THE CALIFQR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT JackDionne,publi:ltu How lrumber Lrooks

Lumber shipments of 453 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer exceeded production by 11'9 per cent for the rveek ended January 16, 1943. In the same week new orders of these mills were 15.8 per cent greater than production. Unfilled order files in the reporting mills amounted to 76 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 38 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 46 days' production.

For the year to date, shipments of reporting identical mills exceeded production by 9.1 per cent; orders by 7.0 per cent.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 193539, production of reporting mills was 26.7 per cent greater; shipments were DA per cent greater, and orders were 12.2 per cent greater.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended January 9, 94 mills reporting, gave orders as feet, shipments

Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled t42,924,W feet.

The California Redwood Association reported production of twelve operations for the month of December,1942, as 33,571,000 feet, shipments 38,830,000 feet, and orders received 38,864,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled 85,128,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumberman's Association for the week ended January 9 reported orders as 85,269,000 feet, shipments 87,335,000 feet, and production 91,273,N0 feet. For the week ended January 16 orders were reported as 1@,029,000 feet, shipments 103,664,000 feet, and production 100.985.000 feet.

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feet, and production feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended January 16, 100 mills reporting, gave orders as

Western Hardwood Lumber Co., Los Angeles, recently made a new addition to their brick ofifice building at 2Ol4 East 15th Street, completing the second floor. They will also remodel the general office to provide several private offices.

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feet, shipments feet, and production 22,701,Offi feet.

C. G. Price, general manager, The California Door Co., Diamond Springs, Calif., rvas in Los Angeles recently on business.

Lumber is a Critical Ttlar Material

cmd Uncle Som comes first. It must continue to hqve the right-of-woy for wqr needs.

\Me cne supplying materiqls lor mcrny wcr projects but wont to serve the retoil trqde too. If moteriols crre avoiloble, we will get them.

For 60 yeqrs we hqve been serving the Southern Colilornio lumber trqde.