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Lumber shipments of 473 mills reportiug to the National L,umber Trade Barometer were 5.2 per cent above production {or the week ended January 29, L944. In tl.re sanre week new orders of these mills were 9.2 per cent greater than production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amounted to 104 per cent o{ stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 38 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 33 days' produciion.

For the year to date, shipments of reporting identical mills exceeded production by 5.2 per cent; orders by tl.2 per cent.

Compared to the average corresponding week of 1935-39, production of reporting mills was 67.9 per cent greater; shipments were 50.2 pet cent greater; and orders were 40.0 per cent greater.

The Western Pine Association for the rveek ended January 22,701 mills reporting, gave orders as 56,321,000 feet, shipments 65,174pm feet, and production 54,490,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 334.550.000 feet.

The Southern Pine ary 29,84 units (138 Association for the week ended Janumills) reporting, gave orders as 23,-

708,000 feet, shiprnents 975,040 feet. Orders on 137.544.@O feet.

19,011,000 feet, and production 18,hand at the end of the week totaled

The California Redwood Association reported production of twelve operdtions for the month of December, 1943, as 32,674,m0 feet, shipments 32,303,000 feet and orders received 52,706,W feet. Orders on hand at the end of the month totaled t52,289,000 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week. ended January 22 reported orders as 128,563,000 feet, shipments 127,262,N0 feet, and production 121,428,@A feet.

For the week ended January 29 orders were reported as 138,763,000 feet, shipments 120,272,000 feet, and production 122.813.000 feet.

Attends Meeting in Wcshingrton

W. F. (Bill) Fahs, manag'er of the California Panel & Veneer Co., Los Angeles, returned February 1 from a two weeks' eastern trip to Washington, D. C., New York ancl Chicago.

He attended a meeting in Washington, February 21, ol the Plywood Distributors Advisory Comrnittee, of which he is a member.