THE CATIFOR).IIA "Y..li;lH,lX", LUM B E R M E RC FTANT JackDiorrre,funWru How Irumb er [.rooks

Lumber shipments of 489 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Ba:ometer were 4.6 per cent above production for the u'eek ended August 23, 1952 In the same week nen' orders of these mills were I2.2 per cent below production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 40 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders were equivalent to 23 days' production at the current rate and gross stocks were equivalent to 53 days' production.

For the year-tr-r-date, shipments of reporting identical mills u,ere 4.c) per cent above production; orders r,vere 3.9 per cent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding r,veek of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 51 9 per cent above; shipments were 66,6 per cent above ; ner,r' orders r'vere 42.5 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding rveek in 1951, productior-r of reporting mills was L7 per cent belol'; shipments rrere 2.6 per cent below; and new orders rvere 1'5 Per cent belo*-'

The \\/estern Pine Association for the u'eek ended August 23, ll2 mills reporting, gave orders as 73,981,000 feet, shipments 78,275 000 feet, and production 84,408,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 225 597.000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the month of Jdy,1952, 17 companies reporting, gave orders as 45,530,000 feet, shipments 42,511,000 feet, and production 45,530,000 feet. Orclers on hand at the end of the rveek totale<l

54,048,000 feet.

The Southern Pir-re Association for the u'eek ended August 30, 101 units (132 mills) reporting, gave orders as 21 ,!153,000 feet, shipments 20,590,000 feet, and production 19,787,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the s'eek totaled 5.3.073.00O feet.

'l'l-re \\rest Coast Lumbermen's Association for the t'eek ended August 23, IB5 mills reporting, gave orders as 707,992,0A0 feet, shipments 146,306,000 feet and production 132,071,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the rveek totaled 525.905.000 feet.

For the week ended August 30, these same mills reported orders as 136 574,000 feet, shipments 139.866,@0 feet, and production 125,633,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the u'eek totaled 52.{.566,0@ feet.

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