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Lumber shipments of 501 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 4.5 percent below production for week ending August 8, and nerv orders were 12.6 percent belorv production.

For the u,eek ending August 1, 506 mills reported shipments 5.5 percent below prodLlction, and new orders 6.8 percent belo'lv production.

The \\'rest Coast Lumbermen's Association, reporting for 182 mills for the week ending August 8, shorved: production 114,1,tr.3,446 feet; orders 104,039,972 feet; shipments 115,755,936 f eet.

For the lveek ending August 2, the same association reported for the same number of mills: production 119,643,O77 feet ; orders 111,011,895 feet ; shipments 108,409 ,524 feet.

The Western Pine Association, reporting for 107 mills for the n,eek ending August B, showed: production 82,594,O00 feet; orders 68,431,000 feet; shipments 75,843,000 feet. For the 'n'eek ending August 1, this association reported: production 80,236,000 feet; orders 76,403,O00 feet ; shipments 78.925.000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association reporting for 120 mills for tlre rveek ending August 8, reported : production 18,392,OO0 feet; orders 16,338,000 feet; shipments 15,864,000 feet.

For the u'eek ending August 1 this association reported for 115 mills: production 17,516,000 feet; orders 16,684,000 feet ; shipments 17,414,000 feet.

The rveekly average of West Coast Lumber productior.r in July was 166,217,000 b.f. or 87.5/o of the 1948-1952 average. Orders averaged 176,n4,000 b.f.; Shipments 167,616,000 b.f.; Weekly averages for June were: Production 205,(Continued on Page 64)