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Lumber shipments of 494 mills reporting to the National Lurnber Tracle Barometer were 1.1 per cent above production for the rneek ended May 23, 1953. In the same u'eek nerv orders of these mills were 4.7 per cent above production' Unfilled orclers of the reporting mills amounted to 45 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills unfilled orders rvere equivalent to 25 d,ays'production at the current rate' and gross stocks were equivalent to 53 days' production'

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills t,ere 4.6 per cent above pioduction; new orders rvere 6'5 per cent above production.*

Cornpared to the average corresponding week in 1935-1939' p.odu.tion of reporting mills was 61'3 per cent above; shipments were 63.1 per cent above; new orders were 75'0 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1952' production of ,.poiting mills was 2'6 pet cent above; shipments rvere 10.2 per cent above;and new ".td";.t lvere 11.5 per cent above'

The Western Pine Association for the week of \Iay 23' 111 niills reporting, gave orders as 73'503'000 feet' shiprnents 75,403,000 ieet, and production 74'32!'OC0 feet' Orders on h4nd at the entl of the u'eek totaled 240'148'00O feet'

The California Redwoocl April, 1953, 19 cornPanies Association for the month of reporting, gave orders receivecl executlves are spendvacationing as 59,951,000 feet, shipments 56,4{8,000 feet, and production 63,263,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the rnonth totaled 66,5O{,000feet.

Harry Perry, Jack Strom and Louis Fidler' of Fidler's N{anufacturing CompanY, Los Angeles' ing the first two rveeks of July in Nevada' While thly will try the sport fishing at Lake Nlead and at Las Vegas.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended llay 30, 94 units 1120 mills) reporting, gave orders as 18.560,000 feet, shipments 17,471,Ofi) feet, and production 19304,000 feet. Orders on hand at the eud of the week totaletl 52.593,000 feet.

The \\'est Coast Lumbernlen s Association for the rveek ended May 23, l&+ mills reporting' gave orders as l{1.070,000 feet, shipments 131,O{1,000 feet, and production 132,051,00O feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the rveek totaled 542,576,000 feet.

For the rveek ended \Ia1' 30, these same mills reported orders as 104,897,000 feet, shipments 128,381,000 feet' and production 126,451,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the u'eek totaled 520,092,000 feet.

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