THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

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Lumber shipments of 508 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Ilarometer in the 'iveek ended October 16 v,ere 1.9/o l>elolv production; new orders were 6.7/o belou and trnfilled orders werc 43/o of stocks. For the year to date, shipments lvere 1.6/o above production; new orders 3.2/o above. In the rveek ended October 9, 502 mills reported shipments 8.4/o belol production; new orders 16.O/o below.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association, for 170 mills (167 operating) in the rveek ended October 16, reported production 126,591,370 feet, shipments 127,070,047 f.eet (0.4% over production), and orders 122,876,477 leet (2.9% under production). In the rveek ended October 9, I7O mills (157 operating) reported production I23,980,750 feet, shipments 112,079,1O7 feet (9.6/o under production),, and orders 100,819,926 feet (18.7/o under production). For the year to date, orders were 4.6/o, shipments 2.1/o over production.

The \\restern Pine Association, for 113 mills in the week ended October 9, reported production 85,667,00O feet, shipments 78,72?,000 feet (8.1/o belorv production), and orders 74,447,000 teet (13.1/o below production). In the r'r'eek October 2, 113 mills reported production 84,252,0W feet, shipments 79,658,000 feet, and orders 77,691,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association, for ll2 mills in the week ended October 9, reported production 17,212,000 feet, shipments 17,336,0ffi feet (0.72/o above production), and orders 16,861,000 leet (2.04,4o below production).

The Douglas Fir Plyu'ood Association reported production 92,396,000 feet (4.8ib above orders), and orders 88,00O,O00 feet in the week ended October 16, the first time in 19 rveeks that industry output has been ahead of orders. Production was 107()b of normal capacity, or-rly 200,000 feet belor,v the previous week but 30% above the corresponding rveek of 1953. Ne'iv orders dropped 70/a from the week ended October 9 but r'vere up 13.21'b from 1953. The plywood industry's unfillecl order file reitresents six rveeks' output at normal capacity.

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