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Portland, Oregon, April l9-Good winter weather is the big story in the Douglas fir region's first quarter lumber production report.

Said H. V. Simpson, executive vice president of West Coast Lumbermen's Association: "An open winter has played a big part in keeping lttnrber output high enough to care for the nation's defense tleecls, mititary recluirements and most domestic housing ancl industrial uses."

First 13 weeks production in 1951 is larger than either of the last two years, totaling 2,657,885,m0 board feet. Mills were operating on slow bell in thc rvinters of. 1949 and 1950 due to severe storms.

Cargo mills shipped only 348,.514,000 board feet by water to the Atlantic Coast during the three months, a drop of 90 million feet below last year's same period' Millmen said a shortage of shipping space has had some direct influence.

West Coast export shipments picked up during first quarter of 1951 with 150 million feet loaded as against 41 million for 1950's first quarter. California cargo loadings also picked up, with 1951 first quarter totals at 190 million feet compared to 170 million feet last year for the same period.

The weekly average of West Coast lumber production in March was 203,453,000 b.f. or 113.2/o of the 1946-1950 average. Orders averaged 225,015,000 b.f.; shipments 228,652,000 b.f. Weekly averages for February were: Production 207,066,000 b.f. (ll5'2% of the 1946-1950 average); orders 184,804,000 b.f.; shipments 200,554,000 b.f.

Thirteen weeks of 1951 cumulative production 2,657,885,000 b.f.; thirteen weeks of 1950 2,149,6n,N0 b.f.; thirteen weeks of. 1949 2,2n395,00O b.f

Orders for thirteen weeks of l95l breakdown as follows: Rail and truck 1,96O,718,m0 b.f.; domestic cargo 569,870,000 b.f.; export 150,055,000 b.f.; local 163,130,000 b.f. The Industry's unfilled order file stood at 945,604,000 b.f. at the end of March ; gross stocks at 672,127,000 b.f.

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The offices of The California Lumber Merchant have not been moved, but the mailing address in, future will be

The California Lumber Merchant Room 508, 108 West 6th Street, Los Angeles 14, California

The telephone number remains the same-VAndike 4565.

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