THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

LOS AI{GELES 14, CALIFORNIA, TULY 15. 1950

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Lumber shipments of 425 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 2.6 per cent below production for the u'eek ending June 24, 1950. In the same week new orders of these mills were 1.7 per cent above production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 59 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders t'ere equivalent to 27 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 43 days' production.

For the year-to-clate, shipments of reporting identical mills were l2.l per cent above production; orders were 16.8 per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 63.4 per cent above; shipments 'rvere 68.7 per cent above; orders were 76.2 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding rveek in 1949, production of reporting mills was 6.0 per cent above; shipments were 9.4 per cent above; and nen. orders were 12.3 per cent above.

The Western Pine Association for the r,r'eek ended June 24, 97 mills reporting, gave orders as 75,258,000 feet, shipmerrts 76,673,0m feet, and production 79,744,0N feet. Orders on hand at the end of the r,veek totaled 249.300.000 feet.

The California Redrvood Association for the month of Nfay, 1950, 17 companies reporting, gave orders received as 48,715,000 feet, shipments 50,943,000 feeet, and produc- tion 58,624,000 feet. Orders on hand at the month totaled 62,681,000 feet.

The Southern 24,95 units (122 feet, shipments feet. Orders on 424,000 feet.

Pine Association for the week ended June mills) reporting, gave orders as 20,062,000 19,156,000 feet, and production 17,993,n0 hand at the end of the .r'r'eek totaled 68,-

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week encled June 17,174 mills reporting, gave orders as 126,487,000 feet, shipments 139,087,000 feet, and production 122,553,@0 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 603.844,000 feet.

For the r,r'eek ended June 24, these same mills reported orders as 125,509,000 feet, shipments 111,638,000.feet, and production 117,141,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 617.910.000 feet.

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