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J-,umber shipments of 5OZ mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 8.6 per cent below production for the week ending May 24, 1952. In the same week new orders of these mills were 7.8 per cent below production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 44 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders were equivalent to 23 d.ays' production at the current rate, and gross stocks lvere equivalent to 49 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments trf reporting identical mills were 7.I per cent above production; orders were 6.3 per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 69.1 per cent above; shipments were 57.6 per cent above; orders were 65.1 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1951, prodirction of reporting mills was 9.8 per cent below; shipments u'ere 11.1 per cbnt below;and new orders were 3.7 per cent below. ,f**

The \Vestern Pine Association for the week ended May 31, 104 mills reporting, gave orders as 52,192,W feet. shipments 62,037,ffiO feet, and production 60.617,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled2D,714,O00 feet. ***

The California Redwood Association for the month of April, 1952, 17 companies reporting, gave orders as 53,880,000 feet, shipments 51,494,000 feet, and production 53,498,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 56,952,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended May 31, 81 units (98 mills) reporting, gave orders as 15,537,000 feet, shipments 17,818,000 feet, and production 17,172,0N feet. Orders on hand at the end of the .iveek totaled 39.857.-

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association {or the r,veek endeC May 24, 176 mills reporting, gave orders as 109,728,0W feet, shipments 104,146,000 feet, and production 121,503,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week rotaled 508,466,000 feet.

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