How Lrumber Lrooks

Lumber shipments of 49? mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 5.9 per cent below production for the week ended October 27, 1951. In the same week new orders of these mills were 5.7 per cent below production. Unfilled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 42 per cent of stocks. For the reporting softrvood mills, filled orders were equivalent to 24 days' production at current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 54 days Droduction.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting ider-rtical nrills were .02 per cent below production; orders rvere 2.3 per cent belorv production.

Compared to the average corresponding rveek of 193.51939. production of reporting mills was 72.0 pet cent above; un- shipments were 65.2 per cent al>ove ; orders were 80.5 per the cent above. Ccimpared to the corresponding rveek in 1950, ' production of reporting mills was 61 per cent below; shipments were 13.1 per cent belorv; and nel',' orders rvere 3.5 per cent belor,v.

The Western Pine Association for the r,veek ended October 27, 107 mills reporting, gave orders as 67,413,400 feet, shipments 8,967,00A feet, and Production 76,726,00O feet. (Jrclers or-r hand at the end of the rveek totalecl 205'740,m0 fcet' x * * t<**

'I-he California I{edu'ood Association for the month o[ Scptember, 1951, sixteen compatries reporting, gave orders received as 38,346,000 feet, shipments 40,735,000 feet, ancl prodttction 52,701,000 feet. Orders on hand at tl.re end of the nronth totaled 41.947.000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the $reek ended October 27,93 units (114 mills) reporting, gave orders as 20,I27,O0O feet, shipments 19,604,000 feet, and produ'ction 18,629,A{n feet. Orders. on hand at the end of the u'eek totaled 57,629,40A tuet.

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