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Western Pine Lumber Shipments Expected To Drop Agoin in Fourth Quqrter

Portland, Oct. l-The following report of the third quarter, 1953, production and shipments of Western Pine Region lumber products and estimate of probable third quarter shipments lvere released today by W. E. Griffee, assistant secretarymanager of the Western Pine association. The report covered Idaho \\,'hite Pine, Ponderosa Pine and Sugar Pine. The statement in full: witlr Secu rity

"The heavy demand for lumber during the first half of this year eased off a little during the third quarter. Preliminary estimates indicate third quarter shipments by mills in the Western Pine Region were 2,088 million board feet, or 6'3 percent below the same period in 1952. Shipments of 5,755 rnillion for the first nine rnonths, however, were still 2.9 percent ahead of last year.

"Production is also falling, compared with last vear. The third quarter cut of 2,306 million was down 4.7 percent frorn a year ago. Production of 5,865 million for the year-to-date was up 7.3 percent from 1952, partly due to the unusually mild winter which did not force the usual seasonal reduction in output.

"Stock now on hand at mills in the Western Pine Region are estimated at 1,775 million board feet compared with 1,625 million a year ago and 1,665 million on the first of the year.

"Total business activity in the country is still near its peak, though there has been some decline in production of durable goods and a pickup in many consumer lines. The year's dollar volume of construction is probably headed for a new record, with store, of6ce and commercial building figures being far ahead of last year. Housing starts in August were down 5 percent from last year, however. and September probabl-v will not shorv up even that well. While housing starts of 769,800 units in the first eight months of the year were 2,300 more than in the same period last year, it is expected that the year's total will fall somewhat behind that for 1952.

"The promised tax reduction at the end of the year and tlte easier monev policy adopted very recently by the administration both should tend to make more money available for home construction. Apparently, GI loans are easier to obtain now than they were during the summer. While these developments rvill help for the long pull, they probably won't greatly affect the demand for lumber between now and the end of the year.

"Based upon such factors and all other available information, it now seerls probable that, during the fourth quarter of 1953, shipments (consumption) of lumber from the Western Pine Region will approximale 1,750 million board feet crr about 8 percent under the same 1952 quarter."

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Telephone: ANgelus l-O358

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