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There has been no change in the lumber market in the last two weeks. Douglas fir, Pine and Redwood mill prices for uppers, boards and dimension continue firm. Fir lath and Red Cedar shingle prices are about the same.

Portland, Oregon, February lI, I947-Booming lumber production during January in the Douglas fir region of Oregon and Washington indicates that 1947's total production will reach or exceed previous estimates, H. E. Smith, secretary of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association, announced today.

Smith said January's average weekly production of t16,786,O00 board feet was 12.4 per cent greater than the average for January, 1946, and more than 2,500,000 board feet in excess of the figure named in earlier predictions.

"This very favorable production figure suggests that the year's output of lumber may go beyond 6,500,000,000 board feet, which is 500,000,000 feet above the level reached in 1946," Smith said.

"Su,ch continuing high production is heartening insofar as homebuilding and commercial construction are concerned. When the spring building program goes into high gear, the West Coast lumber industry will be ready to supply whatever construction items it requires."

January orders, Smith said, averaged 139,188,000 b.f. ; shipments 132,988,000 b.f. Weekly averages for December, 1946, were: orders, 110/78,ffi0 shipments, II2,549,WO.

Cumulative production for the first five weeks of 1947 was 584,756,000 b.f., an increase of 63,439,000 b.f. over production during a similar period in 1946. Orders for the

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period break down as follows : rail, 466,ffi6'000 b.f.; domestic cargo, 111,758,000; export, 35,007,000; local, 58,461,000. The industry's unfilled order file stood at 523,340,000 b.f. at the end of January; gross stocks at 376,555,ffi0.

The Western Pine Associati'on for the week ended February 15, 95 mills reporting, gave orders as 50,413,000 feet, shipments 52,364,m feet, and production 43,497,M feetOrders on hand at the end of the week totaled 155,674,0ffi feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the 'week ended February 8, 78 units (106 mills) reporting, gave orders as 14,' 134,000 feet, shipments 15,732,000 feet, and production 18,252,0N feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 66,217,Offiieet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the week ended February 15, 130 mills reporting, gave orders as 83,721,W feet, shipments 91,468,000 feet, and production 85, 466,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 429.{M.00Ofeet.