How lrumber Lrooks

Lumber production during the week ended July lg, 1942, was 7 per cent g'reater than the previous week, shipments were .3 per cent less, new business 3 per cent less, according to reports to the National Lumber Manufacturers Association from regional associations covering the operations of representative hardwood and softwood mills. Shipments were 7 per cent above production; new orders 16 per cent above production. Compared with the corresponding week of. 1941, production was 5 per cent less, shipments 4 per cent less, and new business one per cent less. The industry stood at 134 per cent of the average of production in the corresponding week of 1935-39 and 150 per cent of average 1935-39 shipments in the same week.

Reported production for the first 28 weeks of. 1942 was 2 per cent below corresponding weeks of. l94I; shipments were 5 per cent above the shipments, and new orders g per cent above the orders of the 1941 period. For the g weeks of 1942, new business was 25 per cent above production, and shipments were 14 per cent above production.

The ratio of unfilled orders to gross stocks was 21 per cent on July 18, 1942, compared with 47 per cent a year ago. Unfilled orders were 14 per cent greater than a year ago; gross stocks werc 24 per cent less.

During the week 451 mills produced Z(f.,Z3Z,W feet of hardwoods and softwoods combined, shipped ?fl6,M2f/JD feet, and booked orders of 311,628,000 feet.

Lumber orders for the week reported by 369 softwood mills totaled D7,8&,W feet, shipments were ZZZ,lg3,W feet, and production was 256,573,,000 feet. 96 hardwood mills for the week gave orders as 13,764,000 feet, shipments 13,879,000 feet, and production 11,659,000 feet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended July 18, 95 mills reporting, gave orders as 84,930,000 feet, shipments 89,818,000 feet, and production ,99,231,@O f.eet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 4g0,320,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended July 18, 103 mills reporting, gave orders as 33,825,000 feet, shipments 32,358,000 feet, and production nJ40,W feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totale d \6Z,O7S,W.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended July 18 reported orders as 172,1O5,000 feet, shipments I39,740,W feet, and production 123,388,000 feet.

Fire Destroys Planing Mill

Starting from a dry chain motor, fire destroyed the planing mill of the Pelican Bay Lumber Co. at Klamath Falls, Ore., on July 14. The damage was estimated at $100,000. The planing mill will be rebuilt.