THE CALIFQR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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Lumber shipments of 418 mills reporting to the National l,umber Trade Barometer, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, were 1.9 per cent below production for the week ending August 27,1949. In the same week new orders of these mills were 11.5 per cent above production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amount to 32 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfille<i orders are equivalent to 23 days'production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 69 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 21.9 per cent above production; orders were 3.6 per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 38.2 per cent above; shipments were 42.1 per cent above; orders were 64'5 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding week in 1948, production of reporting mills was 3.2 per cent below; shipnrents were 4.5 per cent above; and new orders wete 20.7 per cent above.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week e nded August 20, 165 mills reporting, gave orders as 106,425,000 feet, shipments 1000,445,000 feet, and production 108,424,000 feet. Unfilled o:ders at the end of the week totaled 378,634,000 feet.

For the week ended August 27, these same mills report' ,ed orders as 129,102,000 feet, shipments 105,055,000 feet, and production 108,131,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 403,815,000 feet.

Demand for Douglas fir lumber has increased steadily in recent weeks. During the week ended August 27, the above reporting mills gave orders as 19.4 per cent above production. There still continues a severe shortage of railroad cars in the Pacific Northwest.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended August 27, 100 mills reporting, gave orders as 65,449,000 feet, shipments 63,822,W0O feet, and production 8,779,W feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 172,954,W0 feet.

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