnills reporting, ga.ve orders as 15l,616000 feet, shipments 128,408,000 feet, and production 137250,(Continued on Page 62)

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