How Lumber Looks

Lumber shipments of 515 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer for the week ended May 8 were 4.5 per cent above production. Orders were 8.9 per cent above production. For the previous week, ended May 1, 506 mills reported shipments 17.9 per cent above production, while new orders were 5.6 per cent above production. For the year to date shipments of reporting identical mills were 3.2 per cent above production, and new orders were 4.9 per cent above production.

According to figures released by Harris E. Smith, secretary of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, at Portland, for the first four months of 1954, cumulative production was 3,536,724,000 feet, as compared with 3,689,777,W feet in the same months of 1953. At the end of the period, April 30, the industry's unfilled order file was 753,080,00O, gross stocks were 957,008,0@ feet.

The Western Pine Association reporting for 116 mills for the week ended May 15 showed production 80,610,000 feet, shipments 77,833,00O feet, and orders 80,406,000 feet. For the week ended May 8, 112 mills reported production 75,335,000 feet, shipments 81,707,000 feet, and orders 78,964,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association reporting for

171 mills for the week ended May 15, showed production 128,275,048 feet, shipments 124,551,053 feet, and orders 137,672,894 feet. For the week ended May 8, they reported for 173 mills, production 126,786,678 feet, shipments 134,008,999 feet. and orders 146.824.381 feet.

The Southern Pine Association reporting for 112 mills for the week ended May B, showed production 17,277,W feet, shipments 16,473,000, orders 15,846,000 feet.

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