THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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I, C. Dioue, Pres. cnd Trecs.; l. E. Mortin, Vice Prcs,; M. Adcms, Secrelcry Published the lst and l5th oI eqch month ct

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How Lumber Looks

Lumber shipments of 511 rnills reporting to the National Lumber Manufacturers Assn. in the n'eek ended N{arch 24 v'ere 3.9/o above production ; new orders \\'ere 8.2/o a!>ore. Prcrcinction *'as 5.8"f , shiltments O.7/o ancl orders 2.6c/c above the previous rveek.

National production of lumber totaled 2,933,000,000 bf dtrring Januarv, 2/o above December and 1/o above January 1955 in the highest January output rec<irded since 19,18; shipments rose 5/a and orders (t/c ctver l)ecember.

West Coa.st Lumbermen's Assn. reported f<ir lfr(r n.rills (112 operating) in the week ended Nlarch 31 : prodrrction, 1 18,156,859 feet ; shiprnents, 122,517,331 feet; orders, 131,268.1305 feet (ll.l/o over production). For the year to date, rrrders *,ere 4.7/o over production.

The rveekly average of u'est coast lumber productior.r in llarch rvas 174,615,000 bf, orders averaged 197,360,000 bf ;rnd shipments 185,443,000 bf, reported Harris E. Smith,

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Deqler CONVENTION ISSUE Moy |

5 sTUDS, BOARDS, DIMENSION LU'YIBER PIANK, TI'YIBERS, RAIIROAD TIES, INDUSTRIAI CUTTINGS DOUGI.AS FIR, REDWOOD, PINE, WHITE FIR, SPRUCE

The May l5th issue of The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT u'ill be a special Convention Issue containing complete pictorial coverage of both the Southern California Retail Lumber Assn. 39th annual at the Los Angeles Ambassador April l7-19, and the Lumber Merchants Assn. 16th annual at Rickey's Studio Inn, Palo Alto, April 23-25. Advertisers should be rvarned tl.rat forms for this issue rvill close on Mav 3.

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