THE CALIFOR}.IIA LUMBERMERCHANT

M. ADAMS Circulation Mcncger

How Lrumber Looks

Lumber shipments oI 396 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 1.7 percent above production for the rveek ended March 29, L947.In the same week new orders of these mills rvere 1.4 percent belorv production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amounted to 79 percent of stocks. For reporting softrvood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 29 days' production at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 35 days' production.

For the year-to-date, shipments of reporting identical mills were 10.0 percent above production; orders were 18.6 percent above production.

Compared to the average corresponding lveek of 19351939, production of reporting mills rvas 26.3 percent above; shipments 'n'ere 13.3 percent above; orders were 10.5 perent above. Compared to the corresponding rveek 1n 1946, production of reporting mills rvas 11.3 percent above; shipments rvere 0.8 percent belou' ; and nerv orclers n ere 0.5 percent above.

Western pine production continued to climb, totaling 56,753,000 feet for rveek ended March 29, compared to 54,813,000 feet during preceding u'eek and 45,046,000 feet during same week last year. Data is compiled by Western Pine Association, based on information received from 100 identical mills.

Orders for the rveek totaled 68,101,000 feet compared to 63.197,000 feet during previous week and 61,679,NO feet during coresponding lveek a year ago. Similar com- parisons of shipmer-rts are : 60,228,000 feet, 59,560,000 feet and 55,454,000 feet.

Weekly averages for March during the three preceding years are: Production, 52,2O0,A00 feet; orders 68,351,000r feet; shipments, 63,606,000 feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended March 22, 79 units (113 mills) reporting, gave orders as 13,381,000 feet, shipments 17,335,000 feet, and production 18,421,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the lveek' totaled 7I,7 15,@0 feet.

The West Coast Lumbermen's Association for the rveek ended March 29, l3O mills reporting, gave orders as 8O,277,M0 feet, shipments 91,516,000 feet, and production 89,194,000 feet.' Unfilled ordr)rs at the end of the .iveek totaled 575.515.000 feet.

For tlre '\\'eek ended March 22, 130 rnills reporting, gave orders as 72.182,N0 feet, shipments 78,504,000 feet, and production 89,035,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the rveek totaled 589,858,000 feet.

Completes New Plant

Olson's Mill & Cabinet shop recently cornpleted their nerv plant on the Walnut Creek highrvay mltl ls operated Jolntty by John U$on, John, Jr., tvho recently returned y'rom United States Marilre Corps.

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