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How Lumber Looks

Lumber shipments of.4l9 mills reporting to the National Lumber Trade Barometer were 6.6 per cent below production for the week ending July 27, 1946, according to the statistical divigion of the National Lumber Manufacturers Association. In the same week new orders of these mills were 17.1 per cent below production. Unfilled order files of the reporting mills amounted to 70 per cent of stocks. For reporting softwood mills, unfilled orders are equivalent to 25 days' porduction at the current rate, and gross stocks are equivalent to 34 days' production.

The Western Pine Association for the week ended July 27, 108 mills reporting, gave orders as 65,493,000 feet, shipments 69,245,ffi feet, and production 78,739p00 f.eet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled,244,977,W feet.

The West Coast's Lumbermen's Association for the week ended July 27, 138 mills reporting, gave orders as 69,131,000 feet, shipments 81,653,000 feet, and production 84,670,000 feet. Unfilled orders at the end of the week totaled 461,103,00O feet.

The Southern Pine Association for the week ended July 27,78 units (105 mills) reporting, gave orders as 14,614,000 feet, shipments 17,169,W feet, and production 15,757,000 feet. Orders on hand at the end of the week totaled 76,343,000 feet.

Four Redwood Mills Operating Seven Shipping Lumber

San Francisco, August 6-Four of the nine Redwood mills which were closed by the strike are now running, and three others are shipping some lumber but not running according to a statement made today by the California Redwood Association. The mills in operation are The Pacific Lumber Company, Union Lumber Company, Caspar Lumber Company and Rockport Redrvood Company. Those that are shipping, but not running are Dolbeer & Carson Lumber Company, Holmes Eureka Lumber Company, and Northern Redwood Lumber Company.

The Association regards as significant the fact that each day the number of meu reporting for work shows a substantial increase.

Chcrnges Affecting Pressure-Treated Forest Products

Washington, D. C., July 30.-Several changes affecting pressure-treated forest products and pressure preservative treatment of forest products were announced today by the Office of Price Administration, effective July 30, 1946.

(Amendment No. 3 to Maximum Price Regulation 491-1 Pressure Preservative Treatment of Forest Products and Pressure-Treated Forest Products--efiective July 30, 1946.)