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Pine Shipments Expected Up; Second Gluorler Records Set

Portland.-The report for the second quarter, 1955, production and shipments of Western Pine Region lumber products and estimate of probable third quarter, 1955, shipments, was released by W. E. Grifiee, assistant secretary-manager of the Western Pine Association. The report coverecl Idaho White Pine, Ponderosa Pine and Sugar Pine-which provide 60/a of the region's production-and the associated woods.

The late spring hamperecl logging in much of the Western Pine region during April and May, causing loss of some production. Nevertheless the region during the second quarter managed to hang up a nezu production. record of 2262 million board feet,7.7/o ahead of 1954's second quarter.

Shipments also reached a new high for the quarter. Preliminary estimates place shipments at 2301 million feet, up 8.8/o from last year. Estimated mill stocks of. 1562 million feet on June 30 are down 132 million feet from a year ago and are very low in relation to the industry's current volume of shipments.

During the last year's third quarter the long lumber strike tied up as much as l5/o of the Western Pine industry's capacity for varying periods, causing the loss of about 200 million feet of potential production. Other mills stepped up their operations and, with part of the competing west coast mills shut down by the strike, managed to ship 2286 million feet. This year the prospects are that labor conditions will be stable. Car shortages may reduce' west coast shipments somewhat during August and September, though the extent of such