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Klamath Falls, Jan. 2-The striking A.F. of L. lumber workers and Klamath Basin operators announced ratification of an agreement for a 15 cent \ rage increase. About 2,5@ men are involved. The settlement establishes a $I.02% hourly minimum, and the agreement ended the three month old strike in the pine belt region.

Ltrmber shipments of 402 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 1.9 per cent below productiorr for the week ending December 22, 1945. In the same week new orders of these mills were 9.9 per cent below production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amounted to 86 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 29 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 32 days' production.

For the year to date, shipments of reporting identical mills exceeded production by 3.7 per cent; orders by 5.8 per cent.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 19351939 production of reporting mills was 14.3 per cent less; shipments were.1 per cent less; orders were 31.7 per cent less.

The Western Pine Association for the week of December 22, 85 mills reporting, gave orders as 20,072,ffi feet, shipments 19,088,000 feet, and production 17,997,000 [eet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 208.304.000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended December 29,79 units (129 mills) reporting, gave orders as 5,211,000 feet, shipments 8,036,000 feet, and production 7,809,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 82,414,000 feet.

The California Redwood Association for the month of November, 1945, reported production of 13 operations as 33,442,m0 feet, shipments 28,019,000 feet, and orders received 31,709,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 85,572,N0 teet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended December 29, 153 mills reporting, gave orders as 54,514,000 feet, shipments 46,772,000 feet, and production 35,824,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end oI the week totaled 612,338,000 feet.

Portlqnd Mill Quits

Eastern & Western l,umber Co., Portland, having cut all their timber, shut down for good in December after having been in continuous operation for 45 years.

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