THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

How Lumber Looks ln This lssue

National Lumber Manufacturers Association reports shipments of 501 mills in the week ended April 28 were 9.5o/o above production; net' orders 4.8/,' above. For the year to date, shipments were 2.6/c , orders 4.6/o over production.

National production of lumber totaled 3,08,+,000,000 bo:rr<l feet in March, according to the NLN'IA. Output was 6/o above February but 9/o belorv N{arch 1955. Lumber shipments were l0% and new orders ll/c abt>ve February. Estimated national production of lrrmber in the year's first quarter was 8,931,000,000 bf , 2% belorv the like 1955 quarter, but shipments were 2/o and neu' orders 5/a above.

West Coast Lumbermen's Association reported for 163 mills (152 operatins) in the week endecl May 5: production, L17,047,754 feet; shipments, 114,389,029 feet; orders. 118,144,@3 feet-all belorv the final Alrril u'eek rvhen shipments ran 13.3/o and orders 4.4/o over prodr.rction.

Western Pine Association reported for 116 mills in the week ended April 28: production, 83,383,000 feet; shipments, 89,840,000 leet (7.7/c al,rove production) ; orders, 90,486,000 feet (8.5/c above production).

California Redwood Association reports lor 2O mills in the month of March: procluction, 61.680,000 feet; shipments, 64,lDpAO feet. Production u'as 1,504M feet and shipments 4,039M feet over March 1955 and both'ivere above February this year. Shipments have recovered from effects of the l)ecember floods and rvere 4 million feet over the relativeiy high shipments of March 1955. Orders on h:rnd l\farch 3l rvere 100,357,000 feet, compared rvith 85,397,000 feet in

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