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Lumber shipments of 433 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 1.7 per cent belorv production for the week ending November 25, 1950. In the same rveek new orders of these mills were 3.8 per cent above production. Unfielled orders of the reporting mills amounted to 44 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders were equivalent to 22 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks were equivalent to 48 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills lvere 5.6 per cent above production; orders were 6.1 per cent above production.

Compared to th? average corresponding week of 19351939, production of reporting mills was 53.1 per cent above; shipments were 58.2 per cent above; orders were 53.0 per cent above. Compared to the corresponding s'eek in 1949, production of reporting mills was 1.5 per cent below; snipments were 12.8 per cent below; and new orders rvere 4.2 per cent below.

The Western vember 25, l0l feet, shipments feet. Orders on 436,000 feet.

Pine Association for the rveek ended Nomills reporting, gave orders as 54,968,000 51,194,000 feet, and p-oduction 55.3120C0 hand at the end of the rveek totaled 173,-

The California Redwood Association for the month of October, 1950, seventeen companies reporting, gave orders recei'r'ed as 39,333,000 feet, shipments 49,531,(XX) feet, and production 54,596,000 feet. Orders on hand at.the end of the month totaled 66.622.0ffi feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the rveek ended Nor-ember 25, m units (117 mills) reporting, gave orders as 13,378,000 feet, shipments 14,4O8,000 feet, and production 17,252,0ffi feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 45.621.000.

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