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I-umbcr shipments of. 4l(t rnills reltorting to the National I.unrbcr 'I'ra<le llarometer rverc 0.7 pcr cent bclorv pro<lucti<rn for the rveek cnded May 27,1950, In the sarrre week new or<lers of these mills were 10.5 per cent below prrlduction. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills anrount to 59 lter cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orclcrs are equivalent to 27 days' prodrrction at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 43 cl:rys' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 14.0 per cent above production; orders rvere 19.9 pcr cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding rveek of 19351939, producti<-rn of reporting mills rvas 61.5 per cent altove; shipments were 63.5 per cent above; orders were 53.1 per ccnt alrove. Compared to the corresponding week in 1949, production of reporting mills rvas 5..5 per .cent above; shipments were 8.8 per cent above;ancl new orders rvere 11.2 pcr cent above.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended N{ay 27,92 mills reporting, gave orders as 60,917,000 feet, shipnrents 64,373,0m feet, and production 67,413,000 feet. Orders on lrand at the end of the rveek totaled 229.906.000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended May 27,93 units (118 mills) reporting, gave orders as 24,469,ffi feet, shipments 21,484,000 feet, and production 2O,494,O00 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 68.592.000 feet.

California Itedwood Association for the trronth of April, 1950, seventeen companies reporting, gave orders received as 4.5,302,000 feet, shipments 45,778,W feet, and production 51.20(r,00Ofeet. Orclers on hand at the end of the month totalc<l 64.466,000 feet.

Thc West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ende<l May 20,175 mills reporting, gave orders as 106,049,000 feet, shipments 126,792,W0 feet, and production 122,132,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 633,692,000 feet.

I.-or the week endecl May 27, these same mills reported orders as 103,637,000 feet, shipments 121,089,000 feet, and production ln,529,OW feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 619,029,000 feet.

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