THE CALIFOR}IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

How Lumber Looks

Portland, Oregon, April 14-Harris E. Smith, secretary of \\rest Coast I-umbermen's Association, today released production, order and sl-ripment figures for the Douglas fir industry.

The statistical picture of the industry is complete through March and compares output, sales and shipments vi'ith the same period for last year.

The u'eekly average of West Coast Lumber production in Marclr n'as 211,685,000 b.f. or ll0.l% of the 1949-1953 average. Orders averaged n4,565,W b.f. ; shipme nts 222,307,000 b.f. Weekly averages for February were: Production

799,235,M b.t.; 103.6/o of the 1949-1953 average; orders

215,754,Am b.f.; shipments 196,355,000 b.f.

Three months of 1954 cumulative production 2,540,689,000 b.f.; three months of 1953, 2]22311000 b.f.; three months of 1952,2.489.0D.00O b.t.

Orders for three months of 1954 breakdown as follows: Rail and truck 1,898,U9,UJ0 b.f.; domestic cargo 553,779,0W b.f. ; export 149,942,00O b.f. ; local 107,537,W b.f

The industry's unfilled order file stood at %5,322,000 b.f at the end of Nfarch, gross stocks at 1,0n,495,000 b.f.

Lumber shipments of 520 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer r'vere 0.2 per cent above produrltion for the rveek ending April 10, 1954. In the same week neu'orders of these mills u'ere 0.1 per cent above oroduc- tion. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 38 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softn'ood mills unfilled orders rvere equivalent to 23 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks lvere equivalent to 58 days'production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identicel mills were 2.1 per cent above production ; nerv orders were 6.1 per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding lveek in 19351939, production of reporting mills was 93.5 per cent above; (Continued on Page 64)

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TUMBER: We:t Coost Fir, Hemlock ond Cedor, Ponderoso Pine, Colifornio Douglos ond Whiie Fir, Soulhern Pine ond Hordwoods.

A ILLWORK AND FACTORY PRODUCTS: DOUGTAS FIR-Quolity Fromes, Industriol Cut Stock, Doors, Kifchen Cobinets, Unpointed Furnilure, Prefobricoted Building Stock.

PONDEROSA PINE - Quoliry Fromes, Industriol Cut Stock, Sosh ond Doors, Glozed Sorh, Box Shook Vqried Producls.

PLYWOOD: Douglos Fir ond Ponderoso Pins.

IONG-BEtL FIAKEWOOD

OAK FI.OORING number is your figh! number anywhefe in the U.S.A, , . . for dependabte source of quatity lumber and wood products. Call the representative in your area listed below.

PRESERVATIYE TREAIED PRODUCTS: Lumber, Postr, Poler, ond Piling treoted wirh Creosole qnd Slondord Solt Preservotives.

IIMBER FAERICATION

AMES, IA.

R. D. Sthaeffer

P. O. 8ox 87 f.l- 1672 cArlBRrDcE ig, rmss.

A. R- fompkin3 H.rold G. Maccreggt 720 Mass. Ave. Tel. TR 66872

CEDAT RAPIDS, IA, D. J. Sinclair, R. C. Jack

R. E. Creel 818 Higley Bldg. lel- 5517 and 4-4762 cHlcAco a, ltl..

S. E. Cumnings, w. G. Thon, Jt. ,. E. Morley, H. A. Rieckers, Jt.

J. H. Swen3on 332 So. Michigan Ave'

Tel. HA 76559

COtUrrtSUS It OHIO

H. D. Jonca

P. A. long 16 Elst Srqd Sl. Tet. AD,t570

DAttAS, rExAs

A. w. Sh.rp 3402 McF.'lin Sl. Tel. JU 9325 lnd 919?

DENVER 2, COIO.

.r. R. Monlgomery 527 Exch.nge Bldg. Iel. CH 1929

OERIDDER. I.A.

G. M. Mccregor, G. L. Wills

P. O. gox 192 lel-7197 .^d 7193

EUGENE, ORE- fhe Long-8ell [umbet Co.

P. O. 8ox 467 T€1.4-5283 toRl sl lrH, atK. The Long.Eell lunber Co. P. O. Box 833 lel-34217

FORT WORTH 2, IEX.

C. C. Phillips, V. H.8ake. al2 T&P Pa$enger Sia- Bldg. Iel. FO 0487.nd 0,188 GARDINER, ORE. Ihe l-ons-Bcll lumbe. Co. Trl. t68l

HOSOKEN. N. J.

O. D. Smi?h, P. W. Wirlkop C- I. Mungct, Jr. 68 Hudson St. lel. Hoboken 2-5252 & 2-5253 N, Y. - WH 3-1247 & 3-1248

HOUSTON l, lEX.

G. W. Hills, Jr., R. S. S.ilot 629 Wesr Bldg. fel. CH 1771

JOPTIN, MO.

G. H. Heibein, J. F. Engle

P. O. Box 1030 Iol.2270 g. D. H.rrington. J. R. Sc.nlan 122 N- (irkwood Rd. Tel. TA l{770 toNcvrEw, wAsH.

(aNsAs ctw 6, r o.

G. L. &lcNichols, C, W, Fr.ncit w. A- falbort, C. H. R@ney 9Ol R. A. Lons Blds. Tel. BA 6700 rrtKwooD 22. Mo.

S. R. Scolr Tel.200 tos ANGETES 17, CALtt.

H. F. Eowles, A. M. B.ltinet

1709 W. 8rh Sr. Tel. DU 7-1347

IAINNEAPOIIS 3, MINN.

R. E. W.llacc

D. W. Decorler 907 Wesley Temple 81d9. Tel. BR 7731 OKIAHOMA CITY I, OT[A.

W. A. lyonr teonhardt Bld9. Tel. CE 2447

OMAHA 2, NE8I.

J. J. Hill, |- J, frlncir 539 Grain Exchange Bldg, Tel. AT 9652 aurrMAN, r lss. The Long-8ell lumber'Co. lel. 21ll tnd 2121

SAN ANTONIO, IEX.

D. [, Rochon, C. A. Kupka al5 New Moore 8ldg. Tel. GA 6453

SAN FRANCISCO 5, CAIIF.

,. H. Moore, J. M. Mye(3 604 Mission 5t. Tel. EX 2€696

SEAITTE II, WASH. W. M. Ballew {14 Vance 8ldg. Tel. E| 2533 SHERIDAN, ARK. lhe Long-Bell lumber Co, Tel.55

SII.VER SPRING, MO. J. J. Wilron 8632 Colelville Rd. Tel. JU 8-1618 lnd 8-1619 VAUGHN DIV. - EUGENE, ORE. lhc l-ong.Bcll lumber Co. P. O. Box 632 Iel. 1.9987 lhc Long-Bell tumbcr Co. Tcl. 441 | WICHITA I, KANS, G, P. Picoile, €. H. Srecl! 217 N, Brordwey lcl. AM 2-1052

WEED, CAUF.

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