How Ltumber Lrooks

Lumber shipments of 494 mills reporting to the National Trade Barometer were 6.1 per cent above production for the u'eek ended April 25, 1953. In the same u'eek new orders of these mills were 4.2 per cent allol'e production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 46 per'cent of stocks. For the reporting softu'ood mills unfilled orders were equivalent to 25 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 53 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical vere 4.2 per cent above production; nes' orders s'ere 8.0 per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding n'eek in 19351939, production of reporting mills rvere 68.7 per cent above; shipments were 73.3 per cent above: ne\\' orders n'ere 71.1 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding rveek in 1952, production of reporting mills s'as 3.9 per cent above; shipments lvere 1'5 per cent above; and nerv orders rvere 3.2 Der cent above.

The Western Pine Association for the s'eek endetl April 25, ll} mills reporting, gave orders as 71'659,000 feet' s;hipments 77,956,Uil feet, and production 69'329.000 feet' Orders on hand at the end of the rveek totaled 256'061'000 feet.

The California Redrvood Association for the month of March, 1953 19 companies reporting, gave orders received as 57,960,000 feet, shipments 53,592,000 feet, and production (fi,627,0ffi feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 64.007.000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the rveek ended April 25, 105 units (134 mills) reporting, gave orders at 2L,@,000 feet, shipments 20,673,m feet, and production 2,%1,(Continued on Page 68)

'How Lumber looLs Vcgcbond Editorials

Fcrvorite Story

Grqduqtion Time Approcche* An Editorfurl

Redwood Region Logging Cogrress

Stabilizcrtion rmd Relcted Problems, by E G Pqter .. Tbe Second Mle, An Editoriql

Fun-Facts-Filoaopby

Merithew Roun& Out 50 Yeqs in luber Businegg

Prompt Delivery I| It Brealcs Our Bc.L.

Shastc-Ccsccrde Hoo-Hoo Cocatenctioa ..

Peoples Lumber Co. Expqads Retcil Store crt Venlurr 25 Yecrs Ago

Obitucnies

Iemon Grove Lunber Co. Moderaizes

STUDS, BOARDS, DIMENSION ]UMBER

PLANK, TITIBERS, RAITROAD TIES, INDUSTRIAL CUTTII{GS

DOUGIAjS HR, REDWOOD, PINE, WHITE FIR

Erclusive Solcs Rcp'rcscnnrilivcr In Southem Collfomb for: folrhurt Lumbcr Co. of Collfornlo