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Millr at Fort BragS and Mcndocino, Calif. Mcmbats ol Durablc W@ds Instittitc and Califot n ia Rcdw ood Assoa iat io n

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How Lumber Looks

^Lumber ^production during the week ended January 18, 1941, was 2 per cent less thin in the previous *eet ; strip- ments were 5 per cent lessl new business 11 per cent greaier; according to reports to the National Lumber Maiufacturers Association from regional associations covering the operations of representative hardwood and softwood i-rilts. Shipments wer_e 7 per cent and new orders 22 per cent above production. .Compared with the correspott-ding week of 1940, production was 16 per cent g'reater,-shipmdnts 20 per cent greater, and new business 20 per cent greater. Ttre industry stood at 149 per cent of the average -of production in the corresponding week of 1935-1939 and 143 per cent of averag'e 1935-1939 shipments in the same week.'

Reported production for the three weeks of 1941 to date was 12 per cent above corresponding weeks of 194O; ship- ments were26 per cent above the shipments and new ordeis were 11 per cent above the orders of tne 1940 oriod. For the three weeks of l94I to date, new businesr ^*", 13 per cent above pr-oduction, and shipments were 16 per cint above production.

The ratio of unfilled orders to g.ross stocks was 31 per cents on J11uqf 18, I94L, compared with Zl per c.ni " year ago. Unfilled orders werc D per cent greater than a year agoi gloss stocks werc 12 per cent less.

^-Pll"g the week ended January IB, 47O mills produced 223,3D,Un feet of softwoods and hardwoods c6mbined: shipped 239,526,W feet; booked orders of 273,011,00O feet. Revised_!grr.. for the previous week: mills 484; produc- tion 228,534,000 feet; shipments 252,63I,mO feet; orders 246,380,000 feet.

I umber orders reported for the week January 18 by 393 softwood mills totaled 262,718,ffi feet; shlpmenis we.e 228.594,000 feet; and production was 212,795,000 feet. Reports from 91 hardwood mills for the week gave new business as IO,D3,W feet; shipments 10,932,000 feet; and production 10,534,00O feet.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended lanuary 18, 103 mills reporting, gave orders as 72,273,M feet, shipments 74,I22,W feet, and production 51,136,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 301,215,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended January 18, 123 mills reporting, gave orders as 49,D5,ffi0 feet, shipments 35,733,000 feet, and production 33,647,00O feet, Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 101.670.000 feet.

Lumber cargo receipts at Los Angeles Harbor for the week ended January 25 totaled 19,887,000 feet, as compared with 15,090,000 feet the previous week.

Lumber deliveries into California by water from October, 194O, to December, 194O, inclusive, as reported by the Pacific Lumber Carriers' Association. San Francisco, totaled Kt,259,4N ieet.

Deliveries at the various ports were as follows: Feet

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