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Lumber shipments of 457 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 1.0 per cent below production for the week ended June 28, 1952. In the same week new orders of these mills were 2.0 per cent above production Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 40 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders were equivalent to 22 days'production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 50 days' produc- roentlcal were r.r l2[t Mcrlct St, Sca Frcrncirco ll YIlLor 2-t!717

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting mills were 5.3 per cent above production; orders per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939, production of reporting mills rvas 72.7 per cent above; shipments were 62.1 per cent above; new orders were 79,2 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1951, production of reporting mills was 3.7 per cent below; shipments were 2.2 per cent belor'r'; and new orders were 18.5 per cent above.

Adverlising Bctes on Appliccrtion feet, shipments 17,766,000 feet and production 16,805,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 43,312,000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the month of May,1952, 17 companies reporting, gav€ orders received as 43,222,0W feet, shipments 48,571,000 feet, and production 55.4C+.00O feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month to- taled 52,469,000 feet.

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The Western Pine Association for the week ended 21, Ll3 mills reporting, gave orders as 77,629,ON leet, ments 77,453,n0 feet, and production 79,188,000 feet.

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