THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT JackDiorne,pfilistw

LOS ANGELES, 14, CALIFORNIA, JULY 15, 1948

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Lumber shipments of 402 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, were 1.1 per cent below production for the week ending June 26, 1948. In the same week new orders of these mills were 1.4 per cent above production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amount to 61 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills unfilled orders are equivalent to 28 days'production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 44 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 4.4 per cent above production; orders were 6.1 per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding rveek of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 44.6 per cent above; shipments were 51.7 per cent above; orders were 55.4 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1947, production of reporting mills was 1,5 per cent below; shipments were 0.3 per cent below, and nerv orders were 2.1 per cent below.

The Western Pine Association for the rveek ended June 26,98 mills reporting, gave orders as 73,237,00O feet, shipments 67,686,W feet, and production 69,937,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 186,936,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the rveek ended Tune

26, 79 units (108 mills) reporting, gave orders as 16,639,000 feet, shipments 16,450,000 feet, and production 17,469,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 60,071,000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the month of May, 1948, ten companies reporting, gave production as 36,409,W feet (redwood 30,957,0O0 feet, whitewoods S,_ 452,m0 feet) ; shipments, 31,878,000 feet (redwood, 26,933,000 feet, whitewoods 4,945,0m feet) ; orders received, 31,815,000 feet (redwood 26,435,M feet, rvhitewoods 5,3g0,000 feet). Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 52,530,000 feet (redrvood 47,564,@0 feet, rvhitewoods, 4,_ 966,000 feet).

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended June 19, 159 mills reporting, gave orders as g9,43g,000 feet, shipments 85,895,000 feet, and production gS,Zg4,_ 000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 539,487,000 feet.

For the week ended lune 26, 159 mills reporting, gdve orders as 95,538,000 feet, shipments 95,24|000 feet. and production 92,043,W feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 537,698,000 feet.