THE CATIFOR}IIA LUMBERMERCHANT fackDiorrure.?fr\ifu, How Lumber Looks

Lumber shipments of 516 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 5.0 per cent above production for the week ended Aprtl 24, 1954. In tl-re same week new orders of these mills were 1.9 per cent above production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 37 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills unfilled orders were equivalent to 22 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 56 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 2.6 per cent above production; new orders were 4.8 per cent above production.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended April 24, II2 mills reporting, gave orders as 74,643,000 feet, shipments 75,356,000 feet, and production 71,640,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 226.244.000 feet.

The California Redwood Association f,or the month of March, 1954, 20 companies reporting, gave orders received as 60,001,000 feet, shipments 60,614,000 feet, and production 66,190,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 64.297 .000 feet.

1, 86 units (104 mills) reporting, gave orders as 15,703,000 feet, shipments 17,681,000 feet, and production 16,323,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 38,357,0@ feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Ass'ociation for the week ended April 24, 773 mills reporting, gave orders as 131,646,000 feet, shipments 137,054,000 feet, and production 130,156,000

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